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[Recommended Autumn Festivals: Aomori Edition] Introducing the Aomori autumn festivals and local gourmet food!

When it comes to festivals in Aomori Prefecture, summer festivals held in early August are held nationwide, such as the Aomori Nebuta Festival, Hirosaki Neputa Festival, Goshogawara Tachinebuta, and even the Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival.

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.08.14

Hachinohe Sanja Taisai festival float ①

Over 1 million people attend the Hachinohe Sansha Festival, which originated from the Ogami Shrine festival...

When people think of summer festivals in Aomori Prefecture, the Aomori Nebuta Festival probably comes to mind, but Hachinohe City also has a large-scale summer festival that represents Aomori called the Hachinohe Sansha Festival.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.31

"Place names with doors" from 1 to 9 [Seven-nohe] The image of a horse production area remains strong...

Of the nine "dos", Shichinohe is located the northernmost point, and even today the area is dotted with horse farms. Currently, thoroughbred racehorse horses are not kept, but rather, racehorse horses...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.29

"Place names with doors" from 1 to 9 [Five and Six Doors Edition] It has a plain impression but is rich in taste...

From northern Minohe County in Aomori Prefecture to southern Kamikita County, it will be connected along National Route 4 to Gonohe and Rokunohe from the south. Gonohe is located in mountainous areas and has a lot of forest...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.25

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)).

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.05.23

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).

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.04.12

[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"...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.07.31

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...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.07.04

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...

ikokeikoke2023.06.21

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.

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