Morioka Racecourse, Morioka

Name: Morioka Racecourse
Address: Morioka, Japan

#14 among attractions in Morioka

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Morioka Racecourse is located in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. The new racecourse built in 1996 for horse racing. ()

Local name: 盛岡競馬場 Opened: 1932 (92 years ago)Coordinates: 39°41'28"N, 141°13'16"E

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Morioka Racecourse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Morioka Castle, Iwate Prefectural Museum, Iwate Museum of Art, Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree.

3.8 miW
Historical place, Park, Forts and castles
Morioka Castle, Morioka
98 min walk • 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.
5.7 miNW
Museum
Iwate Prefectural Museum, Morioka
145 min walk • Iwate Prefectural Museum opened in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan in 1980. The collection relates to the geology, natural history, archaeology, history, and folklore of Iwate Prefecture.
5.1 miW
Museum, Art museum
Iwate Museum of Art, Morioka
131 min walk • The Iwate Museum of Art is an art museum in Morioka, Japan. It was opened in 2001. The museum has a permanent exhibition of works by local Iwate Prefecture artists Tetsugoro Yorozu, Shunsuke Matsumoto and Yasutake Funakoshi, and houses temporary exhibitions on both Japanese and foreign themes.
3.8 miW
Tree
Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree, Morioka
98 min walk • The Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree is an approximately 400-year-old cherry tree growing out of a crack in a granite boulder in front of the district courthouse in Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is a ten-minute walk from Morioka Station.
3 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Morioka Hachimangū, Morioka
78 min walk • Morioka Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine in the city of Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan. The shrine is noted for its annual festival on the second Saturday in June, which is famous for the Chagu Chagu Umakko, a horse parade which was recognized in 1978 as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
3.7 miNW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Hōon-ji, Morioka
96 min walk • Hōon-ji is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai, although the temple is more famous for its statues of the 500 Rakan.
3.7 miW
39°42'11"N • 141°9'11"E
Yan shou xian gong hui tang, Morioka
95 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
5.3 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Morioka Takaya Arena, Morioka
137 min walk • Morioka Takaya Arena is an arena in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. It is the home arena of the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
4.2 miW
39°42'12"N • 141°8'35"E
Kurosuterasu sheng gang, Morioka
108 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
5.3 miSW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Iwagin Stadium, Morioka
136 min walk • Iwagin Stadium is a football stadium in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was formerly known as Morioka Minami Park Stadium. Since April 2016 it has been called Iwagin Stadium for the naming rights by Bank of Iwate. It is one of the home stadium of football club Grulla Morioka.
4.8 miW
Universities and schools
Iwate University, Morioka
124 min walk • Iwate University is a national university located in Morioka, Japan. Founded in 1876 as the Morioka Shihan Gakkō, the school was formally established as Iwate University in 1949.