Takuboku Ishikawa and Bokusui Wakayama Friendship Monument

Boy Takuboku statue

The area where the statue stands used to be the alley of Morioka Castle's vegetable garden. For Takuboku Ishikawa when he was in junior high school, the footpaths and castle ruins seemed to be a source of poetic sentiment. The Takuboku statue by Takashi Honda perfectly depicts the earnest figure of a young boy standing in the harsh north wind, filled with hope. The pedestal is engraved with a line from the collection of poems ``Sad Toys.'' ``I believe in the coming of a new tomorrow, but there are no lies in my words.''

Kenji Shimizu

This is the communal well that Kenji Miyazawa used when he was a student at Morioka High School of Agriculture and Forestry (currently Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture) in 1912, when he was lodging with his younger brother Seiroku and cousin at the Tamai family in Osawagawara 1-chome. It is still freely available.

Yabukawa soba

It is said that the taste of soba is better if it is grown in a colder region, and Yabukawa soba is full of flavor and is made from 100% brown soba grown in Yabukawa, which is suitable for these conditions. Especially in October, you can enjoy fresh soba at a restaurant along National Route 455 in Yabukawa.