• Take a local bus from Morioka Station and stroll through an area lined with historic townhouses.

• Visit a sake brewery to taste sake and stop by a traditional Japanese sweets store to experience local treats.

  
  

• Enjoy a lunch of famous wanko soba.

  
  

• Visit the castle ruins park with its stone walls and Western-style architecture.

  
  

— What You Can Expect —

Morioka is a town with a beautiful blend of the old and new, which has been
featured in the New York Times. Take a local bus from Morioka Station and
stroll through an area lined with traditional townhouses. You will also visit
a sake brewery, where you can taste some sake, and stop by a traditional
Japanese sweets store to fully enjoy the atmosphere of Morioka. For lunch, you
will try the famous wanko soba! In the afternoon, visit the castle ruins park,
featuring impressive stone walls and Western-style architecture.

— Itinerary —

9:50・・・ Meet at the Morioka Station Waterfall Square Cascade

→Taking the Morioka city center circulation bus ~Dendenmushi~(Approximately 20
min.)

10:30・・・【Strolling about Natayacho】Japanese Sake Tasting at ASABIRAKI

11:15・・・ Morioka Machiya Story Museum

11:45・・・ Stopping by a Japanese sweets store and experience sweet treats

→Taking a cab

12:30・・・【Lunch】Wanko Soba at Azumaya or Hatsukoma

13:45・・・【Walking tour】Konyamachi area

14:15・・・ The bank of Iwate red brick building

14:45・・・ Morioka Castle Ruins Park

15:15・・・ Guide recommended coffee shops

16:00・・・ Morioka History and Culture Museum