Akita Airport 1 hr 34
Mount Akita-Komagatake (1 hr 2.) Morioka Castle Site Park (Iwate Park) (29 min.)
Raised park on top of Edo-period castle s walls with spring cherry blossoms & vibrant autumn colors. Morioka Handcrafts Village (8 min.) Morioka Castle Ruins (29 min.)
Park Iwate Museum Of Art (22 min.) Goshoko Large Park (6 min.)
Park Morioka Hachimangu Shrine (31 min.)
Shinto shrine founded in 1062 & rebuilt in 2006 known for its annual horse parades & archery. Noukyo Shizukuishi Shisho Mae (3 min) Ishiwarizakura (The Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree) (29 min.)
This landmark cherry tree is over 400 years old growing out of a crack in a large granite boulder. Tsunagi Hot Spring (8 min.) Gosho Lake (10 min.)
Lake Roadside Station Shizukuishi Anekko (13 min)
Camping and hamburger 岩手山 (27 min) 雫石スキー場 (17 min) 小岩井農場の一本桜 (13 min.) Shizukuishi Shogakko Mae (2 min) | 
