At the end of the Edo period, Akita Prefecture was limited to the Kubota Domain (Akita Domain) with 200,000 koku and its branch domains, and the Kameda Domain, Honjo Domain and Yajima Domain, which had less than 20,000 koku. In the Kubota domain and other domains within Akita Prefecture...
Takadate (Hiroizumicho, Hiraizumicho, Iwate Prefecture) is the place where Minamoto Yoshitsune (1159-1189) passed away for 31 years. I'm following my brother Yoritomo...
During the Boshin War, a battle unfolds over the Shonai clan, which was considered an enemy of the Imperial Court, along with the Aizu clan. Within the prefecture, the Shonai Domain and the Yonezawa Domain are small domains with less than 50,000 koku, and the large domains...
The Sendai domain became the leader of the Ouetsu Domain Alliance and was a central figure in the battle with the government army, but its movements in the Boshin War are not well known. The largest clan in Tohoku, with a total military force of 35,000...
When you think of popular Sengoku warlords, who do you think of? I'm sure there are many people who imagine Oda Nobunaga, a warlord who aimed to unify the world in a war-torn world. This time...
During the Boshin War, many tragic stories have been told about the Aizu Domain, which was considered the enemy of the Imperial Court. However, in Fukushima Prefecture, other domains also opposed the government army as alliances of the feudal domains, including Nihonmatsu, Shirakawaguchi, Hamadori...
Do you all know? The Nekozuka Kofun Cat Festival is held every year in Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai City. Sorry, to be honest, I didn't know about it. It really happens that Sendai's history, traditions, legends, etc.
In May 2021, the Tokyo Whiskey & Spirits Competition (TWSC) 202 is a distilled liquor competition for the sweet potato shochu "Danburi Choja," manufactured and sold by Akita Prefecture Fermentation Industry Co., Ltd.
Yamagata Prefecture is a land filled with nature, and there are wonderful temples everywhere. Some of these items allow you to easily experience zazen and copying sutras, and even beginners and worried people can enjoy it casually...
Did you know that the prefecture flowers of Yamagata Prefecture are "safflowers"? Yamagata Prefecture is the highest safflower production in Japan. Tracing history, Yamagata Prefecture was the number one safflower producer in Japan even in the early Edo period...
