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  • Morioka Machiya Monogatarikan
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Natayachou 10-8
    Morioka Machiya Monogatarikan is a civic multipurpose facility in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. A well-preserved building from Morioka's past, the Hamato Sake Warehouse, was remodeled and reopened as a multipurpose facility. Inside are shops that recreate the look of a Showa (1926-1989) period shopping district and a cafe where visitors can drink varieties of coffee that are unique to the facility. The multipurpose hall serves as the site of a wide variety of events, lectures, and other public occasions.

    北上川の水運に関係した河岸があった地域で、明治期から１３５年間続いた旧岩手川酒造の工場の建物群を利用した施設です。土産物屋や物産館、カフェもあります。

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  • Tategamori Ark Farm
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    3.5
    11 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Ichinosekishi Fujisawachoukinomi Kinuisawayama 9-15
    This is a sustainable farm that stretches out to the south of Mt. Kenjo. The animals mostly run wild and the farm sells its own-brand Mukashi Tamago Eggs and Tategamori Kogen Buta Pork as well as processed products such as ham and sausages. The farm also has a flower garden and a herb garden and the many different kinds of flowers such as lavender and tulips, depending on the season, are popular with tourists. The farm also holds events so that visitors can get to know the animals and interactive classes for children.

    売店や軽食屋はやってました。入園料も無料でした。鹿、羊、ポニー、ウサギなどの動物が近くで見れて、遊具もあります。季節によってはラベンダー畑もあるみたいです。

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  • Morioka Study Museum of Archeological Site
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    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。

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  • Genbikei Rest House
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    3.0
    13 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Ichinosekishi Gembichou Kounosu 132
    This rest house is located in Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture. You can look out on Genbi Gorge, a designated scenic natural monument. In addition to souvenirs from Ichinoseki available for purchase, enjoy meals such as suba buckwheat noodles and curry and dishes using Maesawa beef while gazing out on the gorge and the clear emerald green flow of the Iwai River from the observation dining area on the second floor.

    せっかくの旅が、この店に来て気分が悪くなりました。 店頭に常時いるらしい男性店員の態度があまりに酷かったからです。 マスクの付け方が多少不十分だっただけで「マスク！」と上から目線の命令。 当然最後に土産を買うつもりで、まずトイレを借りたいと尋ねると「公園にあるから」と、とりつくしまもない。 わざわざ悪い気分になりたくて旅はしないですよね...

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  • Roadside Station Miyamori
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Tonoshi Miyamorichoushimomiyamori 30-37-1
    This roadside station is located in Tono City, Iwate Prefecture. It sells processed goods using wasabi (Japanese horseradish), a specialty of the area that boasts the largest production in the Tohoku region, and items such as Tassobe-zuke, wasabi miso and wasabi kasu-zuke line its storefronts. In addition, you can taste unique wasabi beer, which has wasabi extracts, and weitzen beer that utilizes technology from the land of beer, Germany.

    この道の駅の脇に、釜石線が通っており、夜になるとライトアップされて幻想的な風景 が堪能出来ます。 特にSL銀河が通る際は、写真も映えます。 個人的には、夜のライトアップされたなか、列車が通過する風景をSL銀河で運行してほしいです。

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  • Roadside Station Kuzumaki Kogen
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
    Transportation
    Iwate Pref. Iwategunkuzumakimachi Kuzumaki 39 - 159 - 3
    Roadside Station Kuzumaki Kogen is located in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate County. It includes a farmers' market featuring greens, vegetables, dairy products, and food items made from mountain grapes, as well as a range of other facilities, such as a restaurant, park, and rest area. The dairy products sold here are from the popular tourist spot Kuzumaki Highland Meadows, and among the top-selling products are milk, yogurt, and ice cream.

    葛巻町の名物のホルモンを買うことができる。 持ち帰り用の味付けホルモンもあるので、キャベツなどと一緒にホルモン鍋を自宅で手軽に作ることができる。

  • Bishamon-do Temple
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Touwachoukitanarushima 5-1
    A mixed Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple located a short drive from the Towa Interchange on the Kamaishi Expressway in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. The temple's statue of Vaisravana is believed to have been created in the mid-Heian period to protect the northern side of the area; standing 4.73-meter-tall, the statue is made of a single piece of Japanese zelkova and is the largest of its kind in Japan. This statue has also been designated a National Important Cultural Property. The Bishamondo hall has similarly been designated an Important Cultural Property and the hipped roof building is an excellent example of Muromachi period architecture. During golden week each year, the temple holds the Bishamon Festival.

