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●─── Access from major airports outside of Iwate (Tohoku Shinkansen) (Narita Express) Approx. 2 hr 05 mins Ichinoseki Narita International Airport Approx. 1 hr Approx. 2 hr 42 mins Shin-Hanamaki Tokyo Sapporo (Tokyo Monorail) (JR) Approx. 2 hr 10 mins Morioka New Chitose Airport Haneda Airport Approx. 20 mins Hamamatsucho Approx. 6 mins Muroran Approx. 2 hr 53 mins Nihohe Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto

Shin-Aomori IWATE (Sendai Airport Access Line) Hachinohe Japan Approx. 25 mins (Tohoku Shinkansen) Akita Shinkansen Sendai Domestic Airline Akita Morioka Sendai Morioka Miyako Airport (Connecting bus) Approx. 40 mins Yokote Iwate Hanamaki Airport Sapporo Iwate Tourist Guidebook Akita Expressway Nagoya Approx. 40 mins Shinjo Kitakami Osaka Yamagata Shinkansen Yamagata Fukuoka https://visitiwate.com/ Sendai Joetsu Shinkansen Niigata Sendai Airport Nagano Shinkansen Fukushima ●─── Access from within Japan Hokuriku Shinkansen Tohoku Expressway (New Chitose) Kanazawa Takasaki Sapporo Approx. 55 mins (Connecting bus) Nagano Tohoku Shinkansen Osaka International (Komaki) Tokyo Nagoya Approx. 1 hr 10 mins Iwate Approx. 53 mins Morioka Sanyo Shinkansen Airport (Itami) Narita International Airport Hanamaki Kyoto Nagoya (Komaki) Haneda Airport Osaka (Itami) Approx. 1 hr 20 mins Hiroshima Okayama Osaka Airport Hakata Fukuoka Airport Kansai International Airport Chubu Centrair Fukuoka (Fukuoka) Approx. 2 hrs International Airport Tokaido Shinkansen Kumamoto

Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima-Chuo New route open in June 2018! Miyako – Muroran Ferry 1 round trip per day (10 hours one way) Temperature ﬂuctuations throughout the year in Iwate prefecture (Morioka) Leave Miyako: 8:00AM Arrive Muroran: 6:00PM Service plan (In Celsius) Leave Muroran: 8:00PM Arrive Miyako: 6:00AM 35 30 See website for details. 25 silverferry.jp 20 15 10 TOHOKU EXPRESSWAY PASS 5 With the Tohoku Expressway Pass, you can use Tohoku’s expressways as 0 much as you like for one set price! -5 Please pick up a special ETC card along with your rental car. -10 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec (Month) Options range from 2 to 14 days at prices ranging from 4,100 to 12,200 yen. Highest Temperature Lowest Temperature Ave. Temperature For example: Regular expressway tolls (regular-sized car)

Sendai Airport – Chusonji (Hiraizumi-Maesawa IC) One way: 3,650 yen Guidance in 4 languages for sightseeing in Iwate Sendai Airport – Shirakami-Sanchi (Owani-Hirosaki IC) One way: 7,950 yen http://www.driveplaza.com/trip/drawari/tep2015/en.html Iwate Hiraizumi Interpreters and Guides Association http://iwate-guide.sakura.ne.jp/en/en01.html JR EAST PASS Tohoku Area Available languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, German This special pass lets you freely get on and off all express and normal Inquiries: trains (including shinkansen) within a specified free area! Iwate Hiraizumi Interpreters and Guides Association Office 208 Hanadate, Hiraizumi, Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiwai-gun 029-4102 Sold abroad Adult (Age 12 and up): 19,350 yen Child (Age 6-11): 9,670 yen TEL: +81-191-46-3762 (9:00-18:00) FAX: +81-191-46-3518 Sold domestically Adult (Age 12 and up): 20,360 yen Child (Age 6-11): 10,180 yen e-mail [email protected]

