Things to do in Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku: The Best Historic Sites

May 29, 2021 Elouise Mccaul

Iwate Prefecture (岩手県, Iwate-ken) is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Located on the main island of Honshu, it contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido. Famous attractions include the Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi, including Chūson-ji and Mōtsū-ji with their treasures, Fujiwara no Sato, a movie lot and theme park in Esashi Ward, Oshu City, Tenshochi, a park in Kitakami City known for its big, old cherry trees and Morioka Castle in Morioka City.
Restaurants in Iwate Prefecture

1. Iwatesan Shrine

60 Nagayama Kashiranashino, Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun 020-0585 Iwate Prefecture
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Iwatesan Shrine

2. Hoonji Temple

Temple district of Kitayama, Morioka Iwate Prefecture +81 19-651-4415 http://www.iwatabi.net/morioka/morioka/houon.html
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4.5 based on 49 reviews

Hoonji Temple

3. Kamaishi Iron Mine Ohashi Blast Furnace Ruins

Dai 1 Chiwari-90-2 Kasshicho, Kamaishi 026-0055 Iwate Prefecture
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Kamaishi Iron Mine Ohashi Blast Furnace Ruins

4. Mt.Sukawa Hisui Buna no Megumi

Gembicho, Ichinoseki 021-0101 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-21-8341 https://water-pub.env.go.jp/water-pub/mizu-site/newmeisui/data/index.asp?info=8
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Mt.Sukawa Hisui Buna no Megumi

5. Kesen Carpentry and Folklore Museum

1-237 Otomocho Myoga, Rikuzentakata 029-2207 Iwate Prefecture +81 192-56-2911 https://iwatetabi.jp/spot/detail.spn.php?spot_id=73
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4.5 based on 10 reviews

Kesen Carpentry and Folklore Museum

6. Hachiyozan-Tendaiji Temple

33-1, Jobojimachi Oyamakubo, Ninohe Iwate Prefecture +81 195-38-2500
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4.5 based on 5 reviews

Hachiyozan-Tendaiji Temple

7. Motsu-ji Temple

58 Hiraizumi Osawa, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun 029-4102 Iwate Prefecture +81 191-46-2331 http://www.motsuji.or.jp
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4.0 based on 430 reviews

Motsu-ji Temple

Special Historical Site and Special Place of Scenic Beauty The garden represents the Pure Land Buddhist world and beauty of Japan. The temple garden of Motsu-ji has been doubly recognized as a Special Historic Site and Special Place of Scenic Beauty, a tribute to its extraordinary cultural value. The temple itself, like Chuson-ji, is said to have been established in 850 by Ennin (Jikaku Daishi, third head abbot of the Tendai sect.) Building began here in the twelfth century, during the time of Fujiwara no Motohira, and was completed by his son, Hidehira. At its peak, Motsu-ji was home to more than forty halls and pagodas, and more than five hundred monks' quarters. Its main hall, Enryu-ji, was considered "without peer in all the land" by medieval sources. The garden is centered on a pond known as Oizumigaike, an exemplar of the elegance of Heian era gardening technique.

8. Takadachi Gikeido

Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun Iwate Prefecture http://www.motsuji.or.jp/gikeido/
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4.0 based on 95 reviews

Takadachi Gikeido

9. Iwate Park (Koen)

1-37 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-0023 Iwate Prefecture http://www.city.morioka.iwate.jp/shisei/midori/koen/1010491.html
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4.0 based on 253 reviews

Iwate Park (Koen)

Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States

This park is medium in size but a very nice place for relaxation though not the standard Japanese Garden type park.

10. Teramachi Dori

Morioka Iwate Prefecture
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4.0 based on 19 reviews

Teramachi Dori

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