Morioka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Iwate
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 290,700
• Coordinates: 39.7000° N, 141.1500° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 464 km (288 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA): 30 km (19 mi), straight line
• Akita Airport (AXT): 80 km (50 mi), straight line
• Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ): 86 km (53 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yahaba: 9.9 km (6.1 mi)
• Takizawa: 12 km (7 mi)
• Shizukuishi: 14 km (9 mi)
• Hizume: 17 km (10 mi)
• Hachimantai: 22 km (14 mi)

Things to see

• 'stone splitting' cherrytree (attraction)
• 盛岡城 (Morioka-jō) (castle)
• 縣社 櫻山神社 (memorial)