Conditions for purchase: Available only to foreign citizens with non-Japanese passports, visiting Japan for less than 90 days. Must show passport at time of purchase and pickup. http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/eastpass_t/index.html Iwate Prefecture Tourism Division 10-1 Uchimaru, Morioka City, Iwate 020-8570 JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido Rail Pass Tel: +81-19-629-5573 Fax: +81-19-623-2510 This special pass lets you freely get on and oﬀ all express and normal https://visitiwate.com/ trains (including shinkansen) within a speciﬁed free area! Prices and conditions are the same as with JR EAST PASS. Please use QR code to see website for details. http://www.jreasthokkaido.com/tohokuhokkaido/e/

TOHOKU HIGHWAY BUS TICKET This special bus ticket lets you freely get on and oﬀ highway buses throughout the six prefectures of Tohoku (including about 60 routes), for either two or three days! Sobacchi Kokucchi Tofucchi Omocchi Unicchi

Price 2-Day Pass 6,000 yen Iwate PR characters, the “Wanko Brothers”

3-Day Pass 8,000 yen *There is no child fare for this pass. https://japanbusonline.com/tohoku The Golden Land IWATE, JAPAN Iwate Prefecture Iwate, located in the northeast part of Japan, is the 2nd Festivals largest prefecture after Hokkaido. Iwate is full of charm throughout each of the four rich, beautiful seasons and IWATEJapan boasts stunning views of the sea from the rias coast- line, elegant mountains, and many historical sites tell- ing stories of history and culture represented by two world heritage sites.

●❶ ●❷ ●❸ ●❹ January: Kokuseki-ji Sominsai (Oshu) April: Hitaka Hibuse Matsuri (Oshu) April: Spring Fujiwara Festival May: Esashi Jinku Festival (Oshu) Kokuseki-ji, a Buddhist temple of the 9 musical hayashi-yatai floats decorated (Hiraizumi) A festival celebrated by ten musical Tendai Sect of Mt. Myokensan, holds this with luxurious ornaments move around Various events take place including hayashi-yatai floats and 3,000 dancers. festival of naked men and fire to ward town. Yoshitsune's Eastern Flight Processional off disaster and pray for an abundant and a parade of children in period cos- harvest. tume.

World Heritage Site, Hiraizumi (Hiraizumi) In June of 2011, “Hiraizumi- Temples, Gardens, and Archaeologi- cal Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land” was listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

●❺ ●❻ ●❼ ●❽ May: Gokusui no En (Hirazumi) August: Kitakami Michinoku Performing August: Funekko Nagashi (Morioka) September: Kuji Autumn Festival (Kuji) Sake glasses float down the stream pass- Arts Festival (Kitakami) Boats adorned with lanterns and other Large, gorgeous floats and dynamic ing Motsu-ji, and poets dressed in the More than 100 groups of performers striking decorations float down the mikoshi pass down the main streets of garb of the Heian period read poetry. gather from all over Tohoku to give Nakatsugawa River wrapped in flame. the city. competing performances.

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●❾ ●❼●12 Tohoku Expressway Hashino Iron Mine (Kamaishi) It was listed as a World Heritage Site in July, 2015 as a site sym- ●11 History and Culture bolizing the modernization of the steel industry in Japan. ●❻ ●❹ ●13 ●❶ ●❷ ●❸ Tohoku Line ●❺ ●❾ Chagu Chagu Umako Festival August: Sansa Odori (Morioka) (Takizawa, Morioka) A vast parade of over 20,000 dancers, taiko drummers, and ﬂute players. You can jump right in 100 beautifully decorated horses are and join. ridden by children about 15 km at a Goshono Jomon Park (Ichinohe) walking pace along the road. Held on Ruins from the Jomon period dating the 2nd Saturday in June. back about 4,000 years cover the area.

