The Kotaro Takamura Memorial Hall, located near the Shitodaira Hot Springs, displays the works and materials of Kotaro Takamura, a sculptor and poet. In Exhibition Room 1, you can see his representative works, such as "Hands" and "Maiden Statue - Medium-sized Prototype," and feel his artistic world view. In Exhibition Room 2, various materials left behind during the seven years of mountain living in Hanamaki, such as Takamura's writings and original manuscripts, and Chieko's paper paintings, are also on display. On the other hand, Takamura Mountain Lodge is a cabin where Kotaro Takamura spent his last seven and a half years. In 1945, he evacuated to the Miyazawa family in Hanamaki City, through his connection with Kenji Miyazawa, but later, the Miyazawa family was destroyed by the Hanamaki air raids, and he moved to the Yamaguchi district of Ota Village. At Takamura Mountain Lodge, you can catch a glimpse of the contemplative life of the period when he focused on poetry and writing. The building was originally a 7.5-tatami-mat cabin, but after Takamura's death, it was preserved by local villagers and renovated into its current form, with a second floor and a third floor. Some of the writings he wrote at the lodge are also on display at the Kotaro Takamura Memorial Hall. By visiting these facilities, you can touch on Kotaro Takamura's art and his seven years of mountain living. You will be able to feel the world woven by his poetry and sculpture, inspired by his creativity and spirituality.