Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku

Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum

This literary museum inside Shiikanomori Park along National Route 107 is located in Hongoku-cho 2-Chome, Kitakami City. It collects materials related to poetry such as portfolios, reviews and magazines. Besides viewing the materials, you can see the permanent exhibits with a theme that changes each year, and the Inoue Yasushi Memorial Room. In addition, the house of Seison Yamaguchi, a haiku writer from Iwate, has also been dismantled and rebuilt adjacent to the facility.

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Museum of Contemporary Japanese Poetry, Tanka and Haiku

Address: Iwate Kitakami-shi Hongokucho 2-5-60 Map
Area: Hiraizumi / Oshu / Ichinoseki Area
Phone: 0197651728
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: [Dec.-Mar.]Monday, New Year's Holiday(12/28-1/4)
Fees: [Admission fee] Free (charged only for special exhibitions)
Parking Lot: Available(20spaces)
※In addition, parking lot shared with other facilitiesAvailable(127spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available