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With SL Galaxy reaching its last run, it was just a year ago: "Thank you SL Galaxy!" [Iwate Prefecture]

A SL train called "SL Ginga" ran along the Kamaishi Line, which connects Hanamaki Station and Kamaishi Station in Iwate Prefecture. SL Galaxy was held at its last run in June 2023, about a year ago...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.05.10

Michinoku Folk Village's southern territory Date territory boundary mound

Take a walk through the original Japanese scenery at Michinoku Folk Village, an outdoor museum that houses ancient architecture! ...

Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture is a city located in the southwest part of the prefecture, and during the Edo period it was a typical rural area located on the border of the southern territory of Morioka Domain and Date Territory of Sendai Domain. However, since the Showa era, the Tohoku Expressway and Tohoku Shinkansen lines have...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.04.25

[Iwate Prefecture] 3 recommended hot springs in Iwate Prefecture that you can choose based on secret hot springs, famous hot springs, and unique spring quality!

In Iwate Prefecture, there are many volcanoes in the Ou Mountains, including Mt. Iwate, Hachimantai, Mt. Yakiishi, Mt. Kurikoma, and many hot springs are located nearby. Secret hot springs that are closed when snow accumulates in remote mountains, and close to the city...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.04.19

The extremely complicated operation is passed down as the legend of the former express train "Rokuchu"...

There are almost no "trains that run on strange routes" in Japan today. For example, trains running in the Tohoku region are "Rias" which operates on the Yamada Line in Iwate Prefecture...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.04.18

A picture book modeled on the railways of the Tohoku region, “Shuppattsu Shinko!” Let's follow the itinerary of

The picture book "Shuppatsu Shinko!" by the late Yamamoto Tadataka, published by Fukuinkan Shoten. I'm sure many people have read ". For me, children...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.04.15

Mitsuishi Shrine

"Rock" and a demon's "hand" shape? Mitsuishi Shrine, filled with Iwate's roots [Iwate Prefecture]

Tokenji Temple appears along the road as you head north at the intersection in front of the courthouse on Chuo-dori, in the center of Morioka City. Behind this temple is "Mitsuishi Shrine"...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.03.28

demon of the world

The "Devil's House" is a demon museum where demons from all over the world gather! [Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture]

Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture has a rare museum that focuses on demons, even nationwide. That is Kitakami City Demon House. When you think of demons, you often see them in Japanese fairy tales and folk tales. "Momota...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2024.03.18

Government Kamaishi Railway serial number 2793

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

The Tohoku Shinkansen is the current railway line that has a strong presence, crossing north and south through the Tohoku region. The Tohoku Main Line, a conventional line parallel to the Tohoku Shinkansen, has been an important trunk since its entire line opened in 1891...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.03.06

The tracks of Hatsukari, the first express train in the Tohoku region

When people living in the metropolitan area visit the Tohoku region using public transport, they often use Shinkansen such as the Tohoku Shinkansen. However, the Tohoku Shinkansen has been open for about 40 years now...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.02.26

Procession with lanterns and main hall

Kuroishiji Somin Festival, which has brought the curtain down over 1,000 years of history | 2024 local report [Iwate Prefecture]

This year marks the end of the Kuroishiji Somin Festival's history of over 1,000 years has concluded. It has been a hot topic in various places since early on, but I can't just pass the ending without ever seeing it! That's...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.02.22

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