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From Iwaya in Kurotsuka to Bunchisuriishi. Matsuo Basho visited the legendary rock [Fukushima Prefecture]

Fukushima (Fukushima City) was held at the end of the Sengoku period by Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556-1623), who controlled the Aizu region at the time, but up until then, it was no longer in Date Masa...

2022.12.13

The place you should not come and the phantom checkpoint "Nakura no Seki" written in waka poetry [Fukushima Prefecture]

"Nako no Seki/Nako no Seki" is an ancient site of a checkpoint that is said to have been located around the border between Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures. In the time when the Tohoku region was known as Emishi, it was a morning...

2022.12.12

[Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture] The amount of hot water is number one in Fukushima Prefecture. From hula dancing to the warmth of racehorses...

Iwaki Yumoto Onsen is a long-held hot spring in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, along with Dogo Onsen (Ehime Prefecture) and Arima Onsen (Hyogo Prefecture) and is said to be the three ancient hot springs in Japan. 900 of the Heian period...

2022.12.09

[Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture] Japan's three largest Hase Kannon statues are here! Red full of blessings...

Located in the southern part of Akita Prefecture's Sea of ​​Japan's Seaside Hase Kannon is home to the three most famous Hase Kannon in Japan. The three most famous Hase Kannon in Japan are Haseda Temple in Sakurai City, Nara, Haseda Temple in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Haseda Temple in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture...

2022.11.29

[Part 2] A stone monument related to Mizuko Masahide in Akayu! | Akayu Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture

I went to Akayu Onsen! [Part 1] mainly introduces hot springs. This time, I visited a place where I visited Akayu Onsen, and it was a popular content called "Touken Ranbu" that is said to be the sparking sword boom...

2022.11.10

Kakunodate samurai residence

[JR East Pass Trip: First Day 1] On the first day, we went to the samurai residences in Kakunodate in the morning!

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Journey: Explanation - Preparation Edition] I'm off! Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway! https://jp.neft.asia/archiv...

2022.11.03

Tagajo, the mysterious northern capital that also appears in the poetry pillows of the Heian period [Miyagi Prefecture]

Tagajo is a castle built as a base for controlling the Emishi (Tohoku region), which was an unexplored land by the Yamato Imperial Court during the Nara period, and is a castle in the Tohoku region known as Mutsu Province...

2022.10.05

A historical journey connecting time on the Jionji Terrace, which also has a stylish temple cafe [Yamagata Prefecture]

Yamagata Prefecture has many temples and shrines that are of great historical value. This time, we will introduce "Jionji Terrace," a facility where you can relax in a cafe with terrace seats, while experiencing valuable cultural assets and history...

2022.10.01

Hiromoto Oe

One of the "13 people at Kamakura-dono" and relationship between Minamoto Yoritomo's Chiebukuro Oe Hiromoto and Yamagata Prefecture, one of the "19 people"

Oe Hiromoto, who appears as one of the main characters in the NHK Taiga drama "The 13 People of Kamakura," is the person who supported the Kamakura Shogunate with his clear intelligence. The "guardian jito" system that appears in history classes...

2022.09.30

Let's follow Noguchi Hideyo's footsteps! 4 recommended spots scattered throughout Fukushima Prefecture!

Noguchi Hideyo is famous for his 1,000 yen bills, but did you know that he was originally from Fukushima Prefecture? The prefecture still retains buildings and museums from when Noguchi Hideyo actually lived. In this article...

2022.09.04

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