Photos posted may diﬀer from the actual sights

F Castle site&Riverside 90min

1.5km

MORIOKA TownGuide
Welcome to the city of green and rivers

NEWROUTE

Here are some recommendable routes for walker-travellers accustomed to hikearound "2km per 90min.'"walk. Rental-bikes are also convenient for those who loves not
only sightseeing but also tasting a fancy cup of coﬀee that convinces in cozy cafes.
Hope you have a good time and ﬁnd out your own "gem" in Morioka.

Castle site&Riverside

1.5km
90min

[ROUTE] Plaza Odette▶
Morioka-jo-ato Koen castle sitepark▶Kenji-no-ido-shimizu wellspring ▶birthplace of Inazo NITOBE(former Undersecretary General of theLeague of Nations)▶Takuboku & Kenji

DOWNTOWN

Gankyo-ji Temple●Nagasawa Coﬀee●Iwate University museum
Teramachi-dori st.

swans 小野染彩所

Ono's Trad.Pattern Dye House

Akaki-shouten
noodle factory

岩手医大本町キャンパス●Fukuda-Pan bakery

IhatAve.
imokucho

Kougen-sha craftsouvenir shop（

石川啄木記念館提供

盛岡中心市街地循環バス[ROUTE] Asabiraki Sake Brewery▶
16buddhist arhats park▶ Daiji-jiTemple▶Seiryu-sui spring▶
Soumon-gate site▶Enkou-ji Temple▶ Nataya-cho St.▶Daiji-shimizu
spring▶Morioka-machiya Story
Museum▶Asabiraki Sake Brewery

Natural Monument
Rock splitting Cherry Tree

Chuo-dori st.
●birthplace of Takatoh OHSHIMA Urumi-kougei
lackerware factory
Asahi-bashi brdg.
Eigakan-dori Movie
盛岡せんべい店●Morioka-ko Port
Theatre st.●●Kippushi waterfront）

商工中金前

Fujimi-bashi brdg.

歯科医療センター 岩手医大
内丸キャンパスswans

医大内丸メディカル 岩手医大センター前
内丸メディカルセンター

Hotline Sakana-cho
shopping arcd.

Shizukuishi-gawa rv.

●Morioka Gekijo Theater●Ishii-Kenrei-tei Residence●Nansho-so Japanese garden

Ishiwari-zakura rock-splitting cherry tree
1.5km
90min

Samurai house&street market[ROUTE] Morioka sta.▶Kaiun-bashi
bridge▶birthplace of Takatoh OHSHIMA
mining scholar▶tanka
poet Takuboku ISHIKAWA'ｓ newlywed House▶Ihatov Ave. &Kenji
MIYAZAWA statue, Kougen-sha
craft souvenir shop▶Asahi-bashi
bridge▶Kippushi-ryokuchi ▶
Morioka sta.
*Street market held on Sat.of April to( November.

(●Morioka Hachimangu
Shrine木津屋支店

大慈寺 Daiji-ji Temple
Kizuya, trad.architecture and● ●Tomb of PM Hara
Soumon-gate site
Seiryu-sui spring●Shinzan-gashi Port

Prime Minister HARA & YONAIswans●16 rakan arhats

京至東Enkou-ji Temple● 大慈寺小学校
舟橋跡 円光寺 Daiji-shimizu spring●Asabiraki Sake brewery
Tomb of PM Yonai
Nataya-cho also a samurai house.st.
Kitakami-gawa rv.
●Morioka Machiya
Story Museum

tourist information by citizens

Nataya-cho St.

[ROUTE] Kamino-hashi bridgeparking lot▶Mitsuishi-jinja Shrine's
legendary 3 big rocks▶Houon-ji
Temple's 500 buddhist arhats▶
Ryukoku-ji Temple's Cherry blossomtree**▶Teramachi-doriStreet,Koudai-ji,Daisen-ji Temples▶
Ishiwari-zakura Rock Splitting Cherry
Tree**▶Sakurayama-jinja Shrine(**Natural Monument)

Bank of Iwate

F[Rental Point] Plaza Odette B1,☎+81-19-626-1151[Rental Fare]600 yen per 4hours,payment:cash only
[business hour] 8AM-7PM(closed on 2nd Tue.)[style of the bike] mamachari, a citybike[style of Renting] Return bike to the rental point（*No insurance service. All service in Japanese.）

1.5km
90min

Legendary &mystery

Houon-ji Temple's 500 buddhist arhats

Kamino-hashi brdg.

