[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 4th?

The birthday of bird's-eye view artist Hatsusaburo Yoshida

Hatsusaburo Yoshida , a bird's-eye view artist who was active from the Taisho to Showa periods, was born on March 4, 1884, in Kyoto Prefecture

the "Hiroshige of the Taisho era," he produced an estimated 1,500 to 3,000 or more bird's-eye view prints throughout his life. In 1932,the Tanesashi Coast in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, and was so impressed that he established his studio and villa, "Chōkansō," and moved there with his family and apprentices.

Perhaps due to this connection , the Hachinohe Clinic Street Corner Museum in Hachinohe City houses approximately 2,000 works by Hatsusaburo.

The day Mt. Iwaki (asteroid) was discovered (Aomori Prefecture)

AsteroidIwakisanwas discovered on March 4, 1994, by Takao Kobayashi of Oizumi Town, Gunma Prefecture, who is known for discovering more than 2,000 asteroids and also for discovering Comet Kobayashi.

It was named after Mount Iwaki (elevation 1,625m), the highest mountain in Aomori Prefecture, located in Hirosaki City and Ajigasawa Town, Nishitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture

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