Morioka (盛岡市, Morioka-shi) is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 299,169 and a population density of 337 persons per km2.
Population: 295,172
Latitude: 39° 42' 0.00" N
Longitude: 141° 09' 0.00" E
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 58 was a Boeing 727-281 airliner, JA8329, that collided with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Mitsubishi F-86F Sabre, 92-7932, while en route from Chitose Airport in Sapporo to Tokyo International Airport (Haned…
Lake Tazawa (田沢湖, Tazawa-ko) is a caldera lake in the city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. It is the deepest lake in Japan at 423 metres (1,388 ft). The area is a popular vacation area and several hot spring resorts can be found in the…
Takizawa (滝沢市, Takizawa-shi) is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2014, the city had an estimated population of 55,153 and a population density of 303 persons per km².
The Ōu Mountains (奥羽山脈, Ōu-sanmyaku) are a mountain range in the Tōhoku region of Honshū, Japan. The range is the longest range in Japan and stretch 500 km (311 mi) south from the Natsudomari Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture to the Nasu volcanoes at t…
Mount Iwate (岩手山, Iwate-san) is a stratovolcano complex located northwest of the city of Morioka in western Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan.
Iwate University (岩手大学, Iwate Daigaku) is a national university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. This university has been called "Gandai" in Japan.
Morioka Station (盛岡駅, Morioka-eki) is a railway station located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
The Tazawako Line (田沢湖線, Tazawako-sen) is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) connecting Morioka Station in Morioka, Iwate and Ōmagari Station in Daisen, Akita, Japan.
Shizukuishi (雫石町, Shizukuishi-chō) is a town located in Iwate District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2014, the town had an estimated population of 17,277 and a population density of 28.4 persons per km².
Mount Hayachine (早池峰山, Hayachine-san), at 1,917 m (6,289 ft), is the highest mountain in the Kitakami Range and the second highest in Iwate Prefecture after Mount Iwate.
Morioka Castle (盛岡城, Morioka-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a 100,000 koku tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province, in what is now central Morioka, Iwate Prefe…
Iwate Prefectural Morioka First High School (岩手県立盛岡第一高等学校 Iwate-kenritsu Morioka Dai-ichi Kōtōgakkō?), often abbreviated as Morioka Ichikō (盛岡一高?), is a public, coeducational, university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan. Founde…
Yahaba (矢巾町, Yahaba-chō) is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2014, the town had an estimated population of 26,880 and a population density of 400 persons per km².
Shiwachūō Station (紫波中央駅, Shiwachūō-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Shiwa (紫波町, Shiwa-chō) is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2014, the town had an estimated population of 33,073 and a population density of 138 persons per km².
Iwate (岩手郡, Iwate-gun) is a rural district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Furudate Station (古館駅, Furudate-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Akabuchi Station (赤渕駅, Akabuchi-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.