Mt. Iwate

Mount Iwate with its landscape represents the tranquil soul of Iwate

Iwate Prefecture’s highest peak has been selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Mountains. Like Mount Fuji, Mount Iwate also has beautiful plains at its base, and many literary works have been written about the mountain. The beautiful mountain flora bloom all at once during the summer climbing season.

Address

Mt Iwate, Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture

Phone

(019) 684-2111

Website

http://www.japan-iwate.info/app/location_detail.php?lid=109

NearBy

Yakehashiri Lava Flow

A wild landscape consisting of a cooled and hardened lava flow down the mountain

Matsukawa-so

A pure Japanese onsen inn surrounded by primeval forest, it provides healing from a simple mountain hospitality and supreme waters

Matsukawa Geothermal Plant

With its gigantic cooling tower jutting out from within a heavily-wooded mountain, this is Japan’s first geothermal plant

Hachimantai

At 40 degrees north latitude, a panorama of superb scenery that is said to have the most beautiful seasonal changes

Iwate Snow Festival

Iwate Snow Festival, the largest snow celebration on the island of Honshu attracts 300,000 visitors annually

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