●10 ●11 ●12 ●13 Esashi Fujiwara no Sato September: Ninohe Matsuri (Ninohe) September: Hanamaki Matsuri (Hanamaki) September: Morioka Autumn Festival October: Kamaishi Matsuri (Kamaishi) Heritage Park (Oshu) Morioka Castle Site Park (Iwate Park) Oni Kenbai Hayachine Kagura (Hanamaki) Shishi-Odori (Deer Dance) A mikoshi leads a parade of 9 floats through Over 100 mikoshi and 10 splendid floats (Morioka) Boats carrying shinto gods travel on the This part is a reconstruction of the build- (Morioka) (Demon’s Sword Dance) Registered as a UNESCO Intan- (Throughout Iwate) the city. parade through the city. With cries of “yaaare, yaaare,” luxurious ocean with toramai (tiger performance) ings and streets of the Heian period. It With cherry blossoms in the spring and (Kitakami) gible Cultural Heritage in 2009. floats are pulled through the city. and Shinto dancers on board. is famous as a location for the filming fall colors in the autumn, this beautiful of TV shows. park is full of nature. 2 3 Iwate Prefecture Iwate, located in the northeast part of Japan, is the 2nd Festivals largest prefecture after Hokkaido. Iwate is full of charm throughout each of the four rich, beautiful seasons and IWATEJapan boasts stunning views of the sea from the rias coast- line, elegant mountains, and many historical sites tell- ing stories of history and culture represented by two world heritage sites.

Motsu-ji (Hiraizumi) Pure Land Gardens boasting exquisite beauty throughout all four seasons. ●10 ●❽

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●❶ Tohoku Line Appi Ski Resort (Hachimantai) 21 courses totally 45.1km of total runs. A large ski resort with mainly long courses. 15 mins by car from the Matsuo-Hachimantai IC ●❶ Matsukawa Onsen (Hachimantai) 20 mins by car from the Matsuo-Hachimantai IC

●❹ ●❺ Kitakami Country Club (Kitakami) Shizukuishi Golf Resort (Shizukuishi) An 18-hole golf course that makes excellent use of the A 36-hole golf course with a sweeping view of Mt. Iwate natural landscape with various types of practice areas. that you can enjoy to your heart’s content. ●❷ 15 mins by car from the Kitakami-Ezuriko IC 35 mins by car from the Morioka IC Shizukuishi Ski Resort (Shizukuishi) Distinguished ski resort where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships ●❷ ●❸ were held. There is an exhilarating downhill run with an elevation drop Tohoku of 850 meters. Ichinoseki Onsen-kyo (Ichinoseki) Tsunagi Onsen (Morioka) ●❶ Shinkansen 35 mins by car from the Morioka IC 70 mins by car from the Ichinoseki IC 15 mins by car from the Morioka IC ●❺●❸

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Tohoku Expressway Tohoku Line ●❷ ●❸ ●❻ ●❹ ●❺ Geto Kogen Resort (Kitakami) Appi Kogen Golf Club (Hachimantai) Hanamaki Onsen-kyo (Hanamaki) Oshuku Onsen (Shizukuishi) With abundant snowfall and 14 unique courses, both beginners and Boasts four serious 36-hole golf courses where domestic professional experts can enjoy the runs. tournaments were held. 15 mins by car from the Hanamaki IC 25 mins by car from the Morioka IC 30 mins by car from the Kitakmi-Ezuriko IC 15 mins by car from the Matsuo-Hachimantai IC 4 5 Hot springs Ski & Golf

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●❹ ●❷ ●❸ Koiwai Farm Solitary Cherry Tree (Shizukuishi) 15 mins by car from the Morioka IC Ishiwarizakura (Morioka) Aspite Line Snow Corridor (Mid-April to early May) 10 mins by bus from Morioka Station (Hachimantai) 25 mins by car from the Matsuo-Hachimantai IC

●❼ ●❶ Kitayamazaki (Tanohata) 2 hrs and 25 mins by car from the Morioka-minami IC Tenshochi (Kitakami) 15 mins by bus from Kitakami Station ●❺ ●❻ Geibikei Gorge and Sightseeing Boat (Ichinoseki) Genbikei Gorge (Ichinoseki) 30 mins by car from the Ichinoseki IC 10 mins by car from the Ichinoseki IC

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●❾ ●❶ Tohoku Expressway Tohoku Line ●❻ ●❺ ●❽ ●❾ ●10 Jodogahama (Miyako) Kappabuchi Pool (Tono) Ryosendo Cave (Iwaizumi) ●11 2 hrs and 15 mins by car from the Morioka-Minami IC 25 mins by bus from Tono Station 2 hrs by car from the Morioka-minami IC Fall colors in Hachimantai (Hachimantai) 40 mins by car from the Matsuo-Hachimantai IC 6 7 Four Seasons and Nature

