Kinkonzuke

Hanamaki City

Southern Iwate

One theory is that in this region, it is an important preserved food that is pickled in homemade miso, and the older it gets, the more flavor it gets, so it was named ``Konkonzuke'' after the Golden Wedding. Carrots and kelp rolls are tightly packed inside the gourd hole, and when you slice them into rounds, the carrots' colors come out brightly.

Address: 025-0000 Hanamaki City
Inquiries: (One company) Hanamaki Tourism Association
Phone number 0198-29-4522
FAX number 0198-29-4447
Website: http://www.kanko-hanamaki.ne.jp/

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Shinobi piece

A simple horse doll made from rice straw, unique to the Hanamaki region. There are many local toys related to horses across the country, but this one is unique. There is a legend that a straw horse was made for love, etc., and it was secretly placed in the Kannon-do Hall of Enmanji Temple at night, and wrapped in yellow or red cloth as a token of gratitude for the fulfillment of a wish. Folk crafts derived from matchmaking.

Hanamaki City

Southern Iwate

Crafts

Roadside station “Hanamaki Seinan”

Opened on August 7, 2020. The nickname is ``Kenji and Kotaro no Sato.''

Hanamaki City

Southern Iwate

Kawamura Sake Brewery

Ishidoriya-cho, Hanamaki City has flourished as the village of Nanbu chief brewers since the Nanbu feudal era. The countryside that stretches along the Kitakami River in central Iwate Prefecture is one of the top rice producing areas in the prefecture. Please enjoy the rich flavor that has been carefully refined by Nanbu brewers who have carefully selected each grain of rice and inherited traditional techniques. [Main products] Nanbu Seki

Hanamaki City

Southern Iwate