Iwate Ken Postal code

Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture in Japan. It is in the Thoku region of the island of Honshu. It is the second-largest prefecture in Japan. It has a population of 1,210,534 people (as of October 1, 2020). People in Iwate Prefecture live near Aomori Prefecture to the north and Miyagi Prefecture to the south. In Iwate Prefecture, Morioka is the capital and the largest city. Other big cities are Ichinoseki, sh, and Hanamaki, but these aren't as big. Iwate Prefecture is on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast and has the easternmost point of Honshu at Cape Todo. It also shares the highest peaks of the u Mountains, the country's longest mountain range, with Akita Prefecture, which is on the other side. You can visit Morioka Castle, the Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi, like Chson-ji and Matsumoto-ji, the Fujiwara no Sato movie lot and theme park in sh, and Tenshochi park in Kitakami, which is known for its huge, old cherry trees. There are fewer people in Iwate than in any other prefecture outside of Hokkaido, with 5% of its land area designated as National Parks. Iwate is the name of a city in Japan. There are many theories about how the name came to be, but the most well-known one is the story of Oni no tegata, which is linked to the "Three Rocks" Shrine in Morioka. These rocks are said to have been thrown down into Morioka by an eruption of Mt. Iwate, which is near the city. There was once a devil who would often harass and torment the people in the area. According to legend, this devil lived there. It happened right away when people prayed to the spirits of Mitsuishi for protection. The devil was quickly tied up on these rocks, and he was forced to promise never to bother anyone again. As a sign of his promise, the devil made a handprint on one of the rocks. This gave rise to the name Iwate, which means "rock hand." People say that even after a rain, you can still see the devil's hand print.