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Morioka City / Shizukuishi Town / Koiwai

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Kogensya Main Branch

4.5

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Zaimokuchou 2-18

Kogensya is a store located on a site extending from JR Morioka Station to the Kitakami River that specializes in traditional handicraft products such as Nambu ironware and Urushi lacquerware. The items on sale are not limited to Iwate Prefecture’s own specialty products; they also include handicraft products from all over Japan, including Okinawan glassware, Shusaigama-ware ceramics from Shimane Prefecture, etc. Kogensya’s founder, Oikawa Shiro, was a classmate of Miyazawa Kenji, the writer of children’s stories who is one of Iwate Prefecture’s most famous authors, and was involved in the publication of “The Restaurant of Many Orders,” a collection of Miyazawa’s children’s stories. Kogensya’s Majieru-kan building and Kahi-kan café both have many items relating to Miyazawa Kenji on display, making Kogensya a popular place for Miyazawa Kenji enthusiasts to visit.

いーはとーぶアベニュー材木町にある宮沢賢治との係わりの深い場所です。賢治が童話集「注文の多い料理店」を出版し、当時はほとんど売れなかった時代をともにした出版社。店の奥、中庭に、注文の多い料理店出版の地の碑や烏の北斗七星の石柱、原稿などの展示館があり、賢治との係わりの深さが感じられる場所です。訪ねた際は休館中でしたが、喫茶室もあるので、通りの散策の際、立ち寄って楽しんでください。
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。
Gozaku Moriku Store

4.0

13 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Konyachou 1-31

Located in a residential district along Nakatsugawa River, Gozaku is a miscellany shop for everyday bamboo goods. The flat-roofed Japanese building is designated a preserved building in Morioka City and was used in the filming of NHK’s serial TV drama “Dondo hare.” Built from late Edo Period to Meiji Period, the building was a merchant house dealing in straw products and wicks for lanterns. Now, it sells traditional straw sandals, colanders, and baskets, all which exude handmade warmth.

中津川沿いにある、竹細工のお店です。籠、草履、箒などが陳列されています。趣のある古い建物で、江戸時代の豪商だったそうです。
Fukuda-pan Main Shop at Nagatacho

4.0

216 Reviews

Shopping

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Nagatachou 12-11

An old bread shop established in 1948 in Nagata Town, Morioka City. The founder originally only developed coffee bread with the mindset of “filling the bellies of students at a low price.” The coffee bread comes in a wide variety of styles, from sweets like “red bean jam & butter”, to sides like ham and egg sandwiches, and the “Original Veggie Sandwich” —a vegetable sandwich with toppings like ground meat cutlets available. With such abundant variation, this shop has become synonymous with Morioka soul food.

朝ごはんに家族で訪問。 8時過ぎで3組ほどの待ち。地元の皆様にも人気なのだろう。ヒトの出入りが激しかった。朝ごはんには甘いものが食べたかったのでキャラメルをトライ。パンがけっこう大きいので食べ終えるのに厳しいぐらいの甘さだったが、coffeeとは相性は抜群。エビカツも一口トライしたが、これも美味！朝ごはんかランチに再訪したい！
Soshido

4.5

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Morioka-shi Konyacho 2-15

This store for dyed goods is located in Konya-cho, Morioka City. It manufactures and sells dyed goods of “Nanbu Akanezome” and “Nanbu Murasakizome,” which have long been known as special products in the Nanbu region. In addition to kimonos and obi belts, it sells accessories such as furoshiki traditional wrapping cloth, noren traditional shop curtains, book covers and small drawstring bags.

紺屋町散策していたら偶然通りがかったので入ってみると、お店の方は大変親切に色々と見せてくださった。コースターを購入。
Fukuda Pan (Yahaba Store)

4.0

13 Reviews

Shopping

Iwate Pref. Shiwagunyahabachou Hiromiyasawa Dai11chiwari 502-1

This bakery is located in the town of Yahaba-cho in Shiba County, Iwate Prefecture. Their offerings of your favorite cream and ingredients as toppings on fluffy koppe-pan (Japanese bread rolls) are known as the soul food of Iwate's Morioka. In addition, they have everything from desert breads to filling side-dish breads, making it a place visited by not only locals but many tourists as well.

激混みの人気店だが、この矢巾店は比較的空いていて、駐車場も広いのでオススメ。工場のすぐ横にある店。種類は他店と同じで、とにかく多い。ベーシックなもので約170円から。注文したらその場でパンに塗ってくれる。その量の多いこと。桃ジャムがおすすめ。桃ジャムとマーマレードをハーフ&ハーフという注文もできるのがありがたい。おかずパンも豊富。おすすめはじゃじゃみそのパン。パンはかなり大きいがふわふわ。ほ...
MALIOS

Leisure / Hobbies

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.
Morioka Mikoda Morning Market

Shopping

Iwate Morioka-shi Mikodacho 20-3
Kamasada

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Konyachou 2-5

This is a long-established workshop that has continued to make nambu tekki (a famous type of ironware from the south of Iwate) since the Meiji period. The works produced by the third generation Nobuho Miya, who has experience living in Finland, are distinctive for being a combination of Japan’s old traditions and modern art. The functionality of simple yet outstanding nambu tekki has been garnering attention again recently.
Ganso Shizukuishi Light Truck Market

Shopping

Iwate Iwate-gun Shizukuishicho

Located about a five-minute walk from JR Shizukuishi Station, this morning market is held on the Shizukuishi Yosharedori Shopping Arcade with it closed to vehicular traffic, and has hawkers directly selling their best products from rows of light trucks. There are many products unique to the production area such as fresh vegetables, fruits, marine products, crafts, items rarely seen, and highly discounted goods. There are also other fun events. It is held on the first Sunday of every month from May to November (the second Sunday only in July). There is a shuttle bus that operates between the parking lot, market area and Shizukuishi Station when the market is open.
Shizukuishi Tourism & Local Products Center

