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EXPERIENCE Northern Honshu

Blossoming cherry trees
skirting the Hinokinaigawa
River banks in Kakunodate

e district, brought from Kyoto More than 150 of the
almost 300 years ago, have
Kakunodate been designated National weeping cherries
角館 Natural Treasures. in the Uchimachi
This district is also home to district, brought from
! G2 ⌂ Akita Prefecture £ many samurai houses that are Kyoto almost 300
n At JR Stn; (0187) 54-2700
open to the public. The large years ago, have been
Although Kakunodate does Aoyagi-ke features ceilings designated National
not have many of its original painted with waves as protec­
samurai houses remaining, tion from fire. At the classic Natural Treasures.
this town still evokes the past. Ishiguro-ke, known for its
More than 150 of the weeping beau tiful garden, the transoms
cherries in the Uchimachi between rooms project r
shadows by candle light. Also
in Uchimachi, the Denshokan Hanamaki
Museum has historic exhibits 花巻
and demonstrations of ! G2 ⌂ Iwate Prefecture
EAT outstanding local crafts, k £ n At JR Shin-
including kabazaiku (objects
of polished cherry bark) and Hanamaki and JR Hana-
Pairon itayazaiku (baskets and folk maki Stns; www.kanko-
This is the original home objects woven of split maple). hanamaki.ne.jp/en/
of jajamen noodles, Kenji Miyazawa (1896–1933),
served with fried Aoyagi-ke one of Japan’s best­loved
niku-miso (miso with " ⌂ 3 Omotemachi # 9am– writers, was born in Hanamaki,
mince). After eating 5pm daily ∑ samuraiworld. a thriving hot­spring town. He
the noodles, break an com/english wrote more than 1,200 poems
egg into the broth and and 90 children’s stories, and
slurp that, too. Ishiguro-ke worked to improve conditions
! G2 ⌂ 5-15 Uchimaru, " ⌂ 1 Omotemachi § (0187) for poor farmers in Iwate. The
Morioka, Iwate 020-0023 55-1496 # 9am–5pm daily Miyazawa Kenji Museum has
∑ pairon.iwate.jp/ exhibits that reflect his life­
 Denshokan Museum long interests in minerology,
" ⌂ 10-1 Omotemachi astronomy, wildlife, agriculture,
§ (0187) 54-1700 # 9am– Espe ranto, and Buddhism.
5pm daily There is also the Ihatov,
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