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Hanamaki is a quiet city in central Iwate Prefecture, Japan, where literary romance and natural gifts are perfectly integrated. This is the hometown of fairy tale poet Kenji Miyazawa. Strolling through the "Kenji Miyazawa Fairy Tale Village" is like stepping into the dream world of "Night on the Galactic Railroad." In autumn, the "Kenji Poem Forest" is covered with red leaves, reciting immortal poems. The gentleness of Hanamaki also flows in the steamy hot springs. The top healing place "Hanamaki Onsen" has ten hot spring sources. Soaking in the hot spring and enjoying the scenery in the snow is like a fairyland. If you want to explore nature, the valleys, waterfalls, and highland pastures at the foot of Mount Kurikoma will open up an oil painting of seasonal changes for hikers. Don't forget to remember this city with your taste buds. Iwate's specialty "Wanko Soba" has been passed down here for hundreds of years. The craftsmen serve the thin noodles in wooden bowls, and the diners knock on the bowls as a signal. The fun of eating a bowl in one bite is full of the simple enthusiasm of the northeastern land. Hanamaki is not noisy, but it quietly weaves an oriental story that makes people nostalgic with poetry, springs, mountains, and flavors.