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The Legend of the Wool

What is the tragic love story, "The Legend of the Saijo"? The shadow of legend that remains in modern times [Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]

There is the main road ``Uneme Street'' that stretches from east to west in the city, and the ``Uneme Festival'', a summer tradition held every August. It appears in every aspect of life in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.02.05

The castle town of Kubota Castle since the Meiji period, which was hit by numerous major fires and changed [Autumn in Akita Prefecture...

Kubota Castle and the castle town, which were created by the Akita Clan (Kubota Clan) through meticulous urban planning, have lost most of their buildings due to frequent large fires. Kubo...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.02.02

Yoshinobu Satake

The foundation of Akita City is the castle town of Kubota Castle, created by Satake Yoshinobu [Akita Prefecture]

Akita City "began in 1602, when Yoshinobu Satake moved to another country," according to the Akita City website. Yoshinobu Satake (Satake Yoshinobu) is Akita...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.01.26

[Series ⑦: The role of the first nine years and the role of the second three years] The bond between the Genji and Togoku warriors, 100 years of the Oshu Fujiwara clan...

Minamoto no Yoshiie's younger brother Yoshimitsu Minamoto joined Minamoto no Yoshiie's army from Kyoto to help his brother out of his predicament. The Allied forces were in trouble at the time...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.01.16

[Series ⑥: The role of the first nine years and the role of the second three years] From the internal conflict of the Kiyohara clan to the battle for family succession, private warfare and...

With Mae Kiyohara (Kiyohara no Sanehira) dying of illness, the internal conflict within the Kiyohara clan finally came to an end. The six districts of Oku, which belonged to Mae, were ruled by Mutsu no kami...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.01.09

[Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture] Kurihara Historical Walk ~, people have lived in the fertile land since ancient times...

The Kurihara area, which makes up Kurihara City, spreads out at the southeastern foot of Mt. Kurikoma, and the Ichihasamagawa River, which originates from Mt. Kurikoma, and the Nisakogawa River,...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.01.02

Zodiac (3)

Main shrine to protect the 12 zodiac signs of Sendai | Main shrine to protect the zodiac signs of Tohoku: Miyagi Edition

Do you know what a “sacred place” is? It is a pilgrimage route that visits sacred sites and temples all over Japan in order, and is famous throughout the country.

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.31

Atago Shrine temple name plaque

The main deity of the year of the Dragon and Snake enshrined in the god of fire! Atago Shrine on Mt. Atago (Sendai City)...

Atago Shrine, located in the southern part of the center of Sendai city and enshrined at the top of Mt. Atago, is famous as a night view spot as it offers a panoramic view of Sendai city across the Hirose River...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.30

Daimanji Kokuzodo

Is the Thousand-Body Buddha of Daimanji Temple in Mukaiyama, the root of the place name in Sendai? [Miyagi Prefecture]

Mt. Atago is located near Atagobashi Station on the Sendai Municipal Subway Namboku Line, on the way from central Sendai toward Nagamachi. It is famous for the Atago Shrine here...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.29

Zodiac (2)

The main shrine of the zodiac guardianship of the Aizu zodiac guardianship of the Tohoku zodiac guardianship of the zodiac: Fukushima Edition

Do you know what a “sacred place” is? It is a pilgrimage route that visits sacred sites and temples all over Japan in order, and is famous throughout the country.

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.28

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