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Harakomeshi Day (Miyagi Prefecture) October 8th is designated as "Harakomeshi Day," a commemorative day for the local dish of Watari Town, Watari District, Miyagi Prefecture. Harakomeshi originated in the Arahama district of Watari Town...
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Isabella Lucy Bird's death anniversary: Isabella Lucy Bird, a 19th-century British traveler, explorer, and travel writer, died in 183...
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Denroku Day (Yamagata Prefecture) 🎊🎉👏🐻👏🎉🎊Today is #...
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Iwateya Day (Iwate Prefecture): Iwateya, a manufacturer and seller of Nanbu senbei (a type of rice cracker) that is a specialty of Iwate and Aomori prefectures, has designated October 8th as "Iwateya Day." ...
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The day the asteroid Sendai was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture) The asteroid Sendai was discovered by August Kopf at the Königstuhl Observatory in Heidelberg, Germany, on October 1907...
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Imoni-kai Day (Yamagata Prefecture): October 2nd is "Imoni-kai Day," established by Nakayama Town, Higashimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture, known as the birthplace of Imoni-kai (taro stew parties). Imoni-kai are mainly held in Yamagata and Miyagi Prefectures...
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Shonai Airport (Yamagata Prefecture) Shonai Airport, located between Sakata City and Tsuruoka City in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, opened in 1991 as the prefecture's second airport.
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The day Aomori (asteroid) was discovered (Aomori Prefecture) Asteroid Aomori was discovered on September 30, 1999, at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
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Shinsengumi's Saito Hajime's Death Anniversary (Fukushima Prefecture) September 28th marks the death anniversary of Saito Hajime, who served as assistant vice-commander, commander of the Fourth and Third Units, and swordsmanship instructor in the Shinsengumi during the late Edo period. He was a member of the Kyoto Guard...
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The day Iitatemura (asteroid) was discovered (Fukushima Prefecture) Asteroid Iitatemura was discovered on September 24, 1989, in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, by astrophotographers Yoshikane Mizuno and Toshimasa Furuta.
