Sakurayama Shrine

Kenji Miyazawa Poetry Monument (Former Prefectural Library Square)

Kenji Miyazawa's poem monument ``Iwate Park'' is located in Morioka Castle Ruins Park (Iwate Park) near the Nakatsugawa River, and depicts the scene of the poem itself: ``The river and banks are green with trees, and the city is quietly twilight.'' It is built inside. This poem, which begins with ``Kanata,'' and Mr. Tapping is old and swings his cane far and wide, is a literary poem written in August 1930, one month before Kenji's death. In addition to his missionary work, Tapping taught English at Morioka Junior High School, and his wife is the founder of Morioka Kindergarten.

Glass studio glass K

In addition to introducing the glassblowing process through panels, tools and raw materials are also on display. Inside the workshop, you can see how vessels and vases are made using a technique that is said to have been around since B.C. You can also try out the actual production experience.

Morioka Hachimangu Shrine

Morioka Hachimangu Shrine was built in 1680 by the 29th Lord Shigenobu Nanbu. The deity enshrined at Morioka Hachimangu Shrine is Shinada Wake no Mikoto (15th Emperor Ojin), who has been revered by local people since ancient times as the god of the roots of human life such as agriculture, industry, commerce, learning, food, clothing, and shelter. have been collected. Due to disasters such as the Great Morioka Fire in 1884 and damage from wind and snow over many years, the shrine building has been repeatedly rebuilt, and the current shrine building was rebuilt in December 1997. The vermilion-painted main shrine building with its colorful carvings exudes an imposing atmosphere as the new ``face of Morioka.'' As the largest shrine in the prefecture, and as a place of worship and celebrations that are rooted in people's lives, it is still crowded with visitors throughout the year.