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| | Morioka, Iwate -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | Morioka (盛岡市; -shi) is the capital (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city of (additional info and facts about Iwate) Iwate prefecture, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan. |
| | In (additional info and facts about Boshin War) Boshin War, Morioka made pro- (A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)) shogunate alliance with (additional info and facts about Aizu) Aizu, and fought against the imperial force. |
| | Morioka attracts tourists with local (A ribbonlike strip of pasta) noodles such as jajamen, reimen, and wankosoba. |
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