Mizusawa, Japan
水沢市
Mizusawa is a town of 61,281 people in Iwate, Japan, founded in April 1, 1954.
Why visit Mizusawa
Townapedia lists 19 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 200 places to eat, 12 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include 斎藤實記念館, めんこい美術館, 水沢公園 and 水沢競馬場.
Weather in Mizusawa
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About Mizusawa
Mizusawa (水沢市, Mizusawa-shi) was a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. In February 2006, it was merged with neighboring cities to form the city of Ōshū
From the Wikipedia article Mizusawa, Iwate (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks19
7 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes200
188 more on the map.
Where to stay12
Churches and places of worship35
Shopping40
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Healthcare57
Map of Mizusawa
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hanamaki Airport (HNA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Ōshū 3 km east, about 3 min by car
- Kanegasaki 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Ichinoseki 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Tōno 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Rikuzen-Takata 47 km east, about 47 min by car
- Ōfunato 51 km east, about 51 min by car
- Yahaba 53 km north, about 53 min by car
- Yuzawa 55 km west, about 55 min by car
- Morioka 63 km north, about 1 h by car
- Ōsaki 62 km south, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mizusawa-Tec HighSchool, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mizusawa Commercial High School, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NAOJ Mizusawa Main Bldg, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NAOJ Mizusawa Main Gate, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mizusawa Yokomachi Post office, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Mizusawa Shinkin Bank Ekimae Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Mizusawa Shinkin Bank Haranaka Branch, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Iwate Prefectural Road Route 251 (Tamasato Mizusawa Line) at Mizusawa-Sakurakawa, Oshu City, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mizusawa IC, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mizusawaesashi Station West Exit 202409, とらもん192, CC BY 4.0
- Tohoku-shinkansen-Mizusawaesashi-station-building-east-20110616-173656, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Michinoeki Mizusawa, アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 日高神社, Task taste, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mizusawa Racecourse 01, Bedside Moon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Isawa Castle-2, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- Tsunozuka-kofun zenkei, Saigen Jiro, CC0
- 水沢公園, Task taste, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oshu city Kuroishi elementary school Distant view 202410, とらもん192, CC BY 4.0
- Iwate Prefectural Isawa Hospital 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Menkoi Art Museum, 広瀬川, Public domain
- 胆沢城跡, Koda6029, CC BY-SA 4.0
- メイプル, Task taste, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20m antenna for VERA, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Toryo HighSchool Oshu, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oshu city Anetai elementary school Distant view 202411, とらもん192, CC BY 4.0
- Oshu Space and Astronomy Museum, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kimura-Hisashi Museum, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saito-Makoto Museum, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Komagata Jinja (Oshu), Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Kyu Abe-ke Jyutaku Omoya 02, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Kyu Abe-ke Jyutaku Niwamon, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Kyu Abe-ke Jyutaku Omotemon, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Hidaka-jinja Honden, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- Saito-Makoto former residence, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old-Sugi-Tree-and-Oshu-City-Hall-2013080401, Hasec, CC0
- Old-Sugi-Tree-and-Oshu-City-Hall-2013080402, Hasec, CC0
- Fog in Oshu city (45887649692), Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- Oshu SmartIC for Aomori 180520, Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- バイキンマン (11163543633), Tagosaku, CC BY 2.0
- ひとめぼれ (11163941516), Tagosaku, CC BY 2.0
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