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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is April 14th?

Jaja (noodle) Day (Iwate Prefecture)

Morioka's specialty, "Jajamen"
Morioka's specialty, "Jajamen"

April 14th is"Jaja Day,", and has been commemorated by volunteers from Jajamen restaurants in Morioka.

Established in 2011, this commemorative day has been expanded since 2016 with the support of the Morioka Three Great Noodles Promotion Council. On April 14th (and around that time), discounts and other benefits are offered at participating stores in Morioka City and Yahaba Town


Founding date of Yamagata Bank (Yamagata Prefecture)

Bank illustrations

one of the leading regional banks in Yamagata Prefecture with its head office in Yamagata City,Yamagata Bank (commonly known as Yamagin)under the name "Ryoha Bank" with the purpose of taking over the operations of banks such as the 81st National Bank after their operating periods expiredApril 14, 1896 (Meiji 29)was founded on

In April 1965, the bank was renamed Yamagata Bank, which remains in that name to this day. *The other major regional bank in Yamagata Prefecture is Shonai Bank

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The day Yamagata (asteroid) was discovered (Yamagata Prefecture)

Asteroid (image)
Asteroid (image)

Yamagatais an asteroid discovered on April 14, 1996, by Tomimaru Okuni, an amateur astronomer from Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture.

Tomimaru Okuni, a native of Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture, is an amateur astronomer who has discovered over 130 asteroids, many of which have been named after Yamagata Prefecture

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