The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tōno City

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tōno City, Japan

Updated August 7, 2026

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Unusual Attractions in Tōno City

Tōno is known for its kappa folklore.

Tōno City, Japan

Kappabuchi Pool

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.

The story.

Tōno City, Japan

Denderano

According to local legend, elderly villagers were once brought to this hill and left to die.

Tōno City, Japan

Oshirado

A thousand figurines of Oshira-sama, a horse-loving goddess of silk, await wish-making worshippers.

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The phone of the wind.

Otsuchi, Japan

Wind Telephone

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

21 miles from Tōno City

The mural at night.

Hanamaki, Japan

‘Future City Galactic Earth Railway’

A fantastical glow-in-the-dark mural inspired by the city’s most famous writer, Kenji Miyazawa.

22 miles from Tōno City

Miracle Pine sculpture under construction

Rikuzentakata-shi, Japan

Miracle Pine

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

23 miles from Tōno City

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