Shopping Morioka's Fesan Department Store Bridget Ye If you have some time to spare before catching your next train at Morioka Station, have a peek around Fesan Department Store....
Accommodation Hotel Folkloro Hanamaki Towa Bridget Ye A hotel with a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, a tasteful local winery, a majestic mountain, and a peaceful farm all wit...
Food The Best Bread in Morioka Justin Velgus Fukuda Pan Bakery is the most popular bakery in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. It large numbers of locals and tourists for its fl...
Activities A Taste of Iwate Malcome Larcens A little sample of some of the great things to do in Iwate.
Activities Morioka City From Atop Malios Bridget Ye A three-minute walk from Morioka Station, Fesan Shopping Center, and Hotel Metropolitan Morioka, Malios is a skyscraper locat...
Culture Tono's Megane Bridge Bridget Ye Watch the SL Ginga and JR Kamaishi Line trains rumble overhead on the Megane Bridge. Not to be confused with the Megane Bridg...
Activities Mount Goyo, the Top of Iwate Malcome Larcens A picturesque plateau in the heart of Iwate, Mount Goyo is also full of wild deer and other animals.
Culture Iwate Snow Festival 2025 Japan Travel The Iwate Snow Festival is held at the Makiba area in Koiwai Farm every February, and known as one of Tohoku's 5 Great Snow F...
Activities Catching the Sun in Morioka Bridget Ye Morioka is without a doubt a beautiful city. Cradled by mountains in all four sides and blessed with the majestic Kitakami Ri...