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Hideyo Noguchi statue

[Inawashiro, Fukushima] The elaborate robot at the Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum is a hot topic! A fun history lesson...

Inawashiro Town in Fukushima Prefecture is famous as the town where Hideyo Noguchi grew up. The Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum is located here, and his birthplace has been preserved exactly as it was at the time. The museum also features a...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.09.27

[Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture] If you want to experience the traditions of Hirosaki, go to Tsugaru Domain Neputa Village!

Speaking of Aomori's representative festival, "Nebuta" is the place to be. When summer comes, various shouts will liven up the town at night in various parts of the prefecture. However, take a good look at the Nebuta Festival map...

Chimon2018.09.25

school

The Domain School Chi Dokan and the Todo Museum are historical drama spots in the Shonai region! [Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture]

Chidokan is the only surviving feudal school in Tohoku. At the feudal school, I was able to learn about the current content from elementary school to graduate school. The building on the premises is open to the public. Audio guidance...

sugarsugar2018.09.20

Bashoan Historic Site Observation Garden

Let's meet Matsuo Basho in Fukagawa!

A bronze statue of Matsuo Basho is enshrined on the shore where the Sumida River and the Onagi River cross. Basho once lived on the shore near the Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa. Basho once lived there...

Jun NambaraJun Nambara2018.09.17

Sendai City Museum

[Miyagi] All the super valuable materials owned by the Date family! Go to Sendai City Museum!

Sendai City Museum is a museum located on the remains of Sendai Castle Sannomaru. Many materials related to Sendai's history, art and culture are on display. A culture donated by the Sendai Date family, a descendant of Date Masamune...

Chimon2018.09.16

Kakuda City Space Tower Cosmo House Rocket

The southern part of Miyagi Prefecture is full of history and science and technology! ? Introducing the highlights of Shiroishi and Kakuda!

The southern part of Miyagi Prefecture is a city of history and future. Shiraishi, ruled by Katakura Kojuro, the center of gravity of the Date family, the lord of the Sendai domain, is still alive with numerous historic buildings, and there are also some amazing science fiction-like structures in Tsunoda City...

Chimon2018.09.11

volcanic gas

[Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture] "Kawarage Jigoku" is a pure white otherworld! Oyutaki Falls and Mud Hot Springs...

Kawarage Jigoku is located southeast of Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, near the borders with Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. It is located close to Doroyu Onsen, a famous hidden hot spring, about 22 km from Yuzawa Station on the JR Ou Main Line.

sugarsugar2018.09.10

illumination

[Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture] "Tenkyokaku" is a Western-style building beloved by the Imperial family! A noblewoman wearing a Meiji dress...

Tenkyokaku is the villa of Prince Arisugawa Takehito, located in Inawashiro Town, just to the west of Lake Inawashiro. Its Renaissance-style interior makes it one of Japan's most Western-style buildings...

sugarsugar2018.09.10

Harakata sashiko

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Harakata Sashiko is a symbol of Yonezawa's tradition and culture!

Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is a home to handicrafts. A variety of traditional crafts have been produced since ancient times, including safflower dyeing and woodworking. One of them is Yonezawa Tsumugi, which I previously introduced on NEFT. ...

Chimon2018.09.10

Shiroishi Castle

[Shiraishi City, Miyagi Prefecture] Specialty gourmet food around Shiroishi Castle! Experience the history of Shiroishi through food

When people think of Shiroishi Castle, they often think of Katakura Kojuro, a man beloved by such great figures as Hideyoshi and Ieyasu. Many people visit in the spring to see the cherry blossoms.

sugarsugar2018.09.09

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