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[Fukushima Prefecture] Experience making washi paper at the Nihonmatsu Washi Tradition Museum!

The more you get to know Fukushima Prefecture, the deeper you'll find it to be known as the "gateway to Michinoku." Among these, Nihonmatsu's washi paper has a history unmatched by any other region. From a simple atmosphere to a solemn one...

Chimon2018.05.29

[Fukushima] Visit Iitate Village, a Beautiful Japanese Village! The roadside station "Madaikan" has also opened!

Iitate Village, located on the eastern side of the Abukuma Highlands, which separates the Hamadori and Nakadori regions of Fukushima Prefecture, is a beautiful village surrounded by abundant nature. Its name comes from the fact that the entire village was evacuated following the nuclear accident caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake...

HazukiHazuki2017.11.30

[Fukushima] Opened in 2017. The famous bar at the popular roadside station "Kunimi Atsukashinosato"...

Kunimi Atsukashinosato Roadside Station opened in May 2017 in Kunimi Town, Date County, in northern Fukushima Prefecture. Kunimi Town is known for its abundant agricultural products, including peaches.

HazukiHazuki2017.08.22

Komachido

Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, known as the "hometown of Ono no Komachi"! A tragic story about a beautiful woman...

Ono no Komachi is known as one of the three most beautiful women in the world. She was a female poet of the Heian period and is famous for her waka poems in the Hyakunin Isshu and Kokin Wakashu. However, not much is known about her life.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.11.29

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