Places to Visit near Morioka (Iwate): Top 25 of 62 places to visit within 25 km
There are 62 places to visit within 25 km of central Morioka, Iwate Prefecture in a straight line. The closest is Tokigane, about 1 km away.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Iwate 岩手山 | Mountain | 21 km |
| Morioka Castle 盛岡城 | Castle | under 1 km |
| Morioka Hachimangū 盛岡八幡宮 | Shinto shrine | 1 km |
| Hōon-ji Temple 報恩寺 | Buddhist temple | 1 km |
| Shiwa Castle 志波城 | Castle | 4 km |
| Iwate Morioka Stadium 岩手県営運動公園 | Park | 5 km |
| Iwate Museum of Art 岩手県立美術館 | Museum | 3 km |
| Mount Himekami 姫神山 | Mountain | 18 km |
| Iwate Prefectural Museum 岩手県立博物館 | Museum | 6 km |
| Tokutan Castle 徳丹城 | Castle | 11 km |
| Tonomi Palisade 鳥海柵 | Castle | 11 km |
| Kōriyama Castle 郡山城 | Castle | 15 km |
| Yubunezawa Stone Circle 湯舟沢環状列石 | Historic site | 10 km |
| Tokigane 時鐘 | Tower | under 1 km |
| Fukazawa Kōko Nonohana Museum 深沢紅子野の花美術館 | Museum | under 1 km |
| Morioka Museum of Letter 盛岡てがみ館 | Museum | under 1 km |
| Sakurayama Shrine 桜山神社 | Shinto shrine | under 1 km |
| Morioka Takuboku & Kenji Youth Museum もりおか啄木・賢治青春館 | Museum | under 1 km |
| Mitsuishi Shrine 三ツ石神社 | Shinto shrine | under 1 km |
| Daiji-ji Temple (Morioka) 大慈寺 | Buddhist temple | under 1 km |
| Kisshō-ji 吉祥寺 | Buddhist temple | under 1 km |
| Nakano Castle 中野館 | Castle | 1 km |
| Gankyō-ji Temple 願教寺 | Buddhist temple | 1 km |
| Shōju-ji 聖寿寺 | Buddhist temple | 2 km |
| Sakakiyama-Inari Shrine 榊山稲荷神社 | Shinto shrine | 2 km |
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- Distances are straight-line figures from the centre of Morioka, calculated from map coordinates. Real travel time depends on the route and transfers.
- The list shows the places English-speaking readers look up most (by English Wikipedia page views), not simply the nearest ones.
- Open each place for its nearest station, a map link and the official website where available.
- Opening days, hours and prices change. Please confirm them on each official website before you travel.
Source: location data from Wikidata (CC0). Distances are calculated by this website.