The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Morioka
(mr´ôkä) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 235,434), capital of Iwate prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Kitakami River. An industrial and commercial center, it is noted for the production of ironware. Iwate Univ. and a 12th-century castle are in Morioka.