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[Fukushima Prefecture] Stay at a roadside station! Introducing roadside stations in Fukushima Prefecture with accommodation facilities!

As of 2024, Fukushima Prefecture has 35 roadside stations, each with its own unique character and appealing to driving tourists. Some of these have hotel-like accommodation facilities within the premises...

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[Miyagi Prefecture] Stay at a roadside station! Introducing roadside stations in Miyagi Prefecture with accommodation facilities!

As car camping trips at roadside stations are experiencing a quiet boom, an increasing number of roadside stations are being built with auto campgrounds and hotels. Unfortunately, Miyagi Prefecture does not have any lodging facilities...

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[Akita Prefecture] Stay at a roadside station! Introducing roadside stations in Akita Prefecture with accommodation facilities!

As car camping trips at roadside stations become a quiet trend, the number of roadside stations with attached accommodation facilities that offer comfortable and safe accommodation is increasing in the Tohoku region. As of September 2024...

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[Yamagata Prefecture] Stay at a roadside station! Introducing roadside stations in Yamagata Prefecture with accommodation facilities!

As car camping trips at roadside stations become a quiet trend, did you know that the number of roadside stations where you can stay safely is increasing? In this article, we will introduce roadside stations in Yamagata Prefecture that you can stay at safely...

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Hanamaki Festival

[Recommended Autumn Festivals: Iwate Edition ①] Come see the gorgeous and elegant floats made by local residents!

Autumn festivals in northern Iwate Prefecture are characterized by the parade of colorfully decorated floats with warrior dolls and decorative curtains through the town. The floats are always driven by local children...

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"Place names with 'to' in them, from one to nine [Hachinohe and Kunohe edition]...

The place names containing the character "to" (door) in the area formerly known as Nukanobu County, which stretches from Aomori Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture, are thought to have lined up from south to north along the Oshu Kaido road up to Shichinohe.

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"Place names with 'to' in them" from 1 to 9 [Shichinohe Edition] A place that remains strongly associated with horse breeding...

Of the nine "To" (towns), Shichinohe is the northernmost, and even today, horse ranches are scattered throughout the area. These days, thoroughbred racehorses are raised, rather than military or farm horses.

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"Place names with 'to' in them" from 1 to 9 [Gonohe and Rokunohe edition] A simple but tasteful...

Aomori Prefecture's National Route 4 runs from the northern part of Sannohe County to the southern part of Kamikita County, connecting Gonohe and Rokunohe from the south. Gonohe is located in a mountainous area with extensive forests.

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From one to nine, "place names with 'to' in them" [Yonohe edition] Where was the legendary Yonohe? Miss...

The only place name with the character "to" in it that no longer exists is "Shinohe," and while there are various theories as to why that location and place name no longer exist, none can be definitively stated as the established theory.

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From 1 to 9: "Place names with 'to' in them" [Mito Edition] Mito, the birthplace of the Nanbu clan, has a connection to...

Sannohe County, located further north on National Route 4 from northern Iwate Prefecture across the border with Aomori Prefecture, is the birthplace of the Sannohe Nanbu clan and has deep ties to the Morioka Domain.

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