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[Nishimurayama, Yamagata Prefecture] “Asahi Town Wine Castle” is like a French winery! free...

Asahi Town Wine Castle is a winery with a Western-style landscape. A castle stands in front of a vineyard grown in hedges, which is rare in Japan. You can feel like you've come to a foreign country. This post...

sugarsugar2018.10.04

craftsman's work

What is Iwadeyama's "Shino Bamboo Works"? Delicate and supple, yet durable! [Iwadeyama, Miyagi Prefecture]

As the catchphrase says Miyagi Prefecture is a food kingdom, it is a famous production area for a variety of foods, including beef tongue, rice, zunda and bamboo shoots, and seafood. However, it is said that it is actually well-known for its crafts such as kokeshi...

Chimon2018.09.27

shark

[Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture] The Shark Museum in “Sea City” is popular! Shark fin...

Speaking of Kesennuma, it is Japan's leading fishing port. It is known for being the number one shark catcher in Japan. And of course the specialty is the shark fin. This popular spot in Kesennuma...

sugarsugar2018.09.25

[Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture] If you want to experience the traditions of Hirosaki, go to Tsugaru Domain Neputa Village!

Speaking of Aomori's representative festival, "Nebuta" is the place to be. When summer comes, various shouts will liven up the town at night in various parts of the prefecture. However, take a good look at the Nebuta Festival map...

Chimon2018.09.25

wine and snack set

[Akiu, Miyagi Prefecture] Tour the brewery while tasting at Akiu Winery!

Akiu is one of Sendai's best hot spring resorts. Sendai's first winery has been born in Akiu! Sendai is the heart of Miyagi, the food kingdom. Akiu is suitable for grape production in terms of climate, so I've never seen it before...

Chimon2018.09.21

Harakata sashiko

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Harakata Sashiko is a symbol of Yonezawa's tradition and culture!

Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is a home to handicrafts. A variety of traditional crafts have been produced since ancient times, including safflower dyeing and woodworking. One of them is Yonezawa Tsumugi, which I previously introduced on NEFT. ...

Chimon2018.09.10

Dutch rice crackers

[Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture] Enjoy Tohoku's famous sweets at "Holland Senbei FACTORY"! by myself...

When it comes to specialty dishes in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, the limited express Inaho and Dutch Senbei are the limited express. If you're in Tokyo, you're probably probably the first time you've heard of both. The express train is from Niigata, along the Sea of ​​Japan...

sugarsugar2018.09.09

Kumagaya

The originator of Sendai sweets! Kumagaya's Yubeshi is delicious!

When you hear the word "dagne," what kind of sweets do you think of? "Umaibo", "Fried Potato", "Moroccan Yogurt"...The sweets you remember should differ from person to person, but all of them...

Chimon2018.09.06

Kogin sashimi

Let's check out the roots of the cute Japanese accessory, Koginzashi!

Kogin embroidery is an embroidery technique passed down in Aomori Prefecture. This is a traditional technique that has been passed down from generation to female farmers since the Edo period. I know that Japanese embroidered Kogin Embroideredness is currently a secret topic...

Chimon2018.09.06

Hakama

[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture] Important Intangible Cultural Property “Seiko Sendai-daira” is the highest quality brand of hakama fabric

Kokeshi is a traditional craft loved by the common people in Miyagi Prefecture. So, what about traditional crafts that have been loved by the samurai class? During the Edo period, the 1 million city of Sendai was known as the Sendai Domain, and was...

Chimon2018.09.05

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