Yonai Water Purification Plant

Moriokashidare at Ryukokuji Temple (National Natural Monument)

Takuboku Ishikawa's maternal uncle was the temple's chief priest from 1890 to 1898, and it is said that Takuboku often visited here as a boy and received instruction in poetry. Within the precincts is the national natural monument, the Moriokashidare, which is a sight to behold in the spring.

Marios Observatory

Marios, which opened in the west exit area of ​​JR Morioka Station in November 1997, has an observation room on the top floor (20th floor) that offers a 360-degree view of Morioka's seasonal scenery. *The entire Marios building is closed on New Year's Day, but only the 20th floor observation deck will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Please enjoy the first sunrise. For more information ⇒ [ First sunrise at Marios ] *Opening hours are extended on the days of the "Morioka Fireworks Festival" and "Funakko Nagashi" held in August.

Morioka City Ruins Learning Center

A facility where research materials such as earthenware, stone tools, and ceramics excavated from ruins in Morioka City are stored, exhibited, and made available to the public. A site station that shows the distribution of the city's ruins, Ruins Discovery, which recreates the excavation site of Odate town ruins from the middle of the Jomon period (approximately 5,000 to 4,000 years ago) and includes restored dwellings. The site is mainly open to the public, including the ruins library, which displays approximately 800 excavated materials from the Jomon period to the medieval and early modern periods. There is also a special exhibition room (once or twice a year), an experiential learning room (earthenware/stoneware making, magatama making, etc.), a training room (lectures, citizen lectures, etc.), and a library. You can also tour the storage and exhibition room where many excavated artifacts are stored, and the data collection room with advance reservation.