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Limited Express/Express trains that run only under the overhead line despite a diesel car (Tohoku Main Line edition)

In Japan, vehicles that run on tracks are often called "trains," but many "diesel vehicles" run using diesel fuel are also operated, mainly on local local lines in the countryside. air...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.05.29

The Legend of the Three Lakes - Hachirotaro Traveling

[Legend of the Three Lakes of Northeastern North: Part 2] Side stories that are passed down in various places that flesh out the story

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [Legend of the Three Lakes in Northeastern North: Part 1] Do you know about the "Legend of the Three Lakes," a magnificent folklore that lies across the three prefectures? https://jp.neft.asia/a...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.28

Three Dragon Gods of the Three Lakes (Nansobo, Hachirotaro, Tatsuko)

[Legend of the Three Lakes in Northeast North: Part 1] The magnificent folklore "Legend of the Three Lakes" that lies in the three prefectures...

The great nature of the northeastern north, spanning Aomori, Akita, and Iwate, has been passed down from ancient times to mysterious legends. Among them is a grand folklore known as the "Legend of the Three Lakes." It will be the stage...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.26

[Iwate Prefecture] A unique soft serve ice cream near Morioka City! Soft eating at a roadside station...

The soft serve ice cream at the roadside station makes use of the taste and aroma of local ingredients, making it a popular gourmet food that is indispensable for a drive break. In this article, we will introduce you to the taste at all 39 road stations in Iwate Prefecture...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.05.23

Hyakudou Group Dance (16)

Hyakujiu Group Dance Photo Report (2025.04.26: Hidaka Fire Prevention Festival) [Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture]

What is the Hyakujiu Horse Group Dance? "Hyakushika Daigunbu" is a major performance of Shishiodori, a folk performance that was passed down mainly in the Date Domain and Nanbu Domain during the feudal government, and was a part of the 1985 J...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.03

The legendary special express "Echo Morioka Aomori" [Iwate Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture]

In the late Showa period, special express trains called "Echomorioka" and "Echo Aomori" operated on the Tohoku Main Line, known as the Tohoku aorta. Probably, the line is rather low-known...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.05.02

Zashiki warriors

Would you be lucky if you could see it? We'll get to know the truth about the "zashiki warashi" that is being talked about at Kindaichi Onsen! [Iwate Prefecture]

Kindaichi Onsen is quietly located in the mountains of Ninohe City in northern Iwate Prefecture. This hot spring resort has long been popular as a hot spring resort, and the legend of "Zashiki Warashi" is...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.01

New spots in Iwate Prefecture are packed with great people, baseball, and famous restaurants! Three new road stations...

New roadside stations are opening one after another all over Japan, but in Iwate Prefecture, three new roadside stations have recently opened over the past five years. They provide a place for driving breaks, while also providing a local...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.04.30

deer dance

Date and the Southern folk entertainment "Shika Dance" | Local report on Sasara Hall's closure project [Iwate Prefecture]

One day in March, while watching X, I discovered a post from the Kanazu-ryu Pumice Shishiryu Preservation Society. It's finally coming in two weeks. This is the last opportunity for the lion to dance at Sasara Hall. t.coht...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.04.19

Is the birth of a new B-grade gourmet food? ? Bel Joyce's nice feeling pan! ! [Iwate Prefecture]

Have you heard of the Bell Joyce Group's "Delicious Beef Curry Bread with Sesame Fragrance" that won the top prize at the "Bento and Side Dishes Awards 2025"? Beef curry filling...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.04.15

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