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Morioka City / Shizukuishi Town / Koiwai

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Iwate Museum of Art

4.0

67 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Motomiya Matsuhaba 12-3

This art museum that opened in 2001 is located in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. Paintings and sculptures by artists related to Iwate Prefecture, such as Tetsugoro Yorozu, Shunsuke Matsumoto and Yasutake Funakoshi are on display. In addition, in the permanent exhibition, commentaries by volunteers, collection talk events and other events are regularly held, drawing many tourists to the museum.

This is a beautiful museum. I was impressed when I stepped into the lobby. When I went there was barely anyone there so I had the museum to myself. There are many exhibits of local artists...
Iwate Prefectural Museum

4.0

15 Reviews

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Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Ueda Matsuyashiki 34

This museum that opened in 1980 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the creation of Morioka Prefecture is located in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. It exhibits materials about the natural environment in Iwate and the history of the prefecture from the geological age to the modern era. You can see Mt. Iwate from the second floor on day with clear weather. The private houses Former Sasaki Residence and Former Fujino Residence, both Important Cultural Properties, are exhibited on the premises and visited by many tourists.

盛岡駅から松園バスターミナル行き路線バスに乗り、松園バスターミナルでバスを乗り換え片道410円、約40分位。入館料310円。予想以上に立派な建物で、展示内容もとても充実していたので大満足。新型ウィルス感染症の世界的流行で観光施設が軒並み営業中止している中やる事がなくなり、博物館へ急遽行き先変更。特に、岩手県の地質についてはとても印象的で、化石が数多く発掘されているのが面白かった。ただ、松園...
Aiina Center

4.0

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Moriokaekinishidori 1-7-1

This glass structure, located to the west of JR Morioka Station, aims to be a base for the use of all the citizens of Iwate Prefecture. It houses public facilities such as the prefectural library and has a multi-purpose hall with a maximum capacity of 507 people. It also houses the Iwate Prefectural University campus where courses, including those for lifelong learning, are held mostly for local residents. Another of its features is that it is a complete universal design. There is tactile paving and audio guidance on each floor.

盛岡駅から、けっこう近くにある公共文化施設です。図書館などが入っていて、市の中では中心的な役割を果たしているのだと思います。
Morioka Study Museum of Archeological Site

4.0

10 Reviews

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Iwate Morioka-shi Motomiya Araya 13-1

"The museum is located in ""Morioka Central Park"" in Hongu-araya, Morioka City. The museum exhibits excavated materials from the Odate Town Ruins, a historical site designated by the prefecture, as well as other ruins excavated in the city. In addition to thematic and special exhibitions, the museum also offers hands-on learning opportunities such as pottery making. There is also a library with access to historical materials."

入口が道路とは反対側にあるので、ちょっと見過ごしてしまいがちですが、結構おもしろい博物館です。土器や石器がたくさんあって、時代ごとの変遷も併せて学べます。
MALIOS

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Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Moriokaekinishidori 2-9-1

A skyscraper and commercial complex located a three-minute walk from the west entrance of Morioka Station on the Tohoku Main Line. In addition to the numerous offices which rent space here, there are conference rooms with free Wi-Fi. The observation deck on the top floor offers a sweeping view of Morioka and can be used as an exhibition hall for paintings and handicrafts. The building's mall area is occupied by a drug store; clinics; and restaurants serving Japanese, Western food, a cafe buffet, and even establishments which can be used for parties. The atrium in the building contains a recreation of the front facade for the former Japan National Railways Morioka Factory.
Flower and Garden Mori no Kaze

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Iwate Iwate-gun Shizukuishicho Oshuku 10-64-1

This authentic Western style garden, located a 25-minute drive from the Morioka Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, is one of the largest of its kind in Japan. The garden was designed by world class landscape architect Kazuyuki Ishihara. The facility is divided into the Mori no Keikoku main garden, which is filled with an abundance of seasonal flowers and waterside landscapes; and the Mori no Oka community garden, created based on the idea of a secret flower garden. The facility's store sells gifts and souvenirs like local specialty products, seasonal flower seedlings, and soft serve ice cream. Several events are held here throughout the year such as lighting up the gardens at night.
Iwate Prefectural Heated Indoor Pool “Hot Swim”

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Iwate Iwate-gun Shizukuishicho

A heated indoor pool facility located a 10-minute taxi ride from Koiwai Station on the Tazawako Line in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture. Fun for the whole family, facilities include a 50-meter pool, family pool with waterslide, and toddler pool. There's also a training room with exercise bikes and running machines, making this a perfect place for weight loss training and developing basic physical fitness. After working up a sweat, you can get clean and refresh yourself in the adjoining bathhouse.
Shiwa Vineyard

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Iwate Shiwa-gun Shiwacho Sahinai Ii Toyoda 59-1

This vineyard is located about 30 minutes from the Shiwa Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway via National Route 456 and is one of many vineyards in Iwate Prefecture. Located among the range of broad, green hills in the Sahinai District of Shiwa　Town, it welcomes visitors. It grows grapes in environmentally friendly ways and prioritizes production of a reliable product. The rows of vines are far apart enough to allow a wheelchair to pass through, and since they are inside a simple greenhouse, visitors can pick grapes even when it is raining. Between late August and early October, Shiwa Vineyard sells grapes by weight for visitors to take home. Visitors who make reservations may barbecue in specified places.
Shiroyama Park

