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Among the six Tohoku prefectures' castles, the pride of Aizu, Tsuruga Castle, which held off large armies during the Boshin War...

During the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, the feudal domains of Fukushima Prefecture fought fiercely against the Meiji government forces (Imperial Army) as part of the Oshu-Uetsu Alliance Army, and many castles were damaged during the fighting. Aizu's Tsuruga Castle...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.08.01

Akita Cedar, which has been close to people's lives since ancient times, is a close look at the reasons and secrets [Akita Prefecture]

Japan's forest area is as much as 67% of the country's land area. Akita Prefecture has a forest rate of 72%, which is above the average, and broad-leaved trees mainly consist of beech trees from the World Heritage Site Shiragami Mountains (Shiragami Sanchi/Akita/Aomori Prefecture)...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.05.14

Entrance to Hikoji folk art

Takashiba Deko Mansion is a local toy village that remains in the territory of the former Miharu Domain [Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Did you know that there is a craftsman village called "Takashiba Deko Mansion" near the prefectural border with Miharu Town, about 25 minutes by car from Koriyama Station? Season 9/9 of the popular TV drama "Gourmet of the Solitary"...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.22

Bullet traces from the Boshin War

The only existing building that remains traces of the Boshin War, "Former Takizawa Honjin" [Fukushima Prefecture]

The former Takizawa Honjin (also known as Yokoyama Family Residence) is said to be the oldest private house in the Tohoku region, located about 3km northeast of Tsuruga Castle, along the old Shirakawa Kaido road near the entrance to Takizawa Pass, which runs from Aizuwakamatsu to Shirakawa and to Edo.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.11.15

Michinoku Folk Village's southern territory Date territory boundary mound

Take a walk through the original Japanese scenery at Michinoku Folk Village, an outdoor museum that houses ancient architecture! ...

Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture is a city located in the southwest part of the prefecture, and during the Edo period it was a typical rural area located on the border of the southern territory of Morioka Domain and Date Territory of Sendai Domain. However, since the Showa era, the Tohoku Expressway and Tohoku Shinkansen lines have...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.04.25

Ouchi-juku (miniature style)

[Fukushima Prefecture] Ouchi-juku, a post town that is full of Aizu's history and landscapes

Located in Shimogo Town, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, Ouchijuku is one of the most important traditional building preservation districts that retain the reminiscent of the Edo period. It used to connect Aizuwakamatsu and Nikko Imaichi...

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