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[Aomori Prefecture] Aomori Nebuta Festival 2022 will be held for the first time in 3 years! The hot summer is back in Michinoku...

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the event was cancelled for two years, just like other Tohoku festivals, but in my hometown of Aomori, the Nebuta Festival, which will be the first in three years, I'm sure I'll be unable to stop excitedly! here...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2022.07.27

[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture] Introducing the latest information and history of the 2022 Sendai Tanabata Festival! Views of the day...

The Sendai Tanabata Festival is a famous event in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. I'm sure there are some people who know about the event but have never been there. So this time, we'll be doing Sendai Tanabata in 2022...

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.07.26

The National Astronomical Observatory Mizusawa Campus was the first in Japan to connect with space [Iwate Prefecture]

The National Astronomical Observatory Mizusawa Campus, although its name seems to be a university, is an observatory station at the National Astronomical Observatory. The predecessor was the oldest "latitude observation" of the National Astronomical Observatory, which opened in 1899 (Meiji 32)...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.25

[Iwate Prefecture] Jomon Flame Fujisawa Wildfire Festival 2022 will be held! Making original Jomon pottery...

The Fujisawa No Yaki Festival in Fujisawa-cho, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, which was cancelled for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held for the first time in three years for two days, Saturday, August 13th and Sunday, August 14th, 2022...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2022.07.23

[Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture] A brave festival where cavalry warriors compete. With a history of over 1000 years...

In the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture, there is a brave festival where cavalry warriors dressed in armor called "Soma no Maoi," which is said to have a history of over 1,000 years...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.20

Did you know that Fukushima Prefecture is actually Natto Prefecture? We also introduce recommended products and secret natto arrangements

When you think of cities and towns that are famous for their natto, what comes to mind? Many people may think of Mito City due to the influence of their image and mascot characters, but Fukushima Prefecture is also one of the major consumer destinations...

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.07.18

[Iwate Prefecture] Why is Iwate/Morioka called that? Find out the origin of place names!

Iwate Prefecture is full of food culture such as Wankosoba, Morioka Cold Noodles, and Jajan noodles, as well as historical heritage such as Mokoshiji Temple and Chusonji Temple, but I've thought, "Why did Iwate Prefecture become the name of Iwate?"...

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.07.15

[Iwate Prefecture during the Boshin War] What was the decision of the Morioka and Ichinoseki clans?

During the Boshin War, when the Tohoku area became a battlefield, Iwate Prefecture was not a battlefield. At that time, Iwate Prefecture was the Morioka domain, which was the southern half of the northern half, and the southern half was the Ichinoseki domain, which had close ties to the Sendai domain...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2022.07.12

[Aomori Prefecture during the Boshin War] What were the decisions of the Hirosaki, Kuroishi, Hachinohe, and Shichinohe domains?

During the Boshin War, no major battles took place in Aomori Prefecture, and it was peaceful. The branch of the Morioka domain, Nananohe Domain (Morioka Shinta Domain), in the eastern part of the prefecture, acts alongside the Morioka domain, but the Hachinohe Domain is in a neutral position...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2022.07.05

Uesugi Takayama

Who is Uesugi Takayama, the portrait figure that is always displayed at elementary and junior high schools in Yonezawa City? ...

Did you know that the elementary and junior high school gymnasium in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is decorated with a portrait of Uesugi Takayama? It seems that Yonezawa citizens are familiar with the name "Kokuyama" and are known as "Kokuyama", but...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2022.06.30

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