8 Activities Yugendo Cave Chris Barnes Yugendo Cave is a limestone cave located in Higashiyama Town, Iwate Prefecture. The cave has a layer from the mid-Paleozoic e...
Activities Sakurayama Shrine Justin Velgus The Sakurayama Shrine is located a twenty minute walk from Morioka station. From the street it looks unimpressive, but a few ...
Activities Mt. Iwate Yakehashiri Lava Flow Justin Velgus Located a 15 minute taxi ride from JR Obuke Station is the Mt. Iwate Yakeshiri Lava Flow in Hachimantai City. Created from a ...
Activities Iwate Museum of Art Sarashanti Modern art museum that exhibits work of Iwate's local artists
Activities Koiwai Farm Justin Velgus Koiwai Farm was founded in 1891 by Masaru Inoue, Makoto Ono, and Yanosuke. They pooled their finances and engineering know ho...
Activities Climbing Mount Hayachine Malcome Larcens Exploring Iwate's second highest mountain, Hayachine.
10 Activities Takamatsu no Ike Pond Chris Barnes Takamatsu no Ike Pond is one of the best places to escape the hustle and bustle of Morioka City. Located on the outskirts of ...
12 Activities Moguranpia Machinaka Aquarium Sarashanti Aquarium in Kuji, in the north of Iwate Prefecture, was damaged by tsunami in March 2011. The small aquarium was once quite b...
Activities Ryusendo Cave Sarashanti One Japan’s three great limestone caves. Unique stalagmites and stalactites lead the way to the amazing subterranean lakes in...
Activities Jodogahama - Sanriku Coast Katherine Moore Jodogahama Beach in Iwate is out of the way and out of this world! Visit this beach with great swimming to see why it was des...
