Hanamaki, Iwate / 宮沢賢治記念館
Miyazawa Kenji Memorial Museum
Hanamaki City's museum on the author and poet Miyazawa Kenji.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Bus / Car
- Admission
- Paid (see the price below)
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
Before you go
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- Opening hours
9:00-16:30.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page- Closed
Tuesdays (if a holiday, the next weekday) and Dec 28 - Jan 3.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page- Admission
Adults 350 yen, high school/university students 250, elementary and junior high 150 (groups of 20+: 300 / 200 / 100). Combined tickets with nearby museums (adults: 2 for 550, 3 for 800, 4 for 1,000 yen). Free with a disability certificate, plus one carer.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page- Getting there
2 km (3 min by car) from Shin-Hanamaki Station; 8 km (15 min) from Hanamaki Station. By local bus to "Miyazawa Kenji Kinenkan-guchi", then a 15-min uphill walk. 15 min by car from Iwate Hanamaki Airport.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page- Parking
Free parking for 40 cars and 7 coaches.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page- Not yet confirmed
Payment, Accessibility
we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
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Address: 1-36 Yazawa 1-chiwari, Hanamaki, Iwate
Official site: https://www.city.hanamaki.iwate.jp/miyazawakenji/kinenkan/index.html
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetMiyazawa Kenji Dowa-muraIwateLess than 1 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetMarukan Building Grand Dining HallIwate4 km away (straight line)
Photo: Photo ACHanamaki Onsen: Rose Garden and Day BathingIwate10 km away (straight line)
Photo: Gribeco / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Kitakami Tenshochi ParkIwate14 km away (straight line)- No photo yetNamari Onsen Fujisan RyokanIwate16 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Busiest season
A free shuttle bus runs from Sep 19 to 27, 2026.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Local government · https://www.city.hanamaki.iwate.jp/miyazawakenji/kinenkan/1003991.htmlLocation, hours, closing days, access, parking, fees and discounts read from Hanamaki City's page (updated 2026-07-06). miyazawa-kenji.com is not the museum's site and was not used.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://iwatetabi.jp/spots/4950/Coordinates read from the Iwate Prefecture tourism site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Local government · https://www.city.hanamaki.iwate.jp/miyazawakenji/kinenkan/index.htmlFree shuttle bus dates read from the heading of a notice on Hanamaki City's museum page (the notice itself was not read).