Shizukuishi River

The Shizukuishi River is a river in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū in Japan. The river is 33.2 kilometres long and has a watershed of 168 square kilometres.

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Type: Stream
Description: river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Shizukishi-Gawa” and “Shizukuishi-kawa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Senbokuchō Station and Kannon-ji Temple.

Senbokuchō Station

Railway station

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Senbokuchō Station is a railway station in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Morioka Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimizucho and Morioka.

Shimizucho

Neighborhood

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Shimizucho is a neighborhood.

Morioka

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Morioka is the capital of Iwate Prefecture. Due to its transport links, it's a good option for a stopover on the way to either Akita or Hokkaido or a base for day trips to Kakunodate and some of the other small towns in the area.