postgres Iwate A prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan, with its capital at Morioka. /en/places/jp-pref-iwate.html place_japan_pref_iwate place Iwate jp-pref-iwate A prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan, with its capital at Morioka. published category-geography category-history tag-admin-division ja-wiki 岩手県 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A9%E6%89%8B%E7%9C%8C 日本語ウィキペディア・公式サイト, 2026-10-28確認 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 user:admin 6 ## Overview Iwate is a first-level administrative division of [[place_japan_country|Japan]] in the Tohoku region. Its area is about 15,275 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at Morioka. ## History In the Heian period the Oshu Fujiwara clan flourished at Hiraizumi. In the Edo period it was the domain of the Morioka (Nanbu) clan, and the present borders were set in 1876. ## Geography and industry At 15,275 km2 it is the second-largest prefecture. The Konjikido of Chuson-ji at Hiraizumi (World Heritage), Geibikei Gorge and the folk culture of Tono are famous; Kamaishi's steel and fishing are traditional industries. ## Transport [[concept_japan_shinkansen_tohoku|Tohoku Shinkansen]] stops at Iwate-Numakunai and Shin-Hanamaki; [[concept_japan_shinkansen_akita|Akita Shinkansen]] runs from Morioka toward Akita. /places/jp-pref-iwate.html en zh de en fr ja 県 39.7036 141.1527 日本・岩手県 tag-admin-division admin-division 行政区划 省、地、县各级行政区及其历史沿革。 4403 6 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 当前版本 true /en/places/jp-pref-iwate/at/6.html en zh de en fr ja place_kind 県 admin_area 日本・岩手県 coordinates 39.70360, 141.15270