The scenery of machiya townhouses as vestiges of Edo when water transportation on the Kitakami River flourished
A venerable event in the bitterly cold Morioka held by half-naked participants in prayers for sound health
Iwate’s finest grand shrine with its magnificent red shaden and large torii gate piercing the sky
A 280-year-old summer event in Morioka to pray for good health towards the ancestral spirits
A historical residence remaining within the city of Morioka, it has a beauty and serenity that can only be found in such an old home