Culture Morioka Handcrafts Village Justin Velgus Morioka Tezukuri Mura, or Morioka Handi-works Square, is a mock village of traditional arts and crafts. Visitors can view, pu...
Culture Morioka Autumn Festival 2025 Chris Barnes Each year in September, the streets of Morioka come alive to celebrate the arrival of Autumn. The Morioka Aki Matsuri of the ...
9 Culture 20th Floor View of Morioka Sarashanti Enjoy spectacular views of Morioka city from the 20th Floor of the Malios Building. Only one minute on foot from the west exi...
Culture Takuboku Ishikawa and the Honeymoon House Malcome Larcens Takuboku Ishikawa was one of the earliest poets of the Meiji era. In his short life he published quite a few books and manusc...
Culture Iwate Coffee Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Coffee lovers visiting Tohoku have something special to look forward to this spring: the return of the Iwate Coffee Festival,...
Culture The Genuine ‘Nanbu Tekki’ Kettle Scott Brause Nanbu Tekki is the name of traditional Iwate cast ironware. Genuine cast iron cookware from this region of Japan is born of ...
Culture Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Held on the second Saturday of June every year, the Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival is an event intended to worship Sozen-sama, t...
Culture The Hanamaki Festival 2025 Malcome Larcens The Hanamaki festival is held on the second Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of September each year. It features drum and shamise...
Culture Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival 2025 Malcome Larcens The Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival is held each year on the first weekend of August
Culture A Guide to Tono City and Hanamaki City Veronica Carnevale Tono City and Hanamaki City in Iwate Prefecture act as gateways to different worlds—showcasing traditional customs, folktales...
