Morioka, Japan

E99878

Morioka, Japan is a historic city in Iwate Prefecture on Japan’s main island of Honshu, known for its scenic mountain surroundings, traditional culture, and distinctive local noodle dishes.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Morioka 49 0
Morioka, Iwate, Japan 0 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeStatus core city of Japan
climate humid continental climate
country Japan
economicActivity commerce
light manufacturing
tourism
governingBody Morioka City Government
hasAreaCode 019
hasFestival Morioka Sansa Odori Festival
hasJapaneseName Morioka
surface form: 盛岡市
hasLandmark Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building
Ishiwarizakura (Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree)
Morioka Castle Ruins Park
Morioka Hachimangu Shrine NERFINISHED
hasPostalCodePrefix 020
hasUniversity Iwate Medical University
Iwate University NERFINISHED
historicalClan Nanbu clan
historicalDomainCenter Morioka Domain
historicalEvent developed as a castle town in the Edo period
isCapitalOf Iwate Prefecture NERFINISHED
knownFor Morioka Sansa Odori taiko drumming
historic townscape
local noodle dishes
scenic mountain surroundings
traditional culture
locatedIn Iwate Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Tohoku region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Mount Iwate NERFINISHED
locatedOnIsland Honshu NERFINISHED
prefecturalOfficeLocation Iwate Prefecture
surface form: Iwate Prefectural Government
railwayStation Morioka Station NERFINISHED
regionLanguage Japanese
river Kitakami River NERFINISHED
Nakatsu River NERFINISHED
Shizukuishi River NERFINISHED
servedByRailLine Akita Shinkansen
Tōhoku Shinkansen
surface form: Tohoku Shinkansen
sisterCity Blue Mountains
surface form: Blue Mountains, Australia

Pyeongchang
surface form: Pyeongchang, South Korea

Victoria, Canada NERFINISHED
Yantai
surface form: Yantai, China
specialtyFood Jajamen
Morioka Reimen NERFINISHED
Wanko Soba
timeZone Japan Standard Time
transportHubFor Iwate Prefecture NERFINISHED
utcOffset +09:00

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Inazo Nitobe placeOfBirth Morioka, Japan
this entity surface form: Morioka, Iwate, Japan