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Iwate Shiwa-gun Shiwacho Futsukamachi Furudate

Located about a 15-minute drive from the Tohoku Expressway’s Shiwa Interchange, this park was built on the site of Kosuiji Castle on a small mountain near the center of town. Kosuiji Castle once flourished as the residence of the Shiba family in the Ashikaga clan, and it prospered for about 400 years as the center of medieval Shiwa County. The Kitakami River flows below you, and the park overlooks Mt. Iwate and Mt. Azumane in the distance, and about 2,000 cherry trees such as Edo-higanzakura cherry, Yoshino cherry and double-flowered cherry are planted in the park. The path leading to the park becomes a wonderful tunnel of cherry blossoms when they are in bloom.
Sun Farm

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Iwate Morioka-shi Mukainakano Shinden 7 , Shiwa-gun Shiwacho Kitazawa Nakasawa 14 (Blueberry , Sakuranbo)

This is a farm located in Morioka City. Handed down through 11 generations in Morioka for about 300 years. The farm grows fruit, such as cherries and berries, as well as rice and vegetables, and manufactures and sells processed foods. It has a cherry orchard in Mukainakanoshinden in the same city, and it operates cherry and berry orchards in Shiwa Town, Shiwa County. It holds cherry picking and blueberry picking events depending on the season.
Asashima Kanko Ringo Orchards

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Iwate Morioka-shi Ogayu 27-chiwari 54-11

These apple orchards are located in Ogayu, Morioka City. Various varieties of apples are cultivated using special cultivation with less than half the amount of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. In addition to apple picking that you can enjoy from around mid-September, they also have a system where you can own your own apple tree.
Tonan Tsudoi Forest

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Morioka-shi Yuzawa 1-88

This park is located in Yuzawa 1 Chiwari, Morioka City. In addition to permanently installed tents and bungalows and campsites equipped with wooden athletic equipment, the site contains a barbecue house, tennis courts, and multi-purpose facilities, as well as experiential learning events, such as woodworking lessons, a store that sells handcrafted items, a restaurant, and a folk museum.
Lake Gando Family Vacation Village

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Morioka-shi Yabukawa Kame Hashi 33-4

This is a recreational facility located in Kamehashi, Yabukawa, Tamayama Ward, Moriolka City. In a lush natural environment on the shores of Lake Gando in the Sotoyama Hayakawa Highlands Provincial Nature Park, it is equipped with an auto campground, tennis courts, open spaces, and walking trails. The Lake Gando festival is held every September.
Iwate Prefectural Takizawa Forest Park Birdwatching Nature Center

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Takizawa-shi Sunakomi 1533-1

This forest is located in Sunakomi, Takizawa City. It is a natural forest of broad-leaved trees such as Japanese red pine that spreads over a hill with an altitude of about 250 meters, and has many mammals, insects and birds such as the narcissus flycatcher and great tit that inhabit it. In addition to renting out equipment that can be used for nature observations and holding nature-related exhibitions in the adjoining Nature Center, it also conducts nature observation events on the third Sunday of every month.
FESAN Odense-kan

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Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Moriokaekimaedori 1-44 Fezan Odenzakan 1F

This is an area of gourmet food and restaurants located on the Odensekan floors of FESAN Department Store in the Morioka Station Building. There are plenty of shops selling Iwate specialties and confections, and restaurants offering seafood rice bowls made with seafood delicacies from off the Sanriku coast, etc. “Odense” in the Iwate dialect means “please come”.
Iwayama Parkland

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Shinjou Iwashi Park

This amusement park is located inside Iwayama Park in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, and you can enjoy the Ferris wheel and go carts while taking in the magnificent panoramic view. In addition, thrilling attractions such as Rainbow Spin Coaster and Apollo are very popular. You can see the park bustling with many families and couples on holidays.
Himekami-san Ipponsugi-enchi Campsite

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Tamayama-ku Tamayama Princess Kamiake National Forest 33-162

This free campsite is located near Mt. Himekami in Tamayama Ward of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. It is popular since it has stoves, washrooms and bathrooms, and even a nearby supermarket. In addition, because it is situated along a mountain climbing course, it is used not only by campers but also mountain climbers. It is open every year from April until around November.
Morioka Children's Museum of Science

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Morioka-shi

This science museum that opened in 1983 is located in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. Giving children a scientific mindset! is the theme of the planetarium and science shows held every week on Sundays and holidays. In addition, workshops held for topics such as science handicraft lessons are popular, and many families visiting on the weekends.
Umagaeshi Campsite

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Volcano Takizawa-shi, Iwate Prefecture 268-6

This campsite is located near the entrance to Mt. Iwate in Takizawa City, Iwate Prefecture. In addition to having plumbing, a kitchen and toilets, you can also use Onimata Shimizu spring water from Mt. Iwate. Climbers often use the facility as they can enjoy the different scenery throughout the year. It is open from late April to around early November.
Yutoland Himekami

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Prefecture Morioka-shi Shimoda Genkai 893-11

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Iwate Areas

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.