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[Yamagata Prefecture] Tsuruoka's silk fabric industry created by changing swords to hoes.

Japanese Heritage Site: "Silk associated with Samurai - To Tsuruoka, a town where we encounter the original scenery of modernization in Japan" Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is home to Gassan, Hagurosan, and Yudonoyama (Yudou...

2023.04.12

[Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture] Tourist spots you should visit along with Mt. Hanami and local places you should try at least once...

Hanamiyama in Fukushima City is a famous flower spot visited every year by the late Akiyama Shotaro, a leading photographer in Japan, saying that "there is a paradise in Fukushima." Approximately 70 varieties including plums, cherry blossoms, forsythia, bokeh, and honeymoon...

2023.03.28

"Negaseki" is one of the three ancient Oshu sekies that surpasses Minamoto Yoshitsune and Matsuo Basho [Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture]

The Nezugaseki (Pretty Jogaseki, Pretty Jogaseki/Nezugaseki) was a region controlled by the Tohoku region (Ezo/Emishi), which was not yet controlled by the Yamato Imperial Court during the Ritsuryo political period (Asuka period to Heian period), and the area of ​​control (Kanto Hokuriku...

2023.03.08

The gorgeous "Noheji Gion Festival" and Kitamae Ship port call "Noheji" [Aomori Prefecture]

Noheji Town, Aomori Prefecture, is a port town located at the base of the Shimokita Peninsula, at the farthest of Mutsu Bay, between the Tsugaru Peninsula and the Shimokita Peninsula. "Noheji" is the Ainu word "Nuppeh (a river flowing through the field)"...

2023.03.06

[Fukushima Prefecture] 5 Famous Waters in Fukushima Prefecture! Delicious food that supports the recovery of "Utsukushima Fukushima"...

Fukushima Prefecture has seven "100 Famous Mountains" including Mt. Bandai, and although it is the largest area in the six Tohoku prefectures, it is home to untouched forests such as the Ou Mountains, Echigo Mountains, and Abukuma Highlands.

2023.03.01

Asaka Canal

"Asaka Shui" is a major Meiji project that transformed the Asaka Shui field in Koriyama City into fertile ground [Fukushima Prefecture]

There is an agricultural waterway from Lake Inawashiro to Koriyama City. This is a waterway for digging tunnels into the mountains between Lake Inawashiro and Koriyama City and supplying them to Koriyama City. "Asaka...

2022.12.23

Pure Land Garden at Mokoshiji Temple

[JR East Pass Trip: Part 2 of Day 2] Watching the remains of the soldiers' dreams, "Mokoshiji" and Sendai...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Journey: Day 2 Part 2] Intensive exploration of Hiraizumi! World Heritage Sites "Chusonji Temple" and "Konjikudo" https://jp.neft.asia/ar...

2022.12.20

Chusonji Temple Information Board

[JR East Pass Trip: Day 2 Part 2] Intensive exploration of Hiraizumi! World Heritage Sites "Chusonji Temple" and "...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: Day 2 Part 1] I'm already back at Iwate. Our goal is Hiraizumi, a town of history! https://jp.neft.asia/...

2022.12.18

A tour of precious cultural assets that remain in Minami Aizu, the southern part of the Aizu region [Fukushima Prefecture]

Minami Aizu County, consisting of Shimogo Town, Minami Aizu Town, Tadami Town, and Hinoemata Village, is comparable to Kanagawa Prefecture, the southern part of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture...

2022.12.15

[Fukushima Prefecture] Is Kuwaori Town, the northern town, the birthplace of the Date family?

Kuwaori Town, Date District, Fukushima Prefecture is a town located in the northern part of the Nakadori region (central region) of Fukushima Prefecture. Kuwari is an ancient period (Kofun period to Heian period) and the Middle Ages (Kamakura period to Azuchi-Momoyama period)...

2022.12.14

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