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[Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture] Japan's three largest Hase Kannon statues are here! Red full of blessings...

Located in the southern part of Akita Prefecture's Sea of ​​Japan's Seaside Hase Kannon is home to the three most famous Hase Kannon in Japan. The three most famous Hase Kannon in Japan are Haseda Temple in Sakurai City, Nara, Haseda Temple in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Haseda Temple in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.11.29

[Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture] The oldest shrine in Yamagata Prefecture, Kumano Taisha Shrine in Nanyo City has a legend of three rabbits...

Kumano Taisha Shrine, located in the Miyauchi district of Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, is said to be the oldest shrine in Yamagata Prefecture. Kumano Taisha has the largest history in Tohoku, and is large in size and has been designated as an important cultural property. Kumano...

ikokeikoke2022.11.25

Giant Akita dog at Akita Station

[JR East Pass Trip: Part 2 of Day 1] Walking around Akita City on the first day and enjoying delicious local sake...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: First Day Part 1] On the first day, we went to Morioka in the morning to the samurai residence in Kakunodate! https://jp.neft.asia/archi...

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Eating the flowers used in crests is "a special thing" | Enjoy autumn ingredients! ...

Autumn harvest, Autumn appetite? Chrysanthemum flowers are one of the many delicious autumn ingredients. Do you eat chrysanthemum flowers? It may not be popular nationwide. Chrysanthemum flowers can be served with sashimi...

ikokeikoke2022.10.13

It has been loved by many for 400 years. Aizu ceramic "Aizu Hongo ware" [Fukushima Prefecture]

Aizu Hongo ware is a pottery with a history of 400 years, produced in Hongo, Aizu Misato Town, close to Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. Its features include both ceramic and porcelain...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.09

[Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture] Depth 1.4m! The largest standing bath in Japan. A nostalgic three-story wooden building...

Lead Hot Springs is located in a mountain village surrounded by deep greenery along the Toyosawa River, about 27km from Shinkamaki Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen and 14km from Hanamaki Minami IC on the Tohoku Expressway. Hot springs have been around for 600 years...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.08

Kitakata, a town of barns with over 4,000 existing barns [Fukushima Prefecture]

When you think of Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture, ramen is the one that comes to mind. It is said to be one of Japan's three major ramen along with Sapporo Ramen and Hakata Ramen. Its history is long, and around the end of the Taisho period...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.07

Aizu Tajima Gion Festival

The Aizu Tajima Gion Festival is famous for Japan's number one bride line [Minami Aizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture]

Known for the Aizu Tajima Gion Festival, Aizu Tajima was once a bustling post town on the Shimotsu Kaido (Aizu Nishi Kaido), which connected Nikko to Aizu Wakamatsu, the center of the Aizu region. ...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.06

Tagajo, the mysterious northern capital that also appears in the poetry pillows of the Heian period [Miyagi Prefecture]

Tagajo is a castle built as a base for controlling the Emishi (Tohoku region), which was an unexplored land by the Yamato Imperial Court during the Nara period, and is a castle in the Tohoku region known as Mutsu Province...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.05

Sanbongi Tateyama Park (Osaki City)

Osaki Kodo, a cultivated land that lives with water, has been certified as a world agricultural heritage site [Miyagi Prefecture]

Even though it's called "Osaki Kodo", most people outside of their hometown will not know about it. It is centered around Osaki city in the northern part of Miyagi Prefecture, and is home to Iromacho, Kamimachi, Wakudani...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.04

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