Kesennuma Oshima Island floats off the coast of Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. Near Tanaka Beach on its eastern shore is a Jizo (guardian deity) shrine known as "Michibiki Jizo" (Guiding Jizo). The Michibiki Jizo is believed to guide the souls of the deceased to paradise...
The JR Joban Line is a railway line that runs along the Pacific coast of Fukushima Prefecture's Hamadori region and southern Miyagi Prefecture. Its name is derived from Hitachi, the former name of Ibaraki Prefecture, and the area encompassing eastern Fukushima Prefecture and southern Miyagi Prefecture...
A new tourist facility, "Kameyama Terrace 360° - Kesennuma Oshima -," opened on July 19, 2026, on Kesennuma Oshima Island in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. The facility's main attraction is...
The Tohoku Shinkansen, often called the "main artery of Eastern Japan" connecting the Kanto and Tohoku regions, opened its first section on June 23, 1982. At the time of its opening, the Tohoku Shinkansen had different starting and ending points, among other things...
The types of gifts and tributes presented by the Sendai Domain: It appears that the Sendai Domain, since the time of Date Masamune, had a deep understanding of and dedication to cuisine and ingredients. And this was in contrast to the central government, the shogunate...
Were the Date family's everyday meals also extravagant? In the previous section, we looked at an example of the magnificent New Year's cuisine of the Sendai Date family, but did they also enjoy extravagant meals in their daily lives? To put it simply...
To begin with, the term "date" refers to something flashy, stylish, and fashionable, and idioms such as "date man," "not just for show," and "date glasses" are still commonly heard today. That...
Iwadeyama, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. Here lies a shrine dedicated to the mysterious ancient deity "Arahabaki," said to have resided there for 2,000 years. What's remarkable about this shrine is its address: Miyagi Prefecture...
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The mysterious ancient god "Arahabaki"... This enigmatic deity is said to have been worshipped mainly in the Tohoku and Kanto regions, but even today, the most famous shrine bearing its name is the "Arahabaki" located in Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture...
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The Hote Matsuri (Sailor Festival) is a fire prevention ritual held annually on March 10th at Shiogama Shrine in Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture. Due to the vigorous movement of the portable shrine, it is considered one of Japan's "Three Great Wild Portable Shrines"...
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