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Hanamaki City
Iwate Prefecture · City
Official websiteIwate Prefecture page
Hanamaki City is in central-western Iwate Prefecture on the Kitakami Plain and is the birthplace of Miyazawa Kenji. It is said to be the birthplace of wanko soba (buckwheat noodles served in many small bowls), and it has Hanamaki Airport, the only airport in the prefecture. The Hanamaki Onsen area in the west includes Dai Onsen, Osawa Onsen and Shidotaira Onsen, and the city's summer-autumn green pepper production ranks 9th in Japan.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Hot spring (onsen)Watari Onsen (Hot spring)
Hot spring (onsen)Namari Onsen (Hot spring)building in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Hanamaki Onsen (Hot spring)building in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineTannaisan ShrineShinto shrine in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
WaterfallKamabuchi Falls
Shinto shrineToyagasaki ShrineShinto shrine in Iwate Prefecture, Japan- Place of scenic beautyGorin Pass
Shinto shrineMikumano ShrineShinto shrine in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Towaroadside station in Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Ishidoriyaroadside station in Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hanamaki Seinanroadside station in Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hayachineroadside station in Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Iwate Prefecture
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