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Illustration of cat inari

If you're a cat lover, why not miss out on it? The history of the region traced from "Nobuoyama Neko Inari"...

Do you like cats? Cat-shaped goods and motifs, cat cafes and other cat spots...There are people everywhere in the world...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.09.30

[Christianity spreading in Tohoku: Part 2] South of Iwate Prefecture, the village of hidden Christians [...

[Miyagi Prefecture North / Iwate South Region] Christianity spread in Tohoku (Part 1) Tohoku Rochken Trivia in the North of Miyagi Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, which became a village of hidden Christians ...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.09.27

Osaki Hachiman Shrine worship hall

The main house of Sendai's national treasure, Osaki Hachimangu Shrine! Osaki Hachiman Shrine in Tajiri, Osaki City [Miyagi Prefecture]

Osaki City is located in the northwestern part of Miyagi Prefecture and is the third most populous city in the prefecture after Sendai City and Ishinomaki City. Cities that form the "Osaki metropolitan area" along with surrounding municipalities...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.09.24

Iizaka Onsen with the Sato brothers who assisted Minamoto Yoshitsune [Fukushima Prefecture]

There is a historic hot spring resort called Iizaka Onsen in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture. It is famous that Basho Matsuo also stayed here, but there are other people who are connected to Iizaka...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.09.18

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Sendai Toshogu Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, located in Sendai, and is a treasure trove of important cultural properties! [Miyagi Prefecture]

At Toshogu Station, one stop on the Senzan Line from JR Sendai Station, there is the shrine that gives the name, Sendai Toshogu. Sendai...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.09.06

[Recommended Autumn Festival: Iwate Edition 2] Iwate's Autumn Festival changes the festival as things change

Compared to the northern part of Iwate Prefecture, where many festivals feature floats taking to the streets, the autumn festivals in the southern part of the prefecture are rich in individuality. In towns along the Sanriku coast, mikoshi are carried in the sea...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.09.03

[Recommended Autumn Festival: Iwate Edition 1] Let's go and see the gorgeous, elegant floats created by citizens!

Autumn festivals in the northern region of Iwate Prefecture are characterized by many festivals in which colorfully decorated floats, such as warrior dolls and decorative curtains, are paraded through the city. The luck of the floats again...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.09.03

[Recommended Autumn Festival: Fukushima Edition] Autumn in Fukushima is a warrior line and fight festival!

Nationally known festivals in Fukushima Prefecture include the Fukushima Waraji Festival in Fukushima City and the Uneme Festival in Koriyama City, both of which are held in early August...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.08.30

[Recommended Autumn Festival: Miyagi Edition] The Date family's majestic atmosphere and music overflowing with the city's city, coloring autumn.

Speaking of Miyagi Prefecture's big autumn festivals, the annual festival at Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, the 620,000 koku guardian of the Sendai domain, is famous. In addition, Date Masamune, the founder of the domain, founded Sendai...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.08.27

Tensagi Castle, a theme park that collects the history of the former Kameda domain ©Tabi Tohoku

The historical heritage of Yurihonjo City, which was established by three domains during the Edo period [Akita Prefecture]

During the Edo period, Yurihonjo City was occupied by three feudal domains: the Yashima domain, the Kameda domain, and the Honjo domain, and Kitamae...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.08.26

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