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  • Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Nakanohashidori 1-2-20
    The Bank of Iwate building is located in the Nakanohashidori area of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. Opened to the public after its renovation in 2016, it exhibits documents related to the Bank of Iwate. In addition, it has multipurpose halls that can be used for a variety of events. The building has been selected as a nationally-designated Important Cultural Property, and is visited by many tourists.

    Very eye catching building in Iwate city. We drove it and it immediately captured my attention. Later on when I was going for lunch, I walked past this building again and admired the historical...

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  • Taro Kanko Hotel
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    Iwate Miyako-shi Taro Nohara 80-1
    Located about a 20-minute walk from the Sanriku Railway Rias Line’s Taro Station, the facility was damaged by the tsunami that is said to have exceeded 17 meters in height due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. The building, which was flooded up to the fourth floor, leaving only pillars up to the second floor but not collapsing, is preserved as a tsunami archaeological site to pass on to future generations so memories of the massive damage of not forgotten. You can participate in a guided tour to learn about disaster prevention that is held by the Miyako Tourism Cultural Exchange Association that allows visitors to visit the building and watch tsunami videos taken at the hotel on the day of the earthquake.

    Taro Kanko Hotel, which was located on the north side of Taro fishing port, was located directly in front of the collapsed seawall. As for the outer walls and interior, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors...

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  • Kanairo Do
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    Iwate Nishiiwai-gun Hiraizumicho Hiraizumi Koromonoseki 202
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  • Kamaishi Daikannon Statue
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    Iwate Pref. Kamaishishi Odairachou 3-9-1
    The Kannon (goddess of mercy) statue holding a fish is 48.5 kilometers in height and stands as if watching over the boats coming and going from Kamaishi Bay. Building of the statue was initiated by Meihozan Sekiosenji Temple praying for peace of the spirit worlds. From the 12th floor inside the statue, 120 meters above sea level, you can see the panorama of Mada-misaki Cape, Ozaki Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Daiji Shimizu Oyasumidokoro
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    Iwate Morioka-shi Natayacho 3-15
    "At this facility located in Nataya-cho, Morioka City, visitors can experience a traditional Japanese townhome. Operated as part of activities to preserve the Morioka-style townhomes which still stand in the area, visitors can view such characteristic features as the home's design allowing for natural ventilation, and living room called a ""joi"" decorated with a kamidana home shrine."

    岩手県盛岡市鉈屋町の住宅地にある湧き水。 盛岡の古い街なみが残されるこのエリアには2つの素敵な大慈清水・青龍水という湧き水が出る場所があります。 共に江戸時代から生活用水として親しまれてきた井戸で、今でも共同井戸として維持管理されています。 どちらにも屋根があり、まるで温泉地の露天風呂のような雰囲気ですが、しっかりと清潔が保たれていて、一番井戸は飲み水，二番井戸は米磨ぎ水，三番井戸は洗い物，四番...

