Iwate Prefectural Public Hall

Former Iya store

When you cross Uenohashi from Honmachi Street, you will see a magnificent black stucco storehouse-style house on the left. Built after the Great Morioka Fire of the Meiji era, this is a clay storehouse-style building that was built by skilled craftsmen with a lot of time and effort. The expressive windows and roof give a rich impression, retaining the vestiges of a wealthy kimono wholesaler. The storehouse in the back is the gallery ``Saisono'' and the coffee shop ``Issaryo.'' Morioka City Preserved Buildings

Old missionary hall

It was built in 1920 by the German Reformed Church to house the missionaries sent to Shimonohashi Church, and retains the atmosphere of a pure Western-style building from the Taisho era. You can't go inside, but there is a small park right next to it and there is a signboard about the origin of Osawa River, so please take a short break.

Sakakiyama Inari Shrine (Morioka Kaiun Shrine)

At the time of the construction of Morioka Castle (Keicho 2), the 26th generation of the Nambu clan, Nobunao, placed the fate of the domain at stake in the Sakakiyama Kuruwa within the castle grounds, and dedicated the Morioka Kaiun Shrine. The divine spirit is a god that was revered by the ancestor, Silla Saburo Yoshimitsu (Seiwa-Genji), and although it was closed down in the Meiji era due to the abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures, it is a prayer shrine that was later rebuilt in Kitayama. There are 14 shrines within the precincts, as well as the scenic garden ``Ryokufuen'' and ``Shinji Pond,'' which date back to the Morioka domain era, making it a majestic sacred area that colors Morioka's four seasons.