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[Akita] Traditional winter sweets event! What is “Amekko City” in Odate City?

Akita Prefecture is known as a snowy country on the north side of Japan. Many of the festivals in Akita Prefecture are eccentric and fantastic. For example, in the summer, lanterns are arranged in rice ear shapes...

akoako2017.03.13

Three color mochi

[Miyagi] Delicious farm-fresh sweets found in the northern part of the prefecture!

The northern part of Miyagi Prefecture is a treasure trove of roadside stations and direct sales outlets from the production area. The size of freshly harvested vegetables is incredibly large, different from the vegetables you see in supermarkets! Just looking at it makes me excited...

Chimon2017.03.01

Great for walking around town! 3 one-hand foods you can eat in Miyagi!

Miyagi Prefecture has a wide range of city-walking spots in each region. This is Miyagi, so there are plenty of one-hand foods that you can easily eat while walking around town! This time, we will introduce one-hand food that is loved by the locals...

Chimon2017.02.21

1000 days rice cake

[Miyagi] 3 Japanese sweets representative of Sendai selected by Ocha no Igata!

Since its founding in 1927, Igata is a tea shop that has been serving Shizuoka tea in Sendai. Igata, a tea company that always faces tea and holds "tea and culture" as its eternal philosophy, is not just about tea leaves, but also about...

Chimon2017.02.15

Zao egg pudding

"Mori no Mebuki Tamagosha" in Zao Town, a famous store in Miyagi, Pudding Prefecture

Did you know that Miyagi Prefecture is one of Japan's leading pudding prefectures? According to a 2014 survey, Miyagi Prefecture ranks second in the nation in terms of pudding consumption. It is the second prefecture in Japan that loves pudding...

Chimon2016.12.29

We have collected some popular pancake shops in Sendai!

Sendai Station is rapidly developing these days! We've gathered some of the most talked about pancake shops around Sendai Station! Which pancakes do you prefer? 38mitsubachi...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.12.19

Roadside Station Murata

[Miyagi] From Sendai! A plan to enjoy Togatta Onsen to the fullest!

Togata Onsen is one of the prefecture's leading hot spring resorts. Not far from Sendai, there are many things to enjoy in the area around the hot spring town. Once you reach Sendai Station, rent a car and...

Chimon2016.11.27

Ginzan Onsen

Let's feel the Taisho romance! 5 Popular Gourmet Foods in Ginzan Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture

Ginzan Onsen is located in the mountains, a little further away from the city of Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. This hot spring is famous nationwide for being the setting for NHK morning drama series "Oshin." During the Taisho era...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.11.27

Amazake latte

[Miyagi] 3 drinks you can enjoy from the moment you arrive in Sendai

Why not enjoy Sendai right away from the moment you get off the train or bullet train at JR Sendai Station? In fact, you can find delicious Sendai drinks just by being in two locations, at Sendai Station and the adjacent station building "Espar"...

Chimon2016.11.08

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