Shrines and temples

A tour of the 33 remaining Kannon in Minami Aizu. "The 33 Kannon" is certified as a Japanese Heritage Site...

There are many ``33 Kannon'' left in the Aizu region. It became a stronghold of people's hearts. "Thirty-three Kannon" means Kannon is enshrined...

NORIJUN2022.12.03

[Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture] Japan's three largest Hase Kannon statues are here! Red full of blessings...

Japan's three largest Hase Kannon statues are located in Yurihonjo City, located in the southern part of Akita Prefecture on the Sea of Japan side. The three major Hase Kannon temples in Japan are Hasedera Temple in Sakurai City, Nara, and Nagano Temple in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture...

editorial staff2022.11.29

[Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture] The oldest shrine in Yamagata Prefecture, Kumano Taisha Shrine in Nanyo City has a legend of three rabbits...

Kumano Taisha Shrine, located in the Miyauchi district of Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, is said to be the oldest shrine in Yamagata Prefecture. Kumano Taisha has the longest history in the Tohoku region, and is also large and important...

ikoke2022.11.25

[Part 2] A stone monument related to Mizuko Masahide in Akayu! | Akayu Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture

Let's go to Akayu Onsen! [Part 1] mainly introduced hot springs. This time I visited Akayu Onsen while reporting on it, and it is said to be the spark that started the sword boom...

ikoke2022.11.10

[JR East Pass Trip: First Day 1] On the first day, we went to the samurai residences in Kakunodate in the morning!

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Journey: Explanation - Preparation Edition] I'm off! Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway! https://jp....

editorial staff2022.11.03

The Aizu Tajima Gion Festival is famous for Japan's number one bride line [Minami Aizu Town, Fukushima Prefecture]

Aizu Tajima, known for the ``Aizu Tajima Gion Festival'', was once part of the Shimotsuke Kaido (Aizu Nishi Kaido) road that connected Nikko to Aizu Wakamatsu, the center of the Aizu region.

NORIJUN2022.10.06

Tagajo, the mysterious northern capital that also appears in the poetry pillows of the Heian period [Miyagi Prefecture]

Tagajo is a castle built as a base for controlling the Emishi (Tohoku region), which was an unexplored land by the Yamato Imperial Court during the Nara period, and is a castle that is...

NORIJUN2022.10.05

A historical journey connecting time on the Jionji Terrace, which also has a stylish temple cafe [Yamagata Prefecture]

Yamagata Prefecture is home to many historically valuable temples and shrines. This time, we will be relaxing at a cafe with terrace seating while experiencing valuable cultural assets and history...

naka2022.10.01

One of the "13 people at Kamakura-dono" and relationship between Minamoto Yoritomo's Chiebukuro Oe Hiromoto and Yamagata Prefecture, one of the "19 people"

Oe Hiromoto, who appears as one of the main characters in the NHK Taiga drama "The 13 People of Kamakura," is the person who supported the Kamakura Shogunate with his clear intelligence. history...

naka2022.09.30