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You can take the shuttle bus to Shizukuishi Prince Hotel from level 2 of the Morioka station West exit shuttle bus terminal. Stand 26. Only for guests staying at the hotel and you have to book ahead.
Double sausage roll was good too. Much more substantial than the kombini version.
The recommended corned beef and egg sandwich. Hit the spot for breakfast.
Fukuda Pan's main shop is about 10 minutes walk from the station. Took a little longer as the pavement was iced up. Worth it because each roll is made to order here and they have an extensive menu.
The snowboard range. Xebio has international and Japanese models. Look out for the ones with "Made in Japan" stickers from Yonex and White Blossome.
Supersports Xebio is a massive sports megamall in Motomiya Morioka. During Winter they have lots of winter sports gear and quite a few discounts.
Save some space for Chi tan tan. You crack an egg into remaining noodles and the shop will add broth to make a soup. Season it to your taste with the provided condiments.
You can outfit your groms here, They have kids specific boards from Salomon, Head and Burton, outerwear and accesories.
Pairon is one of the best places to try Jajamen one of the 3 great Noodles of Morioka. They have a shop in the basement of Fesan mall connected to Morioka station. This was a regular serving and it was huge.
Murasaki Sports Morioka board store is in the Aeon Mall Minami. (There are 2 Aeons in Morioka). They have a selection of snowboarding hardware and apparel. It is a small shop, so don't expect the same range you find in the stores in the bigger cities.The shop also does waxing and tuning.
The shop has all the backcountry gear you need with backpacks, snow shoes, shovels, beacons.
The powder ski section with gear from Blizzard, Vector Glide and Atomic.
Ishii Sports is located in Morioka's Odori shopping street in the Moss Build building. Sorry boarders, it is a ski gear specialist. They have walls of skis and also a huge range of mountain climbing and camping gear.
My bowl of Chu-toro - medium fat tuna, salmon, octopus and uni.
They had an Balmuda toaster oven there for you to crisp up your toast and pastries.
Senbei jiru is an Aomori special from Hachinohe. Senbei rice crackers are added to a shoyu based stew. Wait for the crackers to absorb the soup before tucking in. It's almost mandatory to stay more than a night in Dormy hotels to try all the food.
Dormy's signature Kobachi Yokocho - small bowls alley. Little bowls filled with a variety of dishes for you to try.
