The Oga Shinzan Folklore Museum presents the legend of Namahage through skits. Namahage, a visiting deity, is a representative folk legend of Oga City, Akita Prefecture, and is designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan.
A five-minute walk from Aomori Station will take you to the Hakkoda Maru, the Seikan Ferry. This is the last ferry on the Seikan route, departing from Aomori and arriving in Hakodate, and its beautiful lemon yellow hull...
Speaking of museums, they are places where artifacts excavated from ruins are carefully arranged and displayed. Looking at the exhibits and imagining what life was like back then is the perfect way to spend your time as an adult.
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About 12 minutes by car from Sendai Station, on Mount Aoba, offering a panoramic view of the city, stood a castle that once ruled Sendai. Built by Date Masamune, the castle known as Aoba Castle has long since disappeared...
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In the southern Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, there is a post town that has existed since the Edo period. Even now, in the 2000s, the town is lined with thatched-roof houses, and it feels as if time has stood still...
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Located about an hour by train from Shin-Hanamaki Station, Tono City is home to numerous folk tales and legends. There are many charming spots, including old-fashioned houses and a river where kappa are said to have lived.
Have you heard of the Shirase Antarctic Expedition Memorial Museum in Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture? Shirase Nobu was the first Japanese explorer to explore the Antarctic. His footsteps can be traced back to his birthplace, Nikaho...
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Have you ever seen a UFO? I have only seen one. But I have never encountered an alien. So I visited Iino-cho, Fukushima City (formerly Iino-cho, Date County). UFO...
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Mount Chokai, which straddles Akita and Yamagata prefectures, is one of Japan's 100 most scenic spots and is also counted among Japan's 100 most famous mountains. With an elevation of over 2,300 meters, its peak soars above the clouds...
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Although it is not widely known, stone circles also exist in Japan. The Oyu Stone Circle in Towada-Oyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, is one of the largest stone circles in Japan, built in the late Jomon period.
