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[Chokaisan and Tobishima Geopark: Yusa and Sakata Edition] Shonai Hirano is moist with the blessings of Mt. Chokaisan

Mt. Chokai is a rare mountain with two peaks (East Chokaisan Shinzan and Nishichokaisan Nabemori) that continue from 0m above the Sea of ​​Japan to the summit at 2,236m. The beauty of that appearance...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.08.02

[Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture] Shinjo Festival, an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, said to be the largest parade of floats in Japan

The Shinjo Festival is a summer festival held for three days from August 24th to 26th in the former castle town of Shinjo, located in northern Yamagata Prefecture. The mountain is so gorgeous that it is said to be the "biggest float line in Japan"...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.07.31

[Yamagata Prefecture] Is Yamagata the secret to surviving the hot summer? A closer look at Yamagata's "chilled culture"...

No matter how many things you make, have you given up on the annual summer heat that is renewed every year, and no matter what you do, you've given up on it, that's wasted? I want to do something about the summer heat, and at least I can't get cooler around me...

SatomioriSatomiori2023.07.25

"Snake's Nose, the Land of Flowers and History" is a garden where you can enjoy flowers in the seasons! [Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Janohana, the Place of Flowers and History, located in Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a garden where you can enjoy flowers that bloom throughout the four seasons. Within the park, the "Snake Nose Goten" is registered as a nationally registered tangible cultural property...

natsukinatsuki2023.07.05

4 power spots in Morioka City! Introducing historical sites that history lovers should visit [Iwate Prefecture]

The history of Morioka City dates back to the far-flung time when Sakaue Tamuramaro, the Seii Taishogun, built Shina Castle in the Heian period. During the Nanboku-cho period, the Nanbu clan, which was connected to the Kai Genji, was...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.07.04

Narageshuku

[Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture] A post town on the Ushu Kaido road that was used by 13 feudal lords during the Edo period...

Narageshuku is a post town on the Ushu Kaido road. The Ushu Kaido is a Kuwaori inn on the Oshu Kaido, one of the five Edo roads that connects Edo and Mutsu Province on the Pacific side.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.22

"Immediate Body Buddha" in Yamagata Prefecture and "Reincarnation Faith" in Yudonoyama

Immediately Buddha. Even if life dies, he will remain forever and watch over people. At the end of his training, the monk will eat only nuts and wild vegetables at his own will, and will reach a limit on the fat content of his body...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.15

Kurokawa Noh

Kurokawa Noh is a Shinto ritual that has been developed independently by farmers for 500 years [Yamagata Prefecture]

At Kasuga Shrine in Kurokawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Gassan, Kurokawa Noh is a folk art that has been passed down for 500 years by parishioners (peasants) as a ritual, and is designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in the country.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.13

Nagai, the former Yonezawa domain boat transport town that flourished through the Mogami River [Yamagata Prefecture]

Nagai City, located in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, is a town and five villages merged with Nagai Village, Nishine Village, Hirano Village, Isazawa Village and Toyota Village, centered around the former Nagai Town, which was developed by the Mogami River boat transport during the Edo period.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.08

[Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture] Meet the authentic Namahage! Namahagekan/Oga Shinzan Tradition Museum...

What impression do you have of "Namahage"? I had the image of a scary demon who went around each house on New Year's Eve and threatened their children by saying, "No bad kids, aren't they?" ...

natsukinatsuki2023.06.05

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