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Our guide
Morioka Castle, built in 1611 in what is now the centre of Morioka, was the seat of the Nanbu clan, lords of the Morioka Domain through the Edo period. It is a hirayama-style castle. It is sometimes called Kozukata Castle, though strictly that name belongs to the castle that stood on the same site before it. This page is for the castle ruins park.
Morioka Station is about 1.2 km away in a straight line, and Morioka Hachimangū is about 1.3 km off.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- 171103 Morioka Castle Morioka Iwate pref Japan20s3 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 櫻山神社拝殿 — 小池 隆 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Tsurugaike pond, Uchimaru, Morioka city — 石巻敎祖 · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- NanbuToshinagaPedestal — Ippukucho · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Morioka Park 1 — Immanuel Giel (uploader on Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 171103 Morioka Castle Morioka Iwate pref Japan17bs3 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 171103 Morioka Castle Morioka Iwate pref Japan10n — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 171103 Morioka Castle Morioka Iwate pref Japan06n — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 盛岡城址石川啄木歌碑 — 小池 隆 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Morioka Castle (盛岡城, Morioka-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The castle is located in what is now the center of the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was also referred to as Kozukata Castle (不来方城, Kozukata-jō), but strictly speaking this name pertains to the predecessor of Morioka Castle on the same site.
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Morioka (Tazawako Line), about 1.2 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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