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Hachimantai / Appi Highland

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Hachimantai Resort (Shimokura Ski Area)

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Pref. Hachimantaishi Matsuoyoriki Matsukawa National Forest

This ski resort is located in Towada-Hachimantai National Park at the foot of Mt. Iwate in northern Iwate Prefecture. It has two ski areas: the Panorama Ski Area and the Shimokura Ski Area. With a difference in elevation of 550 meters and a longest run of 2,700 meters, the Shimokura Area boasts a super high 70% chance of powder conditions and offers specialized powder skiing lessons. The Diamond Course starting from the top of the 3rd pair lift is the best non-compact snow run in the prefecture.
Iwate Kenmin no Mori

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Hachimantaishi Matsuoyoriki 1-515-5

This forest park is in Yoriki, Matsuo, Hachimantai City to the north of Mt. Iwate. Covering about 360 hectares, it offers facilities such as a campground, walking paths, recreational areas, and a woodworking center. Their Forest Learning Center is constructed with timber from the prefectural. It has a large wooden playscape, an observation room, and an exhibition area with displays on the forest. They also hold handicraft programs,.
Goshono Jomon Park

Travel / Tourism

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.
Kita no Chocolate Factory & Shop 2door

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Ninohe-shi Ishikiridokoro Arase 65-3

"A chocolate factory and shop located a 15-minute walk from JR Ninohe Station. The facility was opened by Iwateya, a long standing nanbu senbei rice cracker company, in 2016. The facility makes and sells ""Choco Nanbu Premium"" chocolate covered nanbu senbei confection series. The factory stands behind the shop and visitors can watch as products are made beyond a glass window. There are a wide variety of confections to choose from, including ""Tablet Choco"" flavorful sesame seed nanbu senbei covered with smooth chocolate, and ""Choco Nanbu Ice"" chocolate ice cream blended with nanbu senbei."
Mt. Hachimantai Summit

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Hachimantai-shi

Mt. Hachimantai sprawls almost equally in Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture. Due to its rather un-mountain-like shape, in 1962 Iwate Prefecture added soil to the mountain to improve its look. The top of the mountain is a cool 15° C even in the middle of summer, Hachiman Swamp, the largest swamp in Hachimantai, is lush with Asian skunk cabbage, hare's-tail cottongrass, and other alpine plants. The beautiful clear blue waters of the Hachimantai Dragon Eye pond from which it gets its name can only be seen during the season of fresh green leaves in spring.
Matsukawa Gorge

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Hachimantaishi Matsuoyoriki

A gorge located a 20-minute drive from the Matsuo-Hachimantai Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. Extending out from the Matsukawa Onsen area, the gorge is one of Hachimantai's top fall foliage viewing destinations. The Matsukawa Genbugan, a local sight, consists of a riverside basalt cliff with pillar-like walls; each year in autumn, the cliff is enwrapped in a sea of beautiful fall foliage. Those walking on the Mori no Ohashi Bridge spanning the gorge can view the sprawling carpet of yellow and gold foliage directly underneath; there's also a parking area, making this a great place to stop and take in the spectacular view.
Komatsu Shiki Memorial Hall

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Pref. Ninoheshi Ishikiridokoro Arase 49

Ganteya's memorial hall is located next to the self-help workshop "Shiki no Sato" and exhibits tools, articles, and various materials related to the founder, Shiki Komatsu. At the museum, visitors can learn about the history and taste of the local sweets that Shiki Komatsu learned to make in his apprenticeship in Aomori.
Meiji Hyakunen Kinen Park Small Hydraulic Power Plant

Life / Living / Hospital

Iwate Hachimantai-shi Matsuo Yoriki Dai11-chiwari 1031

The power plant is located in Meiji Centennial Memorial Park in the Kariya district of Hachimantai City, and uses water drawn from the adjacent Shin-Goto River main canal to generate electricity. The system, which combines the latest technology with the traditional water wheel, has a maximum output of 9.9Kw and can generate enough electricity to power about 14 households.
Mori no Yakata Woody

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Iwate-gun Kuzumakimachi Ekari 1-95-21

"Located about 40 minutes via National Route 340 from the Hachinohe Expressway’s Kunohe Interchange, this community facility on the southern slope of the prefectural nature park Hiraniwa Kogen is along National Route 281 with the theme of ""interactions between trees, greenery and culture.” The wooden building is made mainly of local Japanese larch and Japanese red pine, and you can fully enjoy the goodness of wood with its characteristic structure. There is a store that sells Kuzumaki wine inside where you can sample all products for free. The adjoining Charcoal Science Museum has exhibits on the charcoal manufacturing process and futuristic depictions."
"Iwate Experience Community Center Hiraniwa Kogen Experience Center ""Mori no Kodamakan"""

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Iwate-gun Kuzumakimachi Ekari 1-95-55

This community center is located approximately a 40-minute drivefrom Kunohe Interchange on the Hachinohe Expressway, via National Route 340. The hands-on learning facility, Furusato no Monozukuri, has a huge variety of experience workshops where visitors can learn about the bounty of Hiraniwa Highland's rich nature. Visitors can enjoy a number of activities, such as the plant and wild grape dyeing experience, where visitors can use refreshing colors to dye a handkerchief, or the October-limited wild grape harvesting experience. A reservation is required. There are also experience workshops that do not need a reservation, such as the flower pressing experience. At the restaurant in the hotel, visitors can enjoy a glass of wine with dishes which are made locally for local consumption, such as Kuzumakikogen homemade soba.
Ishigami no Oka Museum of Art

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Iwate-gun Iwatemachi Itsukaichi 10-121-21

