In 1930, Kenji was invited to work as an engineer at a limestone factory in Higashiyama Town, but due to overwork he was sick in bed. In later years, young men who admired Kenji erected a monument in Niiyama Park that reads, ``First, we will all become the shining dust of the universe and be scattered across the endless sky.''
- residence/location
- Address: 029-0302 Nagasaka, Higashiyama-cho, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture (inside Niiyama Park)
- Inquiries
- Education and Culture Division, Higashiyama Branch Office, Ichinoseki City
Tel: 0191-47-2111
Fax: 0191-47-2118