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Atago Shrine's temple nameplate

Atago Shrine on Mount Atago (Sendai City) is the guardian deity of the years of the Dragon and Snake, and enshrines the fire god Kagutsuchi...

Located in the southern part of central Sendai, Atago Shrine sits atop Mount Atago, offering a panoramic view of Sendai city across the Hirose River. It's also famous as a night view spot. The name "Atago"...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.30

Daimanji Temple Kokuzodo

Is the Thousand Buddhas at Daimanji Temple's Kokuzoson in Mukaiyama the origin of the name Sendai? [Miyagi Prefecture]

On the way from central Sendai towards Nagamachi, near Atagobashi Station on the Sendai Municipal Subway Namboku Line, Mount Atago is famous for its Atago Shrine, but just behind it are Daimanji Temple and Kokuzoson...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.29

[Series 3: The Former Nine Years' War and the Later Three Years' War] The unrivaled Abe army was driven into a corner...

Following the Akutogawa Incident in February 1056 (the 4th year of the Tenki era), Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and Abe no Yoritoki were once again at war, with the battle situation fluctuating...

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[Series 2: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] The Battle of Zenkunen was a hard-fought...

Abe Yoriyoshi, the chief of the Oku-Roku District (Iwate Prefecture), ordered Mutsu no Kami Fujiwara no Naritō, who had raised an army to subjugate the enemy, to flee to the Onikiribe region.

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[Series 1: The Zenkunen War and the Gosannen War] Why did the Oshu Wars occur at the end of the Heian period?.

Also known as the "Twelve Years' War of Oshu," this battle, which took place at the end of the Heian period between Mutsu and Dewa, now Iwate and Akita prefectures, was not just a local battle but also served as a bridge to the Kamakura period...

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Rezanov's Nadezhda as depicted in Japan

A strange twist of fate led the Sendai clan to become the first Japanese to circumnavigate the globe [Imperial].

Did you know that the first Japanese to circumnavigate the globe were people from the Sendai domain? In this article, we'll briefly tell you the story of the people from the Sendai domain who, through a strange twist of fate, ended up circumnavigating the globe...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2023.11.21

Ishinomaki Senbero

Introducing recommended cheap drinking spots on the Senseki Line, from the east exit of Sendai Station to Ishinomaki! [Miyagi Prefecture]

The area around the east exit of Sendai Station has seen rapid development since the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a professional baseball team, adopted Miyagi Baseball Stadium in Miyaginohara as their home stadium. Furthermore, the station's east-west free passageway was renovated, making it even more attractive.

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Izumi Senbero

Introducing the unique Senbero bars around Izumichuo Station in Sendai's sub-center! [Miyagi Prefecture]

The area around Izumichuo Station, the terminus of the Subway Namboku Line from Sendai Station, is about 20 minutes away and is known as the "Izumichuo Subcenter" of Sendai City, with many office buildings and commercial facilities.

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Lanterns at the main gate of Zuiganji Temple

Matsushima Zuiganji Temple: A Nighttime Temple Visit in Autumn - A Local Report! [Miyagi Prefecture]

A nighttime worship event will be held at the National Treasure Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima Town, Miyagi County, Miyagi Prefecture from October 28 to November 19, 2023. I recently visited the temple on November 10...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.11.15

Osaki Senbero

The area around Furukawa Station in Osaki City, the central city in the north of the prefecture, is a treasure trove of cheap drinking establishments! [Miyagi Prefecture]

Osaki City, a core city in northern Miyagi Prefecture, was created as a result of the Heisei era's great merger. Stretching east to west from Kashimadai to Naruko, Osaki City's central location is the Tohoku Shinkansen and Tokaido Line.

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