Rock Spots in Morioka City / Shizukuishi Town / Koiwai Area

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Morioka City / Shizukuishi Town / Koiwai

Category

Travel / Tourism

Nature

Rock
- All categories
- Mountain
- Coast / Beach
- Waterfall
- Lake
- Plateau
- Valley
- Sea
- Island
- Cave
- Special Terrain
- River
- Pass
- Cape
- Wetland / Marshland
- Rock
- Whale Watching
- Peninsula
- Dune
- Other Natural Terrain

Sakurayama-jinja Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Morioka-shi Uchimaru 1-42

"This huge rock of about seven meters tall is in the grounds of Sakurayama-jinja Shrine in Morioka Castle Site Park in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. It is known to the local residents as ""Guardian Rock"" and is famous for bringing good health and prosperity. The entirety of Sakurayama-jinja Shrine has become a popular spiritual power spot, attracting many worshippers from many regions."
Eboshiiwa (Sakura Yama Shrine)

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117 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Morioka-shi Uchimaru 1-42

One can simply park their vehicle at the basement carpark at the castle ruins and visit two tourists’ sites. It’s not a big shrine but when I was there, there were a number of locals who visited...

Iwate Morioka City / Shizukuishi Town / Koiwai

Travel / Tourism Nature Rock

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.