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Monument in the swan

Karitamin Shrine in Zao Town, the center of "swan faith" that is passed down in the southern part of the prefecture [Miyagi Prefecture]

Zao Town, Karita District, Miyagi Prefecture. There is a shrine called Karitamine Shrine (Shiratori Daimyojin) located near the boundary between National Route 4 and the Tohoku Expressway. Karita, which has three companies in Zao Town...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.28

Is it the end of a tragedy or Masamune's conspiracy?... The life of Date Masamune's father, Terumune [Fukushima Prefecture]

Many people know about Date Masamune, a warlord and daimyo, even if you don't particularly like history, if you have connections with Yonezawa or Sendai. So, what about Masamune's father, Terumune? The existence of Terumune...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.16

Usokae Festival Wooden Carved Uso Bird

Do you turn the various disasters of the year into lies? Takahata Tenmangu Shrine's Liar Festival Visit Report [Fuku...

Takahata Tenmangu Shrine is located in Iizakacho, Fukushima City. The "Listen Festival" held twice a year in January and April at this shrine is given a lucky charm that has a super powerful benefit, replacing various disasters of the year with "Listens"...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.15

Yotokuin (Aihime)

What kind of person is Aihime? Tracing the path of Date Masamune's wise wife [Fukushima Prefecture]

In this article, we will explore history with the theme of the man named Megohime, the wife of Date Masamune, who was famous as a great general during the Sengoku period. In fact, she was born in Miharu-cho, Tamura-gun, Fukushima Prefecture...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.12.30

[Third] Sugae Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Encountered a major earthquake [Akita Prefecture]

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829), a traveler from the Edo period, introduces Sugae Masumi (1754-1829), a traveler from the Oga Peninsula, and introduces the Edo period and the present day, based on the Oga Five Winds of Oga, a traveler from the Oga Peninsula.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.16

[Second Edition] Suga Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Interested in the strange rocks along the coast [...

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829) from the Edo period (1754-1829) introduces the Oga Gofu (Oga Gofu), a story written by Oga Peninsula, and contrasts the Edo period with the modern era.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.10

[First] Sugae Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Sankaze Mountain and the main mountains of faith...

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829). He was a traveler from the Edo period, and traveled mainly to northern Japan and Hokkaido, and coloured illustrations (illustrations) and...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.05

Miharukoma

Miharukoma - A local toy with the legendary legend of Sakanoue Tamuramaro [Fuku...

Nishida-cho, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. During the feudal era, there was a village called Takashiba Village in the Miharu Domain, and there is a local toy called "Miharukoma", which is one of Japan's three major pieces. Miharukoma...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.12.02

Learn about the history of Nikaho City, which was born after the merger of three towns associated with Nigaho [Akita...

Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, is located in the southern part of Akita Prefecture, on the prefectural border with Yamagata Prefecture, and in October 2005, Nikaho Town, Ganpo Town, and Kisakata Town...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.11.29

[Chokaisan and Tobishima Geopark: Nikaho Edition (2)] The wisdom of our ancestors brought about...

In the first part of the Chokaisan and Tokishima Geopark, we introduced geosites on the Sea of ​​Japan, such as "Kujukushima (Zogata)" and "Misaki Coast", but in the second part, we introduce geosites inland areas, the global environment, and...

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