Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
This site is a web media that delivers all kinds of trivia, from sightseeing and gourmet spots in the six Tohoku prefectures to local, customs, and history.
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
  • Home
  • Tohoku gourmet
    • local cuisine
    • recipe
    • meal
    • ingredients
    • sake
    • drink
  • Tohoku tourist destinations
    • Scenic spots
    • Power spot
    • facility
    • hot spring
    • historic site
    • experience
    • traffic
  • Tohoku things
    • souvenir
    • Traditional crafts
    • food
    • tohoku brand
    • seasoning
  • Tohoku events
    • sea ​​bathing
    • festival
    • Limited time event
    • firework
    • Cherry-blossom viewing
    • autumn leaves
  • Tohoku mystery
    • history
    • Tradition/Customs
    • traditional events
    • folk performing arts
    • folk beliefs
    • urban legend
    • great man
  • Local stories from Tohoku
  • Japanese

Other areas

  • HOME
  • Home
  • Other areas

Shirayuki Express, which took 12 hours to connect Kanazawa and Aomori

From now on (2025) to about 40 years ago, express trains ranging from Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture to Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture over 12 hours. It's a train called "Shirayuki". ...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.27

This is how Fukushima Transportation was born and descendants of Fukushima Transportation founder took the Iizaka Line.

The Iizaka Line, a railway line by Fukushima Kotsu Co., Ltd., runs through Fukushima city, Fukushima Prefecture, connects Fukushima Station and Iizaka Onsen Station. How was Fukushima Kotsu and the Iizaka Line born?

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.08.28

A moving restaurant! ? Travelling on the Hachinohe Line with TOHOKU EMOTION [Aomori Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture]

Dining cars where you can eat on trains were once connected to many long-distance express trains and bullet trains, but have disappeared over time. However, even today, food is served in the car...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.07.26

Storefront of a candy shop from the Taisho era

Time trip to the Taisho era!? ~Taito City Shitamachi Museum~

Do you know the "Shitamachi Adult Entertainment Museum"? Here you can see the scenery of Tokyo's downtown area during the Taisho period in real-size reproductions. By coming here, you can experience the old life that you can't imagine now...

Jun NambaraJun Nambara2018.09.21

Incorporating spring water from the plateau into the pond

Higo Hosokawa Garden is a daimyo garden that you can enjoy for free!

Do you know about Higo Hosokawa Garden on Mejirodai? This is the place where the mansion of the Hosokawa family, a daimyo family in Kumamoto since the end of the Edo period, is open to the free garden that retains the image of the time. The quiet in the city center...

Jun NambaraJun Nambara2018.09.20

South Exit Hall from the 3rd floor of the South Exit Cathedral

Fun lunch tour! Tokyo Station Hotel

Tokyo Station Hotel is a historic hotel that has been open since the year after the opening of Tokyo Station, united with the red brick station building at Tokyo Station. And now, the Tokyo Station is secretly popular...

Jun NambaraJun Nambara2018.09.19

Kiyosumi Garden

Stroll through Fukagawa's famous Kiyosumi Garden and enjoy Fukagawa gourmet food

Kiyosumi Garden in Fukagawa started with Fukagawa's "Fukagawa Shinguen," which was built by Iwasaki Yataro, the founder of the Mitsubishi Group, to comfort employees and to accommodate guests. Even today, we are strolling around famous Meiji gardens that retain their reminiscent of the time...

Jun NambaraJun Nambara2018.09.18

If you don't like crowds and want to enjoy Sensoji Temple, go see it lit up at night!

When it comes to sightseeing in Asakusa, Tokyo, Sensoji Temple is a must-have. There are many highlights, such as the giant Kaminarimon Gate, the heavy tower, and Nakamise Shopping Street. Recently, the best point of viewing the Skytree from below...

Chimon2018.09.18

Bashoan Historic Site Observation Garden

Let's meet Matsuo Basho in Fukagawa!

A bronze statue of Matsuo Basho is enshrined on the shore where the Sumida River and the Onagi River cross. Basho once lived on the shore near the Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa. Basho once lived there...

Jun NambaraJun Nambara2018.09.17

300 year old pine

Let's soak up the sea breeze at the Tokugawa Shogun's Hama Palace ~ Hamarikyu Gardens

Hama Rikyu Garden is the Hama Goten, which is associated with the Tokugawa Shogun family. It is now a metropolitan garden, but in the Meiji period it was used as an Imperial palace and was also used for diplomacy. This time, we will be introducing the Hama Goten of the Tokugawa Shogunate...

