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[Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture] “Mitagai Branch” is the most nostalgic roadside station in Japan! Guardian...

During the feudal era, southern cows carried sea supplies from the coast to Morioka. The route was National Route 455. Morioka has two road stations. One of them was once the southern...

sugarsugar2018.09.09

Yakehashiri Lava Flow

[Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture] “Yakehashiri Lava Flow” is a strange sight that dyes the earth black! Nature...

Mount Iwate has erupted about five times in history. The baking lava flow is said to have been formed by an eruption from the middle abdomen in the 1700s, and is approximately 3km long and 1.5km wide. ...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.09.06

[Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture] "Moglan Pia" is an underground aquarium that was revived after the Great East Japan Earthquake...

The Kuji Underground Aquarium Science Museum Mogranpia was originally opened as the first underground aquarium in Japan, but was completely destroyed by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. He is famous as a doctor of fish...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.06.01

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Osawa Onsen, a 200-year-old hot spring resort with a self-catering section! [Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture]

Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture has a hot spring with the unusual name, "Home-Cooking Club." This is the hot spring resort in Osawa Onsen. As the name suggests, customers in the old days cooked their own meals and stayed for a long time. cloth...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.05.22

Motsuji Temple Oizumi Pond

[Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture] A trip to experience the Pure Land culture left behind by the Oshu Fujiwara clan! Eating at Yumenokaze...

Chusonji Kinjido has long been a cultural asset in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. However, in recent years, Mokoshiji Garden has been registered as a World Heritage Site, and as a course touring Hiraizumi Ancient Temple, Mokoshiji Temple is also included in addition to Chusonji Temple...

sugarsugar2018.04.11

Hachimando

Enjoy the world heritage site Hiraizumi! This is the recommended driving route!

In June 2011, Hiraizumi's historic sites in Iwate Prefecture were registered as World Heritage Sites. Some of the most famous historical sites that make up the World Heritage Sites include Chusonji Temple and Mokoshi Temple, but as many tourist destinations as time allows...

HarumakiHarumaki2018.03.17

Tono hometown village

You can meet the original scenery of Japanese people! There are many attractions in Tono, Iwate Prefecture.

Tono city, about an hour's train ride from Shinkamaki Station, has many folk tales and legends. There are many stunning spots, such as old Japanese-style buildings and rivers where kappa are said to have lived...

HarumakiHarumaki2018.03.15

[Iwate] Feel nostalgic. Take a retro stroll around Morioka Station to the Meiji era...

Morioka Station, the center of Iwate Prefecture, once flourished as a castle town of the Nanbu Domain. Even today, there are still historical buildings and the scenery of old townhouses built in the Meiji period, so take a walk...

HarumakiHarumaki2018.01.04

[Iwate] I want to stay at my dream inn! Check out accommodations in Iwate/Hanamaki Onsenkyo

A single-house inn is a single inn in one hot spring resort. The hot spring town is also attractive, with a wide selection of inns, but you can feel a deep atmosphere from the inns that are quietly located in a quiet place...

HarumakiHarumaki2017.12.23

Ogirl Shiwa

Enjoy the charm of Iwate at Ogar Shiwa!

Shiwa Town, located in the heart of Iwate, south of Morioka City, is now growing as a sustainable development town. The name of the project is OGAR Project. City-setting in front of JR Shiwa Chuo Station...

Chimon2017.12.21

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