Iwate prefecture
It is second largest prefecture and the lowest population density, the capital is Morioka.
The Chuson-ji temple was listed World heritage by UNESCO.
There are many Important cultural properties and National treasures.
The Nambu-Ironware is traditional industry. Matsuo Bashō( the greatest master of haiku) visited and wrote about Iwate in the journey described in Oku no Hosomichi. He was especially inspired by Hiraizumi.
Major industry is farming, fisheries(abalone, seaweed), forestry, livestock industry.
Tono City and Kitakami Tenshochi Park
Tenshochi, a municipal park in Kitakami, is located by the Kitakami River and renowned as one of the Three Best Cherry-Viewing Spots in Michinoku
Hiraizumi : Chusonji and Motsuji Temples
Hiraizumi flourished for nearly one hundred years, during a peaceful era of prosperity. However, hostility from the court in Kyoto and the beginnings of Minamoto no Yoritomo's reign in Kamakura eventually dragged Hiraizumi into the violent political disturbances of the late twelfth century.