Jun NambaraJun Nambara2018.09.16

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 9
  • 
24h ranking
Recommended articles
  • Family photos from the Meiji era
    30 surnames with roots in prestigious and prestigious families in Yamagata Prefecture
  • Kamiwarisaki
    God cuts two whales and cape! Kamiwarizaki, where the legend of Kamiwari remains [Miyagi Prefecture]
  • Illustration of Oishigami Pyramid
    A pyramid in Aomori Prefecture? Let's go see the Oishigami Pyramid!
  • wisdom pencil
    A sacred place for students taking the exam! Kameoka Monju, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom in Tohoku [Yamagata Prefecture]
  • Old-style martial arts (Miyagi and Fukushima edition)
    [Miyagi and Fukushima Edition] Valuable old-style martial arts from the six Tohoku prefectures! Numerous unique techniques are still handed down...
  • Enjoy the gourmet food at JR Morioka Station! Seafood, local sake, craft beer...
Search articles by keyword
pick up
  • Okahijiki
    Okahijiki, a traditional vegetable originating from Nanyo City, is a nutritious land hijiki! [Yamagata Prefecture]
  • What is Hittsumi? Learn more about the differences between Suiton and Hatto and sake you want to pair...
  • Koriyama brand vegetables [Sasuke eggplant, Mankichidon]
    What are Koriyama brand vegetables? [Sasuke eggplant and Mankichi don] I cooked and tried it! [Fuku...
  • Fukushima Prefecture's chocolate flavored sweets! Also a limited edition flavor of that famous sweet?
  • [Miyagi Prefecture] Enjoy luxury with Kesennuma's "Shark Fin Bowl" and "Shark Fin Sushi"!
  • Shisomaki
    Introducing the origins and delicious ways to eat Miyagi Prefecture's local dish, Shisomaki
  • Saimochi is an exquisite local dish from Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture? What is the essential ingredient "juunen"?
  • Aomori's sea urchin is also top-notch! We introduce its charms that are just as good as those of Sanriku and Hokkaido!
  • [Miyagi Prefecture] 3 recommended hot springs in Miyagi Prefecture that you can choose from secret hot springs, famous hot springs, and unique spring quality!
  • Akita Senbero
    Three popular senbera bars in the Kawabata area, a long-established downtown area in Akita City! [Akita Prefecture]
  • cold horse
    Cold horses graze at the feet of Shiriyazaki Lighthouse, the northernmost point of Honshu [Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture]
  • Fujisato Town is the only town in Akita Prefecture that is part of the Shirakami-Sanchi World Natural Heritage Site. Its biggest attraction is the untouched...
  • Masuhan's dark ramen
    What is Koriyama Black, one of the most competitive ramen restaurants in the country, has been loved for many years in Koriyama City? ...
  • wisdom pencil
    A sacred place for students taking the exam! Kameoka Monju, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom in Tohoku [Yamagata Prefecture]
  • Zao Takayu Kokeshi's expression
    Zao Takayu Kokeshi – It developed in Zao Onsen, following the trends of Doyu and Togarida...
  • Naruko Kokeshi's expression
    Naruko Kokeshi – Traditional Kokeshi developed at Naruko Onsen, the three famous hot springs in Oshu in Miyagi [...
[Recommended Autumn Festivals: Yamagata Edition] Enjoy Yamagata's delicious autumn festival!
Inuchi Ginzan, which supported the Akita Domain's finances. The coal mining town is filled with over 15,000 people...
7 tourist attractions in Morioka! That's what I'm saying, Morioka-san wouldn't come here...
Chusonji Temple Information Board
[JR East Pass Trip: Day 2 Part 2] Intensive exploration of Hiraizumi! World Heritage Site "Chuson...
Harakata sashiko
[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Harakata Sashiko is a symbol of Yonezawa's tradition and culture!
Anno Falls
Ranked second in Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls! Yasu Falls in Akita Prefecture
Narageshuku
[Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture] A post town on the Ushu Highway that was used by 13 feudal lords during the Edo period...
Rice drying scene in the countryside
Why are rice drying methods different? Scenes after rice harvesting vary by region
The Legend of the Wool
What is the tragic love story, "The Legend of the Saijo"? The shadow of legend that remains in modern times [Fukushima Prefecture County...
"Karamatsu no Sakai" is the god who protects women's lives, including matchmaking, childbirth, and safe childbirth [...
62nd Namahage Shiba Hill Festival
I was excited by my first Namahage! Local report of the 62nd Namahage Shiba Hill Festival [Autumn...
[Yamagata Prefecture] Is Yamagata the secret to surviving the hot summer? Yamagata's "hiyashibun"...
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...
Tagajo, the mysterious northern capital that also appears in the poetry pillows of the Heian period [Miyagi Prefecture]
[Recommended Autumn Festival: Miyagi Edition] The Date family's majestic atmosphere and the city's surroundings...
Search by keyword
Search articles by prefecture
  • Aomori Prefecture
  • Iwate Prefecture
  • Akita Prefecture
  • Miyagi Prefecture
  • Yamagata Prefecture
  • Fukushima Prefecture
Recommended categories
  • festival
  • Traditional crafts
  • Power spot
  • urban legend
  • sake
  • B-class gourmet
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
  • About this site
  • Operating company
  • privacy policy
  • inquiry
  • Japanese

Copyright © 2025 Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT. All Rights Reserved.