Location: Iwate Prefecture
Tohoku, Japan
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese: 岩手県
• Rōmaji: Iwate-ken
Country: Japan
Region: Tōhoku
Island: Honshu
Capital: Morioka
Government• Governor: Takuya Tasso
Area• Total: 15,278.40 km (5,899.02 sq mi)
Area rank: 2nd
Population (1 Oct 2010)• Total: 1,330,530
• Rank: 30th
• Density: 90/km (200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code: JP-03
Districts: 10
Municipalities: 33
Flower: Paulownia tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
Tree: Nanbu red pine (Pinus densiflora)
Bird: Green pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Website: www.pref.iwate.jp
Top Things to do in Iwate Prefecture
Top Hotels in Iwate Prefecture
- 1. Daiwa Roynet Hotel Morioka
- 2. Hotel Metropolitan Morioka New Wing
- 3. Chisun Inn Iwate Ichinoseki Inter
- 4. Hotel Folkloro Sanrikukamaishi
- 5. Toyoko Inn Kitakami Station Shinkansen Entrance
- 6. HOTEL ROUTE-INN OFUNATO
- 7. Hotel Folkloro Hanamaki Towa
- 8. Dormy Inn Morioka
- 9. ANA Crowne Plaza Resort Appi Kogen
- 10. ART HOTEL Morioka
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What to do and see in Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku: The Best Observatories & Planetariums
February 24, 2022 Kaleigh Reichenbach
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. Mizusawa VERA Observatory
2. Ranch Planetarium
3. Muronesan Observatory
4. Ichinohe Tourism Observatory
42-21 Mega- Nitta, Ichinohe-machi, Ninohe-gun 028-5302 Iwate Prefecture +81 195-33-1211
5. Hironomakiba Observatory
6-8-142 Ono, Hirono-cho, Kunohe-gun 028-8802 Iwate Prefecture +81 194-77-3377 http://www.ohnocampus.jp/tenmondai/index.html
6. Iwate Galaxy Station Observatory
Hachimantai 028-7113 Iwate Prefecture +81 195-76-2013 http://etplace.justhpbs.jp/0-0GSAO-Sat.html
