Odate Castle, a branch castle of the Kubota clan, was owned by the Satake Nishi family.In the Edo period, Odate City was part of the neighboring Kazuno region (Kazuno City, Kosaka Town), which was part of the Nanbu Domain (part of Iwate Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture)...
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [History of Hachirogata Reclamation 2] How was the reclaimed land created? [Hachirogata Town, Akita Prefecture] https://jp.n...
When it comes to festivals in Akita, I get the impression that there are many summer festivals that take place from July to August, such as the Akita Kanto Festival, but there are also many charming autumn festivals in various places...
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Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [History of Hachirogata Reclamation ①] The second largest lake in Japan has become a vast rice field [Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture] https://...
The current former Hachiro Lagoon and Oga Peninsula. The area surrounded by waterways is reclaimed land (Ogata Village) © Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Ogata Village, Minamiakita District, Akita Prefecture, is located between Akita City and Noshiro City, and originally located in this area was Hachirogata, the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa.
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At the Akita Kanto Festival, one of the three major Tohoku festivals that represents Tohoku, approximately 280 Kanto Festivals are carried through the streets in one night, and it is said that the number of lanterns can reach as many as 10,000...
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I think many of you are familiar with the opening line of Sayuri Ishikawa's single ``Tsugaru Kaikyo Winter View'' released in 1977. The feeling of travel in short lyrics...
There used to be a limited express train called ``Shiratori'' operated by Japan National Railways and JR that ran over 1000km along the Sea of Japan coast from Osaka Station to Aomori Station. Introduced in 1961...
Yurihonjo City is a municipality that occupies approximately 70% of the Yuri region, spreading out at the base of Mt. Chokai (2,236 m), which divides the Dewa region into north and south. The area is 1,200 square meters...
