Aoiwa

Travelling around the Tohoku region and enjoy delicious drinks and explore the history, traditions and customs of the land ♨️

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Shrines and temples

[Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture] Family temple of Yoshitsune's Four Heavenly Kings "Tsuginobu Sato and Tadanobu Brothers" and their families...

On the way from Fukushima Station to Iizaka Onsen, I got on the Fukushima Kotsu Iizaka Line and got off at a station called ``Ioji-mae'', where I saw Tsugunobu Sato, one of Minamoto no Yoshitsune's Four Heavenly Kings...

Aoiwa2023.12.05

Shrines and temples

[Yamagata Prefecture] The place of fierce battles between dogs and raccoon dogs in Tendo City! The legend of Benbeko Taro remains...

In Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is the ``Benbeko Taro Legend'', which can be said to be the Yamagata version of the famous folk tale ``Shippei Taro Legend'' that has been passed down in Nagano and Shizuoka prefectures...

Aoiwa2023.11.17

Lanterns at the main gate of Zuiganji Temple

Field report

[Miyagi Prefecture] Matsushima/Zuiganji Temple "Autumn night worship" field report. Autumn leaves light up...

A nighttime worship event will be held from October 28th to November 19th, 2023 at Zuiganji Temple, a national treasure in Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture. The other day 1...

Aoiwa2023.11.15

The Mogami family crest at the entrance to Kozenji Temple

Shrines and temples

[Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture] Dewa 570,000 koku, the Bodhisattva of Yoshimitsu Mogami, who built the largest estate of the Mogami family...

Kozen-ji Temple, the family temple of Mogami Yoshimitsu, who established the greatest status as a Sengoku daimyo in Dewa Province (present-day Yamagata Prefecture) from the Sengoku period to the Edo period, is located in the center of Yamagata city...

Aoiwa2023.11.08

Sumo wrestler statue on the right side (southeast) of the main hall of the temple

history

[Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture] Is there a statue of a sumo wrestler crying at night? Family temple of Yoshimitsu Mogami's daughter "Special...

Mysterious legends exist all over the country, and such stories also exist here at Senshoji Temple in the center of Yamagata City. this time...

Aoiwa2023.10.30

history

[Shiraishi City, Miyagi Prefecture] There is also a castle with a castle tower in Miyagi Prefecture! Kata, a senior retainer of Date Masamune...

Speaking of famous castles in the Tohoku region, there are Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture, Aizuwakamatsu Castle in Fukushima Prefecture, and Sendai Castle in Miyagi Prefecture! ...I would like to say that, but unfortunately Sendai Castle has a castle tower...

Aoiwa2023.10.26

history

[Miyagi Prefecture] Does “Hokkaido” have many lands that are related to “Miyagi Prefecture”? Sendai samurai...

Did you know that, as the title suggests, "Miyagi Prefecture" and "Hokkaido" actually have a deep relationship? Time spans from the Boshin War to the history of Hokkaido development in the Meiji era...

Aoiwa2023.10.24

Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival (Tokugawa Ieyasu)

Field report

[2023] 67th Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Doll Field Report. This year's theme is "Tokugawa family...

Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture is one of the castle towns that represent Fukushima, along with Aizuwakamatsu Castle in Aizuwakamatsu City and Shirakawa Komine Castle (ruins) in Shirakawa City. Nihonmatsu Castle (ruins), a nationally designated historic site...

Aoiwa2023.10.23

Aomori Prefecture

[Aomori Prefecture] Do you know about Tsugaru's traditional party goods "Imo-Ate"?

People from other prefectures might think "Imo-ate", but most people from Tsugaru are familiar with the party snack "Imo-ate." What kind of sweets...

Aoiwa2023.10.16

Shrines and temples

[Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture] Is one of Japan's three most immovable cities located in Miyagi Prefecture? Shirooyama Daitokuji Temple in Tome City...

Sendai City is located in the center of Miyagi Prefecture. Daitokuji Yokoyama Fudoson is located in Tome City, about 80km northeast of there. what...

Aoiwa2023.10.10