Iwate Prefecture is located in the northern part of the Tohoku region, and is divided into four distinct regions: Central, Southern, Coastal, and Northern. Because of the prefecture's large land area, each region has a different climate. The four seasons are distinctly different, allowing visitors to enjoy the expressions of the seasons in spring, summer, fall, and winter. There are many hot springs in the prefecture, which will heal your body after a tiring trip. Since Iwate Prefecture is surrounded by mountains, open-air baths surrounded by nature are especially recommended. In Iwate Prefecture, local dishes such as wanko soba (buckwheat noodles), which is a bowl of hot buckwheat noodles served in a single bite and eaten one after another, and mamebu soup, which is a soy sauce-based soup with niboshi or kombu dashi, familiar vegetables, grilled tofu, and other ingredients, and mamebu, flour dumplings with walnuts, are popular among people of all ages. It is a popular local dish among people of all ages. In addition to food, there are many unusual sightseeing spots for both children and adults, such as Chuson-ji Temple, which offers a world-renowned eye benefit, and the Kenji Miyazawa Fairy Tale Village, a vast site filled with the worldview of Kenji Miyazawa. Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture where 80% of the area is covered with mountains, but it also faces the sea, making it an attractive place to enjoy both mountain and sea foods.