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Legend of the buried gold treasure of the Fujiwara clan of Oshu! What is Kinkeiyama in Hiraizumi? [Iwate Prefecture]

When people think of buried treasure in Japan, many may think of the Tokugawa buried treasure, but legends of buried treasure actually exist all over Japan. There is a mountain in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, where such a legend still remains...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2017.08.06

Ogata Village | Hachirogata Reservoir

Hachirogata Lake (Akita Prefecture), once the second largest lake in Japan

Lake Hachirogata in Akita Prefecture once boasted an area of ​​220 square kilometers and was known as the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa. The origins of Lake Hachirogata: Long ago...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2017.03.14

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