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Date and Nanbu folk performing art "Shishiodori" | Sasara Hall closure project on-site report [Iwate Prefecture]

One day in March, while browsing X, I came across this post from the Kanazu-ryu Kamuishi Shishiodori Preservation Society. It's only two weeks away. It's the last chance to see the lion dance at Sasara Hall. t.coht...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.04.19

Is this the birth of a new B-grade gourmet food?! Belle Joyce's Nice Feeling Bread! [Iwate Prefecture]

Have you heard of the Beljoyce Group's "Delicious! Sesame-Fragrant Beef Curry Bread," which won the Grand Prize at the 2025 Lunch Box and Side Dish Awards? It's a curry bread filled with beef curry...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2025.04.15

What is the "Kiri Sensho" that pitcher Yusei Kikuchi thought was popular nationwide? [Iwate Prefecture]

Kirisensho is a steamed rice cake made from kneaded rice flour. It is a local confectionery served at celebrations in the central inland area of ​​Iwate Prefecture and eaten as a snack during farm work such as rice planting. The other day, I...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2025.04.07

Iwate Glamping

A glamping facility in Iwate Prefecture with the widest range of amenities! Enjoy camping in a trailer

Iwate Prefecture has had few glamping facilities until now, but recently, facilities where you can enjoy camping without bringing anything with you have been gradually increasing throughout the prefecture. In this article, we will introduce some of these...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2025.03.04

A locomotive, passenger cars, and a diesel railcar!? The strangest train formations in the world [Aomori, Akita, Iwate]

It's fair to say that electric trains are the mainstay of Japan's railways today. Furthermore, on routes where electricity for running electric trains is unavailable (non-electrified routes), diesel railcars, which run on diesel fuel, are used...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.06

Sanriku Railway, which overcame the crisis and continues to operate today [Iwate Prefecture]

There is a railway that runs along the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture. It is called the Sanriku Railway's Rias Line. The last railway to open along the Sanriku coast, the Sanriku Railway has continued to operate despite being damaged by the disaster.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.23

The history of the Yamada Line, where people were asked, "Are you planning to let even monkeys ride?" [Iwate Prefecture]

When planning its construction, it is said that someone said, "Are you planning to let even monkeys ride on it?" This is the JR Yamada Line, which runs through Iwate Prefecture. What kind of line is the Yamada Line? Its history and...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.08

Introducing popular temples and shrines recommended for your first visit of the year in Iwate Prefecture during the Year of the Snake!

Iwate Prefecture is home to many classic shrines and temples perfect for New Year's visits, including Chusonji Temple in Hiraizumi, where the Oshu Fujiwara clan boasted their prosperity, and Morioka Hachimangu Shrine, considered the prefecture's most powerful power spot. Each...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.12.27

Enjoy winter in Iwate Prefecture! 3 recommended winter festivals!

Iwate Prefecture, known for being the coldest of the six Tohoku prefectures, hosts a variety of winter festivals to help you enjoy the winter. All of them are designed to withstand the cold, snow, and ice...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.12.23

A trip around Iwate Prefecture!? Express trains "Sotoyama" and "Goyo" from and to Morioka

Many trains on lines such as the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, the Osaka Loop Line in Osaka, and the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line in Aichi Prefecture operate in circular routes. Therefore, when you board a train at a certain station, you...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.12.06

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