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It's not just Akita dogs! "Akita Three Chickens" is a natural monument in Odate City [Akita Prefecture]

Odate City is known for its Akita dogs, but chickens are designated as natural monuments in the national and prefectures, known as the Hinai Chicken, Koeyoshidori, and Kinpachi Chicken...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.04.05

Shiogama Shrine and Shibahiko Shrine

Was it treated specially by the government in the past? Shiogama Shrine and Shinahiko Shrine in Ichinomiya, Mutsu Province [Palace...

When it comes to visiting the New Year's New Year's New Year's shrines, the famous shrines are Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Sendai, Sendai Toshogu Shrine, Takekoma Shrine in Iwanuma City, and Shiogama Shrine in Shiogama City, among them...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.04.02

Mitsuishi Shrine

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

Tokenji Temple appears along the road as you head north at the intersection in front of the courthouse on Chuo-dori, in the center of Morioka City. Behind this temple is "Mitsuishi Shrine"...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.03.28

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

The Oyu Ring Stones in Towada, Kakunodate City, Akita Prefecture, is considered to be one of the Jomon Ruins of Hokkaido and North Tohoku, which became a World Heritage Site on July 27, 2021. Oyu ring stones were the late Jomon period (approximately...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.03.27

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

Do you know the term "shinobum mochizuri"? This word often appears in the world of waka poetry, but in fact it is a word that has a connection to the present city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture. Life is modern...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.03.27

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...

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]

Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture has a rare museum that focuses on demons, even nationwide. That is Kitakami City Demon House. When you think of demons, you often see them in Japanese fairy tales and folk tales. "Momota...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2024.03.18

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

A lucky charm that can be displayed in the hope of fortune, such as zodiac or daruma. Folk crafts that give a sense of Japan's good old culture will soothe the hearts of those who see it today and in the past. Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture is a "Takashiba Deco Shop..."

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 Somin Festival's history of over 1,000 years has concluded. It has been a hot topic in various places since early on, but I can't just pass the ending without ever seeing it! That's...

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...

At the mouth of the Omonogawa River, which flows through Akita City, is Akita Port, the largest trading port in Akita Prefecture. Akita Port is based on its land number Tsuchizaki Port (Tsuchizaki Minato), and it is derived from the old name Tsuchizaki Minato...

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