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What is the mystery of the "place names that take place from the door" from Ichinohe to Kunohe? The lands of numbers dotted in the former southern territory...

The area from the Sanya Kamikita region of Aomori Prefecture to the northern part of Iwate Prefecture was once a vast southern domain called Nukanobu. There is one house in this area...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.04

Statue of Kimiyuki Sanada Yukimura

Three historical sites that surround the connection between Katakura Shigenaga and Sanada Yukimura, the vanguard of the Date family, "Oni Kojuro" [Miyagi Prefecture]

During the Osaka Natsu Siege, a battle in which the Tokugawa shogunate destroyed the Toyotomi family, Yukimura Sanada and his descendants, who were allies and enemies but had a strange connection...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.03

Katakura Family Mausoleum

Four historical sites related to the famous Katakura Kagetsuna of Date Masamune and the Katakura family [Miyagi Prefecture]

Shiroishi City is located in the southern part of Miyagi Prefecture. Katakura Kojuro Kagetsuna was active as Date Masamune's right-hand man and was called ``Katakura Kagetsuna of Wisdom'' along with ``Date Tatsumi of Martial Arts''.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.02

[Part 2] Japan's first nautical chart, "Kamaishi Port Picture of Rikuchukushi" and the development of Kamaishi [Iwate Prefecture]

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [Part 1] Japan's first nautical chart, "Riku-China Kamaishi Port Picture" and the development of Kamaishi [Iwate Prefecture] https://jp.neft....

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[Part 1] Japan's first nautical chart "Kamaishi Port Picture of Rikuchukushi" and the development of Kamaishi [Iwate Prefecture]

Speaking of the creation of maps of Japan, Tadataka Ino carried out a national survey in 1987. So when was Japan's first nautical chart produced? So everyone...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.07.01

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] What kind of place is Yonezawa? History, sightseeing spots, specialties, etc. of the area...

When someone asks, "What kind of place is ○○○?", it would be cool if you could explain it clearly. It's packed with useful trivia in such situations...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.06.17

What is the Soma Daisaku incident? The attempted attack on the Tsugaru domain lord of the Nanbu domain, who is considered to be Michinoku Chushingura...

What is the ``Soma Daisaku Incident?'' Over 200 years ago, on May 24, 1821 (April 23, 4th year of Bunsei era), Morioka feudal retainers were returning home from sankin kotai in order to restore the honor of their domain...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.06.14

Local railways and buses between Morioka and Miyako have coexisted since 40 years of competition! [Iwate Prefecture]

The Iwate Kenkoku Bus 10...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.06.06

[Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture] “Kamaishi Daikannon” is a giant Buddha that watches over Kamaishi Bay, one of the three great giant Buddhas in Tohoku

Approximately 16 Buddhist statues called ``Giant Buddha'' have been built in Japan. There are no clear standards for this structure that is considered a "giant Buddha"...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.05.30

[Akita Prefecture/Oga Peninsula] Full of view points. A magnificent park created by the earth...

Oga Peninsula was born 20,000 years ago. Oga Peninsula was an island 6,000 years ago. The peninsula that juts out into the Sea of ​​Japan first appeared on land about 20,000 years ago. Times are icy...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.05.29

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