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Hachimantai Trekking (Hachimantai) Together, Hachimantai and Aomori Prefecture’s Lake Towada make up Towada-Hachimantai National Park, a wonderful location for trekking. ●10 40 mins by car from the Matsuo- ●❷ ●❾ Hachimantai IC

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Tohoku Expressway ●❶ ●❽ ●❻ Sappa Boat Adventures (Tanohata) 2 hrs and 25 mins by car from the Morioka IC / 10 min walk from the Sanriku Railway Tanohata Station ＊Subject to the condition of the ocean. Operating all year round, by reservation. Tohoku Line ●❽ ●❼ ●13 ●12 Miyazawa Kenji Memorial Museum (Hanamaki) Koiwai Farm (Shizukuishi) Learn about the life and works of Kenji Miyazawa, poet Japan’s largest private composite farm. At the “Makiba-En” here, and children’s author from Hanamaki City. you can enjoy meals, shopping, events and pleasant strolls. 15 mins by car from the Hanamaki-Minami IC 15 mins by car from the Morioka IC

Views of the Sanriku Coast

●❷ ●❸ Shower Climbing (Kuji) The Blue Cave / Sappa Boat Ride (Miyako) Walk up a mountain stream with a guide. ＊Subject to the condition of the ocean. 30 minutes by car from Kuji Station Operates every day from March to November ●10 ●11 Kosode Coast (Kuji) Unosu Cliﬀs (Tanohata) Known for the “Northernmost Ama Divers.” There are must-see distinctive A picturesque area of Sanriku with cliﬀs 200 meters stall stretching out rock formations including Tsurigane Cave and Kabutoiwa Rock. along the coast.

●❹ ●❺ ●❻ Strawberry Picking (all Iwate) Morioka Handi-Works Square (Morioka) Tono Furusato Village (Tono) ●12 ●13 Strawberry picking can be enjoyed all over Visitors can try their hand at making various crafts, Traditional houses and nambu magariya from Iwate were Iwate from late December to June. folk crafts, and foods or observe. relocated here and preserved in this experiential facility. Goishi Coast (Ofunato) Takatamatsubara (Rikuzentakata) 10 mins by car from the Morioka IC Visitors can try their hand at various activities including There are spectacular views from this scenic spot of various unique rock Tens of thousands of pine trees that covered the beach were all destroyed making soba and mochi. 60 mins by car from the Towa IC formations worn down over the years by the rough waves of the ocean. by the tsunami but this one Miraculous Lone Pine Tree survived and 8 / 20 mins by taxi from Tono Station became a symbol of post-disaster reconstruction. 9 Experience

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Views of the Sanriku Coast

Wanko Soba (Morioka, Hanamaki) Morioka Jajamen Noodles (Morioka)

Sushi, seafood

Morioka Reimen Sea urchin, Ichigoni (Morioka, etc.) (Hirono, Kuji)

Abalone

Mutton Barbecue (Tono, Hachimantai, Shizukuishi, etc.)

Mochi Dishes (southern Iwate) Grains Dishes (northern Iwate, Hanamaki) Apples Soba Iwate Beef

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Wanko Soba (Morioka, Hanamaki) Morioka Jajamen Noodles (Morioka)

Sushi, seafood

Morioka Reimen Sea urchin, Ichigoni (Morioka, etc.) (Hirono, Kuji)

Abalone

Mutton Barbecue (Tono, Hachimantai, Shizukuishi, etc.)

Mochi Dishes (southern Iwate) Grains Dishes (northern Iwate, Hanamaki) Apples Soba Iwate Beef

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Nanbu Cast Ironware (Morioka, Oshu)

Sake

Nanbu Kodai Katazome (Morioka)

Iwayado Tansu (chest of drawers) Nanbu Senbei (wheat crackers) (Morioka, etc.) Koiwai Dairy Products (Shizukuishi) (Morioka, Oshu)

