Central Iwate

Matsucchan market

At the farm direct sales store, we sell freshly grown locally grown vegetables and fruits, as well as flowers. We also have locally grown garlic and homemade miso rice balls. There is also a restaurant on the premises, and the soba and ramen served in a soup made with guinea fowl are popular.

Steak/Teppanyaki Japanese Kana

This is a restaurant where you can enjoy Maesawa beef from Iwate prefecture, Iwate Tankaku beef, and seafood from Sanriku grilled on a teppanyaki grill.

Kyukamura Iwate Amihari Onsen [Amihari Onsen]

Amihari Onsen is a famous white hot spring with a history dating back to the Wado era (708-715). The spacious bathhouse has a large bathtub filled with cloudy water. The area is popular for climbing and camping on Mt. Iwate in the summer, skiing in the winter, and you can also enjoy bamboo hunting in the early summer and mushroom hunting in the fall. The beauty of the autumn leaves is breathtaking. The open-air rock bath ``Senjo-no-Yu'' with its rustic charm is also popular. Effective for rheumatism, neuralgia, gastrointestinal diseases, hemorrhoids, women's diseases, and sensitivity to cold.

Ishikawa Takuboku poem monument (Shimobashi Junior High School playground)

A monument to Takuboku's poems in the schoolyard of Takuboku's alma mater, Morioka High School (currently Shimohashi Junior High School). Kyosuke Kindaichi, who was Takuboku's second-year senior and had a close friendship with him from his childhood until his later years, wrote Takuboku's song in later years, and it was erected in the fall of 1972 by former staff volunteers. “Once upon a time, I threw a ball on the roof of an elementary school, and how it turned out.”

Ono dyeing place

On the second floor of the store, old paper patterns from the feudal period, restored panels of the patterns, materials and materials for indigo dyeing are on display, and you can listen to tape-based explanations of the process. Nanbu ancient stencil dyeing began during the Kan'ei era, when Ebisuya Sanemon, who was invited from Kyoto as the official dyer for the Nanbu family, used stencils to dye family crests and patterns on kimonos and armor. There are over 300 types of paper patterns that have been passed down from generation to generation.

Morioka cold noodles

Cold noodles originally originated in the northern part of the Korean peninsula, but Teruto Aoki, who was originally from Hamheung in the northern part of the peninsula and immigrated to Japan, opened a restaurant called "Shodoen" in Morioka in 1955 (which still exists today). Cold noodles have appeared in Morioka, including (now open). At that time, cold noodles from Pyongyang had been introduced to Japan, but Mr. Aoki mixed the flavor of the spicy cold noodles from his hometown, Hamheung, with the light, non-spicy cold noodles from Pyongyang, and this is how Morioka cold noodles began. Since the 1960s, cold noodle shops have opened one after another in the Morioka area, each creating new flavors, and from the 1980s onwards, with the gourmet boom, ``Morioka cold noodles'' suddenly became known throughout the country. Morioka cold noodles are made with wheat flour and potato starch, so the noodles are characterized by their strong chewiness. The soup is made by boiling beef or chicken, seasoning it, and chilling it, and it blends with the spiciness of kimchi. There are approximately 30 cold noodle shops in the city.

Shiroyama Park

Shiroyama Park is a small hill in the center of the town. It is said that the Takamizuji Castle, the residence of the Shiba clan, was built here during the medieval period, making it a site of great historical value. In spring, the park is decorated with approximately 2,000 cherry trees, so much so that the entire hill looks cherry blossom-colored when viewed from a short distance away. During the cherry blossom viewing season, the park is crowded with visitors. Visitors can freely stroll or jog in the park, and can also enjoy the campground. There is a monument to the poem by Nomura Kodo, the author of "Zenigata Heiji.

[Hiraizumi Walk] Chusonji Temple ~ Half-day course ~

[Model course] Half-day walking tour from Hiraizumi Station

[Taxi plan] Lake Tazawa, Kakunodate course

[Tourist taxi] Approximately 7 hours sightseeing course by sightseeing taxi 【Fee】 Regular car 35,000 yen, Jumbo 56,000 yen [Application/Inquiries] Morioka Station Taxi Information Center: TEL 019-622-5240 [Morioka sightseeing taxi guide website]

[Taxi plan] Hachimantai, Lake Towada course

[Tourist taxi] Approximately 8 hours sightseeing course by sightseeing taxi 【Fee】 Regular car 40,000 yen, Jumbo 64,000 yen [Application/Inquiries] Morioka Station Taxi Information Center: TEL 019-622-5240 [Morioka sightseeing taxi guide website]

[Snow and hot springs! Touring the foothills of Mt. Iwate in winter] 7-hour course

[Model course] Snow and hot springs! A 7-hour course that takes you around the foothills of Mt. Iwate in winter. [ Morioka wide area Iwate travel guide ] [Contact information] Iwate Prefecture Morioka Regional Promotion Bureau TEL019-629-6512 FAX019-629-6529

[Morioka hometown guide] D course

[Model course] ■Course D Takuboku/Kenji Ai no Michi Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes course, guided by Morioka citizens and guided by volunteer sightseeing guides (Morioka Furusato Guide). [Fee] 3,500 yen per guide (1 guide can guide up to 10 people) *Please note that there are costs that are not included in the price. [Contact information] Morioka Tourism and Convention Association TEL 019-604-3305 FAX 019-653-4422 ◆Morioka hometown guide◆ *Please contact us for details.

[Iwate Enjoyment Model Course] A trip to enjoy Morioka Castle and nature

[Model course] A journey through nature such as the castle town of Morioka, Koiwai Farm, and Hachimantai [Iwate Travel Map] Iwate Prefecture Tourism Association TEL 019-651-0626

[Iwate Enjoyment Model Course] Nature Course

[Model course] 2 nights and 3 days trip around the castle town and Hachimantai [Iwate Travel Map] *Times are approximate and assume travel by car and use of expressways. Iwate Prefecture Tourism Association TEL 019-651-0626

Iwate rainy day spot

Famous cherry blossom viewing spots in the central prefecture area

Strawberry picking 2024

Exquisite! Iwate liquor special – Sake [north/center of the prefecture]

Exquisite! Iwate’s liquor special – Wine [north/center of the prefecture]

Let’s go meet the animals! Koiwai Farm

Cherry blossom information 2023 – Northern and central areas of the prefecture