Morioka Jajamen Akio

Enkoji Temple

The family temple of Mitsumasa Yonai, the prime minister from Morioka. Founded during the Kanbun era (1661-1672). There is a neck mound that tells the legend of a lotus who stole the head of his executed father and offered it as a memorial service. It has been designated as a city-designated preservation building.

Sakemachi Shopping Street

Located on the east side of the city center, Morioka's only shopping street with a canopy arcade. There are a wide variety of shops lined up, and you can enjoy shopping without worrying about rain, wind, or snow.

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.