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The history of Oishida Town, which was booming in the Edo period due to boat transport on the Mogami River [Yamagata Prefecture]

Oishida Town is located almost in the center of Yamagata Prefecture, and is a town with a prosperous agricultural industry, represented by rice and watermelon, which flows through the central part of the Mogami River. Specialty...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.07.12

[Chokaisan and Tokishima Geopark: Tokishima Edition] Tokishima flourished in Kitamae Ship during the Edo period

Tobishima is Yamagata Prefecture's only remote island, floating in the Sea of ​​Japan off the coast of Sakata City. The area is approximately 2.75 square km and the circumference is approximately 10 km. Population is 169 people (December 2020...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.07.11

[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] 7 tourist attractions in Morioka! Well, if you come to Morioka, come here...

``Anonahan'' means ``that one'', and ``Odekunanse'' means ``please come'' in the Morioka dialect. There are many tourist attractions in Morioka...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.07.10

"Snake's Nose, the Land of Flowers and History" is a garden where you can enjoy flowers in the seasons! [Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Janohana, a village of flowers and history in Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a garden where you can admire flowers in full bloom throughout the year. Inside the park, there are nationally registered tangible...

natsukinatsuki2023.07.05

4 power spots in Morioka City! Introducing historical sites that history lovers should visit [Iwate Prefecture]

The history of Morioka dates back to the distant Heian period, when Sakanoue Tamuramaro, the Great Shogun of the Great Conqueror, built Shiba Castle. In the Nanbokucho period, it was connected to the Kai-Genji...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.07.04

[Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture] A post town on the Ushu Kaido road that was used by 13 feudal lords during the Edo period...

Narageshuku is a post town on the Ushu Highway. Ushu Kaido is the Edo Five Road, which connects Edo and Mutsu Province on the Pacific side...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.22

Is Uesugi Takayama praying for rain? Yonezawa Atago Shrine also has an entertainment shrine within its precincts. The background is the joy of that big name...

In Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is Atago Shrine, which is a very old and venerable shrine. Atago Shrine is especially worshiped by local residents in the city, and a shrine is held every year...

ikokeikoke2023.06.21

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Visit a hot spring connected to the Uesugi family of the Yonezawa Domain

The Okitama region, which was ruled by the former Yonezawa clan, including Yonezawa City, is dotted with hot springs connected to the Uesugi family. The Uesugi family is the first...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.16

"Immediate Body Buddha" in Yamagata Prefecture and "Reincarnation Faith" in Yudonoyama

Sokushinbutsu. Even if life ends, they remain forever and watch over people. At the end of their training, monks voluntarily eat only nuts and wild vegetables...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.15

Kurokawa Noh is a Shinto ritual that has been developed independently by farmers for 500 years [Yamagata Prefecture]

At Kasuga Shrine in Kurokawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Gassan, it was passed down as a ritual by parishioners (peasants) for 500 years and was designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in the country...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.13

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