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Chaguchagu Umako (2025.06.14)①

"Chagu Chagu Umako," a traditional early summer event in Iwate, is a...

Every June, a festival that can be considered a symbol of early summer in Iwate Prefecture is held in Takizawa City and Morioka City. The name of this festival, sometimes called "Japan's cutest festival" in some areas, is "Ch...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.30

Fire Prevention Tiger Dance

Fire Prevention Tiger Dance: A traditional performing art that conveys the wish to protect the town from strong winds and fires [Miyagi Prefecture]

"A tiger on a roof?" This surprising sight can be seen at the Hatsuuma Festival, held every year on April 29th in Kami Town, Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture. The main attraction is a tiger dressed in yellow and black stripes, and...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.04

Hundred deer large group dance (16)

Photo report of the Hyakushika Daigun Dance (April 26, 2025: Hidaka Fire Prevention Festival) [Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture]

What is the Hyakushika Daigunbu? The Hyakushika Daigunbu is a major performance of the Shishiodori (deer dance), a folk performing art passed down mainly in the areas of the Date and Nanbu domains during the feudal era. It was first performed in 1985...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.03

deer dance

Date and Nanbu folk performing art "Shishiodori" | Sasara Hall closure project on-site report [Iwate Prefecture]

One day in March, while browsing X, I came across this post from the Kanazu-ryu Kamuishi Shishiodori Preservation Society. It's only two weeks away. It's the last chance to see the lion dance at Sasara Hall. t.coht...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.04.19

A report on the Hachinohe Enburi festival, one of Aomori's three major winter festivals...

Tohoku is home to a wide variety of festivals, including the summer Kanto Festival in Akita, the Hanagasa Festival in Yamagata, the Nebuta Festival in Aomori, the Sansa Dance Festival in Morioka, and the Tanabata Festival in Sendai.

Editorial staffEditorial staff2025.04.01

Honkai Shishimai Banraku is a folk performing art that has been preserved and passed down for 400 years in Yuri Honkai, Akita Prefecture.

Yurihonjo City is home to "Honkai Shishimai Bangaku," a folk performing art that has been passed down for generations and designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. "Honkai Shishimai Bangaku" is...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.03.18

The 62nd Namahage Sedo Festival

Excited to see Namahage for the first time! Report from the 62nd Namahage Sedo Festival [Oga City, Akita Prefecture]

Oga City, Akita Prefecture, is the sacred ground of Namahage, arguably the most famous visiting deity in Japan. Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT: Why do Namahage carry knives and punish people?.

AoiwaAoiwa2025.02.26

The "Yonekawa Water Splash" ritual, a traditional visitation ceremony for deities along the Miyagi-Iwate border | Local report [Miyagi Prefecture...

The water-sprinkling ceremony in Yonekawa, Towa-cho, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, is a nationally designated important intangible cultural property, and was designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage site on November 29, 2018. It is a visiting deity event.

Editorial staffEditorial staff2025.02.20

Wooden carved Usotori bird from the Uso-kae Festival

A report on the Usokae Festival at Takahata Tenmangu Shrine [Fukuoka]...

Takahata Tenmangu Shrine in Iizaka-cho, Fukushima City. The "Uso Kae Festival" is held twice a year in January and April at this shrine, where lucky charms are awarded with the powerful power to turn all misfortunes of the year into "lies.".

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.15

Enjoy winter in Aomori Prefecture! 3 recommended winter festivals!

Aomori Prefecture is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the amount of snowfall and climate vary from region to region. However, each region holds its own festivals to help people enjoy the long winter. In this article, we will introduce some of these festivals...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2025.01.09

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  • Speaking of fish from Akita Prefecture, these are the ones! Sandfish and Shottsuru Nabe
  • Ajidoraku Village
    What is "Ajidoraku no Sato"? We'll introduce you to everything from where to buy it to delicious recipes...
  • Mochi Honzen 02
    [Part 2] What is "Mochi Honzen" in Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi? | Over 300 varieties! A diverse cuisine...
  • Hachinohe rice cracker soup
    There's a rice cracker made just for senbei soup! It's called "Otsuyu Senbei" [Aomori Prefecture]
  • Shoppebodakko rice
    What is Akita's specialty "Bodakko"? We'll explain why it's salty and show you how to recreate it at home
  • What is Miyagi Shirome, a high-quality soybean grown in Miyagi Prefecture? We introduce restaurants where you can try it!
  • Fresh oysters
    Oyster-based processed foods like "Oyster Miso" and "Oysters Boiled in Water" make perfect souvenirs! [Miyagi Prefecture]
  • Kaldi's popular "Umakute Shouga Nee!!" is a versatile seasoning that can be easily adapted!.
  • The "Matagi," master bear hunters who live in the mountains, originated in Kitaakita City, the home of the Ani Matagi...
  • Hachinohe Senbero
    Recommended Senbero bars in Hachinohe City, where the alley culture thrives! [Aomori Prefecture]
  • [Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture] The cutting edge of rocket research starts in Noshiro City. "Noshiro Rocket Test Site"
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    Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival Photo Report: Part 1 - Yatai songs performed at the large floats during the evening festival...
  • The Rusu family graveyard at Daian-ji Temple
    Daian-ji Temple, the family temple of the Mizusawa Date clan and Rusu clan in Mizusawa, Oshu (Iwate Prefecture)
  • Futodama no Mikoto appears in the second act, "Hoheimai"
    Sakaki-ryu Aoma Kagura at Aoma Shrine | A venerable Kagura dance performed in Kyoto [Sen...
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    [Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture] Abukuma Cave is one of Japan's most famous limestone caves! Created over 80 million years...
  • Kattamine Shrine (plaque bearing the name Zao Daigongen)
    Is there a sacred object that keeps moving between the mountaintop and the hot spring town at the foot of the mountain? Miyagi Zao's Kattamine Shrine...
  • Fire Prevention Tiger Dance
    Fire Prevention Tiger Dance: A traditional performing art that conveys the wish to protect the town from strong winds and fires [Miyagi Prefecture]
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    Atago Shrine on Mount Atago (Sendai City) is the guardian deity of the years of the Dragon and Snake, and enshrines the fire god Kagutsuchi...
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    A power spot with giant mushroom-shaped rocks! Introducing Jōdomatsu Park [Kōriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]
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    Arahagihaba Shrine in Tagajo | The guardian deity of the Tagajo government office, built to repel the Emishi (indigenous people of northern Japan)...
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Daimanji Temple Kokuzodo
Is the Thousand Buddhas of Kokuzoson at Daimanji Temple in Mukaiyama the origin of the name of Sendai? [Miya...
Kokusekiji Temple Somin Festival: One of Japan's Three Greatest Festivals, Lasting from Late Night to Morning? [Iwa...
Reconstruction of a flush toilet found at the Akita Castle ruins
Akita Castle was the center of trade with the former kingdom of "Balhai"! The deciding factor was "flush toilets...".
[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Autumn festival season has arrived! Autumn harvest is delicious!...
The Sato brothers, who assisted Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and Iizaka Onsen (Fukushima Prefecture)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North 1
[Series: Following the Narrow Road to the Deep North ①] The journey through Tohoku begins with the Kanetsu...
Statue of Kimiyuki Sanada Yukimura
Three historical sites connected to the Date clan's vanguard, "Oni Kojuro," Katakura Shigenaga, and Sanada Yukimura...
Entrance to Aoma Shrine
Aoma Shrine (Miyagi Prefecture), a shrine dedicated to the three gods of light: the moon, the stars, and the sun
The Narrow Road to the Deep North 2
[Series: Following the Narrow Road to the Deep North ②] Basho and Sora, who entered Miyagi Prefecture, went to the city of forests, Sendai...
[Takahata Town, Yamagata Prefecture] A shrine dedicated to dogs and cats? The history of Inu no Miya and Neko no Miya...
Tour the precious cultural assets remaining in Minamiaizu, the southern part of the Aizu region [Fukushima Prefecture]
The Complete Guide to the Mysterious Things of Tono, Iwate - Yokai Legends and Unknown Trivia
A stone monument engraved with the Freemason mark near the site of the main gate of Sendai Castle
A freemason stone monument near the site of the main gate of sendai castle? Sendai mystery...
Kitamaebune Ships at Hiyoriyama Park
A wealthy merchant even more powerful than the feudal lord appeared? The port of Sakata, which was prosperous due to the Kitamae ships [Yama...
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