Ishigedo Rest Area

Terminus of our trip for the Oirase Gorge

It's an important rest area as most people will choose to end their trip here. It provides excellent tourist facilities, plus easy walk to nearby sights. Saw some elderly tourists with some levels of ...

Good stop along the Oirase Stream course

The Ishigedo Rest Area is a good start point if you'd like to walk along the stream towards Lake Towada. If you'd like to be a purist, you can start from the Water Museum, as it is technically the sta...

Nice information stop along the way

We stopped here to learn about the area. There is plenty of information as well as a mock-up if the gorge that when you press buttons you can see where certain things (camping, toilets, etc.) are loc...

pleasant stop while hiking

pleasant stop while hiking - park your car at nenokuch 子ノ口 and then take off..we were hit with heavy rain after 10 km of walking so we took the local JR bus back

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　The Ishigado Rest Area is located in the middle of the 14km Oirase Gorge, and is the only resting spot in the mountain stream with toilets and restaurants. Also, there are about dozens of parking lots beside the road, so we parked our car here and walked downstream for one day and upstream for another day and the mountain stream. However, in the high season, it is said that it will be full from early morning. There is a route bus that runs along the Oirase Gorge, and there is also a bus stop, so you can enjoy walking and walking in the mountain stream by combining the bus ...