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Aizu Domain School Nisshinkan (Gekimon)

The Nisshinkan, which the Hakutotai learned about, is one of Japan's leading feudal schools! It's not something that's not something that's not something that's not something...

Aizu Clan School "Nissinkan" is a domain school of the Aizu Clan that was built and opened in 1803 adjacent to Aizuwakamatsu Castle. It is one of the largest of the clan schools in the country...

NEFT Editorial Department2018.09.08

Zuishinmon

Enjoy the tranquility and bustle of Sendai Toshogu Shrine! [Miyagi Prefecture]

Toshogu Shrine is a venerable shrine that enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu. Many of you may have visited Nikko Toshogu Shrine during a school trip. ...

Chimon2018.09.08

16 Rakan Rocks

Sixteen Arahant Rocks are the cliff Buddha with the sea in the background! It is also famous as a sunset spot [Yamagata Prefecture's Yu...

One of the famous spots in Yamagata Prefecture is Juroku Rakan Rock. This 16 Arhat Rock is a stone Buddha that has withstood rough waves for more than 150 years, and is...

sugarsugar2018.09.06

The appearance of the Hakkoda Maru on the Seikan Ferry is revived! Experience the eternal history on board...

A five-minute walk from Aomori Station, you will see the Hakkoda Maru on the Seikan Ferry. This is the last ship that departs from Aomori on the Seikan Route and arrives in Hakodate, and...

sugarsugar2018.06.23

Tomizawa ruins

Preserve the ruins from 20,000 years ago! Feel the time of eternity at the Underground Forest Museum!

Speaking of museums, artifacts excavated from ruins are carefully arranged and displayed. A holiday where you can look at the exhibits and think about what life was like back then...

Chimon2018.06.16

Date Masamune equestrian statue

Aoba Castle? Sendai Castle? Introducing the Sendai domain base built by Date Masamune!

Approximately 12 minutes by car from Sendai Station. A castle that ruled Sendai once stood on Aobayama overlooking the city. It is called Aoba Castle and was built by Date Masamune...

Chimon2018.05.23

Panoramic view of Ouchi-juku

I traveled back in time to the Edo period at Ouchi-juku! [Fukushima Prefecture]

In the south of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, there is a post town that has been around since the Edo period. Even now in the 2000s, the post town is lined with thatched-roof houses and still looks like the place you are...

Chimon2018.04.18

Oyu ring stones are stone circles from the Jomon period of Japan! ? [Akita Prefecture]

Although it is not well known, stone circles also exist in Japan. The Oyu stone circles in Towada Oyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, were created in the late Jomon period...

NEFT Editorial Department2017.08.09

Gold block

The legend of the golden buried gold of the Fujiwara clan of Oshu! What is Mt. Kinji in Hiraizumi? [Iwate Prefecture]

When you think of Japanese reserves, many people may remember the Tokugawa reserves, but the legend of the buried treasure itself actually remains everywhere in Japan. Iwate Prefecture...

NEFT Editorial Department2017.08.06

Ogata Village | Hachirogata Reservoir Pond

Hachirogata, once the second largest lake in Japan [Akita Prefecture]

Hachirogata in Akita Prefecture was once known as the second largest lake in Japan, after Lake Biwa...

NEFT Editorial Department2017.03.14

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