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Zashiki warriors

Would you be lucky if you could see it? We'll get to know the truth about the "zashiki warashi" that is being talked about at Kindaichi Onsen! [Iwate Prefecture]

Kindaichi Onsen is quietly located in the mountains of Ninohe City in northern Iwate Prefecture. This hot spring resort has long been popular as a hot spring resort, and the legend of "Zashiki Warashi" is...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.01

deer dance

Date and the Southern folk entertainment "Shika Dance" | Local report on Sasara Hall's closure project [Iwate Prefecture]

One day in March, while watching X, I discovered a post from the Kanazu-ryu Pumice Shishiryu Preservation Society. It's finally coming in two weeks. This is the last opportunity for the lion to dance at Sasara Hall. t.coht...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.04.19

Kinoshita koma

Kinoshitakoma - One of Japan's three major pieces, originating from the wooden horse shape hanging on the chest of a present horse...

Along with Hachimanuma in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture and Miharukoma in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, there is a local toy called Kinoshitakoma, which is one of the "three greatest komas in Japan" in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. What is Kinoshitakoma? Kinoshita pieces (Kinoshita pieces) are...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.04.11

Mother of 6 boys and 5 girls! Who is Date Masamune's grandmother, Princess Kubo? [Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture]

It is natural that during the Warring States Period, when war was constant, warlords tried to make many children. Therefore, there are not many "child-rich Sengoku warlords." But "a lot of kids...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.04.10

I actually visited the Aomori Winter Three Festivals "Hachinohe no Enburi" local report [Aomori...

There are various "festivals" in Tohoku, and in the summer there are a wide variety of "festivals" in various places, including the Akita Kanotai Festival, the Hanagasa in Yamagata, the Nebuta and Morioka Sansa dances in Aomori, and the Sendai Tanabata. ...

editorial staffeditorial staff2025.04.01

Hiyama Ando clan, ruled Akita during the Sengoku period and based in Noshiro [Akita Prefecture]

Noshiro City is a city located in northern Akita Prefecture, with a population of approximately 47,000 people bordering the Sea of ​​Japan on the west side (as of December 2024, Noshiro City). The Yoneshiro River is a first-class river in the center of the city, and is east and west...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.03.24

"Honkai Lion Dance Banraku" is a folk entertainment that has been handed down for 400 years [Yurimoto, Akita Prefecture...

In Yurihonjo City, there is a folk performing art called Honkai Shishi Dance Bangaku, a country designated as an important intangible folk cultural property, and is an ancient folk art. "Honkai Lion Dance Banraku" is...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.03.18

Hachimanma IC

Hachiman Horse - A lucky toy that is one of Japan's three major pieces and is a lucky toy that is passed down in the southern horse production area...

In the past, horses were inseparable from people's lives, such as farming, war, and transportation. There are many excellent horse production areas in the Tohoku region, and their appearance is naturally reflected in traditional crafts from various regions. Hachiman horse...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.03.17

Atagoyama Northern Cave Tombs

Atagoyama horizontal tombs, a mixture of ancient and modern holes, and the remains of Atagoshita Water Power Station [Miyagi Prefecture Sen...

In the heart of Sendai city, about 2km south of JR Sendai Station, there are ruins dotted with strange side holes on the cliffs along the Hirose River, crossing the Atago Ohashi Bridge. Atagoyama Yoko Anabogum and...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.03.13

Tsugaru dialect

Is Tsugaru dialect often onomatopoeia? Introducing popular onomatopoeia [Aomori Prefecture]

When I use Tsugaru dialect on a daily basis, I notice an astonishing amount of onomatopoeia (onomatopoeia) that are not found in standard Japanese. The more onomatopoeia, the nuances of the conversation become richer and the more intuitive it is conveyed...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2025.03.12

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