Morioka Tenmangu Shrine

Iwayama Observation Deck

From the top of the rocky mountain at an altitude of 340.5 meters to the east of the city, you can see the entire city, the mountain range centered around Mt. Iwate, and the flow of the Kitakami River.

Homespun Michinoku Akanekai

You can see the homespun process, which is all done by hand, from dyeing to weaving, and a series of panels introduce the manufacturing process. Homespun, which was popularized in Iwate by British missionaries at the beginning of the Meiji period, is a woolen fabric made from dyed wool and woven from hand-spun thread. While mass production is often done by machines, Michinoku Akane-kai is particular about creating original handmade products, in which each warp and weft of spun wool is woven by hand.

Kizuya main store

A wealthy merchant family during the feudal period. Located in Somon, the gateway to the castle town of Morioka, it retains its original appearance and has a quaint earthen storehouse structure with fire prevention in mind. It was designated as a cultural property by Iwate Prefecture in 1981.