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Osaki Hachiman Shrine's Matsutaki Festival (Miyagi Prefecture) In many areas of Miyagi Prefecture, a type of fire festival called the Donto Festival is held on the evening of January 14th, the day before Ko-shogatsu (Little New Year). However, the largest festival in Miyagi Prefecture...
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Date Anpo Kaki Day (Fukushima Prefecture) Date Anpo Kaki Day is a commemorative day established by the Fukushima Mirai Agricultural Cooperative (commonly known as JA Fukushima Mirai), which oversees 12 municipalities in the northern and Soma regions of Fukushima Prefecture.
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Hirakasa Naked Pilgrimage (Iwate Prefecture) Every year on January 8th, the Hirakasa Naked Pilgrimage is held in Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture. Starting from Miyata Shrine in Hirakasa, the pilgrimage covers a distance of approximately 10km to Yasaka Shrine in Osara, a journey that takes place in the cold...
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The day Aizu (asteroid) was discovered (Fukushima Prefecture) The asteroid Aizu was discovered on January 7, 2000, at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
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The day Naruko Onsen (asteroid) was discovered The asteroid Naruko Onsen (Naruko Onsen) was discovered on January 6, 1997, by Takao Kobayashi, an astronomer who has discovered over 2,000 asteroids to date.
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The day Izumi (asteroid) was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture): Asteroid Izumi was discovered on January 5, 1989, by Masahiro Koishikawa, an astronomer from Miyagi Prefecture, at the Aiko Observatory of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory. ...
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The anniversary of the death of Akita Toshisue, the first lord of the Miharu Domain (Fukushima Prefecture): Akita Toshisue, the first lord of the Miharu Domain in Mutsu Province and the third head of the Akita family, died on January 3, 1649 (February 14, 1649)...
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The day when Dainichido Bugaku is performed (Akita Prefecture) Every year on January 2nd, at the Yoro Festival held at Ohirumemuchi Shrine in the Hachimantai district of Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, the nationally designated important intangible cultural property, Yu...
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Birthday of Tsugaru Tamenobu, the first lord of the Hirosaki Domain (Aomori Prefecture) Tsugaru Tamenobu, the first lord of the Hirosaki Domain in Mutsu Province, was born on January 1, 1550 (January 18, 1550).
