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Model of the Ise-Dodai ruins (Ise-Dodai Jomon Museum)

The Isedotai Ruins are a mysterious site registered as a World Heritage Site! [Akita Prefecture]

The Isedotai Ruins are a Jomon period site located in Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture. Its most notable feature is the presence of four stone circles, which highlight the site's excellent state of preservation.

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What is Shirakawa like? A treasure trove of trivia to help you understand the area, including its history, tourist spots, and local specialties...

It would be cool if you could explain smoothly when someone asks you, "What's XXX like?" This "Local Knowledge Treasure Box" is packed with trivia that will come in handy in such situations...

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Reconstruction of a flush toilet found at the Akita Castle ruins

Akita Castle was the center of trade with the former kingdom of Balhae! The deciding factor? Flush toilets...

According to the Akita City website, the history of Akita City began in 1602 (Keicho 7). 1602 was the year the Edo period began, and the daimyo of Hitachi Province (present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)...

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Ani Mine

Ani Mine (Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture), which was said to be the best in Japan during the Edo period and supported the Kubota Domain

Ani Mine, located in Kitaakita City in northern Akita Prefecture, bordering Iwate Prefecture, was one of Japan's leading copper mines and operated until 1986 (Showa 61). Along with the Innai Silver Mine, it supported the finances of the Kubota Domain.

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Is Japan's Oyu Stone Circle a sacred place from the Jomon period? [Akita Prefecture]

The Oyu Stone Circle, located in Towada, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, is one of the Jomon Sites in Hokkaido and Northern Tohoku, which became a World Heritage Site on July 27, 2021. The Oyu Stone Circle dates back to the Late Jomon period (approximately...

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What does "Shinobu Mochizuri" mean? Introducing related spots and folk tales [Fukushima Prefecture]

Are you familiar with the expression "shinobu mochizuri"? It is a word that frequently appears in the world of waka poetry, but it is actually a word that is connected to what is now Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture. In modern life, it...

Haruka HashimotoHaruka Hashimoto2024.03.27

The development of Akita City began in Tsuchizaki - Tsuchizaki, located at the mouth of the Omono River, developed as a distribution center...

At the mouth of the Omonogawa River, which flows through Akita City, is Akita Port, the largest trading port in Akita Prefecture. The port's address is Tsuchizaki Port, which comes from the traditional name Tsuchizaki Port.

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From the "Portrait of the Three Kings" owned by Hakuoin Temple, Motsuji Temple: Fujiwara no Kiyohira (Source: Wikipedia)

[Series 7: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] The bond between the Genji and the warriors of the eastern provinces, the 100th anniversary of the Oshu Fujiwara clan...

Minamoto no Yoshiie's army was joined by his younger brother, Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, who came from Kyoto to help his brother out of his predicament. The allied forces attacked Kanazawa Castle, which was considered impregnable at the time...

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"The Later Three Years' War Scroll" (near Kanazawa Fort, 1087) Source: Wikipedia

[Series 6: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] From internal conflict within the Kiyohara clan to a struggle for succession, private wars...

With the death of Kiyohara Sanehira from illness, the internal conflicts of the Kiyohara clan temporarily subsided. The six Oku districts that had been Sanehira's territory were given to Minamoto no Yoshiie, the governor of Mutsu Province...

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Migratory birds of Izunuma

People have lived on this fertile land since ancient times, and during the Edo period, Kurihara was part of the Sendai domain.

The Kurihara region, which makes up Kurihara City, spreads out at the southeastern foot of Mount Kurikoma. The Ichihasama River, Nihasama River, and Sansasa River all flow through the area, originating from Mount Kurikoma.

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