More enjoyable trip to Hachimantai and Appi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Summer Morioka-Hachimantai 2 nights 3 days travel plan

- Mountain Activities -

Allow us to introduce a number of mountain activities, beautiful locations, and delicious foodie delights that you can easily visit.

Day1 [ Tokyo → Morioka, Iwate]

On the first day, enjoy great food and walk around the city of Morioka

  • Arrived at Morioka Station. When you come to Iwate, challenge yourself to wanko soba.
    From August 1st to 4th, you can also see the Sansa Dance Festival.
  • Overnight stay in Morioka.

Day2 [Morioka → Hachimantai]

Enjoy mountain activities in national parks

  • Rent a car in front of Morioka station and head for Hachimantai!↓ (Takes about 40 minutes by car on the expressway)
  • To Lodge Clubman.Enjoy mountain activities with a specialist guide. ROSSIGNOL BIKE CENTER on the same grounds. Rent a bike and explore a special course with your guide. (Reservation required) At night, go on a walk to see the fireflies.
  • Overnight stay in Hachimantai

Day3 [Hachimantai → Morioka]

Enjoy beautiful locations and local food

  • Why not pray for love at Sakura Matsu Shrine─ Walk along a path through a refreshing forest of ancient pines and cedars over 200 years old to reach Sakura Matsu Shrine.
    Two trees intertwine, growing together at their base and mid-trunk. This spot is known as a place to pray for love and relationship fortune. Deep within the shrine's forest lies Fudo Falls, a place of great beauty where the red bridge, white waterfall, and green trees create striking contrasts. ↓ (Approx. 10 min by car)
  • At SHIMONO528, we recommend the slightly unusual miso-flavored soft serve. (About 5 minutes by car)
  • Enjoy Japanese tofu and our special yuba tofu at F-setsu-ka.
    At Hachimantai, you can enjoy four types of tofu─green, black, white, and blue─made from carefully selected ingredients sourced from across Japan. The crumbled soft-serve ice cream and special weekend-only croquettes made with yuba are also exquisite. (Approximately 55 minutes by car via the expressway)
  • One of the three major noodles in Morioka, enjoy jajamen for lunch. "Bai Long", the place where jajamen was first served in Morioka, is of course particularly famous.