There are many winter festivals in Tohoku, but one that stands out among them and has a long history is the Kokusekiji Somin Festival, held at Mt. Myoken's Kokusekiji Temple in Mizusawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. It has a long history...
Men should never lose their boyish heart. No matter how old we get, we should continue to pursue our dreams. If there's one thing that symbolizes the boyish heart, it's boys' manga! Ordinary, ordinary...
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With the cherry blossom season coming to an end, spring is finally here in Miyagi. It's the season to enjoy colorful flowers in parks and botanical gardens throughout the prefecture. June is especially exciting, with roses, hydrangeas, and other...
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What is Miharu Takizakura? Miharu Takizakura is one of Japan's leading weeping cherry trees, and is counted among Japan's five greatest cherry trees and three largest. It stands 12m tall, with a root circumference of 11m and a trunk circumference of 9.5m. Its root spread measures 22m east to west and 18m north to south...
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Winter is a delicious season for hotpot. In Japan, where we have four seasons, ingredients are in season throughout the year, and it is customary to use seasonal ingredients cooked in a way that suits the season. In winter, vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and green onions are in season...
The three major festivals in the Tohoku region are the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the Aomori Nebuta Festival, and the Akita Kanto Festival. The Akita Kanto Festival is said to have originated from the Tanabata event "Neburi Nagashi.".
Spring is here, the season of beautiful flowers. Akita Prefecture is a lush green prefecture, so naturally there are many famous flower spots throughout the prefecture. When you think of spring, the cherry blossoms are the most representative. Speaking of spring flowers...
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This winter, Jozenji Street will once again be lit up with the light of the hearts of Sendai citizens. A winter tradition in Sendai is the "SENDAI Pageant of Starlight"! 600,000 LED lights will be lit up along the zelkova trees lining Jozenji Street...
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We're in mid-October, and autumn is well underway. In the Tohoku region, people can already be seen enjoying the autumn leaves. There are many autumn foliage spots in Tohoku, but this time we'll be focusing on Fukuoka...
When it comes to autumn foliage in Tohoku, Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture and the Shirakami-Sanchi Mountains in Aomori Prefecture are famous, but Yamagata Prefecture also has many famous autumn foliage spots. While the best time to see the leaves varies depending on the location, most of the best viewing season is in October.
