An Illustrated Japan / Tohoku / Iwate
Iwate
40 illustrations · 岩手県 · 岩手县
Famous Views
The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.
Jodogahama
浄土ヶ浜
Ryusendo Cave
龍泉洞
Hachimantai Dragon's Eye
八幡平ドラゴンアイ
Genbi Gorge
厳美渓
Geibikei Gorge
猊鼻渓
Koiwai Farm Lone Cherry Tree
小岩井農場の一本桜
Kitayama-zaki
北山崎
Kinshu-ko
錦秋湖
Fudo Falls
不動の滝
Motsuji Garden
毛越寺庭園
Townscape & Scenery
Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.
Jodogahama Beach
浄土ヶ浜
Ryusendo Cave
龍泉洞
Appi Kogen
安比高原
Genbikei Gorge
厳美渓
Morioka Streetscape
盛岡の街並み
Geibikei Gorge
猊鼻渓
Kitakami Tenshochi Park
北上展勝地
Hachimantai Frost-Covered Trees and Snow Corridor
八幡平の樹氷と雪の回廊
Koiwai Farm
小岩井農場
Morioka Castle Site Park (Iwate Park)
盛岡城跡公園（岩手公園）
Culture & Tradition
Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.
Nambu ironware (Nambu Tekki)
南部鉄器
Morioka Sansa Odori (Sansa Dance)
さんさ踊り
Konjiki-dō (Golden Hall), Chūson-ji Temple
中尊寺金色堂
Wanko Soba
わんこそば
Tono Folktales
遠野の昔話
Joboji Lacquer
浄法寺漆
Chagu Chagu Umakko
チャグチャグ馬コ
Pure Land Garden at Motsu-ji Temple
毛越寺の浄土庭園
Goshono Site (Jomon Culture)
縄文文化（御所野遺跡）
Five Hundred Rakan at Hoon-ji Temple
報恩寺の五百羅漢
Life & Daily
Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.
Mikoda Morning Market
神子田朝市
Local Sake Experience at an Izakaya
居酒屋での地酒体験
Morioka Reimen and Jajamen
盛岡冷麺・じゃじゃ麺
Tōji (Hot Spring Therapy) Culture in Onsen Towns
温泉街での湯治文化
Snow Country Living Experience
雪国の暮らし体験
Retro Café Culture in Morioka
レトロな喫茶店文化
Farmhouse Homestay: Rural Life Experience
農家民宿での田舎暮らし
Hittsumi (hand-torn dumpling soup)
ひっつみ汁
Local Train Journey on the Sanriku Railway
三陸鉄道でのローカル線旅
Daily Life in a Fishing Town
漁師町の日常風景