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
Top 10 Art Galleries in Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku
November 5, 2021 Phylicia Berquist
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. Amagamori Glass Painting Museum
2. Takamura Kotaro Museum
3. Yakushinuri Urushi Kogeikan
4. Gallery Voice
5. Gallery Kamenoko Hall
3-12, NakamachI, EsashI-Ku, Oshu Iwate Prefecture +81 197-35-2708
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6. Gallery Bun
112-9 Enmanji Pine Forest, Hanamaki 025-0042 Iwate Prefecture +81 198-23-7275 http://www9.plala.or.jp/BUN/
7. Gallery Houshou Museum
2-10-30 Chuodori, Morioka 020-0021 Iwate Prefecture +81 19-653-1717
8. Gallery Solder of the Tree
9-33 Jonai, Hanamaki 025-0076 Iwate Prefecture +81 198-24-0451
9. Kobunkaku
5-4 Mizusawa-Ku Nakadacho, Oshu 023-0826 Iwate Prefecture +81 197-22-2804
10. Morioka First Gallery
2-10 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-0023 Iwate Prefecture +81 19-622-7935
