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[Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture] A mysterious forest with a thousand-year history and faith in the warding off evil spirits | Kaminuma Hachiman Shrine

Located in Tome City in northern Miyagi Prefecture, Kaminuma Hachiman Shrine is a tranquil and historic shrine with a thousand-year history. Its tranquil and mystical grounds are truly worthy of being called a power spot...

FitzroyFitzroy2023.09.07

[Mount Chokai-Tobishima Geopark: Yuza and Sakata] The Shonai Plain is blessed with the bounty of Mount Chokai

Mount Chokai is a rare mountain with two peaks (East Chokai-san Shinzan and West Chokai-san Nabemori) that rise from 0m above sea level on the Sea of ​​Japan to a summit at 2,236m. Its beautiful appearance...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.08.02

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

The Shinjo Festival is a three-day summer festival held annually from August 24th to 26th in Shinjo City, a former castle town in northern Yamagata Prefecture. Its gorgeous float procession is said to be "Japan's largest float procession.".

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.07.31

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

Despite various efforts, have you given up on the idea that the summer heat is just a waste of time? Want to do something about the summer heat, or at least make your surroundings cooler?.

SatomioriSatomiori2023.07.25

"Hebi-no-hana, Home of Flowers and History" is a garden where you can enjoy flowers of every season! [Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Ja-no-hana, a town of flowers and history in Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a garden where you can enjoy flowers blooming throughout the four seasons. Within the garden, you'll find the Ja-no-hana Palace, a nationally registered tangible cultural property.

natsukinatsuki2023.07.05

4 Power Spots in Morioka City! History Buffs Must Visit! [Iwate Prefecture]

The history of Morioka City dates back to the Heian period, when Shogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro built Shiba Castle. During the Nanboku-cho period, the Nanbu clan of Sannohe (Sannohe Town, Aomori Prefecture), which was connected to the Kai Genji clan,...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.07.04

Narageshuku

[Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture] Narashita-juku, a post town on the Ushu Kaido road used by 13 feudal lords during the Edo period...

Narage-juku was a post town on the Ushu Kaido road. The Ushu Kaido was one of the five Edo roads that connected Edo with Mutsu Province on the Pacific coast...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.22

Yamagata Prefecture's "Sokushinbutsu" and Yudonosan's "Reincarnation Belief"

Sokushinbutsu (self-mummified monks). Even after their lives are over, their form remains forever, watching over people. At the end of their training, monks voluntarily devote themselves to a diet of only nuts and wild vegetables, reducing the amount of fat in their bodies to the limit...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.15

Kurokawa Noh

Kurokawa Noh is a Shinto Noh performance 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, a folk performing art that has been handed down as a sacred ritual by parishioners (farmers) for 500 years, is designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.13

Nagai, a former shipping town of the Yonezawa domain that prospered through shipping on the Mogami River (Yamagata Prefecture)

Nagai City, located in southern Yamagata Prefecture, was formed by the merger of one town and five villages - Nagai Village, Nishine Village, Hirano Village, Isazawa Village, and Toyoda Village - around the former Nagai Town, which developed during the Edo period thanks to boat traffic on the Mogami River.

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