Iwate's highest mountain at 2,038 metres, a volcano often called 'Nanbu Fuji' that dominates the view from Morioka.
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AUTUMN · Oct
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2°C
Clear sky
💧 0% rain chance · wind 6 km/h
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Suitability
Stroller: Not verified
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: quiet
Rules
Drones: banned
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
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Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-06
- 1. Mount Iwate and Kitakami River in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. · yisris from Morioka, Japan · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0