Hanamaki
Hanamaki, in Iwate Prefecture, is the birthplace of novelist and poet Kenji Miyazawa and the origin of wanko soba, Iwate's signature dish of repeatedly refilled modest soba portions. The city sits between the Ou Mountains to the west and the Kitakami Highlands to the east, with hot spring resorts in its western reaches. UNESCO World Heritage sites lie within the wider region, and the city has enough cafés and restaurants to reward a day or two of exploration.
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- Population94,691
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.3 km2.7 mi
Nearest airports
Hanamaki: quick answers
Where is Hanamaki?
Hanamaki is in Hanamaki City, Japan, about 35 km22 miles in a straight line from Morioka.
How do you get to Hanamaki?
The nearest airport is Hanamaki (HNA), about 13 min away by road. The nearest train station is 新花巻, about 12 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Hanamaki?
The warmest month is August, averaging 22°C72°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C26°F. The wettest month is July, with about 174 mm6.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Hanamaki?
OpenStreetMap lists 25 restaurants, 5 cafés and 18 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Hanamaki?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land, Ichinoseki and Morioka.