Sakura on Ruins

#cherryblossom2024 Castle Ruins and rock festival By the beginning of the 20th century, Morioka Castle was abandoned and fell into disrepair. Famous park designer Nagaoka Yasuhei created Iwate Park here, planting flowers and trees on the castle grounds, among which there are walking paths. Recommended In spring, have a picnic under the cherry blossoms Listen to rock at the Ishigaki Music Festival How to get there The Tohoku Shinkansen runs to Morioka Station, near which the park is located. The Morioka City Loop bus will take you from the station to the park in 10 minutes. You can take a taxi or walk for 15-20 minutes. It is interesting There are ruins of an ancient castle on the territory Iwate Park is included in the list of the 100 best historical parks in Japan The name of the Ishigaki festival means "stone wall" Rock on Ruins The Ishigaki Music Festival takes place in the park every September. The festival is very popular, and you can visit it for free. The main stage of the event is in Iwate Park, and ten more scenes are installed throughout the city. Even if you don't like rock music and don't understand Japanese, the atmosphere of the festival is worth coming there. Other events are held in Iwate throughout the year. However, there is already something to see here: a temple, a pond, statues, koinobori pennants depicting carp in May and much more. You can spend several hours in the park or even stay all day.