Everything for your trip to Iwate in one place: model itineraries, anime pilgrimage, events & festivals, attractions, cherry blossoms, autumn leaves. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🗺 5 days, 4 nightsSummerTohoku ・ 15 stops ・ August
A route that visits Tohoku's summer festivals, held one after another in August, covering one city a day from Morioka to Sendai. For five days, you repeat the same rhythm: see the city's sights by day and the festival by night.
🎬 13 placesTohoku・Tokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Kansai・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Aomori City, Aomori・Morioka City, Iwate・Awashimaura Village, Niigata
A university student who dreams of becoming a manga artist hits a creative wall and sets off on easygoing trips around Japan, choosing each destination by social media poll. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes all 13 prefectures the story visits: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Tokyo, Niigata, Toyama, Mie, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima and Kagawa.
🏛️ FacilityTohoku ・ Hanamaki, Iwate
A facility in Hanamaki where you can experience the world of the children's author Kenji Miyazawa. Surrounded by nature, the grounds include the "Kenji's School," made up of themed zones, and the "Kenji's Classrooms," exhibition buildings in log houses. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
May
August
ExperienceTohoku ・ Morioka & Koiwai
The visitor area of Koiwai Farm in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture. You can tour cattle barns designated as Important Cultural Properties, ride horses, and join programs that take you around the farm. It's about 35 minutes by bus from Morioka Station, or about 15 minutes by car from Morioka IC.
Famous single treeTohoku ・ Morioka & Koiwai
🌸 Typical peak: Mid Apr – Late Apr
Park
Mountain & highland
Gorge🍁 Typical peak
Temple🍁 Typical peak
Gorge
Snow corridor
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🚄 JRMonthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.
Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.
