[Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture] Birthplace of Kenji Miyazawa. Kenji Miyazawa Fairy Tales Village can be enjoyed by all generations!

Hanamaki City in Iwate Prefecture is famous as the birthplace of Kenji Miyazawa. Kenji Miyazawa is still a writer loved by many people, regardless of generation. There are many spots in Hanamaki City where you can enjoy the charm of Kenji Miyazawa. Among them, Miyazawa Kenji Fairy Tale Village is a recommended spot. From children to adults, it can be enjoyed by all generations, just like Kenji Miyazawa's works.

Kenji Miyazawa Fairy Tale Village goes from Galaxy Station to the world of dreams.

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The entrance to Kenji Miyazawa Fairy Tale Village is Ginza Station, where the train departs from Kenji Miyazawa's masterpiece ``Night on the Galaxy Express''.
The galaxy station from the story has been faithfully recreated. It enhances the excitement of Kenji Miyazawa's world that is about to begin. Kenji Miyazawa Fairy Tales Village is divided into five main zones. Kenji's School, Kenji's Classroom, Fairy Path, Sky Plaza, and Wildflower Garden.

The most popular is Kenji's School, with 5 zones that stimulate your senses.

Pass through Ginga Station and continue straight until you reach Kenji's school.
Kenji's school is the most popular spot in Fairy Tale Village. On August 22, 2016, we reached 2 million visitors. Kenji's school is further divided into Fantasy Hall, Earth Room, Space Room, Sky Room, and Water Room. At the Fantasy Hall, you can enjoy videos of the utopian landscape of Ihatov, which often appears in Kenji's works.

In Kenji's classroom, you can learn about the stars and animals that appear in the story.

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Next to Kenji's school is Kenji's classroom. It is divided into five classrooms: stars, plants, animals, birds, and stones. Each exhibit features stars, plants, etc. that appear in Kenji's story. It is said that the image of the story becomes clearer and more enjoyable. Kenji's classroom also has a souvenir shop called ``Mori-no-tenkko-ya.'' The hand towels and caramels from Kenji's famous posthumous poem ``Ame Nimo Makezu'' are popular.

The Sky Plaza is a four-dimensional space. Sometimes I get depressed, sometimes I go up even though I'm going down.

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There is also Tenku no Hiroba near Kenji's school. There is a mysterious gate here that becomes more difficult the further you go. There is a mirror in Wonderland in front of Noppo, but even though it's a mirror, I can't see myself reflected in it. In the plaza, there is another mysterious staircase that is going up even though it is going down. At the end, it leads to the upper reaches of the river, and you can really feel that you have climbed up. The Sky Square is a four-dimensional space.

The fairy path is a forest of dreams, where Ihatov's story is told.

The Sky Square is connected to the Fairy Path. The fairy path is surrounded by trees such as magnolia, walnut, and mountain pear. Proceed along the road where the train cars are marching on a moonlit night. There is a bench along the way, and when you sit there, the story of Ihatov comes out of nowhere. Crystals are scattered throughout the path. You will feel as if you have wandered into a dream world.

Do you remember wildflowers? Let's find that wildflower

A wildflower garden is close to Tenku no Hiroba. Here you can find a wide variety of wild plants that appear in Kenji's fairy tales. In the plant class in Kenji's classroom, wild plants are explained. Many students first memorize wildflowers in a plant class and then play the game of finding them.

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