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[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] What is the history and types of Morioka Sansa Odori? The Guinness World Record Taiko Dance...

Morioka Sansa Odori, synonymous with summer in Iwate, is the earliest of the "Six Great Tohoku Festivals," taking place from August 1st to 4th, and is the first festival to liven up the Tohoku summer. This time, we'll be introducing the Morioka Sansa Odori...

NakaNaka2022.07.29

[Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture] A summer tradition in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture! Wishes made with Japan's largest straw sandals...

We introduce the Fukushima Waraji Festival, a summer tradition in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture. The Fukushima Waraji Festival features men carrying giant straw sandals up to 12 meters long, parading through the town and creating a parade around the mountain...

Haruka HashimotoHaruka Hashimoto2022.07.28

[Aomori Prefecture] The Aomori Nebuta Festival 2022 will be held for the first time in three years! Hot summer returns to Michinoku...

Due to the spread of COVID-19, the Nebuta Festival, like other festivals in Tohoku, has been canceled for two years, but there will be no end of excitement in the local Aomori area for the first time in three years!.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.07.27

The first in Japan to be connected to space: the Mizusawa Campus of the National Astronomical Observatory (Iwate Prefecture)

Although the name sounds like a university, the Mizusawa Campus of the National Astronomical Observatory is actually an observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory. Its predecessor was the oldest surviving "latitude observatory" of the National Astronomical Observatory, opened in 1899 (Meiji 32).

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.25

[Part 2] A solo day trip to Yamagata City, sightseeing within a 2-5km radius of Yamagata Station on the Senzan Line [Yamagata...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [Part 1] A Solo Day Trip to Yamagata City | Sightseeing within a 2-5km radius of Yamagata Station on the Senzan Line [Yamagata Prefecture] https://jp.neft.asia/arc...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.07.22

[Yamagata Prefecture] It's summer! It's festival time! The Hanagasa is back! | The long-awaited Hanagasa Festival 2020...

Each of the six Tohoku prefectures has its own historic summer festival. The "Tohoku Rokkon Matsuri" (Tohoku Six Soul Festival) brings together festivals from each of the six prefectures (Aomori's Nebuta Festival, Autumn Festival, etc.) to pray for the repose of the souls of those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 and for the recovery...

ikokeikoke2022.07.21

[Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture] A brave festival featuring horse-riding warriors competing...

The Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture is home to a brave festival called "Soma Nomaoi," in which mounted warriors clad in armor compete against each other. It is said to have a history of over 1,000 years...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.20

The "Nambu Magariya" is a unique residence of the Nanbu clan, which was well aware of the importance of horses [Iwate Prefecture]

Magariya is a unique and humane dwelling built with a stable built inside the house for people to live in. In areas north of the Kanto region, particularly in Iwate Prefecture, there are unique magariya (curved houses) known as "Nambu Magariya" from the Edo period.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.06.26

Maezawa Magarika Village: A traditional Japanese landscape where many curved houses remain (Minamiaizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture)

Minamiaizu Town in Fukushima Prefecture has many traditional farmhouses known as "magariya," which have thatched roofs and L-shaped main buildings. Among these, 13 magariya are clustered together in the Maesawa settlement...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.06.23

Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a sister city of the M78 Nebula, the hometown of Ultraman

Which Japanese city has a sister city relationship with Ultraman's hometown, the Land of Light in the M78 Nebula? Of course, Ultraman fans already know the name.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.06.20

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