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The zodiac sign for 2023 is the rabbit. What is the zodiac belief unique to Sendai, the "Ka-tai-shin"? [Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture]

In Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, there are 12 shrines and temples dedicated to the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Each zodiac sign has its own principal image called a "Kedegami-san" (triangle god), a unique feature of the Sendai region.

Editorial staffEditorial staff2023.01.23

The Crane's Return 00

The origin of the legend of "The Crane's Gratitude"? "Urushiyama, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture" and "Tsurupunzan Chinzoji Temple"

The folktale "The Crane's Return of Favor" begins with "Once upon a time..." and is a story that many people have probably heard at least once. Similar versions of this famous folktale exist all over Japan, but in Yamagata...

ikokeikoke2023.01.20

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Snow Lantern Festival | Come see the fantastic scenery unique to a snowy country!

The Snow Lantern Festival in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, which has been decided to be held for the first time in three years, is a popular festival with many fans not only among local residents but also from within and outside the prefecture. The entire area is covered in a world of snow, and it's even snowing...

ikokeikoke2023.01.18

[Yamagata Prefecture] Recommended for winter outings! Yamagata Sound and Light Fantasia 2022

Currently, Yamagata Prefecture is hosting a number of fantastical illumination events that perfectly complement the winter scenery. Among them, the "Yamagata Sound and Light Fantasia 2022" that we will introduce today is an illumination event that...

NakaNaka2022.12.28

Tsugaru Kokeshi dolls at Shin-Aomori Station

[JR East Pass Trip: Day 3] Recharge at home and take a whirlwind day trip to Aomori!

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the railway's opening, JR East Pass Travel Series, Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Travel: Day 2, Part 2] Visiting Motsuji Temple, the remains of soldiers' dreams, and heading to Sendai...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.12.27

Asaka Canal

The Asaka Canal, a major Meiji era construction project that transformed the Asaka Plains in Koriyama City into fertile land [Fukushima Prefecture]

There is an irrigation canal that runs from Lake Inawashiro to Koriyama City. It is a canal that supplies water to Koriyama City by digging a tunnel through the mountains between Lake Inawashiro and Koriyama City. The Asaka Canal is a waterway that runs through the mountains between Lake Inawashiro and Koriyama City.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.23

Pure Land Garden at Motsuji Temple

[JR East Japan Pass Trip: Day 2, Part 2] Admire the remains of soldiers' dreams at Motsuji Temple and visit Sendai...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: Day 2, Part 2] Intensive Exploring Hiraizumi! World Heritage Sites "Chusonji Temple" and "Golden Hall" https://jp.neft.asia/ar...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.12.20

Mogami safflower

"Mogami Safflower" certified as a Japanese Heritage and Japanese Agricultural Heritage [Yamagata Prefecture]

Safflower has been cultivated since ancient times as a raw material for dyeing red and yellow colors. In addition, the seeds are used to produce oil (safflower oil, safflower oil, safflower oil, safflower oil)...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.19

Chusonji Temple information board

[JR East Pass Trip: Day 2, Part 2] Intensive Exploring Hiraizumi! World Heritage Sites "Chusonji Temple" and "...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: Day 2, Part 1] A quick return to Iwate. Heading to the historic town of Hiraizumi! https://jp.neft.asia/...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.12.18

[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture] We visited the Sendai City History and Folklore Museum in Tsutsujigaoka Park

The Sendai City History and Folklore Museum (former 4th Infantry Regiment Barracks) in Tsutsujigaoka Park was once used as a dormitory for soldiers, but only the 4th Infantry Regiment remains, having been relocated to the east side of the park.

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.12.16

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