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[Iwate Prefecture] 7 famous waters in Iwate Prefecture! Sweetfish and salmon swim upstream in the famous water that flows through the city!

Iwate Prefecture is home to the Kitakami River system, which has the largest basin area in the Tohoku region and is full of abundant water, and there are also many mountain forests that serve as water sources, making it rich in water resources. especially...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.01.27

The zodiac sign for 2023 is "rabbit", and what is the "hemological god" zodiac belief unique to Sendai? [Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture]

In Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, there are 12 shrines and temples with zodiac zodiacs, and the main gods tailored to each zodiac) are "Kai Kami, Key ...

editorial staffeditorial staff2023.01.23

The crane's favor 00

Is the origin of the legendary "The Crane's Return"? "Uruyama, Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture" and "Tsurufuyama Jinzoji Temple"

The old tale, "The Crane's Return," begins with a place once in a while, is probably a story that many people have heard at least once. All over the country...

ikokeikoke2023.01.20

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Snow Lantern Festival | Let's go see the fantastic scenery unique to the snow country!

The Snow Lantern Festival in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, which will be held for the first time in three years, is so popular that it has many fans not only from the city's residents but also from inside and outside the prefecture. ...

ikokeikoke2023.01.18

[JR East Pass Trip: Part 2 of Day 2] Watching the remains of the soldiers' dreams, "Mokoshiji" and Sendai...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Journey: Day 2 Part 2] Intensive exploration of Hiraizumi! World Heritage Sites "Chusonji Temple" and "Konjikudo" https:/...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.12.20

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

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: Day 2 Part 1] I'm already back at Iwate. Our goal is Hiraizumi, a town of history! https...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.12.18

A tour of precious cultural assets that remain in Minami Aizu, the southern part of the Aizu region [Fukushima Prefecture]

Minamiaizu District, consisting of Shimogo Town, Minami Aizu Town, Tadami Town, and Hinoe Matamura, is part of the Fukushima Prefectural Association...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.15

From Iwaya in Kurotsuka to Bunchisuriishi. Matsuo Basho visited the legendary rock [Fukushima Prefecture]

Fukushima (Fukushima City) was owned by Kagekatsu Uesugi (1556-1623), who ruled the Aizu region at the time, at the end of the Sengoku period.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.13

Asaka Kunizukuri Shrine

Its history is 1900 years old! ? Asaka Kunizo Shrine, a historic Asaka Kunizo Shrine, passed down since the time of the Yamato Imperial Court...

In the article I posted a little while ago ([Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] What is "Koriyama Black", which has been loved for many years in Koriyama City, one of the most competitive ramen areas in the country?), I wrote about Koriyama Black...

AoiwaAoiwa2022.12.05

The mysterious world of the Shimokita Peninsula of Geopark: "The northern limit of monkeys on Osoreyama and Butsugaura" [Aomori Prefecture]

Shimokita Peninsula is a peninsula that protrudes towards the Pacific Ocean side of Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost tip of Honshu. It's often shaped like "Kintaro's Unbelievable" or an axe...

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