Miyazawa Kenji Memorial Museum
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Kenji Miyazawa was born in the city currently known as Hanamaki City and demonstrated talent in multiple subjects such as literature, education, agriculture, geology, and religion. The poems and children's stories he left behind as an author are still loved by many Japanese today. Visitors can perceive Kenji's many diverse activites at this museum.
Street address
- 1-1-36 Yasawa, Hanamaki City, Iwate
Access
- From JR Shin-Hanamaki Station, take a Iwate Prefectural Transportation (Iwateken Kotsu) Bus for 2 min. to "Miyazawa Kenji Kinenkan". Then a 10-min. walk.
Opening Hours
- 8:30-17:00 (entrance until 16:30)
Closed
- Dec. 28 - Jan. 1
Best season
- All year
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