Matsumoto Shingen Instrument Studio

Marios Observatory

Marios, which opened in the west exit area of ​​JR Morioka Station in November 1997, has an observation room on the top floor (20th floor) that offers a 360-degree view of Morioka's seasonal scenery. *The entire Marios building is closed on New Year's Day, but only the 20th floor observation deck will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Please enjoy the first sunrise. For more information ⇒ [ First sunrise at Marios ] *Opening hours are extended on the days of the "Morioka Fireworks Festival" and "Funakko Nagashi" held in August.

Ishikawa Takuboku Memorial Museum

The museum was opened in 1970 to honor Takuboku, collect materials, preserve them, and provide information.The current building was constructed in 1986 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Takuboku's birth. The white Western-style building is a reproduction of the ideal "home" that Takuboku described in his poem "House." Following the footsteps of Takuboku, who started in his hometown of Shibumin and then moved to Morioka, Hokkaido, and Tokyo, many personal belongings and related materials such as Takuboku's handwritten notes, letters, photographs, and clothing are on display. *Photography is prohibited

Seiichi Kashima

A businessman from Morioka City. He was adopted as a son-in-law by the Kashima group, and the group became a railway construction specialist. He devised a new construction method and took charge of construction of the Tanna Tunnel, the longest in Japan at the time, in an area with poor ground, and completed it over a period of 16 years. He also changed the group into a stock company and became its first president, and in the industry, he served as a director of the Imperial Railway Association and chairman of the Japan Mainland Construction Industry Association, promoting the modernization of the civil engineering and construction industry. There is a Kashima Seiichi Memorial Observatory on a rocky mountain to the east of Morioka City, offering a panoramic view of the mountain range centered on Mt. Iwate.