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[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] What kind of place is Yonezawa? History, sightseeing spots, specialties, etc. of the area...

It would be cool to be able to explain it casually when asked, "What is XXX like?" A trivia that you can understand the region is packed with useful trivia for such situations...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.06.17

[Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture] “Roadside Station Takada Matsubara” is a symbol of Rikuzentakata’s recovery

Roadside Station Takada Matsubara is located in the Takada Matsubara Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, and is a roadside station attached to the Iwate Prefecture East Japan Earthquake Tsunami Legend Museum. Hirota...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.05.28

Hashino Iron Mining, a world heritage site in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, is a structure that symbolizes the industrial revolution of Japan in the Meiji era...

Hashino Iron Mining and Hashino Koroato are the site of the blast furnace located in Hashino-cho, Kamaishi-shi, Iwate Prefecture, and was designated a national historic site in 1957, and was a World Heritage Site called "The Meiji Industrial Revolution Heritage Site of Japan: Iron and Steelmaking, and...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.05.20

Model of Isedotai ruins (Isedotai Jomonkan)

"Isedodai Ruins" is a mysterious ruin registered as a World Heritage Site! [Akita Prefecture]

Isedota Iseki is a Jomon period ruins located in Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture. The biggest feature is that there are four ring stones (stone circles), which allow for the preservation of the ruins...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.04.30

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

The popular game "Matagi" started in Kitaakita City! [Akita Prefecture]

The Ani region (Kamikoani Village, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture), home to the Jomon period Isedota Iseki ruins, known for the stone circles registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site, is a place where the Isedota Iseki ruins (Kita Akita Prefecture) are located, and are located in the Ani region (Kamikoani Village, Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture).

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.04.12

Before the Satake clan's revocation, Akita City was the forefront of the Northern powers [Akita Prefecture]

The Akita city's website states that the history of Akita City began in 1602 (Keicho 7). In 1602, Satake was a daimyo of Hitachi Province (Ibaraki Prefecture) until then, in the Edo period...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.04.11

Ani Mine

The Ani Mine, which was said to be the number one in Japan during the Edo period and supported the Kubota Domain [Kita Akita City, Akita Prefecture]

The Ani Kozan is one of Japan's leading copper mines, operating in Kitaakita City, bordering Iwate Prefecture, in the northern part of Akita Prefecture until 1986 (Showa 61). Along with the Indo-National Silver Mine, the Kubota Domain's finances...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.04.08

Is the Japanese stone circle "Oyu Ring Stone" a sacred place in the Jomon period? [Akita Prefecture]

The Oyu Ring Stones in Towada, Kakunodate City, Akita Prefecture, is considered to be one of the Jomon Ruins of Hokkaido and North Tohoku, which became a World Heritage Site on July 27, 2021. Oyu ring stones were the late Jomon period (approximately...

editorial staffeditorial staff2024.03.27

demon of the world

The "Devil's House" is a demon museum where demons from all over the world gather! [Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture]

Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture has a rare museum that focuses on demons, even nationwide. That is Kitakami City Demon House. When you think of demons, you often see them in Japanese fairy tales and folk tales. "Momota...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2024.03.18

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