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Three popular corner sake shops in Morioka! |Hiroko Shoten, Hososuke Liquor Store, Kakisaya Liquor Store [Iwate Prefecture]

Morioka, where pure rivers flow through the city and beautiful spring water, has long been a popular brewery, and in the past there were four breweries: Asakai, Kikuno Tsukasa, Sakuragama, and Iwate River. Therefore, Morioka City...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.12.13

[Series ②: The role of the previous nine years and the role of the second three years] The role of the previous nine years goes from truce to battle again, and it is a struggle...

Abe no Yoriyoshi, the chief of Okurokugun (Iwate Prefecture), is a leader of Mutsunokami and Fujiwara Noboru, who sought the soldiers to defeat him, and onikiribe...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.12.08

Sanmon of Io-ji Temple

The four heavenly Kings of Yoshitsune, the Sato Tsunenobu and Tadanobu brothers and their families, Ioji Temple (Fukushima Prefecture)

On the way to Iizaka Onsen from Fukushima Station, when you take the Fukushima Kotsu/Iizaka Line and get off at a station called Iojimae, you will find Sato Tsunenobu, who are among the four heavenly kings of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and his family, and their families...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.12.05

[Series 1: The role of the previous nine years and the role of the later three years] Why did the Ou War occur at the end of the Heian period...

Also known as the "Twelfth Oshu Battle," this battle, which was a battlefield between Mutsu and Dewa, and now Iwate and Akita prefectures, was not just a local battle, but a bridge to the Kamakura period...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.28

The Legend of Benbekotaro

Myoken Shrine, where the legend of the fierce battle between dogs and raccoons remains, remains of the "Legend of Benbekotaro" [Yamagata Prefecture]

Tendo City in Yamagata Prefecture is home to the "Benbekotaro Legend," a famous folk tale that is passed down in Nagano and Shizuoka prefectures, and can be said to be the Yamagata version of the famous folk tale "The Legend of Hayataro Legend," which can be said to be the Yamagata version. Let me summarize...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.11.17

Lanterns at the main gate of Zuiganji Temple

A report on the local strolling of the temple at Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima! [Miyagi Prefecture]

A nighttime prayer event will be held at Zuiganji Temple, a national treasure in Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture, from October 28th to November 19th, 2023. I actually visited the site on November 10th the other day...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.11.15

The Mogami family crest at the entrance to Kozenji Temple

Kozenji Temple, the family temple of Mogami Yoshimitsu, which was the largest plaza of the Mogami family, with 570,000 koku [Mountain...

Kozenji Temple, the family temple of Mogami Yoshimitsu, which was the largest Sengoku daimyo of Dewa Province (now Yamagata Prefecture), exists in Teppocho, in the heart of Yamagata City. The best...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.11.08

[Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture] Is Iwakiyama Shrine the strongest power spot in Aomori? Actually go and check...

Iwakiyama Shrine, located in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, is a very famous shrine that no one knows about. It is a place that is popular among locals, as it also offers cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves in autumn, but in recent years it has been a power spot...

editorial staffeditorial staff2023.11.06

Sumo wrestler statue on the right side (southeast) of the main hall of the temple

Is there a statue of a sumo wrestler crying at night? The family temple of Mogami Yoshimitsu's daughter: legend passed down in Sensouji Temple [...

Mysterious legends exist all over the country, but such stories also exist at Senshoji Temple, located in the heart of Yamagata City. This time, we will be introducing the "Legend of the Night Crying Sumoji statues of Sumoji...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.10.30

Kanzeji Temple (Iwaya where Onibaba lived)

The legend of Adachigahara's demon woman. It was a Hitokowa ghost story with a sad human drama! ...

There is a legend that there was a demon woman attacking travelers in Adachigahara, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. It is a famous story nationwide, and is a performance of Kabuki and puppet joruri under the name "Oshu Adachihara"...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2023.10.27

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