Ishikawa Takuboku poem monument (Shimobashi Junior High School playground)

Kenji Miyazawa poem monument (lower bridge)

In 1999, a monument commemorating Kenji Miyazawa's poem ``Chagu Chagu Umako'' was erected near the bridge below where he was lodging with his younger brother when he was in his third year at the High School of Agriculture and Forestry. There are four songs, including the following: ``Even though it's still a little while before dawn, the bottom edge of the river is still open.'' It was around this time that Kenji began to devote himself seriously to literature, and the ten years he spent in Morioka from the age of 13 to the age of 24 (the end of his high school agricultural research studentship) became the foundation for his subsequent activities.

Suzuki Shasada

A freedom and civil rights activist from Morioka City. He moved to Tokyo to study at a Christian school, but sympathized with the Freedom and People's Rights Movement led by Taisuke Itagaki and became an activist, and returned home after being recruited by ``Kugasha,'' a central organization in Iwate. He published ``Morioka Shinshi'' and called on people to participate in the freedom and civil rights movement. By merging ``Kyogasha'' and ``Kyodosha,'' it became a political association directly connected to the Liberal Party, and in 1891 it became a permanent member of the Liberal Party, the highest ranking member of the Liberal Party, but in 1881, he suddenly died due to appendicitis before he reached his goal.

Marios Observatory

Marios, which opened in the west exit area of ​​JR Morioka Station in November 1997, has an observation room on the top floor (20th floor) that offers a 360-degree view of Morioka's seasonal scenery. *The entire Marios building is closed on New Year's Day, but only the 20th floor observation deck will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Please enjoy the first sunrise. For more information ⇒ [ First sunrise at Marios ] *Opening hours are extended on the days of the "Morioka Fireworks Festival" and "Funakko Nagashi" held in August.