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[Series 1: The role of the previous nine years and the role of the later three years] Why did the Ou War occur at the end of the Heian period...

Also known as the "Twelfth Oshu Battle," this battle, which was a battlefield between Mutsu and Dewa, and now Iwate and Akita prefectures, was not just a local battle, but a bridge to the Kamakura period...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.28

Panoramic view of Oyasukyo Daifunto

Koyasu Gorge Daifune | The sight of steam gushing out from everywhere is like a movie world! [...

Along National Route 398 near the border between Miyagi, Iwate and Akita prefectures, there is a hot spring that is rare nationwide, but bathing is prohibited. Koyasu Gorge Daifutsu, which belongs to Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, is known as...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2023.11.10

Akita Senbero

Three popular senbera bars in the Kawabata area, a long-established downtown area in Akita City! [Akita Prefecture]

The Kawabai area in Akita City, once considered the largest Chinese town in Tohoku, is said to have significantly reduced the number of people walking around Akita Station in recent years, despite the fact that the area around Akita Station has become a bustling downtown area...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.10.19

Daisen Municipal Omagari Junior High School's "Japan's Longest School Song" is sung in Ueno Park! [Akita Prefecture]

In the following article for 2021, we provided a detailed explanation of the school song of Daisen Municipal Omagari Junior High School, the longest school song in Japan. Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media What is NEFT's longest school song in Japan? Daisen...

MurasakihimeMurasakihime2023.10.18

Tsurikichi Sanpei 50th Anniversary Exhibition IC

[Yokote City, Akita Prefecture] 50th anniversary this year! A commemorative exhibition of fishing master Sanpei is being held!

The "Tsuri Kichi Sanpei 50th Anniversary Exhibition" will be held at the Masuda Manga Museum, Yokote City, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, from Saturday, October 7, 2023 to Sunday, January 28, 2024! fishing...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2023.10.07

Oku no Hosomichi 7

[Serialization: Following the Narrow Road to the Back of the World ⑦] The journey is finally coming to an end, from Dewa to Uzen, and then north...

On June 10th, 1689 (7/26th of the New Calendar), when Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora left Mt. Haguro, perhaps due to fatigue, Basho borrowed a horse to descend the mountain...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.10.02

Yokote's history and current cityscape, which has been the setting for many conflicts [Akita Prefecture]

Yokote Basin, located in Yokote City, is located in the southeastern part of Akita Prefecture, and is adjacent to Iwate Prefecture on the east side. During the Heian period, the Kiyohara clan was under the control of the Kiyohara clan, and the famous "three-year war" took place in history...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.09.05

[Akita Prefecture] Kosaka Town is a town that has taken you back in time to the Meiji era. The Kosaka mine left behind...

Kosaka Town is located in the northeastern part of Akita Prefecture and is bordered by Aomori Prefecture. The Tohoku Expressway and National Route 282 pass through the town centre. National Route 282 was originally Tsugaru Kaido...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.09.04

The battle for bone flesh unfolded in Yokote Basin: "Three Years of Second Year Battle" [Akita Prefecture]

Yokote Basin, located in Yokote City, is located in the southeastern part of Akita Prefecture, and is bordered by Iwate Prefecture on the east side. During the Heian period, it was under the control of the Kiyohara clan and is known as the site of the "three-year war"...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.08.24

"Masuda-cho, Yokote City" is a preservation area lined with unique merchants with built-in houses [Akita Prefecture]

The distinctive feature of Masuda's townscape is that even though it is called a "city town," even when strolling through the townscape, there is no one that looks like a "city". On the streets there were merchants from the Edo period to the early Showa era...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.08.16

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