Since its opening, the library has gone to great lengths to collect materials of Kenji Miyazawa and Takuboku Ishikawa, ranging from their own originals works through to biographies and research thesisfs about these two great writers and products of Iwate Prefecture.
Their works are the defining features of the library, and the various materials contained within eThe Takuboku Collectionf and eKenji Collectionf are in great demand. Moreover, the library periodically holds eKenji Article Exhibitionsf and eTakuboku Article Exhibitionsf to display these collections.
The Kenji Collection includes a variety of his precious works such as the fairytaleeChumon no Ooi Ryoritenf, the first publication of his book of poems published before his death,eHaru to Shuraf, and the eKokuyaku Myoho Rengekyofwhich his father published 1000 copies and distributed to Kenjifs friends as requested in Kenjifs will.
The research of Koyo Yoshida, first researcher of Takuboku Ishikawa, forms the base of the Takuboku collection. Starting with Takubokufs book of poems eAkogaref, and his verses eIchiaku no sunaf and eKanashiki ganguf published before his death, this collection also includes the magazines eShotenchif and eSubaruf that Takubuku himself was involved in publishing.,
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