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16 Rakan Rocks

The Juroku Rakan Rocks are cliff-carved Buddha statues with the sea as a backdrop! They're also famous as a sunset spot [Yamagata Prefecture...

One of Yamagata Prefecture's most famous spots is the Juroku Rakan Rocks. These rocks are rock-carved Buddha statues that have survived the rough waves for over 150 years, making them extremely rare even in Japan.

sugarsugar2018.09.06

Dazai Osamu Memorial Hall "Shayokan"

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

Kanagi-cho, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture, is known as the birthplace and home of novelist Osamu Dazai. This time, we will introduce some of his masterpieces, such as "No Longer Human" and "Shayo," which are still read today.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.06.27

Namahage

The Namahage Museum and the Oga Mayama Legend Museum are gathered together...

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, and has been designated as an intangible important cultural property in the country...

sugarsugar2018.06.26

The Hakkoda Maru, a ferryboat from the past, is brought back to life! Experience the eternal history of the ship...

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...

sugarsugar2018.06.23

Tomizawa ruins

20,000 year old ruins preserved as they are! Experience the passage of time at the Underground Forest Museum!

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.

Chimon2018.06.16

Date Masamune equestrian statue

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

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...

Chimon2018.05.23

Panoramic view of Ouchi-juku

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

To the south of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, there is a post town that has been around since the Edo period. Even today, in the 2000s, this post town, lined with thatched roof houses, seems to have stopped at the time...

Chimon2018.04.18

Tono hometown village

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

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.

HarumakiHarumaki2018.03.15

Shirasewan

The Shirase Antarctic Expedition Memorial Museum, a museum that preserves the footsteps of Antarctic explorer Nobu Shirase [Akita Prefecture]...

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...

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 have only seen one. But I have never encountered an alien. So I visited Iino-cho, Fukushima City (formerly Iino-cho, Date County). UFO...

HazukiiHazukii2017.12.24

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