Onsen / Accommodation

Tokudaya Ryokan

Jiro Kuji

Jiro Kuji, who was born in Aomori Prefecture and spent his childhood in Morioka City, was invited to Morioka Junior High School's baseball team and became a catcher. After entering Waseda University, he continued to play an active role in the baseball club, and after graduating, he joined the Hakodate Ocean Club, a corporate team. At the Japan-America Baseball Tournament held in 1933, he played against Babe Ruth and other members of the American selection team, and as a catcher, he had a good lead over pitcher Eiji Sawamura. In 1939, he died after being hit in the head by a thrown ball. Even today, the Kuji Award is established as a fighting spirit award in intercity baseball.

Kenji Miyazawa Fairy Tale Village 3

Aishinkan [Morioka Tsunagi Onsen]

A long-established inn founded in 1939. It is characterized by a Jomon bath in a garden modeled after the Shidanai ruins located to the west of Tsunagi Onsen. There is also a private bath with a sauna.

Takamiso

Tanakakan Aitachibana Memorial Science Museum

Exhibits include the belongings of Dr. Aitachi Tanakadate, who built the foundation of physics in Japan, and his ink in Roman letters, as well as a video introduction to his life and achievements. Science shows that amaze even adults are performed every day. Everyone from children to adults can experience the mysterious world of science and technology and the fun of experiments.

Kenji Miyazawa Memorial Museum 3

Maruya Ryokan [Morioka Tsunagi Onsen]

Individual businessmen and long-term business stays are welcome. Heal your fatigue from work at the hot springs.

Kiyoshi Goko

A businessman from Mizusawa Ward, Oshu City. He became president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1942, but in the same year he was selected as a cabinet advisor to the Hideki Tojo cabinet, and became chairman the following year. After the war, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was manufacturing wartime weapons, and Goko, as president at the time, was working hard to increase production, but he was forced to be detained as a suspected war criminal. After being released from prison, he was punished by being expelled from public office, but when the charges were cleared and the punishment was lifted, he returned to the business world. He held various positions in the industry and contributed to the postwar economic recovery.