When you hear the word Oga, the first thing that comes to mind is the "Namahage." Every year on New Year's Eve, demon-like figures wearing frightening masks and straw costumes sing, "Anyone lazy? Cry...".
Nikaho City (Akita Prefecture) is located at the foot of Mount Chokai and is part of the "Mount Chokai-Tobishima Geopark" along with the Yurihonjo area in Akita Prefecture and the Sakata, Yuza, and Tobishima areas in Yamagata Prefecture.
Kisakata and Kujukushima Islands are a scenic spot located on the Sea of Japan coast of Nikaho City, at the northern foot of Mount Chokai, which towers over the border between Akita and Yamagata prefectures. Rice paddies dot the countryside here and there...
Do you love cats? From cat-themed goods and motifs to cat cafes and other cat-themed spots, the world is overflowing with people's love for cats.
[Northern Miyagi and Southern Iwate Prefectures] Christianity Spreads in Tohoku (Part 1) In northern Miyagi and southern Iwate Prefectures, which became the home of hidden Christians, the spread of Christianity in Tohoku is...
The "Hidden Christian Villages" are located on the border between Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, in the Yonekawa area of Towa Town, Tome City, the Okago area of Fujisawa Town, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, and the Magome area of Motoyoshi Town, Kesennuma City.
Compared to northern Iwate Prefecture, where many festivals feature elegant floats parading through the streets, autumn festivals in the southern part of the prefecture are more distinctive. In towns along the Sanriku coast, there are festivals where mikoshi (portable shrines) are carried in the sea, and inland towns have a variety of...
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Autumn festivals in northern Iwate Prefecture are characterized by the parade of colorfully decorated floats with warrior dolls and decorative curtains through the town. The floats are always driven by local children...
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Fukushima Prefecture's nationally known festivals include the Fukushima Waraji Festival in Fukushima City and the Uneme Festival in Koriyama City, both of which are summer festivals held in early August. This article...
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Miyagi Prefecture's major autumn festivals include the annual festival of Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, the main shrine of the Sendai domain, which had a fiefdom of 620,000 koku. Other famous festivals include the festival of Masamune Date of Mt. Iwate, where the domain's founder, Masamune Date, had his base before founding Sendai.
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