Located about 30 minutes towards Ninohe on National Route 4 from the Tohoku Expressway’s Takizawa Interchange, it opened as the first outdoor sculpture museum in Iwate Prefecture, and is next to Roadside Station Ishigaminooka. You can enjoy outdoor exhibitions where you can see nature throughout the four seasons and sculptures, and special exhibitions centered on artists related to Iwate. There is a lavender garden in the outdoor exhibition hall, and about 20,000 plants are in full bloom from late June to early July, when lavender fair is also held. It also holds various workshops including one for dried flowers. In addition, it is certified as a “Koibito no Seichi” (Lover’s Sanctuary). (The outdoor exhibition hall will be closed until early summer of 2020 due to renovation work)
Iwate Sculpture Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Iwate-gun Iwatemachi Itsukaichi 10-44

Located an approximately 30-minute drive from the Tohoku Expressway’s Takizawa Interchange, this park is lined with sculptures made from special local black granite. Various works such as abstract and cute pieces produced at the Iwate International Stone Carving Symposium held from 1973 to 2003 are on display. It is an artsy space where you can feel the rich color of black granite and the energy generated by the sculptures that look different depending on when they are seen.
Furusato no Yukko

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Iwate Kunohe-gun Kunohemura Ibonai 18-91-3

Located about a 15-minute drive from the Hachinohe Expressway’s Kunohe Interchange, this day-trip bathing facility is inside “Furusato no Yakata,” an accommodation facility adjacent to the village-operated Kunohe Ski Resort. You can enjoy seven kinds of baths such as a sauna and outdoor bath. The outdoor baths are where you can see Mt. Oritsume and the center of the village, in addition to the changes throughout the seasons such as the fresh greenery of the nearby wooded area, autumn colored leaves and snowy scenery. On the grounds of the facility, there is the Furusato Sozokan museum in the relocated private house of a rich farmer, the German Iris Garden, and other spots to enjoy throughout the year.
Furudate Seimenjo

Shopping

Iwate Kunohe-gun Karumaimachi Karumai 8-139

Located about three minutes or two kilometers via National Route 340 from the Hachinohe Expressway’s Karumai Interchange, this long-established noodle factory continues to make handcrafted richly fragrant soba buckwheat noodles using local ingredients and a traditional natural drying process. Established in 1909, it is also known locally as “Hattoya.” The most popular product is their “Dattan Soba Tea,” full of Rutin and made from 100% domestic ingredients mainly from Iwate Prefecture. Their “Dattan Soba” using only domestic buckwheat flour cultivated by local contract farmers is also recommended.
Millet Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Kunohe-gun Karumaimachi Sannai 33-53-1

This park is located about a twenty-minute drive from the Kunohe Interchange on the Hachinohe Expressway. It is an outdoor spot where visitors can fully experience the natural wonders of the Mt. Oritsume-dakeinside the Oritsume Basenkyo Prefectural Natural Park. At the restaurant in the park, visitors can try handmade soba noodles made entirely from locally grown buckwheat or Tartary buckwheat, as well as making their own soba noodles. A full range of campsites and cottages are available and are recommended as bases for climbing Mt. Oritsume or hiking. Nearby is Dake no Wakkutsu, one of Iwate Prefecture's twenty most famous natural springs, which supposedly grants a long life to those who drink its waters. The park is open from mid-April to the end of October.
Oku-Nakayama Highland

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Iwate Ninohe-gun Ichinohemachi Oku Nakayama Nishi Tako 662-1

This is a resort area in Nishitago, Okunakayama, Ichinohe Town, Ninohe County. It contains two hot springs, “Asaake no Yu” and “Kiraboshi no Yu”, as well as facilities such as hotels and restaurants. In warm seasons, it offers a sightseeing observatory, fishing, and ground golf, while in the winter, it offers skiing and other snow-based activities.
Ichinohe Observatory

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Ninohe-gun Ichinohemachi

This is located in Megashinden, Ichinohe Town in Ninohe County. In addition to being able to observe the starry night sky and sunspots through a 500-millimeter diameter telescope, visitors can also enjoy the adjacent planetarium. It is open on Fridays, weekends, and holidays between early May and mid-October.
Fujishima no Fuji

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Ninohe-gun Ichinohemachi

This wisteria tree is located in Kozuya, Ichinohe Town, Ninohe County. An old tree that is said to be hundreds of years old, it has been designated as a national natural monument. The best time to see it is from mid to late May, and it is also lit up at night.
Mt. Oritsume

Travel / Tourism

Iwate Ninohe-shi Shiratori Kunohe-gun Karumaimachi Kunohe-gun Kunohemura

This mountain, 862 meters, lies across the boundaries between Ninohe City, KarumaiTown and Kunohe Village, and it is part of Oritsume-Basenkyo Prefectural Nature Park. Its lush natural setting includes old-growth beech forests. Walking trails have been laid out in the park, and from the observation point at the summit, tourists can see a panorama of the surrounding mountains, the ocean, and the nighttime cityscape of Hachinohe.
Ninohe City Civic Center

Leisure / Hobbies

Iwate Ninohe-shi Ishikiridokoro Niwatari 6-2

This cultural facility complex is located in Niwatari, Ishikiridokoro, Ninohe City. In addition to a 132-seat hall, it has meeting rooms, culture rooms and Japanese-style rooms. In addition, it adjoins the “Shigeo Fukuda Design Museum” exhibiting works by the graphic designer Shigeo Fukuda, and the “Tanakadate Aikitsu Memorial Science Museum” honoring the Iwate-born physicist Prof. Tanakadate Aikitsu.

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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.