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  • Sekizo Juroku Rakan (Sixteen Stone Arhats)
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Chabatake 2-1
    These stone Buddhist images are on the grounds of a Rakan Children's Park in 2 Chome, Chabatake, Morioka City. A total of 21 statues including the five wisdom Buddhas were erected in the late Edo period to honor those who passed away through the famines that occurred at that time. The temple that was there was destroyed by fire in the Meiji period. The statues are designated a Morioka Tangible Cultural Property.
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  • Goshono Jomon Park
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    Iwate Pref. Ninohegunichinohemachi Iwadate Goshono 2
    A historic site and park located a five-minute drive south on National Route 4 traveling from the Ichinohe Interchange on the Tohoku Jukan Expressway Hachinohe Route. The park is maintained on the site of a mid-Jomon period settlement. The East Village contains over 200 pit dwellings, while graves have been found in the square in the Central Village. There are the remains of a building made from giant logs lashed together on the outskirts of the graveyard which is thought to have been connected to the graves. The Goshono Jomon Museum inside the park contains a building destroyed by a fire 4,000 years ago, an exhibit on the process involved in recreating a pit dwelling, and exhibits containing tools and other objects.
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  • Gohyaku Rakan
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    Iwate Tono-shi Ayaoricho Nissato
    500 statues of rakan Buddhist disciples made from natural rock. They were carved over a several year period about 200 years ago by the priest Gizan of Daijiji Temple as memorials to people who died from a famine that hit Tohoku. Large and small pieces of granite were placed around the forest, and he proceeded to carve the images from them. Moss has covered the statues over the years, leaving them integrated with the natural landscape. To get there you can climb a trail starting beside Atago Shrine, or you can drive up.
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  • Dannohana
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    Iwate Tono-shi Tsuchibuchicho Yamaguchi 2-chiwari
    An area near the childhood home of Sasaki Kizen, a folk tale scholar and Tono City native. Today there's a public cemetery on top of a hill, along with Kizen's grave. According to the Legends of Tono, when the graveyard was made, a large bottle was found. This angered the village elders, so it was re-buried. It's also said to be a graveyard for those who died at Dendera Field where old villagers went at the end of their lives.
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  • Kitsune no Sekisho
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    Iwate Tono-shi Tsuchibuchicho Tsuchibuchi
    There are several stone statues of foxes on the outskirts of Tono. This one is on a street between the Kogarase River and National Route 340. Legend says that one day when a man passed through the neighborhood, he was tricked by a fox who turned itself into a young maiden. A sign board tells the story so you can experience the tale for yourself. The statue is located on a small hill with a nice view overlooking the countryside with the mountains in the distance.
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  • Toyoda no Tachi Site
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    Iwate Oshu-shi Esashi Iwayado Shimo Nawashirosawa
    A historic park located at the junction of National Route 456 and Prefectural Route 156. There was once a castle on the site built by Fujiwara no Tsunekiyo, founder of the Northern-Fujiwara Clan. The castle's size, date of construction, and layout are unclear, but artifacts such as a four-handled Chinese white porcelain jar have been excavated from the site. It's recorded that Fujiwara no Kiyohira – the first official head of the Northern-Fujiwara – was born here and maintained political influence in the area even after his move to Hiraizumi. Today at the site you'll find a castle monument and historic traces including a spring which was used for Kiyohira’s first bath. There are also grave mounds of the clan of Kiyohira’s father Tsunekiyo, who was killed after the Former Nine Years’ War.
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  • 40 Degrees North Latitude Symbol Tower
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    Iwate Shimohei-gun Fudaimura Dai2-chiwari Shimomura
    This tower is located approximately 35 minutes by train from JR Tohoku Shinkansen Ninohe Station, taking the Sanriku Railway Riasu Line. Situated in Kurosaki Park, one minute's walk from Kurosaki-Sou national youth hostel, it is a symbol of Fudai 40 degrees north latitude Global Village. It is a four-meter high globe-shaped monument, equipped with a sensor that detects when someone is standing in front of it. The globe turns automatically, welcoming visitors as it revolves. It is powered by solar energy, and it gives visitors a sense of the power of the distant seas and of the surrounding nature. The blue globe with the blue sea in the background is highly recommended as a spot for photography.
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  • Takamura Sanso
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ota 3-85-1
    A mountain cottage located about 20 minutes by car from JR Hanamaki Station. It's where Takamura Kotaro spent seven years starting in 1945 and is adjacent to the Takamura Kotaro Museum. Built with wood gathered by villagers who admired Takamura, it has outer walls and another roof protecting the original house. The villa is about 25 square meters including the dirt floor, and it's built so roughly that snow blows in during the winter. It is preserved just as it was when Takamura lived there, with elements such as his self-portrait and a window in the shape of the Chinese character for light on the bathroom door.
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  • Kenji Miyazawa Monument
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    Iwate Miyako-shi Hitachihamacho 32
    Located about a 130-minute drive from Morioka-minami Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway or a one-minute walk from the Okujodogahama bus stop, this monument built in front of the Jodogahama Rest House is one of many in the prefecture for Kenji Miyazawa, who was born in Hanamaki City. It was built in October 1996 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kenji Miyazawa's birth, and is inscribed with the tanka poem “Beautiful and beaming, briny velvet, sea tangles were spread all over the shore of the serene light,” which he composed in July 1917 when he visited Jodogahama with the east coast visiting group from Hanamaki-machi.
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  • Kanjizaio-in Temple Ruins
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    Iwate Nishiiwai-gun Hiraizumicho
    These ruins are located on Motsuji-dori Street in Shirayama, Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi Town, Nishiiwai County. The temple was said to have been erected by the wife of Motohira, the second generation of the Oshu Fujiwara family. Although the temple was completely destroyed, based on the results of an excavation, restoration was carried out mainly on the remains of the Jodo Garden. It makes up one of the components of the “Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land” UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • Muryoko-in Ato Ruins
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    Iwate Pref. Nishiwaigunhiraizumichou Hiraizumi Hanadate In the ground
    This is a derelict temple in Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishi-iwai County. This temple was built by order of the third Oshu Fujiwara lord, Fujiwara no Hidehira. The now destroyed main hall was said to be a copy of Uji Byodo-in temple in Kyoto, and these ruins are now preserved as a National Historic Landmark.
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  • Monument to Kenji Miyazawa (Ame ni mo Makezu Monument)
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    Iwate Pref. Shimoheiguntanohatamura Raga 3
    This monument is especially valuable, among all the many Kenji Miyazawa monuments, for the section of his famous poem “Ame ni mo Makezu” engraved on in in the handwriting of Kotaro Takamura. It was erected in 1936, but since some words were accidentally omitted, it was re-engraved in 1944. Crowds of people from all over Japan gather here every year on September 21st, the anniversary of Miyazawa’s death. It’s a 10 minute drive from Tohoku Expressway Hanamaki Minami Interchange.
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  • Hashino Iron Mining
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    Iwate Pref. Kamaishishi Hashinochou Dai2chiwari 15
    This remains of blast furnace is located in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. Operated by the Nanbu clan, it is Japan's oldest Western-style blast furnace and was designated as a national cultural property. It is said to be a highly-value site symbolizing Japan's steel industry. It was also registered as a World Heritage Site together with related sites in 2015.
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  • Heritage Hiraizumi
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    Iwate Nishiiwai-gun Hiraizumicho
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  • Tateyama Historic Site Park
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    Iwate Oshu-shi Esashi-ku Iwayado
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A northern Tohoku prefecture promising peace and quiet, Iwate is sparsely populated, replacing people with snow-capped mountains, history-rich sites, and fields of crops that are to thank for the region’s delicious local cuisine. Meander along the three-city Golden Route, where you’ll visit the grand Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi and the Tono folk villages before tasting the three famed noodle dishes of Morioka.

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