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Ogata Village 60th Anniversary Logo

Ogata Village is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. We are conducting crowdfunding to commemorate the...

Ogata Village, Minamiakita County, Akita Prefecture, is located halfway between Akita City and Noshiro City. It was created by reclaiming Hachirogata Lake, the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa, which originally existed here.

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The former Japanese National Railways sleeper express train "Blue Train Akebono"

The Kosaka Railway offers a chance to stay overnight in the former Japanese National Railways sleeper express "Blue Train Akebono"...

Kosaka Railway Rail Park is a railway theme park that utilizes the former Kosaka Station, which was closed in 2009, as well as the train depot and marshalling yard that used to be at Kosaka Station.

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Lake Hakuryu

[Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture] Japan's smallest lake? Lake Hakuryu is in danger of disappearing! Find out now...

Lake Hakuryu in Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, has long been the site of a legend about a princess. While the legend is intriguing, I've heard that the small lake may disappear within this century...

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    [Part 2] Who is the Oshu "Maikusa Blacksmith"? What was their influence on the development of the Japanese sword?.
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    People have lived on this fertile land since ancient times, and during the Edo period, Kurihara was part of the Sendai domain.
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    Yamagata's "dashi" is a versatile and easy-to-make local dish that goes well with anything! [Yamagata Prefecture]
  • Sumo wrestler statue on the right side (southeast) of the main hall of Senshoji Temple
    Is there a statue of a sumo wrestler crying at night? A legend passed down at Senshoji temple, the family temple of Mogami Yoshiaki's daughter...
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The Southern Pumping Station almost completely blocks off the regulating reservoir (right) and the Western Receiving Channel (left). The long channel in the middle is the Central Main Drainage Channel. ©Oga Peninsula-Ogata Geopark
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Aizu Eastern Army Cemetery "Amidaji Temple"
The Aizu clan's war dead burial ground and the grave of Shinsengumi member Saito Hajime are located here.
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Is the statement "The bus comes once a day" from the movie "We're Going to Tokyo" actually true?.
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Portrait of Date Harumune, owned by Sendai City Museum
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Kattamine Shrine (plaque bearing the name Zao Daigongen)
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