Morioka City Ancestor Memorial Hall

Morioka City Zoological Park ZOOMO

Reopening on Thursday, April 20, 2020! The park was opened in 1989 on the southern slope of a rocky mountain. The park has been designed to take advantage of the natural topography and vegetation as much as possible, allowing visitors to observe flora and fauna while interacting with nature. In addition to animal breeding exhibits, there are corners where you can touch the animals and various events are held on weekends.

Kusashido

Nanbu Shizome has been known as Iwatene Murasaki since the Kamakura period, and was protected and encouraged after the reign of Morioka Harujo by Lord Nobunao Nambu. It was dyed using high-quality, abundant purple grass roots that grow naturally in the mountains, a unique dyeing technique, and simple squeezing in large, small, and standing tubs, and it came to be called Nanbu Murasaki.

Himegami ware Toshian

Approximately 2,000 pieces of ceramics, ranging from household items to works of art, are on display in the exhibition room in his home. His works are characterized by openwork carvings of wild grapes and wisteria, which he made from his experience in metal casting and plaster carving. I am moved by his delicate techniques, including his attempt to explore unexplored fields using curved lines like candlesticks.