The Kosaka Railway (official name: Kosaka Smelting Kosaka Line) was a 22.3km local freight railway line connecting Odate City and Kosaka Town, operated by Kosaka Smelting Co., Ltd., which still operates in Kosaka Town.
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One of the joys of roadside stations is the original soft serve ice cream made with local ingredients, but recently, an increasing number of roadside stations have started offering stylish Italian gelato. In Iwate...
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A "Toji" (master brewer) is a sake brewing technician. Among them, the Nanbu Toji are a renowned group of master brewers active in the Tohoku region, primarily in Iwate Prefecture. A tradition that has been passed down since the Edo period...
The six Tohoku prefectures are home to delicious rice, vegetables, fruit, and milk, and Yamagata Prefecture is no exception, showcasing the deliciousness of these ingredients in its roadside station original soft serve ice cream.
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Of the six Tohoku prefectures, Tohoku has the third most roadside stations, with 34 (as of June 2025), after Iwate and Fukushima. Each roadside station offers local soft serve ice cream that takes advantage of the region's unique characteristics.
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A typical summer sight in Akita is "Babahera Ice Cream," where a parasol is set up in a roadside parking space and then the baker skillfully uses a spatula underneath to create rose-shaped ice cream.
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Yamagata, famous for its Hanagasa Festival, is known as the "kingdom of fruit trees," especially cherries, but it is also a treasure trove of delicious ingredients, including rice, brand-name beef, and seafood from the Sea of Japan.
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Aomori Prefecture is surrounded by the sea on three sides and blessed with natural features such as volcanoes, hot springs, caldera lakes, and brackish lakes, and is rich in seafood, mountain produce, such as wild vegetables, and agricultural products, including rice, fruit, and garlic.
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Miyagi Prefecture has the lowest number of roadside stations out of the six Tohoku prefectures, but it is not inferior to other prefectures in terms of soft-serve ice cream personality. Roadside stations where you can enjoy delicious soft serve ice cream are concentrated in the northern part of the prefecture...
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Yamagata Zao Onsen is located at the foot of the Zao mountain range in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The popular hot spring resort, which has been popular as a historic hot spring, is famous as a "beauty hot spring", and tourists from all over the country still visit us in search of high-quality hot springs...
