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[Recommended Autumn Festivals: Miyagi] The majesty of the Date clan and music filling the streets

Miyagi Prefecture's major autumn festivals include the annual festival of Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, the main shrine of the Sendai domain, which had a fiefdom of 620,000 koku. Other famous festivals include the festival of Masamune Date of Mt. Iwate, where the domain's founder, Masamune Date, had his base before founding Sendai.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.08.27

Kattamine Shrine (plaque bearing the name Zao Daigongen)

Is there a sacred object that keeps moving between the mountaintop and the hot spring town at the foot of the mountain? Miyagi Zao's Kattamine Shrine...

The Zao mountain range, part of the Ou Mountains, straddles Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. Did you know that on the Miyagi side of the Zao mountain range, there is a shrine whose deity moves from summer to winter? The summit of Mt. Katta and Togatta Onsen...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.08.23

Miyagi's local natto

From north to south! 7 local natto varieties from Miyagi Prefecture that you can buy at supermarkets! [Miyagi Prefecture]

Natto is a processed food that is easily available, packed with nutrition, and is a must-have for many people in the morning! While many people in western Japan are said to dislike it, many people from the Tohoku region seem to like it...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.08.20

[2024 Event Information] The Sendai Tanabata Festival will feature gorgeous Tanabata decorations that will light up the city!

The Sendai Tanabata Festival, which gracefully colors the city of Sendai, will be held again this year for four days from August 5th (Monday) to 8th (Thursday), including the pre-festival (Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Display)! Visitors may be allowed to stay longer during the festival period...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2024.07.19

Nakaniita Cutlery - Upcycled Knives from Automobile Scrap

Toyota Motor Corporation is working to create new value! Automobile scrap wood is being transformed into traditional crafts...

Toyota Motor Corporation is one of Japan's leading companies. Many Miyagi residents know that it has a huge factory in Ohira Village, from which "Made in Miyagi" cars are shipped all over Japan.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.12

The history of the Tohoku Main Line, which runs north to south through the Tohoku region

The Tohoku Main Line, which runs north to south through the Tohoku region, was used by many express and rapid trains until the Tohoku Shinkansen opened in 1982. It served both within the Tohoku region and between the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Tohoku region.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.07.08

Statue of Kimiyuki Sanada Yukimura

Three historical sites related to the Date clan's vanguard, "Oni Kojuro," Katakura Shigenaga, and Sanada Yukimura [Miyagi Prefecture]

In Shiroishi City, there are historical sites related to Sanada Yukimura and his descendants, who were enemies but were connected by a strange bond during the Summer Siege of Osaka, a battle that led to the Tokugawa shogunate's downfall and the Toyotomi clan...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.03

Katakura family mausoleum

Four historic sites related to Katakura Kagetsuna, a famous vassal of Date Masamune, and the Katakura family [Miyagi Prefecture]

Shiroishi City, located in southern Miyagi Prefecture, was built by Katakura Kojuro Kagetsuna, who served as Date Masamune's right-hand man and was known as "Katakura Kagetsuna of Wisdom" alongside "Date Masamune of Warriors.".

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.02

Zunda mochi keeps well at room temperature

"Zunda mochi" that lasts for a long time at room temperature, available at Sendai Station, is the perfect souvenir! [Miya...

When it comes to souvenirs from Sendai, there are many things like "Beef Tongue," "Hagino Tsuki," and "Sasakamaboko," but "Zunda Mochi" is also one of them, isn't it? However, authentic Zunda Mochi basically needs to be frozen...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.06.23

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[2024 Edition] Flower events in Miyagi Prefecture from June to July where you can enjoy roses and hydrangeas!

June is the season when vibrant, vibrant flowers like roses and hydrangeas are in full bloom. In this article, we'll introduce you to some flower events in the Sendai area that decorate the area in June! Yakurai Garden (Kami Town)...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2024.06.05

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