    ここの毘沙門堂だけを見るのではなく、この地域一帯の歴史建造物を見ることで、東北の歴史に触れることができます。ちなみに、乳児・幼児の健やかな成長を祈って行われる「泣き相撲」で有名な場所でもあります。

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  • Daijiji Temple
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Daijijichou 5-6
    The Daijiji Temple, founded in 1673, is famous for its temple gate built in a style known as dragon palace gate. The temple is constructed with gable pantile roofing and the large lower walls are finished in white lime plaster with curved soil wall edges, a style usually seen only on the continent, such as in China. The temple building burnt down in the Meiji fire of 1884 but it was rebuilt and designated as a protected building in Morioka City in 1991. The surrounding area including the temple grounds is also a protected environmental area. The principal object of worship at Daijiji Temple is the bodhisattva Nyoirin Kanzeon.

    岩手県盛岡市大慈寺町にある黄檗宗の寺院です。山号は福聚山です。 山門がとても印象的で楼門形式のどこか異国風の素敵な門でした。 本堂も良い感じです。 境内は静かな雰囲気で、原敬の菩提寺であることから境内には原敬の墓所がありました。 それほど多くのものがあるわけではないですが、心落ち着く素晴らしい寺院です。

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  • Roadside Station Kuzakai Kogen
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Miyakoshi Kadoma Tashiro 2-434-2
    This roadside station is located along National Route 106. They offer various specialty products such as perilla and black beans. In the restaurant Beef Village Kuzakai that features a yellow and white appearance, you can get a taste of dishes including Miso Katsudon (pork cutlet rice bowl with thick miso bean sauce) and homemade soba buckwheat noodles. The facility is used not only by tourists but many local residents.

    お店の人になぜビーフビレッジなのかきくと昔短角牛の郷だったらしく今はほとんど飼ってないらしいがそのまま残っているらしい。そのためレストランメニューも何品か牛肉料理が残してあるとのこと。盛岡から宮古に抜ける道の最初の道の駅。この周辺には店らしきものはないので休憩場所として利用価値あり。

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  • Morioka Tenmangu Shrine
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Shinjouchou 5-43
    A seven-minute walk from the Tenmangu-mae bus station, accessible by bus from Morioka Station. At this shrine located on top of a small hill in Morioka City, the god of learning—Sugawara no Michizane is worshipped. Quietly dignified amid the rich greenery, the shrine sits peacefully on a hill overlooking the town. This is a place where Takuboku Ishikawa, a famous poet used to come to read or stroll in his days as a student. The humorous komainu statues perched above a stone inscribed with lyrics written by Takuboku are a sight worth seeing. Takuboku lovingly called them “Ishiuma”, and they are said to have appeared in his novel called “Souretsu.”

    境内はこじんまりとしていますが、かわいらしい狛犬の他、石割梅や撫牛など見どころがたくさんあります。私が行った時は天気が悪かったのですが、好天であればもっとゆっくりと見て回れたのになぁ、と少し残念です。御朱印をいただいた際、とても親切に声をかけていただき、気持ちよく参拝できました。

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  • Shinshoji Temple
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ishigami Cho 389
    A Buddhist temple about a five-minute drive from Hanamaki-Minami Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. It is said that the temple was built by Nanbu Masamitsu in 1394. It was also Miyazawa Kenji's family temple, and his grave is there along with tombs of the Miyazawa clan. Through this connection with him, it's considered a powerful place for students wishing to improve academically and pray for passing examinations. It's also a well-known cherry blossom spot with numerous weeping cherry trees around the precincts.

    日蓮宗の身延山の別院です。5月初め枝垂れ桜の景観は見事に毎年ご覧になれます。 毎月1日は一日参りが開催されております。

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  • Hachimantai Aspite Line
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    Iwate Pref. Hachimantaishi
    Hachimantai Aspite Line is a 27 kilometer driving course stretches from Iwate prefecture’s Hachimantai Gozaisho district to Akita Prefecture’s Toroko Onsen. It’s only open from mid-April to early November. From the time it opens to late April, the course is lined with snow to create a “Snow Corridor,” and in autumn the fall colors on Mt. Iwate and the surrounding forests offer an overwhelming sight. It’s 35 minutes’ drive from Tohoku Expressway Matsuo Hachimantai Interchange.
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  • Tendaiji Temple
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Ninoheshi Jouboujimachi Oyamakubo 33
    This Tendai sect temple enshrines a standing statue of Kannon in the Joboji Town area of Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture. Famous for the hydrangeas that are best seen in the middle of June, the Ajisai Festival is held every July. In addition, it is the 33rd temple of the Oshu thirty-three holy places of Kannon Pilgrimage, and many worshippers come to this temple as the final place on their pilgrimages.

