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Morioka Tegamikan

Morioka City

Central Iwate

Sightseeing SpotsHistory / CultureMuseums

This is a unique facility in Japan that stores, researches, and exhibits manuscripts, diaries, etc., mainly letters of our ancestors. A large number of valuable materials such as letters, manuscripts, diaries, notebooks, calligraphy and ink of famous people connected to Morioka such as Takuboku Ishikawa, Mitsumasa Yonai, Inazo Nitobe, and Shinpei Goto are on display. We also hold special exhibitions and theme exhibitions.

residence/location
Plaza Odette 6F, 1-1-10 Nakanohashidori, Morioka-shi, Iwate 020-0871
Business hours/Usage hours
9:00-18:00 (last admission 17:30)
Closed
The 2nd Tuesday of every month, year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/3)
*Please inquire for temporary closures.
Price
Adults 200 yen, high school students 100 yen (group discounts available)
Inquiries
Contact Name: Morioka Tegamikan

Phone: 019-604-3302
Fax: 019-604-3302
Website
http://www.mfca.jp/tegami/Open in new tab
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Morioka City Ancestor Memorial Hall

A memorial museum that introduces the predecessors connected to Morioka who were active after the Meiji period. It was built in 1988 as a commemorative facility to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the city's incorporation. On the first floor there are memorial rooms for Nitobe Inazo, Yonai Mitsumasa, and Kindaichi Kyosuke, and on the second floor there is a comprehensive exhibition of 127 of their predecessors.

Morioka City

Central Iwate
Sightseeing SpotsHistory / CultureMuseums

Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art

The Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art, which opened in October 2001, is located in Morioka City Central Park, a new cultural zone, on the west side of Morioka Station. We collect and display works by local artists, including Tetsugoro Mantetsu, Shunsuke Matsumoto, and Yasutake Funakoshi, and also hold special exhibitions on a variety of domestic and international themes. At the same time, we hold various events such as lectures, workshops, and concerts to help people become familiar with art, and aim to become a new cultural facility in Iwate for the 21st century.

Morioka City

Central Iwate
Museums

Former Morioka High School of Agriculture and Forestry (Agricultural Education Museum attached to Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture)

Kenji Miyazawa also studied at the former Morioka High School of Agriculture and Forestry, which opened in 1908 as Japan's first high school of agriculture and forestry. It is currently open to the public as an educational museum displaying many materials related to Kenji. There is a botanical garden within the Faculty of Agriculture, which is a popular place for residents to relax. The European-style school building has been designated as a national important cultural property.

Morioka City

Central Iwate
History / CultureMuseums