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Aizu Hongo Ware: A Pottery from Aizu Loved by Many for 400 Years (Fukushima Prefecture)

Aizu Hongo ware is a type of pottery with a 400-year history, produced in Hongo, Aizu Misato Town, near Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. Its distinctive feature is the...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.09

[Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture] 1.4m deep! Japan's longest standing bath. A nostalgic three-story wooden building...

Namari Onsen is located in a mountain village surrounded by lush greenery along the Toyosawa River, about 27 km from Shin-Hanamaki Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen line and 14 km from Hanamaki Minami Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. The hot springs have been in operation for 600 years.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.08

Kitakata (Fukushima Prefecture): A town of storehouses with over 4,000 surviving storehouses

When you think of Kitakata City in Fukushima Prefecture, ramen immediately comes to mind. It is considered one of Japan's three great ramens, along with Sapporo ramen and Hakata ramen. Its history is long, dating back to the end of the Taisho period...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.07

Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival

The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival, famous for Japan's largest bridal procession [Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture]

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

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.06

Tagajo, the mysterious northern capital that appears in utamakura poems from the Heian period (Miyagi Prefecture)

Taga Castle was built during the Nara period by the Yamato Imperial Court as a base for controlling the uncivilized Emishi (northeastern Japan). It was located in the Tohoku region, then known as Mutsu Province.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.05

Sanbongi Tateyama Park (Osaki City)

Osaki Kodo, a farmland that lives with water and has been designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (Miyagi Prefecture)

"Osaki Kodo" is probably unfamiliar to most people outside of the area. Located in northern Miyagi Prefecture, Osaki City is the center of the area, encompassing Shikama Town, Kami Town, and Wakuya Town.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.04

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] The "Nasebe Naru Autumn Festival" was fun and delicious!

We visited the "Nasebe Naru Autumn Festival" held in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Autumn festival season has arrived! Autumn harvest is delicious!...

ikokeikoke2022.09.28

Three large standing neputa statues

[Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture] The thrilling Goshogawara Tachineputa festival - experience its history and excitement all year round...

The Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival, one of the "Three Great Neputa Festivals of Aomori," along with the Nebuta Festival in Aomori City and the Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Hirosaki City, is held every year on August 4th in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture.

NakaNaka2022.09.14

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Autumn Festival Season Has Arrived! Autumn Harvest is Delicious! (Trailer)

Autumn is the season for appetite! Harvest festivals are starting one after another. The first harvest festival we'll introduce in this article is the "Naseba Naru Autumn Festival" held in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. This year marks the 9th annual...

ikokeikoke2022.09.10

Hinoemata Kabuki

What is Hinoemata Village, a hidden village where the locals pass on the art of Kabuki? [Fukushima Prefecture]

Hinoemata Village is a mountain village located in the southwesternmost part of Fukushima Prefecture, bordering Gunma, Tochigi, and Niigata prefectures. It covers an area of ​​approximately 340 square kilometers, 98% of which is forest land. The population...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.08.28

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