history
Local railways and buses between Morioka and Miyako have coexisted since 40 years of competition! [Iwate Prefecture]
The Iwate Kenkoku Bus 10...
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Iwate Prefecture
local cuisine
[Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture] Roadside Station Taro Ya...
The roadside station in Taro, Miyako City opened in April 1995. At that time, the roadside station was located on a hill far north from the city center of Taro, so it was easily affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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history
[Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture] “Kamaishi Daikannon” is a giant Buddha that watches over Kamaishi Bay, one of the three great giant Buddhas in Tohoku
Approximately 16 Buddhist statues called ``Giant Buddha'' have been built in Japan. There are no clear standards for this structure that is considered a "giant Buddha"...
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coffee
[Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture] “Roadside Station Takada Matsubara” is a symbol of Rikuzentakata’s recovery
"Roadside Station Takada Matsubara" is located within the "Takada Matsubara Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park" in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, and is also known as the "Iwate Prefecture Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami Memorial Museum"...
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history
[Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture] World Heritage Site "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution - Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding, Stone...
Hashino Iron Mine/Hashino Blast Furnace Ruins (Hashino Blast Furnace Ruins) is a blast furnace ruin located in Hashino-cho, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, and was designated as a national historic site in 1957, and is a World Heritage Site of the Meiji...
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folk beliefs
Shiwa Inari Shrine, which is one of Japan's three major Inari shrines, is one of the leading power spots in Iwate Prefecture!
There are many power spots in Iwate Prefecture, including Morioka Hachimangu Shrine, but among them, ``Japan's Three Great Inari'' is attracting attention as one of the best...
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railway
With SL Galaxy reaching its last run, it was just a year ago: "Thank you SL Galaxy!" [Iwate Prefecture]
An SL train called ``SL Ginga'' ran on the Kamaishi Line connecting Hanamaki Station and Kamaishi Station in Iwate Prefecture. SL Galaxy was released in June 2023, about a year ago...
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old architecture
Take a walk through the original Japanese scenery at Michinoku Folk Village, an outdoor museum that houses ancient architecture! ...
Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, is a city located in the southwestern part of the prefecture. During the Edo period, it was a typical rural area located on the border of the southern domain of the Morioka domain and the Date domain of the Sendai domain. However, the Showa era...
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day trip
[Iwate Prefecture] 3 recommended hot springs in Iwate Prefecture that you can choose based on secret hot springs, famous hot springs, and unique spring quality!
Iwate Prefecture has many volcanoes in the Ou Mountains, including Mt. Iwate, Mt. Hachimantai, Mt. Yaishishidake, and Mt. Kurikoma, and there are many hot springs in the surrounding area. Snowing in a remote mountain...
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railway
The extremely complicated operation is passed down as the legend of the former express train "Rokuchu"...
In Japan's current railways, there are almost no such things as "trains that run on strange routes." Taking the trains that run in the Tohoku region as an example, the Yamada train in Iwate prefecture...
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