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Hanamaki Festival

[Recommended Autumn Festival: Iwate Edition 1] Let's go and see the gorgeous, elegant floats created by citizens!

The autumn festival in the northern Iwate Prefecture region is characterized by many festivals where floats parade around the city, decorated in colorful colors with warrior dolls and decorations. Furthermore, local children are always the main focus when floats are operating...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.09.03

Sanriku International Art Festival 2024

Sanriku International Art Festival 2024 | An event that brings together local performing arts from the Sanriku region will be held again this year...

The Sanriku International Art Festival aims to realize sustainable "creative reconstruction" through interactions with entertainment and contemporary artists from around the world, mainly in Asia, while conveying the appeal of Sanriku, a treasure trove of entertainment, both domestically and internationally.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.09.02

dog siblings

Did you know that there are five siblings? A big explanation of Iwate's local character Sobacchi and dog siblings...

The local character Sobachi was born in 2009 as a promotional character for the "Iwate Hiraizumi Tourism Campaign" and has been officially recognized as an image character for Iwate Prefecture since 2010...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.08.02

"Place names with doors" from 1 to 9 [Hachinohe and Kunohe edition] Patterns only for the positions of eight and nine...

The "place names with doors" in the area known as Nukanobu District, the former southern territory of Aomori Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture, are thought to have lined up from south to north along the Oshu Kaido road from Shichinohe...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.08.01

[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] "Monaka" has opened in Sasamachi, in the middle of Morioka...

Now let's go up to the second and third floors of Monaca! To go up to the second floor, there are two locations within the facility that lead to a staircase and an escalator just after entering through the red brick opening on the north side, and an underground parking lot...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.30

"monaka" opens in Mannaka Sakanacho, Morioka! Introducing a restaurant in Morioka where food gathers! ...

Monaka, a complex commercial complex that opened at the entrance to Sakamachi Arcade in Morioka City on July 11th, 2024, is a huge success with many customers from inside and outside the city every day...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.30

A moving restaurant! ? Travelling on the Hachinohe Line with TOHOKU EMOTION [Aomori Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture]

Dining cars where you can eat on trains were once connected to many long-distance express trains and bullet trains, but have disappeared over time. However, even today, food is served in the car...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.07.26

"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 (...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.19

Morioka Sansa dance (stamina)

[2024 event information] “Morioka Sansa Odori” colors the summer of Iwate Morioka

Morioka City was selected as one of the New York Times' 52 Places to Visit in 2023. Morioka Sansa Odori, which is being held for the 47th time this year, will brighten up Morioka's summer. Sansa dance...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2024.07.17

"Place names with doors" from 1 to 9 [One and 2nd homes edition] The first home is the Jomon ruins...

The vast area spanning northern Iwate Prefecture to eastern Aomori Prefecture is called Nukanobu, and there were nine "place names with doors." The history of this is from the Oshu Fujiwara clan and beyond...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.11

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