    二戸市の山間部にある古寺です。駐車場から石段をしばらく登った先に境内があります。訪問時は参拝者も少なく落ち着いたアトモスフィアに包まれていました。御朱印あります。

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  • Oshu City Warrior Residence Museum
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Iwate Oshu-shi Mizusawa Kichikoji 43
    A restored Edo period samurai residence on Ote-dori Street west of JR Mizusawa Station. It is said to have been the residence of Uchida Kannojo, an imperial guard. It's counted as one of the most prestigious samurai residences in Oshu City. About 29 meters wide and 55 meters deep, it features a thatch roofed yakuimon style front gate. Oshu City has designated it a cultural asset to pass on how senior samurai lived in the region during the late Edo period. The adjacent Samurai Residence Museum has an exhibition of valuable historical materials and offers guidance for exploring the area.

    この奥州市武家住宅資料館は水沢駅から北西に20分強の場所にあります。武家屋敷の北側に奥州市役所があります。そこがかつての水沢城です。その城の一部が保存されています。この水沢は城下町でその名残が少しだけ残っています。

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  • Kiseki-no-ippon-Matsu
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    Iwate Rikuzentakata-shi Kesencho
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  • Kuzumaki Winery
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Iwategunkuzumakimachi Ekari 1-95-55
    This winery, located in Hiraniwa Highland in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, was established in 1979 as part of a project aimed at town renewal utilizing the area's crimson glory vine grapes. Focused on making wines rooted in the local community, the winery makes wines like Yamabudo Wine made exclusively with crimson glory vine grapes; Hotaru; and Foret, a wine made with European grapes which has won awards in international wine competitions. Visitors can taste and purchase the winery's wines in the on-site shop. With an advance reservation, you can tour the winery and view the production tanks, bottling facility, and even the wine cellar, plus enjoy soba noodles and other dishes at the adjoining restaurant dedicated to local production for local consumption.

    珍しい山ぶどうのワインのワイナリーです。 ワイン醸造場の見学コースもあります。 おススメは常時10種類以上のワインの無料試飲ができることですね。

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  • Miyazawa Kenji Dowa Mura (Village of Fairy Tales)
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    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Takamatsu 26-19
    An experience-oriented museum dedicated to the fairy tales of Kenji Miyazawa located in Takamatsu, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. Surrounded by hills and fields, you’ll feel like you’ve wandered into the world of Miyazawa’s fairy tales in the museum’s charming, magical atmosphere. The Kenji’s School area is divided into five zones themed after the Miyazawa’s works. Other museum facilities include Milky Way Station, the Sky Plaza, Kenji’s Classroom, the Fairy Path, the Owl Path, and the Yamano Soen forest. Visitors are encouraged to slowly stroll the facility’s grounds and enjoy the fairy tale world and various sculptures scattered here and there. The nearest station is Shin-Hanamaki Station.
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  • Roadside Station Iwaizumi
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    Iwate Prefecture Shimokukeni-gun Iwaizumi Shigeru Otome 90-1
    This roadside station is located in the town of Iwaizumi in Shimohei County, Iwate Prefecture. You can purchase specialty products from Iwaizumi such as locally harvested vegetables, edible wild vegetables and mushrooms at Wakuwaku House, where they also sell items including Ryusendo skin lotion and Iwaizumi Tankaku (shorthorn) beef that are available for home delivery. In addition, there is also a restaurant with the concept of local production for local consumption that uses local ingredients.
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  • Ishikawa Takuboku Memorial Museum
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    3.5
    5 Reviews
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    Iwate Prefecture Morioka City Shibuya Shibuya 9
    This memorial museum that opened in 1970 is located in the Shibutami area of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. You can see documents and relics related to Ishikawa Takuboku, photo panels and images. In addition, the Morioka City-designated cultural property Former Saito Family Residence and the Former Shibutami Jinjo Elementary School have been relocated to the premises, and they can also be toured.

    旧・奥州街道をランニングで旅した際に立ち寄りました。石川啄木が学び、その後教鞭もとった小学校の旧校舎が保存されています。

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  • Roadside Station Shizukuishi Anekko
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    Iwate Iwate-gun Shizukuishicho Hashiba Sakamoto 118-10
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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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