[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] 5 Morioka souvenirs! If you are visiting Morioka, how about a souvenir like this for yourself?

New York Times"52 places you should go this year"Since being selected as the city, it has become more common to see cars with license plates from other prefectures and foreign tourists in Morioka City, and souvenirs seem to be selling well.

People purchase souvenirs for their families and workplaces, such as traditional specialty sweets and modern sweets, at places such as Gurutto Yu Morioka Station Store on the second floor of Morioka Station and Odensekan in the Fezan section of the station building. I often see them too.

Choosing souvenirs for people around you is fun, but apart from that,buy souvenirs for yourselfWhy not do that? Here we will introduce some Morioka souvenirs for yourself that are popular with locals and recommended.

Tyrolean cream cheesecake (Morioka City Yamagishi and others)

It has a light texture but the cheese is very rich.Cream cheese cake with a texture so fluffy that you can only eat it with a spoon.has been loved by Morioka citizens for nearly 50 years.

When we first started making cheesecakes, we sold about 10 pieces a day and only had one type of plain cheesecake, but now we can enjoy 20 different flavors.

In additionPurchased at three stores in Morioka City, Morioka Station, etc.In addition to being able toA rare vending machine was installed in Nagata Town on April 28th this year, and you can buy frozen cheesecake 24 hours a day.It is now possible.

Cream cheese cake (plain)

If you're making it for yourself, we recommend either a whole cheesecake cut or a ``trial set'' that includes two cups of plain and rare cheesecake.

The cake can be purchased frozen and will thaw in 1 to 2 hours at room temperature.can.

You can eat it on the Shinkansen on your way home, or you can thaw it in the refrigerator after you get home and it will be ready to eat in about 3 hours.

INFORMATION

• Store name: Tyrol Yamagishi store (Odori store/Morioka Station Building Feisan store)
• Location: 6-34-15 Yamagishi, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
• Phone number: 019-663-3355
• Business hours: 10:15-18:15
• Regular holidays: Irregular holidays
• URL: Tyrol official website

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Shochu sugar from Sekiguchiya Confectionery (Shinmeicho, Morioka City)

A long-established candy store founded in 1893 (Meiji 26)We have been making Morioka sweets with a simple taste by hand for four generations.

Morioka dagashi is a popular sweet made from rice grains, beans, sesame seeds, and flavored with brown sugar and starch syrup.in,Once a preserved food for harsh wintersIt is a local food that has been cherished for many years.

Shochu sugar

Sekiguchiya's original,A candy for adults that is made from boiled sugar and has a crunchy outer layer that crumbles when you lick or bite into it, and the slightly bittersweet shochu/Western liquor syrup inside pops out.is.

There are 8 flavors: shochu (plain), brandy, melon, grape, pomegranate, peppermint, matcha, and coffee.They are colored in pastel tones so that you can visually tell the taste, and their cute appearance makes them popular.

Because they break easily, each piece is wrapped in plastic and sold in a case.

This product contains so much alcohol that people who are sensitive to alcohol will get drunk if they eat it.Japanese whiskey bonbonPlease do not drive a car after eating.

INFORMATION

• Store name: Sekiguchiya Confectionery
• Location: 2-3 Shinmeicho, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
• Phone number: 019-622-4509
• Business hours: 8:30-17:00
• Closed: Sunday
• URL: Sekiguchiya Confectionery Official Website

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Baren Beer craft beer (Kitayama, Morioka City)

Started producing Morioka's first craft beer (called local beer at the time) in 2001., now for beer lovers“When you think of Morioka, you think of Bearn Beer with the bear mark.”It is so pervasive that it is said that

More than 100 years ago, at the Kitayama main factory,We make German-style beer using brewing equipment manufactured in Germany.If you apply for a factory tour, you can sample freshly brewed beer, which is recommended.

There are 3 directly managed restaurants in Morioka City.There, you can taste the various types of beer brewed by Baeren.

