Kenji Miyazawa
"Ihatov" is the name of a fictional land derived from the word "Iwate" as a toponym created by author Kenji Miyazawa. In the author’s works "Ihatov" is a utopia which ranges from small islands in vast oceans and includes deserts and continents; however, it shares a number of things on common with Iwate, including a tendency towards natural disasters, and a resilient population.