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Okuaizu store

Okuaizu Shoten is born where you can "know, buy, and experience" Okuaizu! [...

Kitakata City, the ramen town of Ramen, Aizuwakamatsu City, and Shimogo Town, famous for its Ouchijuku... There are many famous tourist spots in the western part of Fukushima Prefecture, but there are areas called "OkuAizu" in the western part of that area...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.23

[2024 event information] Sendai Tanabata Festival, where gorgeous Tanabata decorations decorate the city!

The Sendai Tanabata Festival, which elegantly decorates the city of Sendai, will be held again this year for four days from Monday, August 5th to Thursday, August 8th, including the eve of the year (Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival)! Visitors will be extended during the event period...

.NEFT Editorial Department2024.07.19

"monaka" opens in Mannaka Sakanacho, Morioka! Let's go and see Mona! ...

On July 11th, 2024, a new commercial complex "monaka" with one basement and four floors above ground was opened at the entrance to the Sakamachi Arcade in Morioka City. "monaka (...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.19

Ogata Village 60th anniversary logo

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Ogata Village's founding. Crowdfunding for commemorative projects is a reality...

Ogata Village, Minamiakita District, Akita Prefecture, is located halfway between Akita City and Noshiro City, and is a local government that was born by reclamating Hachirogata, the lake that boasts the second largest in Japan, along with Lake Biwa, which was originally located in this area. ...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.17

[2024 event information] Crimson dances in the city! “Hanagasa Festival” in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture

The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is held every year in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture for three days, 5, 6, and 7 in August, with a fixed date. The festival, which brings together a total of approximately 139 groups and 9,800 dancers over three days, will be held in Tohoku Region...

.NEFT Editorial Department2024.07.17

Morioka Sansa dance (stamina)

[2024 event information] “Morioka Sansa Odori” colors the summer of Iwate Morioka

Morioka City was selected as one of the New York Times' 52 Places to Visit in 2023. Morioka Sansa Odori, which is being held for the 47th time this year, will brighten up Morioka's summer. Sansa dance...

.NEFT Editorial Department2024.07.17

Fukushima Waraji Festival

[2024 event information] One of Tohoku's six major festivals! The biggest waraji in Japan! Fukushima Waraji Festival

The Fukushima Warajima Festival will be held again this year for three days from Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th! It is one of the six great festivals in Tohoku, and has been loved for many years as a festival for citizens' relaxation, and is a festival that has been loved by locals...

.NEFT Editorial Department2024.07.17

Akita Kanto Festival

[2024 event information] Akita's three major Tohoku festivals "Kanto Festival"

At the Akita Kanto Festival, one of the three major Tohoku festivals, one of Tohoku's leading festivals, about 280 Kanto Festival travelled along the streets overnight, and it is said that the number of lanterns will reach as many as 10,000. Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media...

.NEFT Editorial Department2024.07.16

Aomori Nebuta Festival | Nebuta Grand Prize (2023)

[2024 event information] Aomori Nebuta Festival is the summer festival in Tohoku! The operating method has changed slightly...

This year, the Aomori Nebuta Festival will be held on a six-day schedule from Wednesday, August 2nd to Monday, August 7th (they will be held on August 1st)! The excitement in the local area is eager to see Aomori holding a world-renowned festival...

.NEFT Editorial Department2024.07.16

Nakashinden Uchihamono Upcycled car scrap knife

Toyota Motor Corporation strives to create new value! Car scraps are born into traditional crafts...

Toyota Motor Corporation is one of Japan's leading leading companies. Many Miyagi residents know that they have a huge factory in Ohira Village, and that cars produced in Miyagi Prefecture are shipped all over Japan from here, but...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.12

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