the devil made a handprint on one of the rocks, giving rise to the name Iwate, its direct translation being "rock hand". Even now after rainfall, it is said that the devil's hand print can still be seen there.

Culture

There are many present-day cultural foods popularly eaten in Iwate Prefecture, some of which include walnuts, wanko soba (meaning "bowl noodles") and hittsumi-jiru (meaning "pull and tear", in reference to the way the dough is pulled and torn

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