On May 21, 2022, a Pride Parade was held in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, for the first time in four years. The Iwate Rainbow March was first held in 2018, but was unavoidably canceled in 2019 due to the approach of a record-breaking typhoon, and in 2020 and 2021 it could not be held due to the Covid-19 disaster… After overcoming such bad luck, this year, in the refreshing weather of May, the parade was held in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. About 120 people marched around the elegant Morioka Castle Ruins and through the city’s shopping streets.


In front of the station, the “LUSH” store was decorated with rainbow flags, and the prefectural symbol “Aiina Iwate Residents Information Exchange Center” also shined in rainbow colors, making for a wonderful sight to behold.