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Obon in southern Aomori is a little different! Summer scenery decorated with backrests and 48 lanterns

Aomori Prefecture is divided into three regions: Tsugaru, Shimokita, and Nanbu. Of these, the Nanbu region has long been bustling with people and goods traveling between the port and mountain villages, and the cultures of Iwate and Shimokita have naturally intermingled...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2025.08.14

Three UNESCO cultural heritage sites: Dainichido Buraku, Hanawabayashi, and Bon Odori in the Kema-ma-in...

Kakunodate City, Akita Prefecture is located in the northeastern part of Akita Prefecture, and is at the time Hanawamachi, Oirase Town, Towada Town, and Hachimantai Village...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.07.30

Kakunodate, a castle town where flowers were opened during the Satake Kita family era [Senboku City highlights 3]

Kakunodate blossomed largely in the 215th year of the Edo period, when it was ruled by the Satake Hokke family, who was respected by the residents as a "lord." The townscape created by Ashina...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.07.24

The Tozawa clan, which first owned the Senboku Kakunodate, was the winner of the daimyo who rose to the lord of the Shinjo domain...

Senbokushi, Akita Prefecture, was held in 2005 (Heisei 17) in three towns and villages: Tazawako Town, Senboku District, formerly Kakunodate Town, and formerly Nishiki Village, Senboku District.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.07.15

Chagu Chagu Horse (2025.06.14) ①

The "Chagu Chagu Horse" is a tradition in early summer in Iwate, and is a farm horse wearing gorgeous equipment...

Every June, a festival that can be considered a tradition in early summer in Iwate Prefecture is held in Takizawa and Morioka. In some areas, this festival is sometimes called "the cutest festival in Japan" and is called "Chi...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.30

Medutz pulls the horse into the river

What is the terrifying water demon "Medatsu" that is passed down in Hachinohe? ~A local legend that is different from a kappa~

Some areas of Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture have been passed down from ancient times to the legend of eerie youkai known as "Medutu" or "Medutu." It is similar to the nationally known "kappa", but its gender...

editorial staffeditorial staff2025.06.26

The Legend of the Three Lakes - Hachirotaro Traveling

[Legend of the Three Lakes of Northeastern North: Part 2] Side stories that are passed down in various places that flesh out the story

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [Legend of the Three Lakes in Northeastern North: Part 1] Do you know about the "Legend of the Three Lakes," a magnificent folklore that lies across the three prefectures? https://jp.neft.asia/a...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.28

Three Dragon Gods of the Three Lakes (Nansobo, Hachirotaro, Tatsuko)

[Legend of the Three Lakes in Northeast North: Part 1] The magnificent folklore "Legend of the Three Lakes" that lies in the three prefectures...

The vast natural landscape of northern Tohoku, spanning Aomori, Akita, and Iwate, has been home to mysterious legends passed down since ancient times. Among these is a magnificent folk tale known as the "Three Lakes Legend." The setting for the story is...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.26

Moko

If you cry, you'll be attacked by a mokko!? We investigate the mystery of trauma among children in tsugaru...

"If you cry, a mokko will come from the mountains." This phrase has been used since ancient times, mainly in the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture. It is said to be a "discipline" to stop children from crying, and is still used in Aomori today.

AoiwaAoiwa2025.05.13

Oda, a genius painter who was a samurai and produced Japan's first Western film, Akita Ranga...

Odano family residences still surviving on Kakunodate Samurai Dori Street In Kakunodate Samurai Dori Street in Kakunodate, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, are the Odano family, a retainer of the Kubota domain (Akita domain). The Odano family has been a long time...

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