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

Let's go to Akayu Onsen! In Part 1, we mainly introduced the hot springs. This time, we visited Akayu Onsen while researching the hot springs, and we're going to introduce the popular content "Touken Ranbu," which is said to have sparked the sword boom...

ikokeikoke2022.11.10

Kakunodate samurai residence

[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.neft.asia/archiv...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.11.03

[Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture] A visit to Inawashiro Herb Garden in autumn for some Instagrammable photos...

Lake Inawashiro is also nearby, making it a perfect driving spot. I'd like to introduce it as a recommended spot. There are plenty of images so you can enjoy it just by looking at the photos, so please read to the end...

ikokeikoke2022.10.31

[Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture] A cultural heritage site where you can feel at ease with the warmth and hospitality of Japanese culture...

Aizu Higashiyama Onsen is a representative hot spring resort in the Aizu region, located on the outskirts of Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. The hot spring has a long history, dating back to about 1,300 years ago when the monk Gyoki (also known as Gyogi) founded the hot springs in Aizu to spread Buddhism.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.10

Kitakata, a town of barns with over 4,000 existing barns [Fukushima Prefecture]

When you think of Kitakata City in Fukushima Prefecture, ramen immediately comes to mind. It is considered one of Japan's three great ramens, along with Sapporo ramen and Hakata ramen. Its history is long, dating back to the end of the Taisho period...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.07

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

Taga Castle was built during the Nara period by the Yamato Imperial Court as a base for controlling the uncivilized Emishi (northeastern Japan). It was located in the Tohoku region, then known as Mutsu Province.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.10.05

Hiromoto Oe

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 historical drama "The 13 Lords of the Kamakura," is a man who supported the Kamakura Shogunate with his brilliant mind. The system of "shugojito" (military lords) that you may have learned about in history classes...

nakanaka2022.09.30

[Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture] Follow the footsteps of the Oshu Soma clan, who fostered a unique culture for 800 years...

It has been over 800 years since the Sengoku Daimyo Soma clan was given to Mutsu Kuni Namekatagun (Minamisoma City, Iitate Village) in northern Fukushima Prefecture by Minamoto Yoritomo, and has been in the Reiwa era...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.09.01

[Tenei Village, Fukushima Prefecture] Two hot spring inns with thatched roofs. Full of nostalgic atmosphere...

"Iwase Yumoto Onsen" is located in Tenei Village, located in central Fukushima Prefecture, in Sukagawa City, Shirakawa City, and Aizuwakamatsu City. In the center of Tenei Village, there is a watershed (Bunsuirei) that divides Japan into east and west, and the Oosaka Pass (...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.08.26

Shirakawa Seki destination display

What is Shirakawa's Seki? Shirakawa, a border town where the checkpoint was once located [Fukushima Prefecture]

Shirakawa City in Fukushima Prefecture was located at the entrance to a region known as Emishi (present-day Tohoku), which was beyond the reach of the Imperial Court until around the Nara period.

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