Kuji Amber (Kuji) ShoppingShopping

Lala Iwate Morioka Parc Avenue Kawatoku Tel: +81-19-626-8718 Tel: +81-19-651-1111 Hours: 10:00–18:30 (opens at 10:30 in Jan and Feb) Hours: 10:00–19:00 Closed: 2nd Wednesday of each month (Open every day (7th ﬂoor restaurant area: 11:00–21:00) in August and December) Access: 15 mins walk from Morioka Station Access: 15 mins walk from Morioka Station kawatoku.com/foreign/index_en.html https://www.iwatekensan.co.jp/shop/lala/

Aeon Mall Morioka Minami Aeon Mall Morioka Tel: +81-19-631-3450 Tel: +81-19-605-3511 Hours: 9:00–22:00 Hours: 9:00–21:00 ＊Some shops have diﬀerent hours ＊Some shops have diﬀerent hours Open 365 days a year Open 365 days a year Access: 10 mins by bus from Morioka Station, near the Access: 10 mins by bus from Morioka Station Morioka IC https://www.aeon.jp/sc/moriokaminami/ https://morioka-aeonmall.com Joboji-nuri Lacquerware (Ninohe, etc.) Hidehira-nuri Lacquerware

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Nanbu Cast Ironware (Morioka, Oshu)

Sake

Nanbu Kodai Katazome (Morioka)

Iwayado Tansu (chest of drawers) Nanbu Senbei (wheat crackers) (Morioka, etc.) Koiwai Dairy Products (Shizukuishi) (Morioka, Oshu)

Kuji Amber (Kuji) ShoppingShopping

12 13 14 Traffic information current as of Iwate Galaxy Railway November 30, 2019. ● ── Please confirm before your trip. The Iwate Galaxy Railway (IGR) runs between the north of Iwate Prefecture and Morioka City, in Hachinohe-kita IC Towada the center. The railway invites you to relax in the Owani Hirosaki IC calming car interiors as you watch the scenery Gonohe Hon-Hachinohe Sta. Hirakawa change outside the windows, and then take a walk Hachinohe Sta. through towns overflowing with history and culture. Hachinohe Hachinohe IC http://www.igr.jp Oirase Hashikami IC Ou Ikarigaseki IC Aomori Main Line Lake Towada Prefecture Kuji – Hachinohe Nango IC 56 mins Shingo Hachinohe Line Yatatetoge Aoimori Railway Sannohe Kosaka-Kita IC Nango Ninohe – Hachinohe Kosaka Junction 38 mins Taneichi Coast

Hirono Kosaka IC Kintaichi Onsen Karumai IC Forest Park Karumai Ono Campus Higashi-Odate Sta. Oritsume Basenkyo Karumai Kunohe IC Ninohe – Kuji Towada-Minami Sta. Ninohe Sta. Ichinohe IC 52 mins Oritsume Towada IC Ninohe Kuji-Kita IC Kuji Coast Kunohe Kuji IC Joboji IC Kuji Sta. Kazuno Hanawa Sta. Kosode Coast Kuji Kazuno Kazuno-Hachimantai IC Ichinohe Hiraniwa Highlands Shirakaba no Sato Yamagata IGR Iwate Sanriku Railway Goshono Jomon Park Kuji ● ── Hanawa Line Galaxy Railway Noda This local railway funs along Ashiro IC Ashiro Junction Tohoku the Sanriku Coast, and is popular Towada-Hachimantai National Park Shinkansen Noda for its event cars and merchandise. Morioka – Ninohe Hachimantai 76 mins Akita Fudai IC Kurosaki Appi Highlands Fudai Prefecture Ishigami no Oka Sanriku Railway Appi Kogen Ski Resort Kuzumaki Tanohata-Kita IC Rias Line Hachimantai Akkado Cave Hachimantai Miyako – Kuji Kitayamazaki Iwate Numakunai Sta. Kuzumaki Kogen 88 mins Matsuo-Hachimantai IC

