Iwate, the Last Frontier

Iwate, the Last Frontier
A soulful journey in the land of Northeast Japan

Iwate, the Last Frontier
A soulful journey in the land of Northeast Japan

Iwate, the Last Frontier
A soulful journey in the land of Northeast Japan

Iwate, the Last Frontier
A soulful journey in the land of Northeast Japan

Mt. IWATE

There are discoveries to be made both within you and in the lands you explore. This is not the typical Japan you might know. Tohoku is truly off the beaten track.

Nature and deer

Buried in the rugged wilderness is the forgotten ancient past of this land.

Connect with our forests and awaken your frontier intuition.

The village where the sun shines

Open up yourself to connect with your inner voice.

Witness the dawn into the azure blue.

Dance on the boundary of yin and yang at the edge of the Far East.

Tohoku landscape

Free yourself from your egoic identity and feel your consciousness expand into nature.

Gaze into the landscape until it transforms the scenery of your subconscious.

After a walk in Tohoku, the world before you will take on an added gleam, a luster that will remain.

Initiate your journey to anima from Iwate, the last frontier.

OUR
EXPERIENCES


Seek your journey.

BURIED PAST

An epic story of the people of the dawn, buried in the ancient land

“Jomon, distant Japanese ancestors”

Neolithic era. Indigenous people known as the Jomon people once lived in the Japanese archipelago. The Jomon people had built and enjoyed a peaceful and sustainable society for more than 10,000 years. The era in which they lived is called the Jomon period.

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LIVING SPIRIT

The dawn fire that dwells in the hearts of quiet people

“In song and dance”

The people of Iwate have a custom of performing arts in which they pray to the gods and Buddha and spirits while performing songs and dances. These performing arts are often performed at traditional festivals and ceremonies and are performed to pray for various things such as; a good harvest, a memorial service for ancestors, the expulsion of evil spirits, and wishing for the peace of the hometown and family.

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NORTHERN WILDS

Cross-border trials in the northern fog

“Mountains”

Most of the land in Iwate is occupied by mountains, and specifically there are two large mountain ranges along either side of the large river that runs through the center of Iwate.

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Access to
IWATE

Access to Iwate Access to Iwate

overland route
Tokyo - Morioka
125min
air route
Osaka - Hanamaki
90min
Nagoya - Hanamaki
75min
Fukuoka - Hanamaki
130min
Sapporo - Hanamaki
55min

Iwate, the Last Frontier