Following in the footsteps of Kenji Miyazawa ~ Former Tohoku crushed stone factory and minerals ~

Ichinoseki City

Southern Iwate

Following in the footsteps of Kenji Miyazawa ~ Former Tohoku crushed stone factory and minerals ~

You can learn about Kenji Miyazawa's relationship with the former Tohoku Crushed Stone Factory, as well as minerals and fossils.

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The former Tohoku Crushed Stone Factory, which led Kenji Miyazawa to visit Higashiyama-gai, was a factory that manufactured limestone powder as a land improvement agent, where Kenji worked as an engineer in 1930. Through letters and materials, you can learn about the climate of Tohoku, the poverty of farmers at the time, and the footsteps leading up to the birth of Kenji's dream of pouring lime into ``Ame Nimomaezu.''

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In addition to following in the footsteps of Kenji Miyazawa in his later years, you can also learn about the formation of the earth through exhibits of numerous minerals and fossils, as he was known as "Kenji Ishikko" when he was a child.

basic information

Access: 3 minutes walk from JR Rikuchu Matsukawa Station, 25 minutes by car from Ichinoseki IC

Contact: Ishi and Kenji Museum (149-1 Takinosawa, Matsukawa, Higashiyama-cho, Ichinoseki City)

Phone number: 0191-47-3655

FAX:0191-47-3944

Homepage: https://www.city.ichinoseki.iwate.jp/index.cfm/6,0,149,html

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Experience menu Content period Number of people Time required Fee
Following in the footsteps of Kenji Miyazawa ~ Former Tohoku crushed stone factory and minerals ~ Following in the footsteps of Kenji Miyazawa All year round up to 60 people Approximately 60 minutes Adults 300 yen Students 200 yen Free for junior high school students and under