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"Kakuta City, Miyagi Prefecture" is a town connected to space as a development hub for large rocket engines.

Even though it is called Kakuda City in Miyagi Prefecture, it may not be well known nationwide. Located south of Sendai City, the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, near the prefectural border with Fukushima Prefecture...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.08.08

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

Noshiro City, located in the northern part of Akita Prefecture, is home to the Noshiro Rocket Testing Site, a large-scale rocket testing site. A long and narrow area facing the Sea of ​​Japan in the western part of the city...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.08.01

The National Astronomical Observatory Mizusawa Campus was the first in Japan to connect with space [Iwate Prefecture]

The National Astronomical Observatory Mizusawa Campus, although its name seems to be a university, is an observatory station at the National Astronomical Observatory. The predecessor was the Kunitachi Ten, which opened in 1899 (Meiji 32)...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.25

[Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture] 1,600 meters above sea level. Jododaira Astronomical Observatory, closest to the stars in Japan

"Jododaira Astronomical Observatory" is located at the midpoint of the Bandai Azuma Skyline on the Plateau Highway in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, at an altitude of approximately 1.6...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.07.24

[Part 2] A day trip to Yamagata city, a sightseeing trip with a 2-5km radius from Yamagata Station on the Senzan Line [Yamagata...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [Part 1] Day Trip to Yamagata City | A sightseeing 2-5km radius from Yamagata Station on the Senzan Line [Yamagata Prefecture] https://...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.07.22

[Iwate Prefecture] Why is Iwate/Morioka called that? Find out the origin of place names!

Iwate Prefecture is full of attractions, including food culture such as Wanko Soba, Morioka Reimen, and Jajamen, as well as historical heritage sites such as Motsuji Temple and Chusonji Temple.

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.07.15

[Iwate Prefecture during the Boshin War] What was the decision of the Morioka and Ichinoseki clans?

During the Boshin War, where the entire Tohoku region became a battlefield, Iwate Prefecture did not become a battlefield. At that time, just over half of Iwate Prefecture in the north belonged to the Morioka clan, which belonged to the Nanbu clan, and just under half in the south...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2022.07.12

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

During the Boshin War, Aomori Prefecture was peaceful with no major battles taking place. The Shichinohe Domain (Morioka Shinden Domain), a branch domain of the Morioka Domain in the eastern part of the prefecture, along with the Morioka Domain...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2022.07.05

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

In Akita Prefecture at the end of the Edo period, in addition to the Kubota domain (Akita domain) and its branch domains, which had a total of 200,000 koku, there were only small domains such as the Kameda, Honjo, and Yajima domains, each with a total of less than 20,000 koku. Kubota domain...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2022.06.28

Nanbu Bevelers are the unique residence of the Nanbu Domain, who was well aware of the importance of horses [Iwate Prefecture]

``Magari-ya'' is a unique and humane residence built for people to live together with a stable inside the house. North of Kanto, especially Iwate Prefecture, during the Edo period, ``...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.06.26

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