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Iwate

Cultural discoveries from Hiraizumi to Morioka

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Iwate Top 10

  1. Iwate Prefecture Top 10 Attractions
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    Iwate Prefecture Top 10 Attractions

    Morioka
  2. The Farm Life and Legends of Tono
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    The Farm Life and Legends of Tono

    Tono
  3. Best Cherry Blossom Sites in Iwate
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    Best Cherry Blossom Sites in Iwate

    Morioka
  4. The Great Wanko Soba Food Challenge
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    The Great Wanko Soba Food Challenge

    Morioka
  5. Morioka's Fesan Department Store
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    Morioka's Fesan Department Store

    Morioka
  6. Hotel Metropolitan Morioka
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    Hotel Metropolitan Morioka

    Morioka
  7. Genbikei Gorge
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    Genbikei Gorge

    Activity
  8. Michinoku Hydrangea Festival
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    Michinoku Hydrangea Festival

    Activity
  9. The Genuine ‘Nanbu Tekki’ Kettle
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    The Genuine ‘Nanbu Tekki’ Kettle

    Morioka
  10. Iwate Prefecture
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    Iwate Prefecture

    Morioka
  1. Ebike Rentals in Kamaishi
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    Ebike Rentals in Kamaishi

    Activity
  2. Kokusekiji Sominsai in Oshuu
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    Kokusekiji Sominsai in Oshuu

    Activity
  3. Todogasaki
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    Todogasaki

    Activity
  4. The Farm Life and Legends of Tono
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    The Farm Life and Legends of Tono

    Tono
  5. Kitayamazaki and Unosu Cliffs
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    Kitayamazaki and Unosu Cliffs

    Activity
  6. The Genuine ‘Nanbu Tekki’ Kettle
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    The Genuine ‘Nanbu Tekki’ Kettle

    Morioka
  7. Kitakami River Rubber Boat Race
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    Kitakami River Rubber Boat Race

    Morioka
  8. Shivering in Iwate's Beauty
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    Shivering in Iwate's Beauty

    Culture
  9. Sobe's Cafe
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    Sobe's Cafe

    Hanamaki
  10. Amihari Ski Resort and Hotel
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    Amihari Ski Resort and Hotel

    Activity

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Sobe's Cafe is much more than a natural food restaurant, they grow their own organic rice and other vegetables. They also have..

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About Iwate

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Tohoku
Island Honshu
Capital Morioka
Population 1,330,147
Area 15,275.01 sq. km
Main Station Morioka Station

Iwate Prefecture (岩手県, Iwate-ken) is perhaps most famous for Chuson-ji and Motsu-ji, which are two of the five sites that make up the World Heritage Site “Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.”

Iwate is enjoyable any time of the year - ski at Appi Ski Resort in the winter, marvel at Tenshochi’s cherry blossoms in the spring, swim in the pristine waters of Jodogahama Beach and cool down in Ryusendo Limestone Cave in the summer, and hike at Mount Iwate while being surrounded by fall foliage in autumn.

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