Anniversaries, incidents, and more... What happened in Tohoku in the past? We'll introduce it to you on a daily basis
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Memorial Day for Antarctic Explorer Nobu Shirase (Akita Prefecture) Nobu Shirase, a native of Kanaura Village, Yuri County, Dewa Province (now Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture), was the leader of the Shirase Expedition, the first Japanese explorer to explore the Antarctic.
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The day Aomori Station opened (Aomori Prefecture) Aomori Station opened on September 1, 1891 (Meiji 24). At the time, the train schedule was as follows: outbound trains departed Ueno at 2:45 PM and arrived in Aomori the following day at 5:01 PM...
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Akita Prefecture "Prefectural Anniversary" On August 29, 1871 (July 14, 1871), following the abolition of feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures, Akita Prefecture, Honjo Prefecture, Iwasaki Prefecture, Kameda Prefecture, and Yajima Prefecture were established, marking the birth of the first Akita Prefecture.
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The Day of the Byakkotai's Suicide (Fukushima Prefecture) On August 23, 1868 (October 8, 1868 in the Gregorian calendar), during the Aizu War, the Byakkotai's Second Company's Shinoda Platoon was retreating to Wakamatsu.
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Toson Memorial (Temporary Stay in Sendai City) Today, August 22nd, marks the death anniversary of the Meiji-era poet and novelist Shimazaki Toson. He died on March 25th, 1872 (February 17th, 1872 in the lunar calendar) in the 5th district of the 8th district of Chikuma Prefecture.
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The birth of Yamagata Prefecture On August 21, 1876 (Meiji 9), the three prefectures of Yamagata, Okitama, and Tsuruoka were merged to form the present-day Yamagata Prefecture. The name "Yamagata" originated in the mid-Heian period...
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Birthday of Tachibana Muneshige, the first lord of the Tanagura Domain (Fukushima Prefecture): Tachibana Muneshige, a member and senior retainer of the Otomo clan of Kyushu, and later the first lord of the Tanagura Domain in Mutsu Province, was born on August 18, 1567...
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The anniversary of the death of bird's-eye view artist Hatsusaburo Yoshida. Hatsusaburo Yoshida, a bird's-eye view artist who was active from the Taisho to Showa periods, was born on March 4, 1884, in Kyoto Prefecture. He was known as the "Hiroshige of the Taisho era"...
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Hatto Day (Miyagi Prefecture) August 10th is a day when Maruko Seimen Co., Ltd., a noodle manufacturer in Kesennuma City, celebrates "Hatto Day" in honor of the play on words "hatto," a local dish from the northern part of Miyagi Prefecture.
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The Day of the Second Kamaishi Naval Bombardment (Iwate Prefecture) At the end of the Pacific War, the Allied fleets of the United States and the British Navy bombarded the Nippon Steel Kamaishi Steel Works in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, with two naval bombardments...
