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Mitsuishi Jinja
The giant rocks that are its deity are said to be the origin of the name Iwate, "hand of rock". An ogre is said to have pressed his handprint here, swearing never to return.
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Sakurayama Jinja
It stands on the site of Morioka Castle and enshrines the Nanbu clan. The Eboshi rock in its grounds is itself an object of worship.
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Oni no Tegata
The handprint an ogre is said to have left gave the prefecture its name. This is where the name Iwate comes from.
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Sansa Odori
It holds the world record for the number of Japanese drums played at once.
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Iwate Museum of Art
Built around three artists from Iwate: the avant-gardist Yorozu Tetsugoro, the urban painter Shunsuke Matsumoto, and the marble sculptor Yasutake Funakoshi.
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Iwate Bank Red Brick Building
The only surviving Tohoku work by Kingo Tatsuno, architect of Tokyo Station.
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Iwate Prefectural Public Hall
A 1927 civic hall by the architect of Waseda University's Okuma Auditorium, still in daily use.
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Iwate Prefectural Museum
The prefecture's general museum, strong on old Nambu ironware and pre-Hiraizumi Buddhist sculpture.
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Morioka History and Culture Museum
Samurai armour and swords of the Nambu clan, shown beside a full-size festival float.
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Morioka Memorial Museum
Devoted to 130 figures from Morioka, with a strong holding of letters and calligraphy.
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Fukazawa Koko Museum
Watercolours of wild flowers, shown in a former bank on the Nakatsu river.
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Nambu Ironware
Four centuries of cast ironware; the hailstone pattern on each kettle is punched by hand.
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Morioka Handi-Works Square
Fourteen workshops under one roof, where visitors watch and try the crafts themselves.
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Morioka Castle Stone Walls
A rare all-stone castle in Tohoku; the granite walls remain though the buildings are gone.
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Morioka Hachimangu Treasures
Armour dedicated by the Nambu lords, and the carved heads of the autumn festival floats.
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Konyacho, Morioka
The old indigo dyers' quarter, where Edo-period townhouses still trade as shops.