18/09/2026
Morioka Takuboku & Kenji Museum🏛️
📍1-1-25 Nakanohashi-dori, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture A 3-minute walk from Morioka Bus Center!
⏱️10:00~18:00
Last entry 17:30
🎫Free
☝️Admission fees may apply to special exhibitions on the second floor.
Did you know that two of Japan’s most celebrated literary figures spent their youth in Morioka?👀
Poet Takuboku Ishikawa, described by Donald Keene, a scholar of Japanese literature, as “the first modern Japanese,” and Kenji Miyazawa, best known for his work such as Night on the Galactic Railroad, both attended the former Morioka Middle School.💥
The Morioka Takuboku & Kenji Museum introduces the lives and works of these two writers, focusing especially on the years they spent in Morioka during their youth.📝
The museum is housed in the former headquarters building of the 90th Bank🏦 completed in the early 20th century and now designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
The building itself is also well worth a visit.😲 It was designed by the young Morioka-born architect Tsutomu Yokohama, at a time when renowned architect Kingo Tatsuno was also working on another major bank building in Morioka. Their architectural achievements attracted considerable attention in the city.💬💬
Inside the museum, visitors can discover historical materials, rare books, and first editions related to Takuboku and Kenji. Special exhibitions are also held throughout the year.
And there is more to enjoy than literature and architecture‼️
On the first floor, Cafe Akogare offers a relaxing place to enjoy coffee, and occasional concerts are held inside the historic building☕️🎼
Why not spend an afternoon surrounded by literature, music, coffee, and the atmosphere of one of Morioka’s most beautiful historic landmarks?🌌
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