Iwate Tanohata IC Sanriku Fukko NationalPark Aspite Line Tanohata Shimanokoshi Mitakai-Bunko Tanohata Hachimantai Onsen Nishine Tanohata-Minami IC Unosu-Dangai IC Nishine IC Koma Sta. Hayasaka Highlands Mt. Himekami Ryusendo Cave Iwaizumi-Ryusendo IC Akita Nairiku Towada-Hachimantai Mt. Iwate Iwaizumi Jukan Railway Iwaizumi Iwaizumi National Park Nyuto Onsen Hayasaka Tunnel Masaki Takizawa IC Lake Gando Sotoyama Highlands Taro Shizukuishi Takizawa Akita Komagatake Shizukuishi Ski Resort Morioka – Shizukuishi 17 mins Koiwai Takizawa-Chuo Smart IC Lake Tazawa Morioka – Miyako Morioka IC Morioka 92 mins Shizukuishi Anekko Tazawako Sta. Morioka Sta. Jodogahama Morioka Handi-Works Square Ishiwarizakura (Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree) Kuzakai Highlands Tazawako Line Tsunagi Onsen Yamabikokan Miyako Heizaki Kuzakai Kogen Miyako Sta. Morioka-Minami IC Tanosawa IC Kawame IC Neichi IC Miyako Yamada Line Moichi Sta. Miyako-Chuo IC Oshuku Onsen Yahaba Matsuyama IC Omoe Peninsula Yahaba Smart IC Kakunodate Sta. Hayachine Quasi-National Park Miyako-Minami IC Mt. Wagadake Mt. Hayachine Todogasaki Kakunodate Yamada-Kita IC Shiwa IC Shiwa Shiwa Tohoku Sanriku Railway Rias Line Main Hayachine Morioka – Hanamaki Line Yamada 38 mins Morioka – Tono Ishidoriya 65 mins Miyako – Kamaishi Yamada IC 55 mins Funakoshi Peninsula Iwate Hanamaki Tono Nishiwaga Hanamaki Onsen Hanamaki IC Airport Otsuchi Yamada Hanamaki Tono Furusato Village Hanamaki Airport IC Hanamaki Junction Yamada-Minami IC Shin-Hanamaki Sta. Otsuchi IC Hanamaki – Tono Hanamaki-Minami IC Hanamaki Sta. Towa 47 mins Tono Tono Kaze no Oka Kenji Miyazawa Towa IC Miyamori Kamaishi-Kita IC Yuda Onsen Hanamaki – Kitakami Kamaishi Line Tono Sta. Hashino Iron Mine Yuda IC Kinshuko 13 mins Kitakami-Ezuriko IC Tono – Kamaishi Kamaishi-Ryoishi IC Yokote Sta. Sannai Kitakami-Nishi IC Tono IC 38 mins Kitakami Kamaishi Miyamori IC Kamaishi Sta. Kitakami Sta. Esashi-Tase IC Kamaishi Sennin-Toge IC Kamaishi-Chuo IC Kitakami Junction Tono-Sumita IC Yokote IC Kitakami Line Tenshochi Kamaishi JCT Geto Kogen Ski Resort Kitakami-Kanegasaki IC Ozaki Rokando IC Rokando Cave Kamaishi Sennin-Toge Geto Kogen Onsen Kamaishi – Ofunato Mt. Goyo Esashi-Fujiwara Heritage Park Kanegasaki Taneyama Highlands 36 mins Sanriku Railway Mizusawa IC Sumita Ofunato Yoshihama IC Rias Line Mt. Yakeishidake Ofunato-Kita IC Mizusawa Sta. Mizusawa-Esashi Sta. Taneyamagahara Sanriku IC Oshu Smart IC Ofunato IC Kobezaki Oshu Sanriku Mizusawa Ofunato – Kesennuma 33 mins Sakari Sta. Kitakami – Ichinoseki 48 mins Tohoku Main Rikuzentakata Ofunato Sta. Line Ofunato-Goishikaigan IC Rikuzentakata IC Kurikoma Hiraizumi-Maesawa IC Ryorizaki Quasi-National Park Kayooka IC Goishi Coast Hiraizumi Chuson-ji Rikuzentakata Sta. Hiraizumi Motsu-ji Rikuzentakata Osabe IC Kiseki no Ipponmatsu (Miraculous Lone Pine) Mt. Kurikoma Geibikei Gorge Ichinoseki Onsen Hiraizumi Mt. Murone Karakuwa Koharagi IC Ichinoseki IC Murone Hirota Peninsula Genbikei Ichinoseki Genbikei Gorge Ichinoseki Sta. Ofunato Line Kesennuma Sta. JR Ofunato Line Between Kesennuma and Sakari Kawasaki Ichinoseki – Kesennuma BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) running 一关‒气仙沼50 mins Miyagi 50分钟 Osaki Cape Prefecture Tatsumaizaki Rotary Hanayama Oya Kaigan Wakayanagi-Kannari IC Kesennuma Line

Kurikoma Kogen Sta.