●Tomoe's Dye house shop
●Coﬀee house Kuramu-bon
Den-Denmust see attraction, when in bloommushi●Lala-Iwate souvenir shop
LOOP BUS
Prefectural●Fukazawa Koko Nonohana Art Gallery
website●Hall ●
●BookNerdクロス
Prefectural Hall
Kaiun-bashi
テラスOh-dori Shopping Mall st.●Prefectural Oﬃce
Yogumi'sFire Watch tower
brdg.
Otaya-shimizu spring●MOSS
新渡戸
TeaHouse
CityHall●Kaiun-bashi Johnny's
稲造像
産ビル●Sekiguchi-ya's
trad.snacks shop
aiina bldg.
Ri-Beh● 岩手
Sakurayama Shrine 日報社
Morioka sta. 東家駅前店●Soshi-doDyehouseshop●Wanko-soba
restaurantAzumayaWest Bus terminal
Goza-ku,trad.general store
石川 木歌碑 Station)
TIC(Morioka●Nambu Tekki ironware Kamasada
Morioka
History&Culture
MuseumSansa-komichi●Kozukata brdg.
盛岡中央消防署
Morioka Shin'yo-kinko Honten Bankwalkway
Kawatoku dept.
Morioka-jo-ato Castle site Park バス駐車帯● ●Wanko-Soba restaurant Azumaya
Malios observatory
旧宣教師館
盛岡バスセンター（神明町）（展望室）●Bus Center駐車帯
Takuboku & Kenji
Kitakami-gawa rv.
●TIC Iwate,Museum
盛岡バスセンター
Bank of Iwate Red Brick bldg.
Kenji's well spring
Bishamon-bashi brdg.
●Nambu Tekki ironware Suzuki Shuzen-do
Kawara-bashi brdg.
Mori-no-ohashi brdg.
●Nambu Tekki ironware Suzuki Morihisa
MORIOKA
Shimo-no-hashi brdg.
STA.
birthplace of Inazo,NITOBE TIC PlazaOdette
Onmaya-bashi brdg.
LAYOUTS
（新渡戸稲造銅像）●Hachiman-cho Fire Watch tower
木・牧水友情の碑

RENTAL BIKE

Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building「小天地」発行所跡

柳の道

1.5km
90min

supermarket jois

Den-Den-mushi bus line
Takuboku's newlywed House
婚の家Za線

Higashi-ohashibrdg.

大泉寺ov

わてRい 道IG 河鉄銀Yugaose-bashibrdg.

Takuboku ISHIKAWA,a poet

Trad.street&Temples

Chuo-kominkan
Japanese garden

Mitsuishi-jinja Shrine's
3 Rocks legendary

Token-ji Temple

新幹Kenji MIYAZAWA
a fairy tale writer ⓒ林風舎 Nakatsu-gawa River

Houon-ji Temple's 500 rakan arhats

Ryukoku-ji Temple
Cherry Tree

for Aomori

秋田

Takuboku&Kenji Museum

Atago-yama hill observatory●

for Cemetery ofNambu Family Heads●Kami-Morioka sta.

森青
至Museum(important cultural assets)▶
Plaza Odette●Former Morioka Imperial College ofAgriculture and Forestry Main bldg.

Mt.Iwate over Kitakami rv.

[ROUTE] Plaza Odette▶Bank of Iwate Red
Brick bldg.▶Morioka Sihn-yo-kinko Honten▶
Nambu Tekki ironware Kamasada▶Gozaku,trad.general store▶Yogumi's Fire Watchtower▶Willow path along Nakatsu-gawariver▶Morioka-jo Castle ruin▶ruin ofBishamon spring water▶Bishamon-bashi
bridge▶Takuboku and Kenji Museum▶Plaza Odettebus stops & route of "Den-Den-mushi" loop bus

for Sendai

Takuboku's
newlywed housealso a samurai house

Statue ofKenji MIYAZAWA

Mt.Iwate over Kitakami-gawa river（令和5年3月作成）

Castle Site Map&route E ▶the other side▶▶

E[ROUTE] Morioka History&Culture Museum▶
Odaidokoro Finance div.ruin▶ Ni-no-maru site
▶Honmaru, the center of the castle site▶
KOSHI-KURUWA, the oldest stone walls▶
Fukiage-zaka slope▶signed stone ofConstruction Magistrate▶ Stone Walls
Repaired in Showa & Heisei era▶
Taiko-bashi brdg.▶Memorial Totempole fromVictoria▶Morioka History&Culture Museum

1.5km

Morioka-jo-ato Koen Castle Site Park

90min

Former Nambu Morioka Castle is one of the three great castles in the Tohoku region, along withAizuwakamatsu Castle and Shirakawa Komine Castle. Nagamasa Asano instructed the constructionof the castle, and the construction period began with Nambu Naganao's generation and lasted 40years until Shigenao's generation. Based on southern-western Japan's masonry technology, they
made full use of Nozura, random stacking, cloth stacking, etc. The rich granite of the castle grounds,
the Nakatsu-gawa River and the Kitakami-gawa River were used as natural trenches, and the castle
was built on a natural fortress. You may also like visiting the rare Ishigaki-bugyo− construction
magistrates' stones and the footsteps of Takuboku Ishikawa, a national poet.

