Hanamaki, Iwate

Hanamaki (Japanese花 巻 市, -shi ) is a city in Iwate Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Hanamaki is located north of Sendai and south of Morioka.

The Kitakami flows through the city from north to south.

Attractions

The district is home to the Ohasama mask dance Hayachine Kagura (早 池 峰 神 楽) was recorded in 2009 by the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Traffic

  • Hanamaki airport
  • Street: Tōhoku Expressway
  • National Road 4, by Tōkyō and Aomori
  • JR Tohoku Shinkansen: Shin- Hanamaki Station
  • JR Tōhoku Main Line

Twinning

  • Berne Village (Lower Austria )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Morioka
  • Kitakami
  • Tono

Sons and daughters of the town

Ural Owl Cities of Japan Morioka, Iwate Aomori, Aomori Kitakami, Iwate Hachimantai, Iwate Ichinoseki, Iwate Kamaishi, Iwate Kuji (Iwate) Miyako (Iwate) Ninohe, Iwate Noda (Iwate) Hirono (Iwate) Fudai (Iwate) Yamada (Iwate)
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