When we think of famous castles in the Tohoku region, we think of Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture, Aizuwakamatsu Castle in Fukushima Prefecture, and Sendai Castle in Miyagi Prefecture! ...I would like to say that, but unfortunately, Sendai Castle no longer has a castle tower. However, because...
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Nihonmatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture is one of Fukushima's most famous castle towns, along with Aizuwakamatsu Castle in Aizuwakamatsu City and Shirakawa-Gomine Castle (ruins) in Shirakawa City. Nihonmatsu Castle (ruins), a nationally designated historic site, is one of Japan's top 10 castle towns, along with the aforementioned two castles.
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Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora traveled all the way from Edo (present-day Tokyo) to Hiraizumi in Oshu, accomplishing their great goal. They traveled from Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture to Dewa (Yamagata and Akita)...
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On May 3rd, Genroku 2 (June 20th, 1689 in the Gregorian calendar), the haiku poet Matsuo Basho and his disciple Kawai Sora departed from Iizaka Onsen, heading towards a difficult section of the Oshu Highway...
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The castle town of Nihonmatsu is home to Mount Adatara, known for the poem "The Real Sky" that appears in Kotaro Takamura's poetry collection "Chieko Sho," as well as Dake Hot Springs. The Abukuma River flows through the center of the city, and the city is surrounded by a rich natural landscape.
During the Edo period, the Yamagata domain's largest source of income was the "Mogami safflower" cultivated within the domain. The red dye produced from safflower was essential for coloring Nishijin textiles woven in Kyoto.
Aizuwakamatsu City is a city where history, culture, and traditions still live on, including its symbolic Tsuruga Castle, and the scenery of a castle town is still preserved to this day. The Aizu Festival is held over three days in Aizuwakamatsu, where you can feel this history...
Kaminoyama City is located in the southeastern part of Yamagata Prefecture, south of Yamagata City. During the Edo period, it was the castle town of the Kaminoyama Domain and a post town on the Ushu Kaido road, which connected Dewa Province (Yamagata and Akita prefectures) to the Oshu Kaido road...
Yokote City is located in the Yokote Basin, in southeastern Akita Prefecture, bordering Iwate Prefecture to the east. During the Heian period, it was under the control of the Kiyohara clan and is known as the site of the Gosannen War...
Yamagata City is the prefectural capital of Yamagata Prefecture. Yamagata Prefecture is made up of the Okitama region in the south, the Murayama region in the center, the Mogami region in the northeast, and the Shonai region along the Sea of Japan...
