Yabukawa Soba Restaurant

Urumi crafts

The tools used to make lacquerware, such as the lacquer bucket that collects lacquer sap, the feather that removes dust, the tools used for decoration, and the brush that applies lacquer, are on display, as well as the process of making a teapot stand. The master who has been in this business for over 40 years is a traditional craftsman of Joboji lacquerware, which is designated as a national traditional craft. Lacquerware made from natural materials has a pleasant texture. You can taste the real goodness.

Nitobe Inazo’s birthplace (bronze statue)

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Inazo Nitobe, a cosmopolitan man born in his hometown who ``hopefully becomes a bridge over the Pacific Ocean'', Morioka City built this building on his birthplace in Shimonohashi Town with donations from citizens. Author Fumio Asakura). During the Pacific War, its achievements were largely ignored, and its legacy was only remembered by a few people, but after the war, its role was properly reviewed and reevaluated on both sides of the Pacific.

Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium

It is used as a venue for ball games, martial arts, and professional wrestling performances.