Former Tohoku Crushed Stone Factory

Ichinoseki City

Southern Iwate

It has been registered as a heritage site of Japan's industrial modernization, and currently exhibits lime-related materials from the early Showa era to around 1930. It is also known as the factory where Kenji Miyazawa worked as an engineer in his later years.

residence/location: 149-1 Takinosawa, Matsukawa, Higashiyama-cho, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate 029-0303
Business hours/Usage hours: 9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
Closed: Mondays, the day after holidays, New Year's holidays
Price: Adults 300 yen
High school and university students 200 yen
Elementary and junior high school students free

*Full exemption for disabled persons and caregivers (present disability certificate, etc.)
*Full exemption for Ichinoseki citizens 65 years old and over (present driver's license, insurance card, etc.)
Inquiries: Contact name: Taiyo to Kaze no Ie

Phone: 0191-47-3655
Website: https://www.city.ichinoseki.iwate.jp/index.cfm/6,21148,149,html

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Suga Shusai Spirit Tower

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Ichinoseki City

Southern Iwate

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Ichinoseki City

Southern Iwate

Sightseeing Spots History / Culture Shrines / Temples

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Ichinoseki City

Southern Iwate

History / Culture Shrines / Temples