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City in Tōhoku, Japan
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Hanamaki is a city in Iwate prefecture, Japan
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宮沢賢治記念館
A museum which highlights aspects of Kenji Miyazawa's life beyond just being an author. It especially focuses on his religious aesthetics, farming, and cosmology studies.
宮沢賢治童話村
An art museum that takes the works of local author Kenji Miyazawa and turns it into a walkthrough interactive experience. There are 4 rooms inspired by different stories.
ステラミーゴいわて花巻
Hanamaki is home to a professional futsal club in Japan's F. League.
5-3 hours from Tokyo). If your final destination is Hanamaki Station, it is faster to take the Shinkansen to Kitakami and transfer to the JR Tohoku Line.
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