• Iwate

Powder riding in Daikoku-mori (around the former Hachimantai ski resort) using Hachimant…

• Iwate

In this highly unusual festival held during the intense cold of February, men who are co…

• Iwate

Kagami Pond is one of the crater lakes situated at the summit of Mt. Hachimantai, select…

• Iwate

Nanbu Bijin is a sake brewery that was founded in 1902. The current brand name "Nan…

• Iwate

The Takashimizu Observatory, 797 meters above sea level, is located on the Takashimizu H…

• Iwate

It is the largest morning market in Japan as a cooperative format, and if you turn down …

• Iwate

This tour lets you experience the traditional local food culture and old-fashioned and u…

• Iwate

Japan’s longest limestone cave. Its full extent has still yet to be fully explored…

• Iwate

The Basenkyo Gorge is a scenic spot towering over the clear waters of the Mabechi River …

• Iwate

The Great Kannon stands 48.5 meters tall.As you view various exhibits and reach the obse…

• Iwate

The Kosode Coastline is lined with cliffs and rocky reefs that have the oldest stratum i…

• Iwate

The Hanamaki Matsuri (festival) is held every September and boasts a history of more tha…

• Iwate

Tono City in Iwate Prefecture is known as the “city of folklore.” The Tono D…

• Iwate

Saikaen is one of the best farms in Hachimantai for tasting strawberries and enjoying fl…

• Iwate

It is the only brewery in Japan to have won numerous gold medals at the National New Sak…

• Iwate

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

• Iwate

Stories of ghosts that bring on mysterious phenomena and gods with extraordinary powers …

• Iwate

With sights resembling that of a splendid large picture scroll, the Hidaka Hibuse Festiv…

• Iwate

• Iwate

You can enjoy a BBQ or a rest in a glamping tent here without preparing anything. A…

• Iwate

Hanamaki is the hometown of famed children's writer Kenji Miyazawa. The Miyazawa Ken…

• Iwate

The trail tour starts at a picturesque spot “Jodogahama” and lets you enjoy …

• Iwate

Morioka is the city where famous poet Takuboku Ishikawa and children’s story write…

• Iwate

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

• Iwate

After meeting up with a local guide at Ichinoseki Station, the first event on the tour i…

• Iwate

The Sanriku district which suffered serious damages by the Great East Japan Earthquake i…

• Iwate

On the coast of Iwate Prefecture, there is a food called "Raw Sea Urchin in a Milk …

• Iwate

• Iwate

The Tono Tourism Association offers bicycle rentals. This is recommended for people who …

• Iwate

The Amihari Observation Lift is very popular at the Amihari Onsen Ski Resort since a var…

• Iwate

Located in a renovated sake brewery from the Taisho period, this museum displays equipme…

• Iwate

A nursery school building in the fishing village of Hakozaki Shirahama has been renovate…

• Iwate

Ichinoseki Snow Paradise, a spot for fun in the snow, has opened in a specially prepared…

• Iwate

Kindaichi Onsen, located in Ninohe in northern Iwate, is said to have been discovered in…

• Iwate

• Iwate

• Iwate

The history of wanko soba dates back more than 380 years. It is said that when Lord Tosh…

• Iwate

The Sanriku Railway, also known locally as Santetsu, runs north-south along the coast of…

• Iwate

Located on National Route 283, its impressive wind turbine makes it the perfect place to…

• Iwate

Yugendo Cave, which possesses strata dating from approximately 350 million years ago, is…