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The birthplace of novelist Dazai Osamu, "Shayokan," is a huge mansion of 680 tsubo! [Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture]

Kanekicho, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture is known as the town where novelist Dazai Osamu was born and raised. This time, we'll be talking about "No Longer Human" and "Shocking"...

NEFT Editorial Department2018.06.27

Namahage

Meet Namahage at the Oga Mayama Legend Museum! At Namhage Mansion, all Oga's Namhage are...

The Oga Mayama Denshokan shows the legend of "Namahage" through skits. Namahage, the visitor god, is a national tradition that represents Oga city in Akita Prefecture...

sugarsugar2018.06.26

The appearance of the Hakkoda Maru on the Seikan Ferry is revived! Experience the eternal history on board...

A five-minute walk from Aomori Station, you will see the Hakkoda Maru on the Seikan Ferry. This is the last ship that departs from Aomori on the Seikan Route and arrives in Hakodate, and...

sugarsugar2018.06.23

Tomizawa ruins

Preserve the ruins from 20,000 years ago! Feel the time of eternity at the Underground Forest Museum!

Speaking of museums, artifacts excavated from ruins are carefully arranged and displayed. A holiday where you can look at the exhibits and think about what life was like back then...

Chimon2018.06.16

Date Masamune equestrian statue

Aoba Castle? Sendai Castle? Introducing the Sendai domain base built by Date Masamune!

Approximately 12 minutes by car from Sendai Station. A castle that ruled Sendai once stood on Aobayama overlooking the city. It is called Aoba Castle and was built by Date Masamune...

Chimon2018.05.23

Panoramic view of Ouchi-juku

I traveled back in time to the Edo period at Ouchi-juku! [Fukushima Prefecture]

In the south of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, there is a post town that has been around since the Edo period. Even now in the 2000s, the post town is lined with thatched-roof houses and still looks like the place you are...

Chimon2018.04.18

Tono hometown village

You can meet the original scenery of Japanese people! There are many attractions in Tono, Iwate Prefecture.

Tono City, located about an hour by train from Shin-Hanamaki Station, is home to many folk tales and legends. Old folk house-style buildings and rivers where kappa are said to have lived...

HarumakiHarumaki2018.03.15

Shirasewan

Shirase Antarctic Exploration Team Memorial Museum, a museum with the footprints of Antarctic Explorer Shirase-Yao, [Akita Prefecture...

Have you heard of the Shirase Antarctic Exploration Team Memorial Museum located in Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture? Shirase Nobu is the first Japanese explorer to explore Antarctica...

akoako2018.03.06

[Fukushima Prefecture] If you want to meet aliens, go to Fukushima! ? Iino Town's specialty is UFO.  

Have you ever seen a UFO? I only have it once. But I haven't met an alien yet, so I went to Iino in Fukushima City...

HazukiiHazukii2017.12.24

Mt. Chokai, one of Japan's top 100 scenic spots that straddles Akita and Yamagata, is a treasure chest of scenery and legends!

Mt. Chokai, which straddles Akita and Yamagata prefectures, is one of Japan's top 100 scenic spots and is also counted as one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. The altitude is over 2,300 meters, and the summit...

akoako2017.10.25

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