[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is August 8th?

Sanriku Takosen Day (Miyagi Prefecture)

Because an octopus has eight legs and the number 8 represents the shape of a rice cracker, and because two circles or rings are connected to form a "border" or "ring," "Sanriku Tako Sen Day" was jointly established as a commemorative day by Sugi Confectionery Co., Ltd., headquartered in Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture, and Seafood Senbei Shiogama Co., Ltd., based in Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture

The Sanriku Octopus Crackers are filled with the hope that many blessings (tako = octopus) will be brought to you

Fukushima Peach Day (Fukushima Prefecture)

August 8th is "Fukushima Peach Day," established by the Fukushima Mirai Agricultural Cooperative in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, to let even more people know about the deliciousness of Fukushima peaches .

The dates were chosen because the peak season for peaches is from mid-July to early August , and because of "Akatsuki," a peach variety representative of Fukushima. When "Akatsuki" was born, it was given the individual number "re-13," so three days that are doubles of 13, " July 13th, July 26th, and August 8th, " are designated as "Fukushima Peach Day."

Nitobe Inazo's birthday (Iwate Prefecture)

Inazo Nitobe, also known for his portrait on the 5,000 yen banknote issued from 1984 to 2007, was born on August 8, 1862 (September 1, 1862 in the Gregorian calendar) in Morioka Castle town, Iwate County, Mutsu Province (present-day Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture), as the third son of Jujiro Nitobe, a samurai of the Morioka Domain.

He graduated from Sapporo Agricultural College (now Hokkaido University) and worked as an educator, agricultural scholar, and colonial scholar. In 1920, when the League of Nations was established,its Under-Secretary-General.

In 1933 (Showa 8), he collapsed and was hospitalized in Victoria, British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada, where he was visiting to attend a conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations. His condition suddenly worsened on October 15, and he passed away. He was 72 years old (71 years old at the time of his death)

Kunio-ki (anniversary of the death of folklorist Kunio Yanagita)

Kunio Yanagita , a folklorist often called the father of Japanese folklore studies , passed away on August 8, 1962 , at the age of 87

For this reason, August 8th is known as "Kunio Memorial Day," and it has also become a seasonal word in haiku poetry, referred to as "Ryuso Memorial Day."

While working as a government official, Kunio Yanagita surveyed rural areas throughout Japan to answer his own question, "What does it mean to be Japanese?" He investigated and researched the lives, customs, and traditions of ordinary people that do not appear in historical records, and established them as a systematic field of study known as "folklore studies."

In 1908 (Meiji 41), Yanagita met Sasaki Kizen, a then-up-and-coming writer, and became interested in Tono, Iwate Prefecture. The following year, in 1909, he actually went to Tono

He conducted interviews on-site, collecting various traditions and legends passed down in Tono, and in 1910 published a collection of these tales called "Tono Monogatari" (Tales of Tono)

the Sendai TanabataFestival (Miyagi Prefecture)

The Sendai Tanabata Festival is an annual event and summer festival held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, from August 6th to August 8th

Sendai Tanabata is based on Tanabata, one of the five seasonal festivals, and is held from August 6th to August 8th, with August 7th, which is a month later than July 7th (Tanabata), as the middle day

It is counted as one of the "Three Great Festivals of Tohoku," along with the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, and the Akita Kanto Festival in Akita City, Akita Prefecture

Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival Period (Aomori Prefecture)

The Goshogawara Tachineputa is a summer festival held annually from August 4th to August 8th in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture

Led by three large Tachineputa floats, each approximately 23 meters tall and weighing 19 tons, numerous other Tachineputa floats and groups of Neputa floats of various sizes parade through the streets of Goshogawara

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[Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture] The impressive Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival is a year-round experience at the Tachineputa Museum

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The Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival, one of the "Three Great Neputa Festivals of Aomori," along with Aomori City's Nebuta and Hirosaki City's Hirosaki Neputa, is a summer festival held annually from August 4th to 8th in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture. The vibrantly colored neputa floats and spirited calls of "Yattemare! Yattemare!" echo through the night skies of Aomori's short summer, inspiring and exciting visitors. This time, we'll introduce the Tachineputa Museum, a facility where you can experience this Aomori summer tradition at any time. Goshogawara Tachineputa originated in Goshogawara, a region of the Tsugaru Plain, from the mid-Meiji period through the Taisho period.

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