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Gojome Town, home to a morning market that has been around for over 500 years and "zelkova with breasts" (Akita Prefecture)

Gojomemachi, located north of Akita City, is home to approximately 7,700 people, known as the morning market that began about 500 years ago (as of February 2024, Akita Prefecture's population and households (monthly report)).

2024.05.23

The popular game "Matagi" started in Kitaakita City! [Akita Prefecture]

The Ani region (Kamikoani Village, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture), home to the Jomon period Isedota Iseki ruins, known for the stone circles registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site, is a place where the Isedota Iseki ruins (Kita Akita Prefecture) are located, and are located in the Ani region (Kamikoani Village, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture).

2024.04.12

[Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture] Shinjo Festival, an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, said to be the largest parade of floats in Japan

The Shinjo Festival is a summer festival held for three days from August 24th to 26th in the former castle town of Shinjo, located in northern Yamagata Prefecture. The mountain is so gorgeous that it is said to be the "biggest float line in Japan"...

2023.07.31

4 power spots in Morioka City! Introducing historical sites that history lovers should visit [Iwate Prefecture]

The history of Morioka City dates back to the far-flung time when Sakaue Tamuramaro, the Seii Taishogun, built Shina Castle in the Heian period. During the Nanboku-cho period, the Nanbu clan, which was connected to the Kai Genji, was...

2023.07.04

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 building. Atago Shrine is particularly passionate in the city, and it is held every year with worship and festivals on a certain date...

2023.06.21

Kurokawa Noh

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, Kurokawa Noh is a folk art that has been passed down for 500 years by parishioners (peasants) as a ritual, and is designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in the country.

2023.06.13

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 a town and five villages merged with Nagai Village, Nishine Village, Hirano Village, Isazawa Village and Toyota Village, centered around the former Nagai Town, which was developed by the Mogami River boat transport during the Edo period.

2023.06.08

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

What impression do you have of "Namahage"? I had the image of a scary demon who went around each house on New Year's Eve and threatened their children by saying, "No bad kids, aren't they?" ...

2023.06.05

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

Ryozenmachi, Date City, located in the northern part of Fukushima Prefecture, is a town famous as a power spot. The charms of the sacred mountains, which have been deeply religious since ancient times, the sacred mountain shrines, and the traditional sacred mountain taiko drums...

2023.05.02

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

It's getting warmer and it's going to be a perfect season to travel around Iwate Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture has 33 cities and towns, each city and town has its own distinctive features. Traveling to Iwate Prefecture from outside Tohoku...

2023.03.23

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