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Morioka

American  
[mawr-ee-oh-kuh, maw-ree-aw-kah] / ˌmɔr iˈoʊ kə, ˌmɔ riˈɔ kɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Honshu, Japan, on the Kitakami River.


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No students responded to an initial email he sent out announcing the fund, said Brennon Morioka, dean of the University of Hawai’i College of Engineering — and their program is small.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

After returning to Morioka for a visit, Craig wrote about his controversial travel recommendation.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Five assassins — played by Pitt, Henry, Taylor-Johnson, King and Koji — board a Japanese high-speed train en route from Tokyo to Morioka, only to find that their missions are intertwined.

From Washington Post • May 5, 2022

Crunchyroll Recovery of an MMO Junkie Thirty-year-old Moriko Morioka quits her job and gives up on the real world in order to live her life online.

From The Verge • Oct. 2, 2017

At Morioka in Iwate prefecture I visited the excellent higher agricultural college, where there were 300 students.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson