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Yajiro Kokeshi's expression

Yajiro Kokeshi – A tradition developed around Kamasaki Onsen, the home of the Shiraishi Katakura family...

Kokeshi is one of the most representative traditional crafts in the Tohoku region. This is a craft that has spread over a fairly wide area, with at least one unique lineage in all Tohoku prefectures. This time, we'll be looking at the following...

2024.09.17

Togata Kokeshi's expression

Togata Kokeshi – Traditional Kokeshi developed at Togata Onsen in Miyagi Zao [Miya...

Kokeshi is one of the most representative traditional crafts in the Tohoku region. This is a craft that has spread over a fairly wide area, with at least one unique lineage in all Tohoku prefectures. This time, we'll be looking at the following...

2024.09.11

[Fukushima Prefecture] Introducing recommended "experience spots" in summer! Creating special memories...

The glowing sun and the clear blue sky. When the scenery glitters, I feel as if I'm being stolen. The special feeling of summer is no different for both children and adults. Enjoy the summer to the fullest...

2024.08.06

"monaka" opens in Mannaka Sakanacho, Morioka! Let's go and see Mona! ...

On July 11th, 2024, a new commercial complex "monaka" with one basement and four floors above ground was opened at the entrance to the Sakamachi Arcade in Morioka City. "monaka (...

2024.07.19

Nakashinden Uchihamono Upcycled car scrap knife

Toyota Motor Corporation strives to create new value! Car scraps are born into traditional crafts...

Toyota Motor Corporation is one of Japan's leading leading companies. Many Miyagi residents know that they have a huge factory in Ohira Village, and that cars produced in Miyagi Prefecture are shipped all over Japan from here, but...

2024.07.12

The endemic Japanese crayfish, the endemic species of Japanese crayfish, is currently breeding in Odate City! [Akita Prefecture]

Japanese crayfish that only live north of Odate Japanese crayfish are endemic to Japan, and are crayfish that live in beautiful rivers and lakes with low temperatures in Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, and Akita prefectures. ...

2024.04.24

[Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] What is “Takashiba Deco House”? A tourist destination where you can talk with locals! shopping...

A lucky charm that can be displayed in the hope of fortune, such as zodiac or daruma. Folk crafts that give a sense of Japan's good old culture will soothe the hearts of those who see it today and in the past. Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture is a "Takashiba Deco Shop..."

2024.03.11

[Miyagi Prefecture] Naruko Onsenkyo, visited by Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Matsuo Basho, has hot springs that have continued to flow for 1000 years...

Naruko Onsen Village (Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture) located in Kurikoma Quasi-National Park in northwestern Miyagi Prefecture is a national recreational hot spring resort designated by the Ministry of the Environment, and is one of Japan's 100-year-old hot spring resorts, with a history of thousand years since its opening. Palace...

2024.02.28

We tried weaving in the Okitama region of Yamagata Prefecture, "The Town of Textiles"!

Located in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, the Okitama region is divided into three cities and five towns: Yonezawa City, Takahata Town, Nanyo City, Shirataka Town, Nagai City, Kawanishi Town, Iito Town, and Oguni Town. Yonezawa city among them...

2023.10.04

[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] 5 Morioka souvenirs! For those of you who have visited Morioka, here is a gift for yourself...

Since being selected as one of the "52 places to visit this year" by the New York Times, Morioka city has been seeing cars with license plates and foreign tourists with license plates in other prefectures, and souvenirs are selling well...

2023.06.20

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