Anniversaries, incidents, and more... What happened in Tohoku in the past? We'll introduce it to you on a daily basis
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0725]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0725-1-600x420.png.webp)
Highest Temperature Anniversary (Yamagata Prefecture) On July 25, 1933, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, recorded a temperature of 40.8°C, the first temperature ever recorded at the time. This was the day that the "Highest Temperature Anniversary" was established...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0724]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/0724-600x420.png.webp)
Shinpei Goto's Birthday (Iwate Prefecture) Shinpei Goto, a physician, bureaucrat, and politician of the Meiji era, was born on July 24, 1857 (June 4, 1857 in the Gregorian calendar) in Shiogama Village, Izawa District, Mutsu Province (...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0723]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/0723-600x420.png.webp)
Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival (Fukushima Prefecture) The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival is held every year for three days on July 22nd, 23rd, and 24th in Tajima, Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Known as Japan's largest bridal procession...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0722]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/0722-600x420.png.webp)
Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival (Fukushima Prefecture) The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival is held every year for three days on July 22nd, 23rd, and 24th in Tajima, Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Known as Japan's largest bridal procession...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0720]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0720-600x420.png.webp)
Hoya Boya's Birthday (Miyagi Prefecture) Hoya Boya, the tourism mascot for Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, was born in 2007 (Heisei 19), and July 20th is his birthday anniversary.
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0719]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0719-600x420.png.webp)
The anniversary of the death of Edo period traveler Sugae Masumi (Akita Prefecture) Sugae Masumi, a traveler and herbalist of the late Edo period, died on July 19, 1829 (August 18, 1829 in the Gregorian calendar)...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0718]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0718-600x420.png.webp)
The day Odate-Noshiro Airport opened (Akita Prefecture) Odate-Noshiro Airport, located in Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, opened on July 18, 1998. Nicknamed Akita Kita Airport...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0717]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0717-600x420.png.webp)
Kitakata Ramen Day (Fukushima Prefecture) The character for "Kitakata Ramen," a specialty of Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture, is written in cursive as "㐂," which is reminiscent of the number 77. Therefore, the city designated July 17th as "Kitakata Ramen Day.".
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0716]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0716-600x420.png.webp)
JR Koriyama Station Opening Anniversary (Fukushima Prefecture) On July 16, 1887 (Meiji 20), Koriyama Station, operated by the Japan Railway Co., Ltd. (now JR East and JR Freight), opened. Koriyama Station...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0715]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/0715-600x420.png.webp)
The opening of the Sendai Municipal Subway Namboku Line (Miyagi Prefecture) On July 15, 1987, the Sendai Municipal Subway's Namboku Line opened. As the name suggests, this line connects the north and south of Sendai City...
