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The legend of the pyramid that lies in Kakunodate City is called Cromanta! [Akita Prefecture]

Have you all heard that Kakunodate City, which borders Aomori and Iwate prefectures, actually exists in this town, which was previously written as "Uetsuno" instead of Kakunodate? Nearby are Hachimantai and Five...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.03.26

Kakuuchi

Three popular corner sake shops in Morioka! |Hiroko Shoten, Hososuke Liquor Store, Kakisaya Liquor Store [Iwate Prefecture]

Morioka, where pure rivers flow through the city and beautiful spring water, has long been a popular brewery, and in the past there were four breweries: Asakai, Kikuno Tsukasa, Sakuragama, and Iwate River. Therefore, Morioka City...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.12.13

Yamagata Senbero

Yamagata City, the foot of the Zao mountain range, is a treasure trove of Senbero Bars! [Yamagata Prefecture]

In Yamagata City, a castle town of Kasumi Castle (Yamagata Castle), known for its Yamagata Temple (Tateishiji Temple) and the Yamagata Hanagasa Festival held every summer, there are many popular bars and other places to play corners, stand and drink. This article...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.24

Ishinomaki Senbero

Introducing recommended Senbero Bars on the Sengoku Line, from the east exit of Sendai Station to Ishinomaki! [Miyagi Prefecture]

At the east exit of Sendai Station, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a professional baseball team, has been developing the station front since Miyagi Stadium in Miyagi Nohara, is now home stadium, and the station's free east-west corridor has been renovated.

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.20

Let's have a simmer

Introducing a unique Senbero bar near Izumi Chuo Station, the sub-center of Sendai! [Miyagi Prefecture]

The final stop is about 20 minutes from Sendai Station on the Namboku Subway Line, and the area around Izumichuo Station is a "Izumichuo Sub-center" in Sendai City, and is home to many office buildings and commercial facilities. They are connected...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.16

Aizu Senbero

Aizuwakamatsu City, a natural and historical city, is home to an advanced Senbero bar! [Fukushima Prefecture]

The Aizu people's temperament is considered to be "persistent, honest and serious," but Obara Shosuke, who appears in the famous folk song "Aizu Bandai," in the Aizu region, loves "morning sleep, morning drinking, and morning baths," and is a source of personal property...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.13

Osaki Senbero

The area around Furukawa Station in Osaki City, the core city of the prefecture, is a treasure trove of Senbero Bars! [Miyagi Prefecture]

Osaki City, a core city in northern Miyagi Prefecture, was born through a major merger in the Heisei era. From Kashimadai to Naruko, the central presence of Osaki City, long from east to west, is the Tohoku Shinkansen and East...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.02

Futakuchi forest road (view from Yamagata side)

[Miyagi Prefecture - Yamagata Prefecture] The only road that directly connects Sendai City and Yamagata City is the "Rindo Futakuchi Line"...

The roads connecting Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture are generally via the Yamagata Expressway/Tohoku Crossing Expressway/Sata Line, National Route 48, and Sasaya Pass, but you may be in winter...

editorial staffeditorial staff2023.11.01

Is there a lot of land in Hokkaido that has a connection to Miyagi? The migration of the Sendai samurai and the history of Hokkaido development [...

As the title suggests, did you know that there is actually a deep relationship between Miyagi Prefecture and Hokkaido? The story goes back to the Boshin War to the history of Hokkaido development in the Meiji period, but in this article, we will discuss this relationship...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.10.24

Daisen Municipal Omagari Junior High School's "Japan's Longest School Song" is sung in Ueno Park! [Akita Prefecture]

In the following article for 2021, we provided a detailed explanation of the school song of Daisen Municipal Omagari Junior High School, the longest school song in Japan. Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media What is NEFT's longest school song in Japan? Daisen...

MurasakihimeMurasakihime2023.10.18

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