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A town of water that squeals the time, in Michiyacho, Morioka City. A life woven together with spring water [Iwate Prefecture]

Located near the heart of Morioka, Natayacho is an area with a tranquility that seems to be a step back from the hustle and bustle of modern times. Just enter one street with a car, and the sky flows...

editorial staffeditorial staff2025.07.25

Kakunodate, a castle town where flowers were opened during the Satake Kita family era [Senboku City highlights 3]

Kakunodate blossomed largely in the 215th year of the Edo period, when it was ruled by the Satake Hokke family, who was respected by the residents as a "lord." The townscape created by Ashina...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.07.24

Date Masamune Haizuka

Daiganji Temple, who is responsible for the Haizuka of Date Masamune and his grave guardians | A unique funeral ceremony passed down in the Date family [...

Zojozan Daiganji is a Jodo sect temple located in Shinsakacho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. This is a temple with a history that is deeply involved in the funeral ceremony of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.16

Absentee family grave at Daianji Temple

Daian-ji Temple, the family temple of the Mizusawa Date clan and Rusu clan in Mizusawa, Oshu (Iwate Prefecture)

Daian-ji Temple sits quietly in the downtown area of ​​Mizusawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. Although it is not well known as a tourist destination, it is home to historical sites that convey the history of Oshu to the present day. The temple was once the home of the ruler of this region...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.02

Akita Cedar, which has been close to people's lives since ancient times, is a close look at the reasons and secrets [Akita Prefecture]

Japan's forest area is as much as 67% of the country's land area. Akita Prefecture has a forest rate of 72%, which is above the average, and broad-leaved trees mainly consist of beech trees from the World Heritage Site Shiragami Mountains (Shiragami Sanchi/Akita/Aomori Prefecture)...

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Power spot

Introducing 3 "special" power spots that lie in Bandai Atami Onsen [Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Bandai Atami Onsen, located in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a hot spring resort that is widely known nationwide. Another point is that it is easily accessible from the city and is easy to visit by car or train. However, in fact, only the hot springs...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2025.04.24

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There are many unique parks! Points you want to check out during the outing season...

The season has arrived when you want to drive, play outside, and breathe in the fresh air. There are several popular parks in Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture that are popular places to go out. To move your child and...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2025.04.18

Sharks, catfish, sea cats, and turnips? Travel report from Hon Hachinohe to Kabushima Shrine [Aomori Prefecture Hachi...

I came to Hachinohe to see the Hachinohe Enburi, which is usually held from February 17th to 20th, and as I wrote in an article I previously published, "Hiroshi" will be held from 11am on the day I arrived...

editorial staffeditorial staff2025.04.04

Noshiro City, which has developed as a port for logistics in Yoneshiro River, has become an address, and is still in the modern era...

The Yoneshiro River crosses the central part of Noshiro City from east to west. It departs from Nakadake (1024m above sea level), which spans Akita, Aomori and Iwate prefectures, and is located in Kosaka Town, Kakunodate City, Kitaakita City...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.03.27

Hiyama Ando clan, ruled Akita during the Sengoku period and based in Noshiro [Akita Prefecture]

Noshiro City is a city located in northern Akita Prefecture, with a population of approximately 47,000 people bordering the Sea of ​​Japan on the west side (as of December 2024, Noshiro City). The Yoneshiro River is a first-class river in the center of the city, and is east and west...

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