Enjoy the fragrance of fresh soba straight from the farm at this relaxing restaurant.

Popular restaurant where you can enjoy both the local traditional home cooking of “mochi-zen” as well as Iwate Prefecture’s famous “wanko soba.”

Farmhouse restaurant where you can enjoy some of the local specialties in Hiraizumi, Iwate like mochi and noodle dishes made with locally grown rice.

Popular restaurant where you can casually enjoy the famous overflowing “wanko soba” bowls in Hiraizumi, Iwate.

Gorgeous Sansa Odori dance passed on since the Edo period is absolutely impressive!

10,000 sakura trees blooming! Ride horse carriages and enjoy this popular spot in many different ways!

A shop and restaurant specialized in koji (mold) including rice koji and koji miso where you can have a hand-on experience making miso too

Matsukawa Geothermal Power Plant is Japan’s first commercial geothermal power station. You can experience a dying technique using geothermal steam from the plant that is unique in the world.

Chuson-ji, a World Heritage Site, has 3,000 valuable items, and is officially registered as a National Treasure or Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Travel back to medieval Japan! This theme park is where the building and life of ancient Japan is reconstructed and reproduced.

A beautiful valley selected as one of Japan's top 100 scenic beauties! A stunning view of each season to be enjoyed from a boat tour.

The popular rose garden where you can enjoy 6,000 roses including original breeds.