Nitobe Inazo

Matsumoto Shingen Instrument Studio

Introducing the violin manufacturing process through photos. Inside the workshop, you can see the manufacturing process and semi-finished products of violins, violas, baroque cellos, and decorative instruments. There are only a few violin makers in Tohoku and Hokkaido. We design and manufacture each piece with great care, from selecting materials to measurements that suit the performer.

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.

Mikoda morning market

During the feudal period, there were markets all over Morioka Castle. Much of it has been lost to the times, but Morioka still has a simple and humane market. The Mikoda morning market, which has been popular as the citizens' kitchen for many years, is the largest cooperative type market in Japan. If you turn down an alley in a complicated residential area at 5 a.m., you'll find vegetables, wild plants, fresh flowers, fruits, pickles, and more lined up on mats spread out by farmers. Here is a nostalgic look at Morioka.