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Iwate travel guide
The National Treasure Konjikido at Chusonji, the Pure Land garden of Motsuji, and the World Heritage site of Hiraizumi. Nanbu ironware, Joboji as the main source of domestic lacquer, and Sanriku wakame. Iwate, set out category by category.
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246 regional entries. This is not the number of facilities.
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Sightseeing spots
Scenery and town walks. Find the places you want to go.
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Shrines & temples
Learn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.
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Hiraizumi · Place · candidate to visit
Chusonji
The Konjikido is a National Treasure, gilded inside and out. The bodies of four generations of the Northern Fujiwara still lie there. Late Heian Mutsu produced gold, and that wealth built a cultural world apart from the capital.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHiraizumi · Place · candidate to visit
Motsuji
A Pure Land garden laid out around a pond, an attempt to build paradise on the ground. What earned it World Heritage status is that the thought is in the arrangement of the buildings and the garden itself.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMorioka · Place · candidate to visit
Morioka Hachimangu
The Chagu Chagu Umakko is a Selected Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Nanbu's history as horse country survives in the rite.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
Look up local specialties and save them to your shopping notes.
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Iwate (0)Crafts & industry
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Iwate · Crafts & industry entry
Iwate Industrial Research Institute
A public testing and research institution of the prefecture. It supports the casting of Nanbu ironware and metalworking in the Kitakami River basin.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityIwate · Crafts & industry entry
Morioka City Central Wholesale Market
The central wholesale market of Morioka. As an inland market, it handles fish from the Sanriku coast and fruit and vegetables from the prefecture.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityIwate · Crafts & industry entry
Ofunato City Fish Market
The fish market of Ofunato. It handles landings of Pacific saury and mackerel.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
Widen your travel themes with art and culture entries.
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Morioka · Place · candidate to visit
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.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHanamaki · Place · candidate to visit
Yorozu Tetsugoro Memorial Museum of Art
It stands in the hometown of a painter who helped pioneer Japan's reception of Fauvism and Cubism. From the hill in Tsuchizawa, you can see the same mountains he painted.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMorioka · Place · candidate to visit
Iwate Bank Red Brick Building
The only surviving Tohoku work by Kingo Tatsuno, architect of Tokyo Station.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Ōfunato · Place · candidate to visit
Riaster Farm
A pick-your-own farm in Ofunato. The cool Sanriku climate lets everbearing strawberries be picked all year round.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMiyako · Place · candidate to visit
Miyako-shi Saigai Shiryo Denshokan
An archive opened in 2025. About 130 items cover not only the Sanriku tsunami but the range of disasters the city has seen.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTransport and accommodation, too
Accommodation listings are samples. Car rental availability, comparison and booking are not connected yet. The fireworks date calendar is in preparation.