The popular game "Matagi" started in Kitaakita City! [Akita Prefecture]
The Ani region (Autumn...
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Before the Satake clan's revocation, Akita City was the forefront of the Northern powers [Akita Prefecture]
The Akita city's website states that the history of Akita City began in 1602 (Keicho 7). 1602 was the Edo period and until then...
NORIJUN
"Karamatsu no Karamatsu" is the god who protects women's lives, including matchmaking, childbirth, and safe childbirth [Akita Prefecture...
Karamatsu Shrine, located in Kyowa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, is the ``female guardian deity*'' who protects women's lives, and is said to be the god of matchmaking, fertility, and safe childbirth, and is said to be a local deity...
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Torai = Hebrew? Let's go and see the "Tomb of Christ" in Shingo Village! [Aomori Prefecture]
``Did Christ come to Aomori?'' It's hard to believe that the ``Christ's Tomb'' is located in Christ's Village Park in Shingo Village, Sannohe District, Aomori Prefecture...
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"Rock" and a demon's "hand" shape? Mitsuishi Shrine, filled with Iwate's roots [Iwate Prefecture]
In the center of Morioka City, if you go north from the Jujutsu-mae intersection where Ishiwarizakura (Ishiwarizakura) is located on Chuo-dori Street, you will see Token-ji Temple along the road. Behind this temple, there are three...
Aoiwa
What does "Shinobu Mochizuri" mean? Introducing related spots and folk tales [Fukushima Prefecture]
Do you know the word "Shinobu Mochizuri"? This word often appears in the world of waka poetry, but it actually originates from Fukushima Prefecture, which is now Fukushima Prefecture...
Motoharu Kahashi
The "Devil's House" is a demon museum where demons from all over the world gather! [Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture]
In Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, there is a museum that focuses on demons, which is rare even in Japan. That is "Kitakami City Oni no Yakata". Speaking of demons, Japanese fairy tales...
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[Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] What is “Takashiba Deco House”? A tourist destination where you can talk with locals! shopping...
Lucky charms such as zodiac ornaments and daruma dolls are displayed to wish for good fortune. Folk crafts that give you a feel of Japan's good old culture warm the hearts of those who see them, both now and in the past...
Motoharu Kahashi
Kuroishiji Somin Festival, which has brought the curtain down over 1,000 years of history | 2024 local report [Iwate Prefecture]
This year marks the end of the Kuroishiji Temple Somin Festival, which has a history of more than 1,000 years. It has been a hot topic in various places since early on, but I have never seen it before...
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[Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] What is the tragic love story “Legend of Uneme”? The shadow of a legend that remains even today
There is the main road ``Uneme Street'' that stretches from east to west in the city, and the ``Uneme Festival'', a summer tradition held every August. It appears in every aspect of life in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture...
Motoharu Kahashi