• Iwate

Motsuji Temple is a designated UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site along with nearby Chu…

• Iwate

Geibikei Gorge is an officially recognised national natural monument and is listed as on…

• Iwate

Chuson-ji Temple in Hiraizumi was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as an …

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Mount Hachimantai is a mountainous plateau rising 1,613m above sea level stretching over…

• Iwate

The Kokuseki-ji Temple Somin-sai Festival is a so-called “hadaka matsuri” (n…

• Iwate

Genbikei Gorge is a beautiful 2km stretch of gorge along the Iwai River flowing from Mou…

• Iwate

Wanko soba is a food tradition of Iwate Prefecture in which soba (buckwheat) noodles are…

• Iwate

Jodogahama Beach in the Sanriku Geopark is located within the Sanriku Fukko National Par…

• Iwate

With a history stretching back over 120 years, Koiwai Farm is an important local landmar…

• Iwate

Ryusendo is one of Japan’s three greatest limestone caves along with Akiyoshido in…

• Iwate

Tsunagi Onsen is located near Lake Gosho, a popular scenic location with views of Mount …

• Iwate

The Hiraizumi Cultural Heritage Center is a guide center that shows off Hiraizumi's …

• Iwate

This hot spring area lies along Route 342 that leads from Ichinoseki city through to Aki…

• Iwate

The cavern where Takkoku no Iwaya Temple is built is said to be the place where Emishi p…

• Iwate

The Miyazawa Kenji Fairy Tale Village gives visitors the opportunity to enjoy hands-on l…

• Iwate

Esashi-Fujiwara Heritage Park is a theme park featuring over 120 reproduced buildings of…

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Mount Hachimantai is a mountainous plateau rising 1,613m above sea level stretching over…

• Iwate

Gokusui no En recreates a Heian period poetry game, and involves poets dressed in Heian …

• Iwate

The Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building was built in 1911 as the head office for Morioka Ba…

• Iwate

A 15-minute walk from Morioka station takes you to Morioka Castle, officially recognised…

• Iwate

Kitakami City in Iwate Prefecture has many folk entertainment groups and abounds with ac…

• Iwate

In the tsunami that struck Japan at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011,…

• Iwate

The northernmost ama, who became famous in the NHK morning TV series ""Amachan…

• Iwate

Walking along Kakkonda Gorge and coming out of Takinoue Tunnel, the stunning Torigoe Fal…

• Iwate

The Taro Kanko Hotel was flooded up to the fourth floor in the Great East Japan Earthqua…

• Iwate

With 1,200 years of history, Osawa Onsen is popular with people coming both for its seas…

• Iwate

Tohoku is the eminent hot spring location in Japan, where there are many excellent tradi…

• Iwate

Miyako City Fish Market, known as the “Kitchen of Miyako” was reopened in Ma…

• Iwate

The Goishi Coast is a beautiful scenic coastline. You can enjoy the changing scenery inc…

• Iwate

This festival has over 420 years of history and is held in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefectu…

• Iwate

Hachimantai is an all year mountain resort area home to Mt. Iwate and Mt. Hachimantai, t…

• Iwate

The rice fertile soil of the Kitakami River catchent area has long supported the prosper…

• Iwate

The Hashino Iron Mining is the oldest surviving Western-style blast furnace in Japan. At…

• Iwate

This park along the banks of the Kitakami River is known as a cherry-blossom viewing spo…

• Iwate

During this skiing tour, glide over Japan’s finest powder snow in a snowcat (vehic…

• Iwate

Hachimantai Mountain Hotel offers spectacular views of Mt. Iwate and Mt. Hachimantai, wh…

• Iwate

• Iwate

Toshichi Onsen is located 1,400m above sea level in Tohoku’s highest mountainous a…

• Iwate

Kitayamazaki Cliffs is located in the northern part of Sanriku Fukko National Park, and …

• Iwate

In southern Iwate Prefecture, you can still find scenes of the Japanese landscape in its…