The Fujisawa Noyaki Festival in Fujisawa Town, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, which was canceled for two consecutive years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held for the first time in three years for two days on August 13th (Sat) and 14th (Sun) 2022.
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Each of the six Tohoku prefectures has its own historic summer festival. The "Tohoku Rokkon Matsuri" (Tohoku Six Soul Festival) brings together festivals from each of the six prefectures (Aomori's Nebuta Festival, Autumn Festival, etc.) to pray for the repose of the souls of those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 and for the recovery...
The Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture is home to a brave festival called "Soma Nomaoi," in which mounted warriors clad in armor compete against each other. It is said to have a history of over 1,000 years...
Iwate Prefecture is full of sights and attractions, including culinary cultures such as wankosoba, Morioka reimen, and jajamen, as well as historical heritage sites such as Motsu-ji Temple and Chuson-ji Temple. But have you ever wondered why Iwate Prefecture was named after Iwate?.
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Did you know that portraits of Uesugi Yozan hang in elementary and junior high school gymnasiums in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture? He is affectionately known as "Lord Yozan" by the people of Yonezawa...
Magariya is a unique and humane dwelling built with a stable built inside the house for people to live in. In areas north of the Kanto region, particularly in Iwate Prefecture, there are unique magariya (curved houses) known as "Nambu Magariya" from the Edo period.
Minamiaizu Town in Fukushima Prefecture has many traditional farmhouses known as "magariya," which have thatched roofs and L-shaped main buildings. Among these, 13 magariya are clustered together in the Maesawa settlement...
Kandachime is a native Japanese horse breed raised on a pasture in Shiriyazaki/Higashidorimura, Aomori Prefecture, on the eastern tip of the Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean and the Tsugaru Strait.
Have you ever heard of the name "Onishigai Village"? It was the setting for the novel "Murder in Onishigai Village" (published in 1998 by Tatsuya Yoshimura, published by Kadokawa Haruki Publishing)...
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When you think of popular Sengoku warlords, who comes to mind? Many people probably think of Oda Nobunaga, the warlord who sought to unify the country during a time of war. This time, we'll be looking at...
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