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A National Special Historic Site built in 1334 by Nanbu Moroyuki — the Nanbu clan's Oshu base for 230 years, with fully reconstructed medieval buildings based on excavations

One of Hachinohe's oldest shrines, enshrining the ancient water deity Okami — a key participant in the July Sansa Taisai, designated a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property

A Soto Zen temple with deep ties to the Nanbu clan — stone monuments in the grounds embody the fusion of warrior culture and Buddhism in Hachinohe's history

One of Tohoku's oldest temples, said to date to the Nara period — the Tendai temple where nun Setouchi Jakucho served as head priest, amid towering ancient cedars

The entire island is a Natural Monument: Benzaiten enshrined on Kabushima, where 40,000 black-tailed gulls nest from March to August

A Kannon sacred site built where pure water wells up in Hachinohe — venerated by Nanbu farmers and fishermen for protection, matchmaking and safe delivery

Part of UNESCO's Jomon World Heritage: home to the National Treasure 'Gasshō Dogū,' a Late Jomon masterpiece of extraordinary craftsmanship

The chief guardian shrine of the Nanbu domain, displaying two National Treasure suits of Kamakura-era armor gifted by Minamoto no Yoritomo in its treasure hall

Enshrining the Izu Mishima deity venerated by Minamoto no Yoritomo before his uprising — revered by the Nanbu clan for maritime safety and matchmaking

The mausoleum of the second Morioka domain lord Nanbu Toshinao, who promoted Nanbu ironware and horses — an early Edo-period funerary structure blending Buddhist and Shinto elements