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[Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture] Limited to winter! All-you-can-eat at an oyster hut in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture is crowded...

tryworks.okatryworks.oka2022.01.12

What is the "Liar Festival" in Iizaka Town? With the hope that disaster will be turned into a lie [Fukushima Prefecture]

Takahata Tenmangu Shrine, located in Iizaka-cho, Fukushima City, in the northern part of Fukushima Prefecture, holds the "Liar Festival" twice a year. With the hope that all disasters will be turned into lies and into good things. Only available at the Liar Festival...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2021.12.11

Does it last from late at night until morning? Kuroishiji Somin Festival, one of Japan's three great festivals [Iwate Prefecture]

There are many winter festivals in Tohoku, but the Kuroishiji Somin Festival is one of the most distinctive and long-standing events, and is held at Kuroishiji Temple, Myokenzan, in Mizusawa Kuroishi-cho, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. History is long...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2021.10.22

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[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture] First in Tohoku! Go to the Jump Shop in Sendai, the holy land of Jump manga!

A man should never lose a boy's heart. No matter how old you are, I want to continue chasing my dreams. When it comes to what symbolizes a boy's heart, it's a boy's manga! It's nothing ordinary...

Chimon2018.09.10

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[2023 Edition] June to July is the flower season! Let's feel the season at Miyagi's flower event!

The cherry blossom season has come to an end, and spring in Miyagi is finally here. It's the season when you can enjoy colorful flowers in parks and botanical gardens all over the prefecture. Especially in June, roses and hydrangeas make your heart flutter...

Chimon2018.06.20

Miharu Takizakura

Admire Miharu Takizakura, one of Japan's best weeping cherry blossoms, which is counted as one of Japan's Five Great Cherry Blossoms and Three Giant Cherry Blossoms...

What is Miharu Taki Sakura? Miharu Taki Sakura is one of Japan's best weeping cherry blossoms, counted among the five great cherry blossoms in Japan and the three great giant cherry blossoms. Tree height: 12m, roots: 11m, trunks: 9.5m, roots: 22m, north and south 18m...

Chimon2018.05.27

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[Akita] Cod is the star! Winter “Kakeo Festival” where you can enjoy lots of cod

Winter is the season for delicious hot pots. In Japan, where there are four seasons, ingredients are in season, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and seasonal ingredients are usually served using cooking methods suitable for the season. In winter, vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and long leeks are in season...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.05.21

Lanterns from each area of ​​the Kanto Festival

Let's take a look at the large and small kanto at the "Neburi Ryoshikan"! You can actually perform with me...

The three major festivals in Tohoku include the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the Aomori Nebuta Festival, and the Akita Kanto Festival. The Tanabata event, "Neburi Nagashi," is said to be the origin of the Akita Kanto Festival. ...

sugarsugar2018.04.24

[Akita] An unknown place to view cherry blossoms at night? Stroll through Seishi Park, where Buddhist ruins remain

Spring is the season for beautiful flowers. Akita Prefecture is a lush green prefecture, so of course there are many famous flower spots all over the prefecture. When it comes to spring, cherry blossoms are the most representative. Speaking of spring flowers...

akoako2018.04.03

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] I went to the "Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival" and the oranges sparkled in the silver world...

Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is particularly famous for being a region where there is a lot of snow. Utilizing this massive amount of snow, the Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held every year. The grounds of Uesugi Shrine and the Matsugasaki Cape are the Mei...

sugarsugar2018.01.04

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