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Introducing popular temples and shrines recommended for the first visit to the New Year of the Year of the Snake (Yamagata Prefecture)!

When it comes to first shrine visits in Yamagata Prefecture, there are many temples and shrines throughout the prefecture that attract many worshippers, such as Yamagata Gokoku Shrine and Risshakuji Temple in Yamagata City, Uesugi Shrine in Yonezawa, Kameoka Monjudo in Takahata, and Kumano Taisha Shrine in Nanyo.

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.12.25

Introducing popular temples and shrines recommended for the first visit to the New Year of the Year of the Snake (Miyagi Prefecture)!

Miyagi Prefecture is a popular place for first shrine visits of the year, with many popular shrines to visit, including Osaki Hachimangu Shrine and Toshogu Shrine in Sendai City, as well as Takekoma Shrine, one of Japan's three major Inari shrines, and Shiogama Shrine, the Ichinomiya of Mutsu Province.

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.12.24

Introducing popular temples and shrines recommended for the first visit to the New Year of the Year of the Snake (Aomori Prefecture)!

We would like to introduce two shrines in Aomori Prefecture that are considered standard destinations for your first visit of the year in 2025, one in Aomori City and one in Hachinohe City. We will also introduce two shrines in Hirosaki City and its surrounding areas...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.12.20

[Third] Sugae Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Encountered a major earthquake [Akita Prefecture]

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829), a traveler from the Edo period, introduces Sugae Masumi (1754-1829), a traveler from the Oga Peninsula, and introduces the Edo period and the present day, based on the Oga Five Winds of Oga, a traveler from the Oga Peninsula.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.16

[Second Edition] Suga Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Interested in the strange rocks along the coast [...

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829) from the Edo period (1754-1829) introduces the Oga Gofu (Oga Gofu), a story written by Oga Peninsula, and contrasts the Edo period with the modern era.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.10

A trip around Iwate Prefecture! ? Expresses "Sotoyama" and "Goyo" from Morioka to Morioka

Many trains operate circularly on lines such as the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, the Osaka Loop Line in Osaka Prefecture, and the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line in Aichi Prefecture. Therefore, when you take a train at a certain station, the train...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.12.06

[First] Sugae Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Sankaze Mountain and the main mountains of faith...

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829). He was a traveler from the Edo period, and traveled mainly to northern Japan and Hokkaido, and coloured illustrations (illustrations) and...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.05

Cars and bicycles are not accepted! Staircase National Route 339 [Aomori Prefecture]

National highways are a general term for roads designated by Japan by Cabinet Order. Since roads form a nationwide network of main roads, they are generally wide and have a structure that makes it easy for vehicles to produce speeds, and...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.11.28

Takakura Shrine (Ouchi-juku)

Takakura Shrine, a hidden power spot in Ouchijuku [Fukushima Prefecture]

Ouchijuku is located in Shimogo Town, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture. It is famous as one of Fukushima's tourist attractions, as you can see old thatched roof houses lined up along the road. This is the real street of Ouchijuku...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.11.22

Divine crest “Aizu three-hollyhock”

"Silver and Japanese Shrine" is the head office of sericulture care, with cherry blossoms over 1,000 years old [Fukushima Prefecture]

Jamyocho is located about 1km southwest of JR Aizuwakamatsu Station. Here, the headquarters of the silkworm farming protection facility, Kogaikuni Shrine, is home to the sacred tree "Minezakura" that is over 1,000 years old...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.11.21

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