Morioka-jo-ato Koen Castle Site Park

●Stonewalls Repaired in Showa&Heisei era
Hiko-kura storehouse
relocated

House for tigers ruin●

Stonewalls of Nino-maru,Edo pd.

盛岡城跡公園マップ●
彦蔵跡

Yonai-kura storehouse ruin●

Eboshi-iwa Rock of Sakurayama Shrine

Sansha-ato ruin azumaya cottage

DURATION
applox.40min.walk+ another 40min.museum viewing

N

Sumiyagura side tower ruin

KOSHI-KURUWA
Small lotPaddock●●Fukiage-mon Gate site
Cherryblossom corridor,●●must see attraction,Bishamon-bashi bridge
treasure storehouse ruin
●宮野小堤灯句碑
when in bloom●Fukiage-zaka slope
Ryorei-tei azumaya cottage ruin 百足橋跡
Nikai-yagura
ato ruinrocks of pity Koyagura Small Tower ruin●●●●
●Ooku-goten ruin,●
三角錐形 角石
Inner Palace
Tenshukaku CastleTower site
Salmon from Paciﬁc●AWAJI-MARU
SAKAKIYAMAHonmaru
Palace●Yuhi-tei cottage
Ocean seen in autumn
Enclosure
Main Enｃlosure ruin
KURUWA●
百足橋跡
Bogaku-tei & west face of stonewall●Small lot
脇櫓跡
HON-MARU●formerruinof［］rocks of pity●
Primary Enclosure
Sakurayama-jinja Shrine●●SeichoroOldest●
Mukade-bashi centipede bridge ruin
Chinryu-tei azumaya cottage
tower ato ruin
●Honmaru-mon Gate sitestonewall*under refurbishment●statue ofDr.SEGAWA
well ruin●
storehouse ruin
納戸櫓跡●
●
井戸跡
Sumi-yagura●stonewall of shallow slope●●朝日谷
Corner Tower site●●
wistaria-pergola
Memorial statue of education●Rouka-bashi bridge(Edo era)
/Tounkyo bridge(19c)●
上段之馬屋跡a bench that rings●●Fireﬂy creek
Kabuki-mon ato Gate ruin
●Nanja-Monja Tree ●ruins of a well●

●Large Tower ruin

Kajiya-mon Gate ruin●

Taiko-bashi bridge●ruin of Bishamon spring water●Kenji MIYAZAWA poetry monument●

●内堀跡
︵鶴 池︶

Uchi-bori Inner Moat

「Tsuruga-ike Moat ruin」●

10 years' anniv. Sugar Maple tree & Memorial
Totempole sent from the City of Victoria ,Canada, a sister city of Morioka

Bogaku-tei azumaya cottage

Ninomaru azumaya cottage●大書院跡

四阿「望岳亭」 ●signed stone of Construction●Magistrate in 1686
remains of Naka-no-Maru Palace●memorial monument of Inazo NITOBE
武者走 跡

Habaki-ishibaseboard stonewall
Soryu-tei azumaya cottage

NI-NO-MARU●beautiful stonewalls
Secondaryof mid-Edo era
EnclosureWaki-yagura Side Tower ruin
●Odaidokoro Finance div.ruin●●
Takuboku ISHIKAWA
Warai-zumi stonewall●車門跡
poetry monument(二階門)●Daidokoro-mon
Finance div.gate
stonewall of bedrock●●the 14meter-widest stonewall●Fumeimon-gate ato ruin
SAN-NO-MARU
Thirdary
EnclosureSumi-goten senior vassal's residence ruin●
Jissui-tei azumaya cottage

Hatomori-hachiman-sha ruin●
●Eboshi-Iwa Rock
former belltower ruin●Morioka History & Culture Museumwith souvenir shop
●spring●Monument to the memory ofmonument of honor forformer Primeminister Takashi HARA FIS Alpine World Ski Championship 1993
●ja areayama-jin●花時計※掲載位置及 名称等 観光地図

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South Exit Ticket Gate at Morioka sta.2nd ﬂ.
opens:9AM-5:30PM(closed on 30Dec.-3 Jan.)☎:+81-19-625-2090,●signed stone of Construction
Magistrate in 1705

●Sanghi-zumi stonewall●Nambu-Inari-sha！closed until
Myojin ato ruin
Nov.30,2024●Hatomon-kuruwa ato ruin
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●Hatomon-gate ato ruin
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SAKURAYAMA-JINJA
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SHRINEodaitn-gboaotehSori street
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giHsh●Shinmon-gate, said to be arelocation of Tsuna-mon Gate of the Castle

Statue of education●Admission fee
required for 2ndﬂ.museum●Kawara-mon gate ruin●well ruin

●exhibition on Nambu-clan of Edo eraand Dashi-ﬂoats●stonewall of early Edo-era●Taiko-do ato
drum tower ruin

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