Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at 15,275 square kilometres (5,898 sq mi), with a population of 1,165,886. Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south.
Image: Cherry tree and Mount Iwate
Image: Konjikido at Chuson ji
Image: 大沢橋梁 panoramio
Image: Iwate SL galaxy running on the Megane(eye glasses) Bridge m
The Tōhoku region , Northeast region, Ōu region , or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (ken): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.
Northern Fujiwara
Cast iron teapots like this one sit atop stoves during the long winters in Tōhoku.
Aizuwakamatsu Castle after the Battle of Aizu, 1868 photograph
Mount Iwate dominates the city of Morioka