Kenji Shimizu

Hakogamori

Lake Gosho into which the Shizukuishi River flows. Hakogamori is a mountain shaped like an upside down box that can be seen to the south of the lake reflecting the surrounding greenery. From the peak of about 866m, you can see Mt. Nanchang, Mt. Hayachine, Mt. Iwate, etc. Approximately 120 minutes from the Inarizawa trailhead and Fujikura trailhead to the summit.

Shunsuke Matsumoto

Born in Shibuya, Tokyo. He moved to Hanamaki when he was a toddler, moved to Morioka when he was 10, and lived in Iwate Prefecture until he was 17. He was devoted to Modigliani. In 1930, ``Buildings'' was selected for the Nika Exhibition for the first time, and in 1945, ``City'' received a special award. Although he actively held exhibitions during the war, even though there were no venues for his presentation, the war ended in a weakened state, and the ``painter of color and line'' passed away at the young age of 36.

Kyosuke Kindaichi

A linguist from Morioka City and a leading expert on Ainu research. Graduated from the Department of Linguistics at the University of Tokyo, and won the Academy Award in 1933 for ``Research on the Ainu Epic Yukara.'' He became a professor at the University of Tokyo and Kokugakuin University, and was also a member of the Japan Academy and the Japanese Language Council. In 1951, he received the Order of Culture. He had been friends with the poet Takuboku Ishikawa since their days at Morioka Junior High School, and it is said that he often took care of him.