[Hokkaido and Tohoku] A souvenir list carefully selected by the JAL Hometown Support Team! For all travel lovers

Iwate Prefecture recommender

JAL Hometown Support Team Iwate Prefecture Representative Komi

I was born and raised in Iwate Prefecture, an area rich in natural beauty, and from a young age I learned about interpersonal connections through intercultural exchange and studying abroad, which led me to aim to become a flight attendant.
Now I'm happy to be able to use my experience as a flight attendant to get involved with my hometown.

The Charm of Iwate Prefecture

Iwate Prefecture is a vast, fertile land with much untouched nature.
Iwate is a vast mountain range that stretches out from the center of the southern Fuji, Mt. Fuji. The coastal areas are blessed with beautiful scenery created by the ria coastline and are blessed with the bounty of the mountains and the sea. There are hot spring resorts all over the prefecture, where you can soothe your daily fatigue. We call Iwate Prefecture, where history and culture, represented by Hiraizumi culture, remain strong and coexist with nature, "Ihatov," an "utopia."

The local souvenirs chosen by the Iwate Prefecture Hometown Support Team are...
"Chibimaru Mamegoro"

Nanbu Senbei Iwateya's most popular product is the Nanbu Senbei Mamegoro, a small bite-sized rice cracker made with peanuts.
Made with 50% Iwate Prefecture wheat and 100% domestic butter, these small cookies have a rich taste. The roasted peanuts inside the nostalgic butter-flavored dough add a fragrant aroma, making them a popular item with all generations.
Because they are small, they make a great souvenir to give to colleagues or friends, and they are delicious with tea, coffee, black tea, or milk.

Available for purchase at Nanbu Senbei-no Iwateya Main Store (Ninohe City)

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Tono City in Iwate Prefecture is rich in folklore that has been passed down since ancient times. The Tales of Tono, which is based on this area, is a collection of folklore tales that compiled them and is known as a masterpiece that became the foundation of Japanese folklore studies. It is also well known that the author, Kunio Yanagita, stayed in Tono. Since then, many folklorists have stayed there many times. Perhaps the origins of "workation," traveling while working, can be seen there. So when I visited Tono, I was surprised at how nature, satoyama, folklore and food culture were all mixed together, and it was full of stimulation.

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One of the joys of traveling is choosing souvenirs. The items you bring back as mementos of your trip reflect the unique climate and culture of the place you visited. However, there are so many attractive souvenirs to choose from in each region that it can be hard to decide.

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Carefully selected by the JAL Hometown Support Team! A list of souvenirs from all 47 prefectures for all travel lovers

One of the joys of traveling is choosing souvenirs. The items you bring back as mementos of your trip reflect the unique climate and culture of the place you visited. However, there are so many attractive souvenirs to choose from in each region that it can be hard to decide.

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