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[Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture] A brave festival where cavalry warriors compete. With a history of over 1000 years...

In the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture, there is a brave festival where cavalry warriors dressed in armor called "Soma no Maoi," which is said to have a history of over 1,000 years...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.20

[Iwate Prefecture] Why is Iwate/Morioka called that? Find out the origin of place names!

Iwate Prefecture is full of food culture such as Wankosoba, Morioka Cold Noodles, and Jajan noodles, as well as historical heritage such as Mokoshiji Temple and Chusonji Temple, but I've thought, "Why did Iwate Prefecture become the name of Iwate?"...

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.07.15

Uesugi Takayama

Who is Uesugi Takayama, the portrait figure that is always displayed at elementary and junior high schools in Yonezawa City? ...

Did you know that the elementary and junior high school gymnasium in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is decorated with a portrait of Uesugi Takayama? It seems that Yonezawa citizens are familiar with the name "Kokuyama" and are known as "Kokuyama", but...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2022.06.30

Nanbu Bevelers are the unique residence of the Nanbu Domain, who was well aware of the importance of horses [Iwate Prefecture]

The "Curly House" is an ingenious and human home built to create stables inside the house and live together. Northern Kanto, especially Iwate Prefecture, has a unique curve called "Nanbu Curler" during the Edo period...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.06.26

Maezawa Koya Village, a Japanese original landscape that remains with many traditional "masters" [Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture]

In Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture, there are many traditional farmers called Magaraya, with thatched roofs and L-shaped main buildings, and among them, 13 congregants gather in Maezawa Village...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.06.23

cold horse

Cold horses graze at the feet of Shiriyazaki Lighthouse, the northernmost point of Honshu [Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture]

Kandachime is a native of Japan, raised on a pasture in Shiriyazaki, facing the Pacific Ocean and Tsugaru Straits at the eastern edge of the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, and is located in Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.06.22

What is the "Devil Corps Village" that actually existed in the Meiji period? Iwate Prefecture, which explores the legend and true identity of demons.

Have you ever heard of the name "Onishigaimura"? It was once the setting of the novel "Murder in the Devil's Corpses" (published in 1998, written by Yoshimura Tatsuya, Kadokawa Haruki Office)...

nakanaka2022.06.15

Oda Nobunaga

What is the relationship between Oda Nobunaga and Yamagata? We also introduce precious portraits and shrines dedicated to Nobunaga (Yamagata Prefecture)

When you think of popular Sengoku warlords, who do you think of? I'm sure there are many people who imagine Oda Nobunaga, a warlord who aimed to unify the world in a war-torn world. This time...

nakanaka2022.06.13

What an anecdote came from Lake Inawashiro's "Ojima"? [Fukushima Prefecture]

Lake Inawashiro is also famous as a tourist spot in Fukushima Prefecture. I'm sure many people have heard of its name. In fact, there is an island called Oshima in Lake Inawashiro, and mysterious anecdotes remain...

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.05.29

The cat festival for cat lovers, "Nekozuka Kofun Cat Festival" and the legend of cats [Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture]

Do you all know? The Nekozuka Kofun Cat Festival is held every year in Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai City. Sorry, to be honest, I didn't know about it. It really happens that Sendai's history, traditions, legends, etc.

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.05.21

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