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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.

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  • Perfect for a summer trip! Try all of Yamagata's "cold noodles"!
  • [Fukushima Prefecture] Eating horse sashimi with mustard miso is the Fukushima way! Perfect as a side dish with rice...
  • Purslane (Leopard)
    Is Yamagata Prefecture's mysterious food ingredient "Hyou" a vegetable? Or a weed? Its true identity is "purslane"!
  • [Fukushima Prefecture] What is the local dish, Ikaninjin? Now known nationwide! A beloved dish...
  • This is a bit of a sudden question. Hong Kong fried noodles are delicious, right? They're the same all over the country...
  • [Aomori] What is Hokaiori? Tsugaru's Obon customs are colorful and unique
  • Craft beer
    [Craft Beer in Iwate Prefecture (Morioka City and Northern Area)] 7 Unique Local Beers!
  • Perfect as a souvenir! What is "Sendai Naganasu Pickle"? Where to buy it [Miyagi Prefecture]
  • Aizu Senbero
    Aizuwakamatsu City, a city of nature and history, is home to a cutting-edge senbero bar! [Fukushima Prefecture]
  • Nagai, a former shipping town of the Yonezawa domain that prospered through shipping on the Mogami River (Yamagata Prefecture)
  • The history of Odate, which played an important role as a feudal domain border during the Meiji Restoration (Akita Prefecture)
  • Chusonji Temple information board
    [JR East Pass Trip: Day 2, Part 2] Intensive Exploring Hiraizumi! World Heritage Sites "Chusonji Temple" and "...
  • Fire Prevention Tiger Dance
    Fire Prevention Tiger Dance: A traditional performing art that conveys the wish to protect the town from strong winds and fires [Miyagi Prefecture]
  • Kasedori (Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture)
    The "Kase-dori," a divine incarnation wearing a straw cloak, is fun to watch with its "Kakkakka!" chant...
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    The grave of Date Harumune and his statue at Hoshoji Temple in Fukushima City [Fukushima Prefecture]
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    Delicious, filling, and great value for money! Tendo City's soba restaurant "Ichian"...
  • Chusonji Temple information board
    [JR East Pass Trip: Day 2, Part 2] Intensive Exploring Hiraizumi! World Heritage Sites "Chusonji Temple" and "...
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    Excited to see Namahage for the first time! Report from the 62nd Namahage Sedo Festival [Oga City, Akita Prefecture]
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    [Part 1] The Pickling Culture of the Six Tohoku Prefectures to Survive the Harsh Winter | Aomori, Iwate, and Akita Edition
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    Morioka's culinary scene isn't just about its three famous noodle dishes! There are also some hidden gems, B-grade gourmet foods, that you can only find in Morioka...
Mount Kuromata and UFOs
What is Mount Kuromata? Academic research has revealed why this urban legend is being told...
The Legend of Hachirotaro
What is the legend of Hachirotaro? Introducing three stories that even locals don't know much about...
Pilgrimage to the 33 Kannon Temples in Minamiaizu. The "Gokurairi Thirty Kannon Temples"...
[Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture] The city boasts the largest amount of hot spring water in Fukushima Prefecture. From hula dancing to competitive...
Akita military commander
Three Sengoku Warlords from Akita Prefecture! Ando Aki, Tozawa Moriyasu, and Onodera Kagemichi
Why do Namahage carry knives to punish people?.
Reconstruction of a flush toilet found at the Akita Castle ruins
Akita Castle was the center of trade with the former kingdom of "Balhai"! The deciding factor was "flush toilets...".
From the "Portrait of the Three Kings" owned by Hakuoin Temple, Motsuji Temple: Fujiwara no Kiyohira (Source: Wikipedia)
[Series 7: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] The bond between the Genji and the eastern warriors, the Fujiwara clan of Oshu...
Wooden carved Usotori bird from the Uso-kae Festival
Is this year's misfortune replaced by lies? A report on the Usokae Festival at Takahata Tenmangu Shrine...
Is it true that the governor of Akita prefecture is a feudal lord? Here are all the stories behind his beloved life!.
Image of the excavation of the Warabite sword
The missing link in the birth of the Japanese sword? The "Warabite sword" wielded by the Emishi...
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"Summer grass, the remains of the soldiers' dreams" Takadate, the final resting place of Minamoto no Yoshitsune [Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture]
Check out all the cities and towns in Iwate Prefecture, the hometown of players Ohtani and Roki Sasaki...
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The origin of the legend of "The Crane's Gratitude"? "Urushiyama, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture" and "Tsurupunzan Chinzoji Temple"
Rocket at Kakuda City Space Tower Cosmo House
Southern Miyagi Prefecture is full of history and science and technology! Introducing the highlights of Shiroishi and Kakuta!
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