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Date Anpo Persimmon Day (Fukushima Prefecture)

Date Anpo Persimmon Dayis a commemorative day established by Fukushima Mirai Agricultural Cooperative (commonly known as JA Fukushima Mirai), which has jurisdiction over 12 municipalities in the northern and Soma regions of Fukushima Prefecture.

• 13 people were involved in establishing and spreading the unique sulfur fumigation method for Date's Anpo persimmons
• The place where it originated is called "Isazawa"

For this reason, the 13th of each of the three months of December, January, and February, which are the peak season for persimmon production, are designated as commemorative days

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The day Date Masamune (asteroid) was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture)

Asteroid Datemasamune was discovered on February 13, 1991 , by Masahiro Koishikawa, an astronomer from Miyagi Prefecture, at the Aiko Observatory of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory

It was named after Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai Domain. On the same day, Koishikawa discovered another asteroid, which was named Tsunenaga after Hasekura Tsunenaga

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