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Hachiro Kiyokawa

The creator of the Shinsengumi, Hachiro Kiyokawa | What was the character of this anti-foreigner patriot who opened the curtain on the end of the Edo period? [Yamagata...

Have you heard of Hachiro Kiyokawa, the man who initiated the formation of the Shinsengumi? It's said that "the end of the Edo period began with Hachiro Kiyokawa and ended with Ryoma Sakamoto," and he was such a major figure in Japan at the time...

NakaNaka2022.08.09

Kakuda City, Miyagi Prefecture: A city connected to space as a development base for large rocket engines

Kakuda City in Miyagi Prefecture may not be well known nationwide. Located south of Miyagi Prefecture's capital, Sendai, near the border with Fukushima Prefecture, the city is pierced by the Abuku River, a first-class river, which runs through the center of the city.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.08.08

[Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture] The cutting edge of rocket research starts in Noshiro City. "Noshiro Rocket Test Site"

Noshiro City, located in northern Akita Prefecture, is home to the Noshiro Rocket Test Site, a large rocket testing facility. Located on a long, narrow site in the western part of the city facing the Sea of ​​Japan, the site is used for rocket engine development and fuel cell testing.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.08.01

The first in Japan to be connected to space: the Mizusawa Campus of the National Astronomical Observatory (Iwate Prefecture)

Although the name sounds like a university, the Mizusawa Campus of the National Astronomical Observatory is actually an observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory. Its predecessor was the oldest surviving "latitude observatory" of the National Astronomical Observatory, opened in 1899 (Meiji 32).

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.25

At an altitude of 1,600 meters, Jododaira Astronomical Observatory is the closest place to the stars in Japan (Fukushima Prefecture)

Jododaira Astronomical Observatory is located in Jododaira, approximately 1,600 meters above sea level, midway along the Bandai-Azuma Skyline, a highland highway in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.24

[Part 2] A solo day trip to Yamagata City, sightseeing within a 2-5km radius of Yamagata Station on the Senzan Line [Yamagata...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [Part 1] A Solo Day Trip to Yamagata City | Sightseeing within a 2-5km radius of Yamagata Station on the Senzan Line [Yamagata Prefecture] https://jp.neft.asia/arc...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.07.22

[Iwate Prefecture] Why is Morioka in Iwate called that? Exploring the origins of the place name!

Iwate Prefecture is full of sights and attractions, including culinary cultures such as wankosoba, Morioka reimen, and jajamen, as well as historical heritage sites such as Motsu-ji Temple and Chuson-ji Temple. But have you ever wondered why Iwate Prefecture was named after Iwate?.

Hiroyuki OkaHiroyuki Oka2022.07.15

[Iwate Prefecture during the Boshin War] What decisions did the Morioka Domain and Ichinoseki Domain make?

During the Boshin War, which took place throughout the Tohoku region, Iwate Prefecture was not a battlefield. At the time, the northern half of Iwate Prefecture was the Morioka Domain of the Nanbu clan, and the southern half was the Ichinoseki Domain, which had close ties to the Sendai Domain.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.07.12

[Aomori Prefecture during the Boshin War] What decisions did the Hirosaki, Kuroishi, Hachinohe, and Shichinohe domains make?

During the Boshin War, no major battles occurred in Aomori Prefecture, and the region remained peaceful. The Shichinohe Domain (also known as Morioka Shinden Domain), a branch domain of the Morioka Domain in the eastern part of the prefecture, acted alongside the Morioka Domain, while the Hachinohe Domain maintained a neutral stance.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.07.05

[Akita Prefecture during the Boshin War] What decisions did the Kubota, Kameda, Honjo, and Yajima domains make?

At the end of the Edo period, Akita Prefecture consisted of the 200,000 koku Kubota Domain (Akita Domain) and its branch domains, as well as small domains with less than 20,000 koku each, such as Kameda Domain, Honjo Domain, and Yajima Domain. Among the domains within Akita Prefecture, including the Kubota Domain...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.06.28

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