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Dazai Osamu Memorial Museum "Shayokan"

Novelist Osamu Dazai's birthplace, Shayokan, is a 2,180m2 mansion! [Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture]

Kanagi-cho, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture, is known as the birthplace and home of novelist Osamu Dazai. This time, we will introduce some of his masterpieces, such as "No Longer Human" and "Shayo," which are still read today.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.06.27

Nobu Shirase

The Shirase Antarctic Expedition Memorial Museum, a museum that preserves the footsteps of Antarctic explorer Nobu Shirase [Akita Prefecture]...

Have you heard of the Shirase Antarctic Expedition Memorial Museum in Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture? Shirase Nobu was the first Japanese explorer to explore the Antarctic. His footsteps can be traced back to his birthplace, Nikaho...

akoako2018.03.06

[Akita] Pottery created by a famous scholar? "Ani ware"

Akita Prefecture is home to a variety of pottery, including Naraoka ware, a type of pottery with a mysterious blue color. Each piece has its own unique history, and today they are loved by people both inside and outside the prefecture as souvenirs and traditional crafts.

akoako2017.08.05

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