Shopping

Iwate Iwate-gun Shizukuishicho Teranoshita 46-3

A complex consisting of a town-run community facility and Shizukuishi Station on the JR Tazawako Line. The building's design was inspired by the children's stories of Kenji Miyazawa and has been selected for inclusion of a list of the Tohoku region's 100 best stations. A destination, crammed with the unique charms of Shizukuishi, on the first floor, you can find a tourism and cultural exchange center; and Horosuke Hoho, an izakaya (Japanese pub) offering a wide variety of choices, including lunch options, yakiniku (Japanese barbecue), and of course popular izakaya options. On the second floor, there's Kobirikko, a restaurant serving Japanese-style fast food; and Ekinaka Sanchoku, a shop which sells rice, vegetables, Koiwai dairy products, Shizukaishi beef, and souvenirs.
Hana Kobo LaLa Club

Shopping

Iwate Iwate-gun Shizukuishicho

Located about a 17-minute drive from the Tohoku Expressway’s Morioka Interchange, this direct sales flower shop is the largest in the Tohoku region. The flowers produced on their own farms do not pass through the market, so they are cheaper than the market price, and there are many varieties that are not readily available elsewhere. There is an English garden and Christmas rose garden on site where you can take strolls. Shibazakura no Oka, which is completely dyed pink, is wonderful especially in mid-May. The adjacent “Farmer’s Restaurant LALA” offers simple and comforting dishes with a focus on local cuisine.
Morioka Konya Oshukaido Antique Market

Shopping

Iwate Morioka-shi Konyacho 1-6

This market is held in Konya-cho, Morioka City on the third Sunday of the month between April and November. Antique dealers and amateurs from inside and outside Iwate Prefecture display their wares. It has been held for more than 30 years, since 1984, and it attracts large numbers of customers, including local people, tourists, and enthusiasts from inside and outside Japan.
Iwaizumi Junboku Kagu

Shopping

Iwate Morioka-shi Zaimokucho 8-26

This custom furniture store is located in Zaimoku-cho, Morioka City. It exhibits wooden furniture made using broad-leaved trees from Iwate Prefecture, and sells Persian rugs and other items that match the furniture. You can order furniture that matches your lifestyle by considering things including the design and size while consulting with a designer.
Sekiguchiya Kashiho Confectionery

3.5

2 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Iwate Morioka-shi Shinmeicho 2-3

This Japanese confectionery shop is located in Shinmei-cho, Morioka City. It manufactures “Morioka Dagashi,” which originated from preserved food for the winter. It sells a variety of confectionery such as “shochuto” with shochu in boiled sugar and “ishigoromo” with sugar coated on kneaded and dried bean paste.

盛岡駄菓子の看板が掛かって、老舗感ある建物。商品は、煎餅から万頭類まで様々。煎餅をいただきましたが、このお店の雰囲気にしばらくはぼーっとなっていたように思います。
"Iwateya FES""AN Store"

Gourmet / Alcohol

Iwate Morioka-shi Moriokaekimaedori 1-44

This Nanbu senbei rice cracker shop is located inside the Morioka Station building Fezan in front of the station in Morioka City. In addition to classic items such as sesame seeds, peanuts and soy sauce, it sells a wide variety of Nanbu senbei rice crackers with varieties such as dried squid, apple and natto with butter and egg, and products including the Western-style thick baked rice crackers “Mamegoro.” They also have assortments that match the season.
Baigetsudo

3.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Iwate Morioka-shi Honchodori 1-9-40

This Japanese confectionery shop is located in Honchodori1-Chome, Morioka City. It sells Japanese confectionery centered on freshly cooked rice cakes such as the Iwate local cuisine “Ochamochi.” In addition, their Kurohira milk agar-agar, matcha green tea with strong astringent and bitter flavor, uses Kurohira beans from Morioka and is certified as one of Morioka's delicious foods.

味噌っぱさみクルミは、しんこのお餅でクルミ入りの味噌を包んだもの。しその葉もいいアクセントですね。みその深い味わいにクルミとしその香りがちょっと豪華さを添えて、これはめちゃめちゃうまいです。
Ebisuya Ono Sensaisho

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Zaimokuchou 10-16

A long-standing shop selling Nanbu stencil dyed goods easily distinguished by its red tile roof in Zaimoku Town, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. Nanbu stencil dying got its start when the first owner of Ebisuya began using paper stencils to dye household crests and designs on clothing and armor. The shop’s kimono, noren shop curtains, table centers, accessories, and other patterned indigo goods feel both elegant and dainty yet somehow wild, and make perfect gifts and souvenirs. The second floor has an exhibit on the history of Nanbu stencil dying and an audio tape explaining the processes involved. The nearest station is Morioka Station.
FESAN Odense-kan

Leisure / Hobbies

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”.
Shirasawa Senbei Shop

4.0

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Konyachou 2-16

Shirasawa Senbei Shop sells traditional Japanese crackers in the city of Morioka in Iwate Prefecture. This venerable shop features Nambu Senbei, a famous product of Iwate Prefecture, and the flavorful Sesame Senbei are especially popular. Among the many other varieties that customers can enjoy are Peanut, Walnut, and Sunflower Seed Senbei.

盛岡で有名な南部せんべいの老舗店です。煎餅というと一つの味かと思われますが、色々な味があります。お土産にはとても良いです。レトロな感じを味わえるところも魅力的です。

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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.