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Morioka Shinkin Bank Main Branch (former savings bank)

The former Morioka Savings Bank was built in 1927 and was designed by Manji Kasai, a native of Morioka. The six thick columns extending from the first floor to the second floor, the stone carving patterns on the granite, and the stained glass inside give the building a sense of grandeur, and are in line with the modern expressions of the early Showa period and modern design. Designated as a Morioka City Preserved Building.

Hotokuji Temple

This temple, which was founded in 1658 and has the largest temple in the ward, is where Takuboku Ishikawa spent his childhood. There is a monument with a poem in the temple grounds that looks directly towards Mt. Iwate, which reads, ``An old bird came to sing at the top of the Hiba tree on the side of my hometown temple.'' When the building was rebuilt in 2000, the room used by Takuboku was restored.

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.