primarily on agriculture. Education Ichinohe has seven public elementary schools and four public middle schools operated by the town government, and two public high schools operated by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped. Transportation Railway Iwate Ginga Railway Line - - - Highway – Ichinohe IC Local attractions is a park containing extensive Jōmon period remains, including the foundations for numerous pit dwellings. The area is a National Historic Site and has been submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions - a number of sections of the Ōshū Kaidō, an ancient highway linking Kyoto with northern Japan has been preserved within Ichinohe as a National Historic Site> Basenkyo ravine on the Mabechi River, a National Place of Scenic Beauty. Notable people from Ichinohe Yasutake Funakoshi, sculptor References External links Official Website Towns in Iwate Prefecture