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246 records · 7/11

岩手県 · Regional selections

Nebama Beach

釜石市沿岸エリア

A swimming beach at Nebama in Kamaishi. The water shelves gently; it reopened after the disaster.

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Sakata Shikkiten

二戸市県北エリア

A lacquerware shop in Joboji, Ninohe. In the town that produces more lacquer than anywhere in Japan, it keeps Joboji-nuri alive.

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Nedari-hama

普代村県北エリア

A small beach below the Kurosaki lookout in Fudai. Rock closes it to north and south, so it is hard to see from outside.

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Ryoban Shuzo Kabushiki Kaisha

一関市県南エリア

A sake brewery in Ichinoseki, formed in 1944 when local brewers merged. Its label takes the mountain name of Chusonji.

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Daimonji Campground

平泉町県南エリア

A campsite in Hiraizumi. Few lights are near, so the stars show well on clear nights.

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Noka Restaurant Nukumori

一関市県南エリア

A farmhouse restaurant in Kawasaki, Ichinoseki, serving kanibatto, a local dish made with mitten crab caught nearby.

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Namiita Kaigan Beach

大槌町沿岸エリア

A shore in Otsuchi whose form is said to take waves in but not give them back. The beach reopened in 2022 after eleven years.

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Osawa Onsen

花巻市県南エリア

A hot spring along the Toyosawa River in Hanamaki. A self-catering cure wing survives, and the riverside open-air bath is its mainstay.

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Nebama Coast

釜石市沿岸エリア

A beach curving at the mouth of the Unosumai River in Kamaishi. The disaster changed it greatly, but the shallow water has not changed.

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Daiwa Fruit Park Kesen

陸前高田市沿岸エリア

A blueberry farm in Rikuzentakata growing 1,500 bushes of 30 varieties, and making preserves as well.

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Tsukushi Farm

遠野市県南エリア

A blueberry farm in Tsukimoushi, Tono. Opened in 2018, with a wide field to pick across.

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Miyata Onsen

一戸町県北エリア

A hot spring beyond the pass in Ichinohe, among clear water and trees, with char to be caught nearby.

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Kyodo Ryori (Donguri Ryori Hoka)

岩泉町沿岸エリア

The local cooking of Iwaizumi, including ramen whose noodles carry acorn flour, eaten here since Jomon times.

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Tsukuehama Beach

田野畑村沿岸エリア

A swimming beach in Tanohata village, opened in 2018.

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Crab Fluffy Dumplings (River Crab Soup)

陸前高田市沿岸エリア

A local dish of Rikuzentakata: mitten crab from the Kesen River, crushed and stirred into a clear soup where it sets.

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Kita-Samuraihama Yaeijo

久慈市県北エリア

A campsite on the coast at Kuji, beside a seawater pool cut out of the rocks.

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Kitakami Ichigo-en

北上市県南エリア

A strawberry farm in Kitakami. Raised beds let you stand while comparing four varieties.

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Maesawa Beef Nigiri at Sukihachi Sushi

奥州市県南エリア

A sushi restaurant in Oshu, held to be the first to serve Maesawa beef as nigiri.

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Okirai Namiita Beach

大船渡市沿岸エリア

A swimming beach at Okirai in Ofunato, reopened in 2017.

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Amihari Onsen

雫石町県央エリア

A hot spring on the south flank of Mount Iwate in Shizukuishi. Found in the 8th century, it was closed to bathers in the Edo period out of respect for…

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Sanchi Chokubaijo Kitchen Garden

二戸市県北エリア

A farm stand in Ninohe: wild vegetables in spring, mushrooms in autumn, and home-made rice-cake sweets.

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Onatsupe Beach

宮古市沿岸エリア

A swimming beach in Miyako, reopened in 2019.

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Lake Gando Rest House

盛岡市県央エリア

An eating house on Lake Gando in Yabukawa, Morioka, hand-cutting pure buckwheat noodles from local flour each morning.

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Kojin Beach

山田町沿岸エリア

A swimming beach at the south end of the Funakoshi Peninsula in Yamada. Reopened in 2014, with a long white beach.