Namshoso

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.

Iwate Prefectural Museum

This museum is located on a hill on the shores of Shijushida Dam, overlooking Mt. Iwate and Mt. Himekami. The museum exhibits a large-scale reconstructed full-body skeleton of the large dinosaur fossil Mamenkysaurus, as well as numerous materials on fossils, rocks, archaeology, history, folklore, flora and fauna, and more. There are botanical gardens and rock gardens outdoors, and among them, the ``Former Sasaki Family Residence (Magariya)'' and ``Former Fujino Family Residence (Naoya),'' which were relocated from Iwaizumi Town and Esashi Ward, Oshu City in 1980, are It has also been designated as a national important cultural property.

Shosuke Sato

Born in Hanamaki City, he was one of Japan's first doctorates in agriculture. The first president of Hokkaido Imperial University (later Hokkaido University). He entered Sapporo Agricultural College (currently Hokkaido University) in 1891 as one of the first students and studied under Dr. Clark. After graduating, he moved to the United States and studied agricultural technology and agricultural policy. After returning to Japan, he continued to contribute to the promotion of agricultural education.