What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

Anniversaries, incidents, and more... What happened in Tohoku in the past? We'll introduce it to you on a daily basis

What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0924]

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is September 24th?

Iitate Village (the day the asteroid was discovered) (Fukushima Prefecture)

Asteroid (image)
Asteroid (image)

Asteroid IitatemuraFuruta. was discovered on September 24, 1989 , in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, by astrophotographers Yoshikane Mizuno and Toshimasa

The name was proposed by Hiroaki Ohno, director of the Hoshinomura Astronomical Observatory in Fukushima Prefecture, and was named after the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, which was completely evacuated due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.It is believed that even though the villagers are living apart, if they have an "Asteroid Iitate Village" in the same space, their hearts will be united and their bonds will be deepened

reference

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition]
Go to the September list

Please support NEFT's article creation!

NEFT gathers and publishes articles about the history, culture, and tourism information of various regions in Tohoku

If you enjoyed this article, we would be grateful if you would consider supporting our future interviews, article creation, and website management

*Clicking "Tip" will open the tip sending screen for the external service "codoc"

Other articles