39.7° N  Morioka

Zaimokucho

4 places in Zaimokucho, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.

Made in Morioka

Stencil dyeing

In Zaimokucho a dye house still makes Nambu kodai katazome: cloth dyed through cut paper stencils, with patterns that go back to the samurai of the Nambu domain.

  • Ebisuya Onosensaisyo (Nambu kodai katazome)

    Zaimokucho

    A dye house in Zaimokucho making Nambu kodai katazome: small things in cloth dyed through paper stencils. Usually closed on Sundays.

    RinChoose the cloth by its colour, not its pattern.

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Sweets

  • Yamazen, main shop

    Zaimokucho

    A wagashi shop in Zaimokucho: seasonal fresh sweets, dry sweets, and its best seller, mochimochi-yaki. Closed only on New Year's Day.

    RinOne fresh sweet, the one for the season.

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Coffee
From Rin's day: a cup by the window
From Rin's day

  • Kogensha Kahikan

    Zaimokucho

    The coffee room at the back of the Kogensha grounds. 10:00–17:00 (last orders 16:30); closed on the 15th of each month.

    RinAfter the crafts, sit down here.

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Vessels

  • Kogensha

    Zaimokucho

    Kogensha published Kenji Miyazawa's first book of stories in 1924. Today its buildings around a courtyard hold folk-craft pottery, lacquer and cloth. Closed on the 15th of each month.

    RinDon't hurry through the courtyard.

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