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[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...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.11.29

[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...

ikokeikoke2022.11.10

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...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.11.03

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...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.05

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...

nakanaka2022.10.01

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...

nakanaka2022.09.30

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...

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.09.04

JR Morioka Station

[Iwate Prefecture] A good old retro trip! 5 spots that will give you a feel for Morioka's history!

Morioka City, the capital of Iwate Prefecture, is a city that is both new and old, with a retro atmosphere, not only a cityscape. Morioka Castle, where stone walls remain, and Red Brick Museum, which retains the image of the Meiji era, is a sightseeing spot...

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.09.03

[Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture] Follow the footsteps of the Oshu Soma clan, who fostered a unique culture for 800 years...

The Soma clan of the Tato Bushi, who received Oshu from Minamoto Yoritomo, was born in the Bando Musha, whose territory was in Shimosanokuni, which spans the present-day Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures, at the end of the Eiyasu period...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.09.01

Shirakawa Seki destination display

What is Shirakawa's Seki? Shirakawa, a border town where the checkpoint was once located [Fukushima Prefecture]

Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, is located at the entrance to a region called Emishi (now the Tohoku region), which was not at the strength of the Imperial Court until around the Nara period, and at the border, it is located at the entrance to the Kunizakai (Shirakawa Seki/Shirakawa no Shirakawa...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.08.24

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