Morioka City Protected Garden “Ichinokura House”

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.''

Takuboku father and son monument

A ``Father and Son Monument'' was erected with Takuboku Ishikawa's ``Nakatsugawa, the night when the river deer sing in the moon, a dreamer who chases the cool breeze'' and his father Ichiyoshi's ``Nakatsugawa, where we meet each other in the north, in the evening light as we cross the rapids''. It is being

Workshop Yume Mayu * Flower

Mayu Craft creates seasonal items by beautifully dyeing cocoon balls. There is a panel display of materials related to sericulture in Iwate. In addition to displaying materials about Iwate's sericulture on panels, you can also see prize-winning works from national cocoon craft contests, bouquets, wreaths, hina dolls, and other works that take advantage of cocoon's characteristics. At the trial class, you can easily experience the fun of eyebrow crafting.