Koiwai Farm

This is a tourist spot located in a captivating natural setting with Iwate Mountain in the background. It is a traditional farm that can be enjoyed by both children and adults alike, with guided tours, hands-on attractions, and a menu of meals and souvenirs made with ingredients from the farm.

Hachimantaira

A vast natural park that spans from Iwate to Akita. The park has a wide expanse of marshland where you can enjoy nature like alpine plants. There are also many tourist facilities such as ski resorts and hot springs in the vicinity. This trekking spot is full of alpine plants, wild birds, and other attractions.

Tono Furusato Village

A facility that recreates the traditional life of a mountain village in Tono. You can enjoy the satoyama experience in a thatched-roof crooked house built after the mid-Edo period. You can also enjoy the straw craft and bamboo craft programs, and listen to old stories by the fireplace or in the tatami room.

Konjikido of Chusonji Temple

It is the largest repository of Heian Buddhist art in eastern Japan, with over 3,000 national treasures and important cultural assets, including Konjikido(Golden Hall). The temple is also home to many festivals and events, and the number of worshippers is endless. On Fudo Myoo’s Ennichi, the temple also offers homa burning and general prayers for household safety.

Wanko Soba

岩All-you-can-eat buckwheat noodle menu served with a unique Iwate hospitality. With the calling “Yes, Jan Jan. Yes, Don Don.”The waiter throws a mouthful of soba into the bowl at hand. You can eat as much as you want.15 bowls of soba are equivalent to about one cup of Kake soba.

Morioka Jajamen

Warm, white noodles made from wheat flour are topped with original meat paste and cucumber that is stirred thoroughly with chopsticks. You can add vinegar, chili oil, ginger, egg, and other ingredients to your taste.

Sava Can

An original Western-style canned product using domestically produced mackerel. It was created by local companies working together to produce an original brand of processed products from the disaster-stricken in Sanriku, which was decimated by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Sava is a French word meaning “How are you? and is to spread this message nationwide.

Nanbu Senbei

In Hachinohe, Ninohe, Morioka, and other parts of the former Nanbu domain, it has been baked and eaten as field food by the Nanbu clan for as long as 450 years. The standard flavor is simple and nostalgic, with sesame seeds, peanuts, and soy sauce. It is said that there was a custom to put sekihan (red rice) on the rice crackers and hand them out to neighbors at wedding ceremonies.

Morioka Sansa Odori Festival

It is said that a long time ago, the villagers who were pleased with the departure of the demons danced a dance called “Sansa Sansa”. The traditional Sansa Odori, which has been handed down in Morioka City and its surrounding areas, has different choreography and costumes depending on the area, so the parade is a masterpiece.

Kokusekiji Temple Somin Festival

This is a festival with a history of more than 1,000 years, held on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year at Kuroishiji Temple in Mizusawa, Oshu City, to pray for a good harvest and good health. It is said to be a festival of naked men and flames, and the peak of the festival is the battle for the sacred bag called Suminbukuro, which is fought over until the early morning of the next day.