Gomaibashi Winery

Yoshikuni Footwear Store (Nanbu Kiri Geta)

Paulownia is the prefecture's flower, and Iwate Prefecture is known as one of Japan's leading producers of paulownia. It has long been called the "purple paulownia of the south" and is loved for its beautiful, slightly purplish skin. You can feel the culture of Morioka through the Nanbu paulownia geta, which is made by the only geta craftsman in Morioka and has fine grain and is light and comfortable to the touch.

Morioka Dagashi Sekiguchiya Confectionery

Dagashi began as a preserved food in cold climates. Sekiguchi-ya Confectionery Shop is a long-established store that was founded in 1896, and is currently the fourth generation to carry on the noren.They do not use additives, and carefully select confectionery and molasses to make all-natural, hand-made products. We continue to make our products with great care for their taste. Simple flavors such as miso bread, tankiri, stone cloth, and shochu sugar are popular, and you can get a feel for Morioka's history and culture through dagashi.

Nanbu Ironware (Morioka)

Nanbu ironware, which has a wide variety of types and uses, from stately tea kettles, iron kettles, and modern pots to accessories such as wind chimes, is a representative traditional craft of Iwate. The area around Morioka has long been rich in raw materials for iron sand, river sand, clay, lacquer, and charcoal, making it ideal for producing castings. It is said that Nanbu ironware began when the lord of the Nanbu domain hired casters and pot makers from Koshu and Kyoto to make tea ceremony pots, weapons, temple bells, and other items. Since the Meiji era, Nanbu ironware has received high praise overseas, and in 1975, Nanbu ironware was designated as the first traditional craft in Japan.