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Is Uesugi Takayama praying for rain? Yonezawa Atago Shrine also has an entertainment shrine within its precincts. The background is the joy of that big name...

In Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is Atago Shrine, which is a very old and venerable shrine. Atago Shrine is especially worshiped by local residents in the city, and a shrine is held every year...

ikokeikoke2023.06.21

Kurokawa Noh is a Shinto ritual that has been developed independently by farmers for 500 years [Yamagata Prefecture]

At Kasuga Shrine in Kurokawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Gassan, it was passed down as a ritual by parishioners (peasants) for 500 years and was designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in the country...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.13

Nagai, the former Yonezawa domain boat transport town that flourished through the Mogami River [Yamagata Prefecture]

Nagai City, located in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, is centered around the former Nagai Town, which developed during the Edo period through shipping on the Mogami River, as well as Nagai Village, Nishine Village, Hirano Village, Isazawa...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.08

[Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture] Meet the authentic Namahage! Namahagekan/Oga Shinzan Tradition Museum...

What impression do you have of "Namahage"? A scary demon that goes around every house on New Year's Eve and threatens children by telling them, ``No bad kids!''...

natsukinatsuki2023.06.05

[Date City, Fukushima Prefecture] A trip around the power spot Ryozan, Ryozan Town, Date City

Ryozen-cho, Date City, located in the northern part of Fukushima Prefecture, is a town famous as a power spot. Historical sacred mountains and sacred mountain shrines that have been deeply worshiped since ancient times...

natsukinatsuki2023.05.02

Check out all the cities and towns in Iwate Prefecture, where Otani and Sasaki Roki are home to...

It's starting to get warmer, making it the perfect season to travel to Iwate Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture has 33 municipalities, each with its own characteristics...

SatomioriSatomiori2023.03.23

A tour of precious cultural assets that remain in Minami Aizu, the southern part of the Aizu region [Fukushima Prefecture]

Minamiaizu District, consisting of Shimogo Town, Minami Aizu Town, Tadami Town, and Hinoe Matamura, is part of the Fukushima Prefectural Association...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.15

[JR East Pass Trip: Part 2 of Day 1] Walking around Akita City on the first day and enjoying delicious local sake...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: First Day Part 1] On the first day, we went to Morioka in the morning to the samurai residence in Kakunodate! https://jp...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.11.11

The Aizu Tajima Gion Festival is famous for Japan's number one bride line [Minami Aizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture]

Aizu Tajima, known for the ``Aizu Tajima Gion Festival'', was once part of the Shimotsuke Kaido (Aizu Nishi Kaido) road that connected Nikko to Aizu Wakamatsu, the center of the Aizu region.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.06

Tagajo, the mysterious northern capital that also appears in the poetry pillows of the Heian period [Miyagi Prefecture]

Tagajo is a castle built as a base for controlling the Emishi (Tohoku region), which was an unexplored land by the Yamato Imperial Court during the Nara period, and is a castle that is...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.05

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