Kitahei

The northern Hei coast lies between the mountains of Mutsu and the Pacific, where steep valleys reach a deeply indented shore. Villages such as Omoto belonged to the Morioka domain during the Tokugawa period. The Omoto road crossed the uplands to connect the coast with Morioka, giving the people of the shore a route through the wooded interior. Fishing villages occupied the small inlets along the coast.