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Welcome to the Iwate Prefecture
The Iwate Prefecture is in the Tohoku Region which is at the northern end of Honshu, Japan's main island, to the north of Tokyo.
The official web site for the prefecture has an English version with information about the prefecture including tourism and transportation.
The Iwate Tourist Association web site is a very good resource for travel planning.
The Kamaishi and Miyako city web sites have information in English about the history of their cities and places of interest.
The Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi is on a tentative list for World Heritage Status by UNESCO.
The Rikuchu-Kaigan National Park is in the Iwate and Miyagi prefectures.
Airport: Iwate-Hanamaki has flights to other domestic airports.