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"Honkai Lion Dance Banraku" is a folk entertainment that has been handed down for 400 years [Yurimoto, Akita Prefecture...

Yurihonjo City is known as the Honkai Lion Dance Bangaku, a folk performing arts that has been passed down since ancient times, and has been designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in the country...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.03.18

Large meanders of Mt. Nanaza and Yoneshiro River from "Kimimachisaka" ©Lande

"Kimimachisaka" associated with the sacred mountain "Nanazazan" and Emperor Meiji [Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture]

Futatsui is an area located in the eastern part of Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture, and was once an independent municipality as Futatsui Town. In 2006 (Heisei 18)...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.03.14

All Buddhas of Mayama

Over ten thousand Jizo Bodhisattvas covering the walls of Mayama [Oga City, Akita Prefecture]

Namahage is a visitor god passed down around the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture. At Shinzan Jinja, the center of this tradition, once a year, once a year, we have a "namahage..."

AoiwaAoiwa2025.03.03

Shirayuki Express, which took 12 hours to connect Kanazawa and Aomori

From now on (2025) to about 40 years ago, express trains ranging from Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture to Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture over 12 hours. ...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.27

62nd Namahage Shiba Hill Festival

I was excited by my first Namahage! Local report of the 62nd Namahage Shibato Festival [Oga City, Akita Prefecture]

Oga City, Akita Prefecture is the sacred place for the visitor god "Namahage," which is no exaggeration to say that it is the most famous in Japan. Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT Why is Nama bald blade...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.02.26

A train with a locomotive and passenger train! ? Trains with a strange formation [Aomori, Akita, Iwate]

The main character of Japanese railways today can be said to be "trains." In addition, on routes where electricity cannot be supplied for trains (non-electrified routes), light oil is used to fuel...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.06

What is Akita's traditional vegetable "Chorogi"? A look at mysterious ingredients that are essential for New Year's

It has an unfamiliar name, ``Chorogi,'' and a unique red swirled appearance. People who see it for the first time may be surprised and wonder, "Is it food?" deer...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2025.01.27

"Train" can no longer run! ? What is "non-electrification" on the Ou Main Line? [Akita/Yamagata]

In railways, "electrification" refers to the ability to supply electricity to rolling stock through methods such as laying overhead wires (wires) above the tracks. In general, the railway...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.21

Kijiyama Kokeshi's expression

Kijiyama Kokeshi – Akita's traditional kokeshi is characterized by its unique expression that gives off a sense of sadness...

Kokeshi dolls are one of the traditional crafts representing the Tohoku region. It is a craft that has spread over a fairly wide area, with at least one unique lineage existing in every prefecture in Tohoku...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.07

Introducing popular temples and shrines recommended for the first visit to the New Year of the Year of the Snake (Akita Prefecture)!

The most popular New Year's visit destination in Akita Prefecture is Ohirayama Miyoshi Shrine on the outskirts of Akita City, known as the god of victory and success, and more than 100,000 people visit on the third day of the New Year...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.12.26

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