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
Things to do in Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku: The Best Art Museums
December 23, 2021 Oliva Fomby
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. Tone Mountain Light People Memorial Art Museum
154-2 Tachibana 15 Chiwari, Kitakami 024-0043 Iwate Prefecture +81 197-65-1808
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2. Junko Art Museum
3. Shigeo Fukuda Design Museum
4. Iwate Museum of Art
5. Fukazawa koko Nonohana Museum of Art
6. Runbinii Art Museum
7. Menkoi Art Museum
1-4 Sakurakawa Higashihiromach,i Mizusawa-ku, Oshu 023-0003 Iwate Prefecture +81 197-22-5935
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8. A Small Museum Gallery Silence in the Woods
505-217 Jiwari 668-260 Matsuo Yoriki, Hachimantai 028-7302 Iwate Prefecture +81 195-78-3479
9. Kawamura Drawing Museum
142-1 Jiwari 189-4 Uenono, Nishiwaga-machi, Waga-gun 029-5511 Iwate Prefecture +81 197-82-3241
10. Papillon Art Museum
5-16 Hachimancho, Morioka 020-0872 Iwate Prefecture +81 19-622-7098
