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Aomori Nebuta Festival | Nebuta Grand Prize (2023)

[2024 Event Information] The Aomori Nebuta Festival is the most famous summer festival in Tohoku! The parade route will be slightly different...

This year, the Aomori Nebuta Festival will be held for six days from Wednesday, August 2nd to Monday, August 7th (with a pre-festival on August 1st)! Locals are excited about this world-famous festival...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2024.07.16

Nakaniita Cutlery - Upcycled Knives from Automobile Scrap

Toyota Motor Corporation is working to create new value! Automobile scrap wood is being transformed into traditional crafts...

Toyota Motor Corporation is one of Japan's leading companies. Many Miyagi residents know that it has a huge factory in Ohira Village, from which "Made in Miyagi" cars are shipped all over Japan.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.12

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    Exploring the culture of miso! Introducing recommended miso and local dishes [Fukushima Prefecture]
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    Morioka's 3 Popular Corner Bars! | Heiko Shoten, Hosoju ​​Sake Shop, and Kagiya Sake Shop [Iwate Prefecture]
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    What is the connection between Oda Nobunaga and Yamagata? Introducing a precious portrait and a shrine dedicated to Nobunaga [Yamagata Prefecture]
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"Shayokan." Dazai Osamu's birthplace. Nationally designated important cultural property. ©Aomori Prefecture
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[Part 2] Aizu samurai cultivated apples! The indomitable Aizu spirit brought them to fruition...
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Hote Festival | A fire prevention ritual with a history of over 300 years, held at Shiogama Shrine...
Bullet holes from the Boshin War
The only remaining building that still bears traces of the Boshin War: "Kyu-Takizawa Honjin" (Fukushima Prefecture)
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What are the Five Hundred Arhats of Tono? These stone Buddha statues in Tono were created as a memorial for the victims of the Hōreki famine...
Tiles in the arcade in front of Sendai station reveal remains of a waterway from the Edo period? Buratamori...
"Shiosezaki" at the southwestern tip of the Oga Peninsula, where Godzilla and Gamera are found, and "Akita's...
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