Tsukidate IC Utatsuzaki Minami-Sanriku

Tome Osaki Kamiwarizaki 15

Kami Tajiri Furukawa IC Furukawa Sta.

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Towada Hachinohe-kita IC Owani Hirosaki IC Gonohe Hon-Hachinohe Sta. Hirakawa Hachinohe Sta. Hachinohe Hachinohe IC Oirase Hashikami IC Ou Ikarigaseki IC Aomori Main Line Lake Towada Prefecture Kuji – Hachinohe Nango IC 56 mins Shingo Hachinohe Line Yatatetoge Aoimori Railway Sannohe Kosaka-Kita IC Nango Ninohe – Hachinohe Kosaka Junction 38 mins Taneichi Coast

Hirono Kosaka IC Kintaichi Onsen Karumai IC Forest Park Karumai Ono Campus Higashi-Odate Sta. Oritsume Basenkyo Karumai Kunohe IC Ninohe – Kuji Towada-Minami Sta. Ninohe Sta. Ichinohe IC 52 mins Oritsume Towada IC Ninohe Kuji-Kita IC Kuji Coast Kunohe Kuji IC Joboji IC Kuji Sta. Kazuno Hanawa Sta. Kosode Coast Kuji Kazuno Kazuno-Hachimantai IC Ichinohe Hiraniwa Highlands Shirakaba no Sato Yamagata IGR Iwate Goshono Jomon Park Kuji Hanawa Line Galaxy Railway Noda Ashiro IC Ashiro Junction Tohoku Towada-Hachimantai National Park Shinkansen Noda Morioka – Ninohe Hachimantai 76 mins Akita Fudai IC Kurosaki Appi Highlands Fudai Prefecture Ishigami no Oka Sanriku Railway Appi Kogen Ski Resort Kuzumaki Tanohata-Kita IC Rias Line Hachimantai Akkado Cave Hachimantai Miyako – Kuji Kitayamazaki Iwate Numakunai Sta. Kuzumaki Kogen 88 mins Matsuo-Hachimantai IC

