British coast (Kitakami River)

Gindoro Park

Gindoro is a silvery white tree with white undersides of the leaves. This park is the former site of Hanamaki Agricultural School, where Kenji was a teacher, and many gindoro trees, which Kenji loved, are planted there. Inside the park, there is a poem monument inscribed with a line from Kenji's ``Early Spring,'' as well as a group of stone statues of ``Kaze no Matasaburo'' (Sapporo poet Arata Hongo's first outdoor sculpture award winning work). Many Kenji fans visit here.

Seyama ware

It is made from high-quality white clay harvested from Seyamazawa near his home, and specializes in folk art-style flower vases, tea utensils, and decorative plates.It is characterized by its deep green glaze, blue Gosu glaze, and milestone ripples. It is also unique in that it is based on Kenji Miyazawa's work ``Night on the Galaxy Express.''

Glass experience workshop Mori no Kuni

A Western-style building surrounded by a forest of broadleaf trees and conifers. Inside the store, you can experience making things such as blown glass and tonbo beads (glass beads made from melted colored glass rods), as well as selling glass products made in the workshop on the spot.