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Mitsuishi Shrine

"Rock" and a demon's "hand" shape? Mitsuishi Shrine, filled with Iwate's roots [Iwate Prefecture]

In the center of Morioka City, if you go north from the Jujutsu-mae intersection where Ishiwarizakura (Ishiwarizakura) is located on Chuo-dori Street, you will see Token-ji Temple along the road. Behind this temple, there are three...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.03.28

Is the Japanese stone circle "Oyu Ring Stone" a sacred place in the Jomon period? [Akita Prefecture]

The "Oyu Stone Rings" located in Towada, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, are one of the "Jomon Ruins in Hokkaido and Northern Tohoku" that became a World Heritage Site on July 27, 2021.

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.03.27

What does "Shinobu Mochizuri" mean? Introducing related spots and folk tales [Fukushima Prefecture]

Do you know the word "Shinobu Mochizuri"? This word often appears in the world of waka poetry, but it actually originates from Fukushima Prefecture, which is now Fukushima Prefecture...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.03.27

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

Everyone knows that there is a real pyramid in Kazuno City, which borders Aomori and Iwate Prefectures, and was originally called Kamitsuno instead of Kazuno.

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.03.26

demon of the world

The "Devil's House" is a demon museum where demons from all over the world gather! [Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture]

In Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, there is a museum that focuses on demons, which is rare even in Japan. That is "Kitakami City Oni no Yakata". Speaking of demons, Japanese fairy tales...

NEFT Editorial Department2024.03.18

[Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] What is “Takashiba Deco House”? A tourist destination where you can talk with locals! shopping...

Lucky charms such as zodiac ornaments and daruma dolls are displayed to wish for good fortune. Folk crafts that give you a feel of Japan's good old culture warm the hearts of those who see them, both now and in the past...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.03.11

Procession with lanterns and main hall

Kuroishiji Somin Festival, which has brought the curtain down over 1,000 years of history | 2024 local report [Iwate Prefecture]

This year marks the end of the Kuroishiji Temple Somin Festival, which has a history of more than 1,000 years. It has been a hot topic in various places since early on, but I have never seen it before...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.02.22

The development of Akita City that began in Tsuchizaki - the soil at the mouth of the Omono River, which developed as the center of distribution...

Akita Port, Akita Prefecture's largest trading port, is located at the mouth of the Omonogawa River that flows through Akita City. Akita Port's land number is Tsuchizaki Port...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.02.12

Inuchi Ginzan, which supported the Akita Domain's finances. The coal mining town was filled with over 15,000 people [...

The Akita domain (Kubota domain) was a domain of the Satake clan that covered almost all of Akita prefecture, and the original koku (koku) was about 200,000 koku, but later increased to about 390,000 koku. same...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.02.09

Michitsune Mishima

Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, has completely changed its landscape due to Mishima Michiyo after the Meiji Restoration.

Yamagata City was developed as a castle town of the Yamagata Domain and was a commercial city that developed through the trade of the safflower, a specialty. Yamagata Castle, located in the center, is very large and the outside...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.02.07

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