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Mitsuishi Shrine

A rock with a demon's hand in it? Mitsuishi Shrine, where Iwate's roots are woven. (Iwate Prefecture)

In the center of Morioka City, if you head north from the intersection in front of the Courthouse, where the Ishiwari Sakura tree is located on Chuo-dori Street, you will come across Tokenji Temple along the road. Behind the temple is Mitsuishi Shrine...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.03.28

Demons of the World

"Oni no Yakata" is a demon museum that brings together demons from all over the world! [Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture]

Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, is home to a rare museum in Japan that focuses on demons. This is the Kitakami City Oni Museum. Oni often appear in Japanese fairy tales and folk tales. "Momota...".

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2024.03.18

Government-operated Kamaishi Railway, serial number 2793

What is the Kamaishi Railway, the first railway in the Tohoku region and the third largest in Japan? [Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture]

The Tohoku Shinkansen is the railway line that stands out from north to south across the Tohoku region. The Tohoku Main Line, which runs parallel to the Shinkansen, has been an important railway line since its full opening in 1891.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.03.06

The history of the Tohoku region's first express train, "Hatsukari"

When people living in the Tokyo metropolitan area visit the Tohoku region by public transportation, they often use Shinkansen trains such as the Tohoku Shinkansen. However, the Tohoku Shinkansen has only been in operation for about 40 years...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.02.26

A procession carrying lanterns and the main hall

Kokusekiji Temple Somin Festival: The End of Over 1,000 Years of History | 2024 Local Report [Iwate Prefecture]

This year marks the finale of the Kokusekiji Somin Festival, which has been going on for over 1,000 years. It's been talked about a lot for a while now, but I couldn't miss the finale without ever seeing it!.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.02.22

[Series 7: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] The bond between the Genji and the warriors of the eastern provinces, the 100th anniversary of the Oshu Fujiwara clan...

Minamoto no Yoshiie's army was joined by his younger brother, Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, who came from Kyoto to help his brother out of his predicament. The allied forces attacked Kanazawa Castle, which was considered impregnable at the time...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.01.16

[Series 6: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] From internal conflict within the Kiyohara clan to a struggle for succession, private wars...

With the death of Kiyohara Sanehira from illness, the internal conflicts of the Kiyohara clan temporarily subsided. The six Oku districts that had been Sanehira's territory were given to Minamoto no Yoshiie, the governor of Mutsu Province...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.01.09

[Series 5: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] 20 years after the Battle of Zenkunen, wars once again spread across Oshu...

After the Battle of Zenkunen, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi returned to Kyoto, and the six Oku districts of Mutsu (inland Iwate Prefecture), which had been under the control of the Abe clan, came under the rule of the Kiyohara clan. The Kiyohara clan fought a long war...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.12.26

[Series 4: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] The Kiyohara clan, who completely changed the course of the Battle of Zenkunen...

After their crushing defeat at the hands of Abe no Sadato in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and his son Yoshiie are said to have worked tirelessly to regain their fighting strength...

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[Series 3: The Former Nine Years' War and the Later Three Years' War] The unrivaled Abe army was driven into a corner...

Following the Akutogawa Incident in February 1056 (the 4th year of the Tenki era), Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and Abe no Yoritoki were once again at war, with the battle situation fluctuating...

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