Iwate Tanohata IC Sanriku Fukko NationalPark Aspite Line Tanohata Shimanokoshi Mitakai-Bunko Tanohata Hachimantai Onsen Nishine Tanohata-Minami IC Unosu-Dangai IC Nishine IC Koma Sta. Hayasaka Highlands Mt. Himekami Ryusendo Cave Iwaizumi-Ryusendo IC Akita Nairiku Towada-Hachimantai Mt. Iwate Iwaizumi Jukan Railway Iwaizumi Iwaizumi National Park Nyuto Onsen Hayasaka Tunnel Masaki Takizawa IC Lake Gando Sotoyama Highlands Taro Shizukuishi Takizawa Akita Komagatake Shizukuishi Ski Resort Morioka – Shizukuishi 17 mins Koiwai Takizawa-Chuo Smart IC Lake Tazawa Morioka – Miyako Morioka IC Morioka 92 mins Shizukuishi Anekko Tazawako Sta. Morioka Sta. Jodogahama Morioka Handi-Works Square Ishiwarizakura (Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree) Kuzakai Highlands Tazawako Line Tsunagi Onsen Yamabikokan Miyako Heizaki Kuzakai Kogen Miyako Sta. Morioka-Minami IC Tanosawa IC Kawame IC Neichi IC Miyako Yamada Line Moichi Sta. Miyako-Chuo IC Oshuku Onsen Yahaba Matsuyama IC Omoe Peninsula Yahaba Smart IC Kakunodate Sta. Hayachine Quasi-National Park Miyako-Minami IC Mt. Wagadake Mt. Hayachine Todogasaki Kakunodate Yamada-Kita IC Shiwa IC Shiwa Shiwa Tohoku Sanriku Railway Rias Line Main Hayachine Morioka – Hanamaki Line Yamada 38 mins Morioka – Tono Ishidoriya 65 mins Miyako – Kamaishi Yamada IC 55 mins Funakoshi Peninsula Iwate Hanamaki Tono Nishiwaga Hanamaki Onsen Hanamaki IC Airport Otsuchi Yamada Hanamaki Tono Furusato Village Hanamaki Airport IC Hanamaki Junction Yamada-Minami IC Shin-Hanamaki Sta. Otsuchi IC Hanamaki – Tono Hanamaki-Minami IC Hanamaki Sta. Towa 47 mins Tono ●─Iwate Hanamaki Airport Tono Kaze no Oka Kenji Miyazawa Towa IC Miyamori Hanamaki Airport’s new Kamaishi-Kita IC terminal is Iwate Prefecture’s Yuda Onsen Hanamaki – Kitakami Kamaishi Line Tono Sta. Hashino Iron Mine Yuda IC Kinshuko 13 mins gate to the sky. Kitakami-Ezuriko IC Tono – Kamaishi Kamaishi-Ryoishi IC Yokote Sta. Sannai Kitakami-Nishi IC Tono IC 38 mins Kitakami Kamaishi Miyamori IC Kamaishi Sta. Kitakami Sta. Esashi-Tase IC Kamaishi Sennin-Toge IC Kamaishi-Chuo IC Kitakami Junction Tono-Sumita IC Yokote IC Kitakami Line Tenshochi Kamaishi JCT Geto Kogen Ski Resort Kitakami-Kanegasaki IC Ozaki Rokando IC Rokando Cave Kamaishi Sennin-Toge Geto Kogen Onsen Kamaishi – Ofunato Mt. Goyo Esashi-Fujiwara Heritage Park Kanegasaki Taneyama Highlands 36 mins Sanriku Railway Mizusawa IC Sumita Ofunato Yoshihama IC Rias Line Mt. Yakeishidake Ofunato-Kita IC Mizusawa Sta. Mizusawa-Esashi Sta. Taneyamagahara Sanriku IC Oshu Smart IC Ofunato IC Kobezaki Oshu Sanriku Mizusawa Ofunato – Kesennuma 33 mins Sakari Sta. Kitakami – Ichinoseki 48 mins Tohoku Main Rikuzentakata Ofunato Sta. Ofunato-Goishikaigan IC Approximate travel Line Morioka – Miyako time by car between Kurikoma Rikuzentakata IC Ryorizaki Hiraizumi-Maesawa IC 92 mins points. (Based on Quasi-National Park Kayooka IC Goishi Coast 60km/hr) Hiraizumi Chuson-ji Rikuzentakata Sta. Hiraizumi Motsu-ji Rikuzentakata Osabe IC Kiseki no Ipponmatsu (Miraculous Lone Pine) Mt. Kurikoma Geibikei Gorge Shinkansen Ichinoseki Onsen Hiraizumi Mt. Murone Karakuwa Koharagi IC Ichinoseki IC Murone Hirota Peninsula JR Genbikei Ichinoseki Genbikei Gorge Ichinoseki Sta. Ofunato Line Sanriku Railway Kesennuma Sta. JR Ofunato Line Between Kesennuma and Sakari IGR Kawasaki Ichinoseki – Kesennuma BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) running 一关‒气仙沼50 mins Miyagi 50分钟 Osaki Cape Expressway Prefecture Tatsumaizaki National Route Rotary Hanayama Oya Kaigan Michi-no-Eki Wakayanagi-Kannari IC (Roadside Station) Kesennuma Line Iwate Hanamaki Airport Kurikoma Kogen Sta.

Tsukidate IC Utatsuzaki Minami-Sanriku

Tome Osaki Kamiwarizaki 15

Kami Tajiri Furukawa IC Furukawa Sta.

Kogota Wakuya Access Guide

Price 2-Day Pass 6,000 yen Iwate PR characters, the “Wanko Brothers”

3-Day Pass 8,000 yen *There is no child fare for this pass. https://japanbusonline.com/tohoku The Golden Land IWATE, JAPAN