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"Place names with doors" from 1 to 9 [Seven-nohe] The image of a horse production area remains strong...

Of the nine "dos", Shichinohe is located the northernmost point, and even today the area is dotted with horse farms. Currently, thoroughbred racehorse horses are not kept, but rather, racehorse horses...

2024.07.29

Image of the tomb of Christ

Torai = Hebrew? Let's go and see the "Tomb of Christ" in Shingo Village! [Aomori Prefecture]

"Has Christ Come to Aomori?" This "Christ's Tomb" is incredibly difficult to believe, located in the Christ's Village Park in Shingo Village, Minohe District, Aomori Prefecture, adjacent to the Christ's Village Traditional Museum. Kiris...

2024.04.05

The legend of the pyramid that lies in Kakunodate City is called Cromanta! [Akita Prefecture]

Have you all heard that Kakunodate City, which borders Aomori and Iwate prefectures, actually exists in this town, which was previously written as "Uetsuno" instead of Kakunodate? Nearby are Hachimantai and Five...

2024.03.26

Fairytale images

Scary stories and slightly sad stories... "Michinoku Otogi Kaido" with many stories left behind [Miyagi Prefecture White...

The "Michinoku Otogi Kaido" connects Shiroishi City, Shichika Shukumachi, Miyagi Prefecture, with Nanyo City, and Takahata Town, Yamagata Prefecture, and is home to folk tales and folk tales...

2023.04.05

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...

2022.06.30

Oda Nobunaga

What is the relationship between Oda Nobunaga and Yamagata? We also introduce precious portraits and shrines dedicated to Nobunaga (Yamagata Prefecture)

When you think of popular Sengoku warlords, who do you think of? I'm sure there are many people who imagine Oda Nobunaga, a warlord who aimed to unify the world in a war-torn world. This time...

2022.06.13

Illustration of Kuromatayama and UFO

What is Kuromatayama? We'll learn more about what we learned through academic research and why urban legends are told...

Kuromatayama has a beautiful cone shape, making it a famous power spot in recent years, and is it a pyramid? It is a mysterious mountain where urban legends are also told. ...

2022.05.03

[Tono, Iwate Prefecture] “Tono Monogatari no Yakata” allows you to experience old tales for yourself! Rent the hometown of monsters...

This time, we will mainly introduce Toono's Monogatari Mansion, a spot that represents Tono, famous as the home of monsters. It is a place where you can see and touch and hear many stories, including Tono Monogatari, and enjoy. ...

2022.03.18

A stone monument with a Freemasonry mark engraved on the ruins of Sendai Castle Ote Gate

A Freemasonry stone monument near the ruins of Sendai Castle Otemon? Examining Sendai mystery! ...

Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, is home to Date Masamune's castle, Sendai Castle (Aoba Castle), and near the site of the major gate, there is a stone monument that appears to be from a "Freemason," making it a hot topic as a small urban legend...

2022.02.22

Quesarampasaran illustration

What is quesarampasaran? A detailed explanation of mysterious objects that bring good fortune [Yamagata Prefecture]

I know that quesarang pasaran brings happiness to people who have it, but I'm sure there are a surprising number of people who don't know whether it's a living thing or a plant in the first place...

2022.02.17

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