Iwate
📍 Landmark
Koiwai Farm
Koiwai Farm is a Mitsubishi group farm spanning Shizukuishi and Takizawa in Iwate Prefecture, run by Koiwai…
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29 places to visit, with what each one is and notes on getting there.
Planning a trip to Iwate
How the spots group
In Hiraizumi, Chuson-ji Temple is 1 km from Takadachi Gikeido in a straight line and 1.6 km from Motsu-ji Temple, and Kinkeizan is 0.4 km from Mōtsū-ji. In Morioka, Morioka Castle Ruins Park is 1.3 km from Morioka Hachimangū. Koiwai Farm is in Shizukuishi and Takizawa, Appi Kogen in Hachimantai, Geibikei Gorge in Ichinoseki, and Jodogahama Beach in Miyako, about 83 km from Koiwai Farm.
Where to start
No route here has been checked yet; the pages name the nearest station. Hiraizumi on the Tōhoku Main Line serves Chuson-ji Temple, Motsu-ji Temple, Takadachi Gikeido and Kinkeizan; Morioka serves Morioka Castle Ruins Park; Geibikei on the Ōfunato Line serves Geibikei Gorge; Kitakami serves the Michinoku Folklore Village; and Kintaichi-Onsen on the Iwate Galaxy Railway serves Kindaichi Onsen.
Seasons and closures
The season we have checked for Makiba-en at Koiwai Farm runs from 1 April to mid-November. Morioka Hachimangū is known for the Chagu Chagu Umakko horse parade at its festival on the second Saturday in June, and for yabusame at its festival on 15 September. The pages for Geibikei Gorge, Akkadō and Mount Hachimantai note that their boat seasons, open seasons or seasonal conditions have not been checked.
Written by us from the spot pages on this site. Distances are straight lines; check each spot’s page for hours and routes before you go.
Spots
Iwate
📍 Landmark
Iwate
🛕 Temple
Chuson-ji Temple
Chūson-ji is a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Iwate
🛕 Temple
Motsu-ji Temple
Mōtsū-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the town of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture…
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Iwate
🏯 Castle
Morioka Castle Ruins Park
Morioka Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611.
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Iwate
🌊 Coast
Jodogahama Beach
Jōdogahama (lit. 'Pure Land Beach') is a series of rock formations along the coast of Miyako Bay in the…
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Iwate
⛰ Mountain
Appi Kogen
Appi Kogen Ski Resort, branded APPI, is one of the largest ski resorts in Japan, adjacent to the…
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Iwate
💧 Lakes & falls
Ryusendo Cave
Ryūsendō is one of Japan's three largest limestone caverns. It is located in the town of Iwaizumi, Iwate…
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Iwate
🛕 Temple
Takadachi Gikeido
Takadachi Gikeidō is a Buddhist chapel located in Hiraizumi in what is now southern Iwate Prefecture in the…
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Iwate
💧 Lakes & falls
Geibikei Gorge
Geibikei is a ravine on the Satetsu River in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Iwate
📍 Landmark
Tono Folktale Village
Tōno Furusato-mura is an open-air museum in Tōno, Iwate Prefecture, opened in 1996 as a rural tourism…
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Akita
⛰ Mountain
Mount Hachimantai
Mount Hachimantai is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanos distributed around the Hachimantai…
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Akita
⛰ Mountain
Mount Kurikoma
Mount Kurikoma, also known as Kurikomayama and Sukawadake, is an active stratovolcano in Japan that stands…
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Iwate
🏯 Castle
Isawa Castle
Isawa Castle was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city…
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Akita
🏞 National park
Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Towada-Hachimantai National Park is a national park comprising two separate areas of Aomori, Iwate, and…
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Iwate
♨ Hot spring
Geto Onsen
Geto Onsen is an onsen town with traditional ryokan (Japanese inn) and natural hot spring baths.
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Iwate
📍 Landmark
Akkadō
Akkadō, located in Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, is the longest…
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Iwate
🏯 Castle
Kunohe Castle
Kunohe Castle was a Japanese castle controlled by the Nanbu clan located in what is now the city of Ninohe…
Iwate
🏯 Castle
Shiwa Castle
Shiwa Castle was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city…
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Aomori
🏞 National park
Sanriku Fukkō National Park
Sanriku Fukkō National Park is a national park extending along the Sanriku Coast of Japan from Hachinohe in…
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Iwate
⛩ Shrine
Morioka Hachimangū
Morioka Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine in the city of Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan.
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Iwate
♨ Hot spring
Kindaichi Onsen
Kindaichi Onsen or Kintaichi Onsen is an onsen in the city of Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku…
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Iwate
🏯 Castle
Tokutan Castle
Tokutan Castle was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now the town of…
Akita
🏞 National park
Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
Kurikoma Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park that covers parts of the Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, and…
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Iwate
🏯 Castle
Tonomi Palisade
Tonomi Palisade was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now the town of…
Iwate
⛰ Mountain
Kinkeizan
Mount Kinkei is a conical hill in the town of Hiraizumi in southwestern Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
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Iwate
🛕 Temple
Chōjagahara temple ruins
Chōjagahara temple ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a late Heian period Buddhist temple…
Iwate
🏯 Castle
Shirotoridate ruins
Shirotoridate ruins was a late Heian period and Kamakura period settlement in what is now part of the city…
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Iwate
📍 Landmark
Michinoku Folklore Village
Michinoku Folklore Village is an open-air museum folk museum that opened in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture…
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Iwate
📜 History
Sakiyama Shell Mound
Sakiyama shell midden is an archaeological site consisting of a Jōmon period shell midden and the remains…
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