Baeren Classic

While there are many types of beer,Recommended is the classic Dortmunder style "Classic"is.

This is an authentic lager beer with an exquisite balance of bitterness and richness, and you will never get tired of drinking it no matter how many times you drink it.

Canned items are convenient for souvenirs,Bottles with bear labels are popular with tourists as they serve as a souvenir even after drinking.there is.

INFORMATION

Store name: Baeren Brewery (Baeren Beer)
Location: 1-3-31 Kitayama, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
Phone number: 019-606-0766
Business hours: 9:30-17:30
Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays, January 22
URL : Baeren beer

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Red wine from Gomaibashi Winery (Morioka City Gate)

Founded in 2001, we are a small winery that uses local production for local consumption, brewing wine and shield from locally grown apples and red wine from grapes grown in our own fields.is.

A hill where high-quality apples can be grown on the east bank of the Kitakami River, which flows through the Kado district in the south of Morioka City.To,The owner and his wife have cultivated two types of vineyards: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.do,Sales of red wine since 2005has started.

AlsoSince our founding, we have been preparing delicious locally grown apples to make wine and shields, which are also popular products at the winery.It becomes.

Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon red wine

The two types of grapes, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, are carefully cultivated by the owner and his wife.In order to create a sense of concentration, the yield is extremely limited and the amount of wine brewed is small, making it a rare example of pure Morioka wine.is.

Three types of red wine are on sale: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and two types of cuvée, and you can choose from vintages from 2017 to 2020. At the winery, you can enjoy tastings and hear detailed explanations about the wine and the hardships of growing grapes from the owner and his wife.So, although it is a little far from Morioka Station, please come and visit us.

INFORMATION

• Store name: Gomaibashi Winery
• Location: 1-18-52 Mon, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture
• Phone number: 019-621-1014
• Business hours: 11:00-18:00
• Closed: Wednesday
• URL: Gomaibashi Winery official website

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Rock-cast Nanbu ironware (Minamisenboku, Morioka City)

The technique of Nanbu ironware was refined during the Edo period under the patronage of successive Nanbu feudal lords, and its name became known throughout the country as the tea ceremony progressed.Now it looks like this.

theIwachu was founded in 1902 (Meiji 35), preserving traditional techniques for over 400 years.We continue to produce ironware that is suitable for modern life.

The factory was opened to the public as a theme park under the name Iwachu Tekkikan.You can see up close the craftsmanship of the pot makers who have inherited the techniques.The prefecture's premier ironware galleryis worth seeing.

Nambu ironware accessories and kitchenware

There are many small items that are easy to buy as souvenirs for yourself.I especially recommend the Nanbu wind chimes.in,Refreshing high, clear tone that cannot be produced with glassis.

If you want to enjoy incense, an iron incense burner is stable and safe.How about that?

Wide variety of colors and designsis available.

Also, if you like cookingIron frying pans and egg fryers that transmit heat thoroughlyis recommended.

You can cook fluffy omelets and fried eggs like a professional.When you use an iron pot to stew or cook rice, the iron content dissolves, which is good for your health and helps prevent anemia.That has been proven.

Of course, it's also a good idea to take traditional iron kettles and teapots as souvenirs.

these areA souvenir that will last a lifetime if cared for with love.It will be.

INFORMATION

• Store name: Iwachu Co., Ltd.
• Location: 2-23-9 Minamisenboku, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Iwachu Ironware Museum
• Phone number: 019-635-2505
• Business hours: 8:30-17:30
• Closed: Tuesday
• URL: Iwachu official website

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summary

I would like to recommend it in MoriokaIntroducing 5 souvenirs for yourselfDid.

Any souvenirFoods that are rooted in Morioka and loved by the localsThat's all.

If you visit Morioka, be sure to pick it up, taste it, look at it, and remember the beautiful cityscape of Morioka when you get home.