🎂 Storyteller Kenji Miyazawa is born (1896)
Where: Hanamaki, Iwate
📅 On This Day: August 27
August 27, 1896: Storyteller Kenji Miyazawa is born. On 27 August 1896, Kenji Miyazawa was born in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan. He wrote stories such as Night on the Galactic Railroad, about a train that runs among the stars, and The Restaurant of Many Orders. The Miyazawa Kenji Museum in Hanamaki displays his manuscripts and belongings.
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🧠 Question of the day
Where does the train run in Night on the Galactic Railroad?
- Across a desert
- Among the stars
- Under the sea
Show the answer
Answer: Among the stars
Questions
What happened on August 27?
August 27, 1896: Storyteller Kenji Miyazawa is born. It happened in Hanamaki, Iwate.
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