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Naruko Kokeshi's expression

Naruko Kokeshi – Traditional Kokeshi developed at Naruko Onsen, the three famous hot springs in Oshu in Miyagi [...

Kokeshi is one of the most representative traditional crafts in the Tohoku region. This is a craft that has spread over a fairly wide area, with at least one unique lineage in all Tohoku prefectures. This time, we'll be looking at the following...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.10.08

Katakura Gun Corps

An illustrated scroll of battle between Katakura and Sanada forces! Local report of the 17th Oni Kojuro Festival [Miyagi Prefecture]

On October 5th, 2024, the 17th Oni Kojuro Festival was held in Shiraishi City, which marks the 70th anniversary of the city's establishment. This is a festival that represents Shiraishi City, held every year in early October...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.10.07

Sekiunji Temple stone monument

The moniwa family's sacred house at Ishiunji Temple, where the bloodline of the famous general known as the three Date Masters, Moniwa Tsunamoto, rests [Miyagi Prefecture]

In Matsuyama, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, there is a sacred house of the Onibi family, famous as a senior retainer of the Date family. He has been ruled this place for generations since the time of Yoshigen, the second son of Shigena Tsunamoto, who was later called the Date Three Great...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.10.04

Furukawa's famous dad favorite

Does it have a similar name to that of the national region? "Daddy's favorite" is a delicious sweet made from Furukawa (Miyagi Prefecture)

When you think of a snack for alcohol, a snack for a child's snack, or a delicious, versatile mixed arabe, what product name comes to mind? Perhaps many people think of names like "〇 preference"...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.10.01

Osaki Hachiman Shrine worship hall

The main house of Sendai's national treasure, Osaki Hachimangu Shrine! Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Tajiri, Osaki City [Miyagi Prefecture]

Osaki City is located in the northwest of Miyagi Prefecture and has the third largest population in the prefecture after Sendai and Ishinomaki City. Although it is a city that forms the "Osaki metropolitan area" along with surrounding cities and towns, it is also recognized as a World Agricultural Heritage...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.09.24

[Christianity spreading in Tohoku: Part 2] Miyagi Prefecture Northern Prefecture, the village of hidden Christians [...

[Northern Miyagi Prefecture and Southern Iwate Prefecture] Christianity spreading in Tohoku (Part 1) In the northern Miyagi Prefecture and southern Iwate Prefecture, which have become the villages of hidden Christians, Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [Northern Kyoto in Tohoku...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.09.20

Yajiro Kokeshi's expression

Yajiro Kokeshi – A tradition developed around Kamasaki Onsen, the home of the Shiraishi Katakura family...

Kokeshi is one of the most representative traditional crafts in the Tohoku region. This is a craft that has spread over a fairly wide area, with at least one unique lineage in all Tohoku prefectures. This time, we'll be looking at the following...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.09.17

[Christianity spreading in Tohoku: Part 1] Northern Miyagi Prefecture, the village of hidden Christians...

The border between Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, the Yonekawa area in Higashiwa-cho, Tome City, Fujisawa-cho, Ichinoseki City, and Magome area in Motoyoshi-cho, Kesennuma City, are the "hidden Christian Village"...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.09.13

Togata Kokeshi's expression

Togata Kokeshi – Traditional Kokeshi developed at Togata Onsen in Miyagi Zao [Miya...

Kokeshi is one of the most representative traditional crafts in the Tohoku region. This is a craft that has spread over a fairly wide area, with at least one unique lineage in all Tohoku prefectures. This time, we'll be looking at the following...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.09.11

worship hall

Sendai Toshogu Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, located in Sendai, and is a treasure trove of important cultural properties! [Miyagi Prefecture]

Toshogu Station, one station on the Senzan Line from JR Sendai Station, is home to the shrine "Sendai Toshogu", which is the origin of its name. The virtue was founded by Date Tadamune, the second lord of the Sendai domain...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.09.06

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