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The Hiyama Ando clan, who ruled Akita during the Sengoku period and had their base in Noshiro [Akita Prefecture]

Noshiro City is located in northern Akita Prefecture, bordering the Sea of ​​Japan on the west side and with a population of approximately 47,000 (as of December 2024, according to Noshiro City data). The Yoneshiro River, a Class A river, runs east to west through the center of the city...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.03.24

Atagoyama Cave Tombs

A mix of ancient and modern cave tombs at Atagoyama and the remains of the Atagoshimo Hydroelectric Power Plant [Sen...

Located in the center of Sendai City, about 2 km south of JR Sendai Station, across the Atago Bridge, on a cliff along the Hirose River, stands an archaeological site dotted with strange caves. The Atagoyama Yokoanabogun (Atago Mountain Cave Tombs)...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.03.13

Shinzan's Ten Thousand Buddhas

More than 10,000 Jizo Bodhisattvas cover the walls of the Shinzan Mantaibutsu Statue [Oga City, Akita Prefecture]

Namahage is a visiting deity that is said to exist around the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture. Shinzan Shrine, the current center of this legend, holds the annual Namahage Purple Lantern Festival, which is held in celebration of the...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.03.03

[Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] Visit the nationally designated natural monument! Pegmatite rocks at Kashima Daijingu Shrine...

We introduce Kashima Daijingu Shrine in Nishida-cho, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, a unique power spot where you can worship a nationally designated natural monument. The sacred object of Kashima Daijingu Shrine is a giant pegmatite dyke. To this day...

Haruka HashimotoHaruka Hashimoto2025.02.28

Portrait of Date Harumune, owned by Sendai City Museum

The grave of Date Harumune and his statue at Hoshoji Temple in Fukushima City [Fukushima Prefecture]

Date Harumune, the 15th head of the Date clan, was the grandfather of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain, and established the Date clan's headquarters in Masamune's hometown of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture.

AoiwaAoiwa2025.02.03

Shiratori Iwaki Monument

Kattamine Shrine in Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture: the center of the "swan faith" in the southern part of the prefecture

In Zao Town, Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture, sandwiched between National Route 4 and the Tohoku Expressway near the border with Shiroishi City, there is a shrine called Kattamine Shrine (Shiratori Daimyojin). There are three Kattamine shrines in Zao Town...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.28

Entrance to Hikoji Folk Crafts

Takashiba Deco Yashiki is a village of local toys that remains within the territory of the former Miharu domain [Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Did you know that there is a craftsman's village called "Takashiba Deco Yashiki" near the prefectural border with Miharu Town, about a 25-minute drive from Koriyama Station? It was featured in Season 9/Episode 9 of the popular TV drama "Solitary Gourmet"...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.22

Wooden carved Usotori bird from the Uso-kae Festival

A report on the Usokae Festival at Takahata Tenmangu Shrine [Fukuoka]...

Takahata Tenmangu Shrine in Iizaka-cho, Fukushima City. The "Uso Kae Festival" is held twice a year in January and April at this shrine, where lucky charms are awarded with the powerful power to turn all misfortunes of the year into "lies.".

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.15

Introducing popular temples and shrines recommended for your first visit of the year in Fukushima Prefecture during the Year of the Snake!

Fukushima Prefecture has long been the gateway to the Michinoku region, bringing Western culture with it. While it boasts numerous historic shrines and temples dating back to the Kofun period, it also boasts shrines and temples with shorter histories that honour special deities.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.12.27

Introducing popular temples and shrines recommended for your first visit of the year in Iwate Prefecture during the Year of the Snake!

Iwate Prefecture is home to many classic shrines and temples perfect for New Year's visits, including Chusonji Temple in Hiraizumi, where the Oshu Fujiwara clan boasted their prosperity, and Morioka Hachimangu Shrine, considered the prefecture's most powerful power spot. Each...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.12.27

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