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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...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.15

[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)...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.14

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...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.13

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...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.12

[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...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.09

The mysterious world of the Shimokita Peninsula of Geopark: "The northern limit of monkeys on Osoreyama and Butsugaura" [Aomori Prefecture]

Shimokita Peninsula is a peninsula that protrudes towards the Pacific Ocean side of Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost tip of Honshu. It is often compared to a shape similar to "Kintaro's Unbelievable" or an axe. The northernmost tip of the Shimokita Peninsula...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.04

A tour of the 33 remaining Kannon in Minami Aizu. "The 33 Kannon" is certified as a Japanese Heritage Site...

There are many "thirty three Kannon" still in the Aizu region. It was a source of people's hearts. "Thirty Three Kannon" is the 33 temples where Kannon is worshiped, from 1 to 33...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.03

Takahata Town's Urawari Ishiki Garden is a mysterious space that feels like a different world! [Yamagata Prefecture]

Have you heard of Uwariishi Garden Park, surrounded by vertically steep rock faces, and an unrealistic view that makes you feel like you've wandered into the world of games? This time we'll be in Mahoroba no Sato, Takahata Town, Yamagata Prefecture...

nakanaka2022.11.30

[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

[Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture] The oldest shrine in Yamagata Prefecture, Kumano Taisha Shrine in Nanyo City has a legend of three rabbits...

Kumano Taisha Shrine, located in the Miyauchi district of Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, is said to be the oldest shrine in Yamagata Prefecture. Kumano Taisha has the largest history in Tohoku, and is large in size and has been designated as an important cultural property. Kumano...

ikokeikoke2022.11.25

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