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Atagoyama Northern Cave Tombs

Atagoyama horizontal tombs, a mixture of ancient and modern holes, and the remains of Atagoshita Water Power Station [Miyagi Prefecture Sen...

In the heart of Sendai city, about 2km south of JR Sendai Station, there are ruins dotted with strange side holes on the cliffs along the Hirose River, crossing the Atago Ohashi Bridge. Atagoyama Yoko Anabogum and...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.03.13

Harumune Date, a portrait of the Sendai City Museum

Date Harumune's grave and his figure at Hoshuji Temple in Fukushima City [Fukushima Prefecture]

Date Harumune, the 15th head of the Date family, is the grandfather of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain, and was the person who built the headquarters of the Date family in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, where Masamune was born...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.02.03

Monument in the swan

Karitamin Shrine in Zao Town, the center of "swan faith" that is passed down in the southern part of the prefecture [Miyagi Prefecture]

Zao Town, Karita District, Miyagi Prefecture. There is a shrine called Karitamine Shrine (Shiratori Daimyojin) located near the boundary between National Route 4 and the Tohoku Expressway. Karita, which has three companies in Zao Town...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.28

Is it the end of a tragedy or Masamune's conspiracy?... The life of Date Masamune's father, Terumune [Fukushima Prefecture]

Many people know about Date Masamune, a warlord and daimyo, even if you don't particularly like history, if you have connections with Yonezawa or Sendai. So, what about Masamune's father, Terumune? The existence of Terumune...

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[Third] Sugae Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Encountered a major earthquake [Akita Prefecture]

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829), a traveler from the Edo period, introduces Sugae Masumi (1754-1829), a traveler from the Oga Peninsula, and introduces the Edo period and the present day, based on the Oga Five Winds of Oga, a traveler from the Oga Peninsula.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.16

[Second Edition] Suga Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Interested in the strange rocks along the coast [...

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829) from the Edo period (1754-1829) introduces the Oga Gofu (Oga Gofu), a story written by Oga Peninsula, and contrasts the Edo period with the modern era.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.10

[First] Sugae Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Sankaze Mountain and the main mountains of faith...

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829). He was a traveler from the Edo period, and traveled mainly to northern Japan and Hokkaido, and coloured illustrations (illustrations) and...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.05

Learn about the history of Nikaho City, which was born after the merger of three towns associated with Nigaho [Akita...

Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, is located in the southern part of Akita Prefecture, on the prefectural border with Yamagata Prefecture, and in October 2005, Nikaho Town, Ganpo Town, and Kisakata Town...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.11.29

[Chokaisan and Tobishima Geopark: Nikaho Edition (2)] The wisdom of our ancestors brought about...

In the first part of the Chokaisan and Tokishima Geopark, we introduced geosites on the Sea of ​​Japan, such as "Kujukushima (Zogata)" and "Misaki Coast", but in the second part, we introduce geosites inland areas, the global environment, and...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.11.25

Is Nama bald real? Traces of demons remaining throughout the Oga Peninsula – Oga Peninsula and the Legend of Demons...

Aside from the debate about whether Nama bald is a demon or a god, there are a ton of demon legends on the Oga Peninsula. The origin of the legend is that five bats that visited with Emperor Wu of Han transform into demons...

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