Hoonji Temple/Gohyaku Rahats

Namshoso

Yasugoro Yorikawa, a businessman from Morioka, built it as a residence around 1888, and the garden took several years to complete. It has a strolling garden with a pond, and has been visited by many famous people, including Takashi Hara. A protected garden and important landscape building in Morioka City. The garden is registered as a national monument.

Morioka Tsunagi Onsen

A hot spring that is popular as the inner parlor of Morioka. It is said that the name ``Tsunagi'' came from the fact that a long time ago, Minamoto no Yoshiie would tie his beloved horse here to rest. Inns and hotels are lined up overlooking Lake Gosho, which was created by damming the Shizukuishi River. Nearby are Morioka Handmade Village, Koiwai Farm, and the area around Gosho Lake where families can enjoy nature to the fullest.

Morioka Theater

The Morioka Theater was built in 1912, just two years after the Tokyo National Theater, as a result of citizens' efforts to relax. After that, it disappeared with the passage of time, but in 1990, it was brought back to life in the same place due to the enthusiasm of the citizens. Literary drama was also revived at the same time. It is now the only theater in Japan that performs literary plays.