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What was the Konan Railway Owani Line, which has been effectively abolished? [Ao...

Regarding the Owani Line, a railway line operated by the Aomori Prefecture private railway company, Konan Railway, the company intends to suspend train operations at the end of fiscal year 2027.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.19

Illustrated Guide to Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Mutsu, Matsushima Landscape, and a Brief View of Toyama (by Utagawa Hiroshige) Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/)

Matsushima, one of Japan's Three Views, was painted by ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige. Does the island in the painting still exist? [Miya...

Utagawa Hiroshige, an Edo period ukiyo-e artist famous for producing masterpieces such as "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido," is a...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.02.17

A locomotive, passenger cars, and a diesel railcar!? The strangest train formations in the world [Aomori, Akita, Iwate]

It's fair to say that electric trains are the mainstay of Japan's railways today. Furthermore, on routes where electricity for running electric trains is unavailable (non-electrified routes), diesel railcars, which run on diesel fuel, are used...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.02.06

Portrait of Date Harumune, owned by Sendai City Museum

The grave of Date Harumune and his statue at Hoshoji Temple in Fukushima City [Fukushima Prefecture]

Date Harumune, the 15th head of the Date clan, was the grandfather of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain, and established the Date clan's headquarters in Masamune's hometown of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture.

AoiwaAoiwa2025.02.03

Shiratori Iwaki Monument

Kattamine Shrine in Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture: the center of the "swan faith" in the southern part of the prefecture

In Zao Town, Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture, sandwiched between National Route 4 and the Tohoku Expressway near the border with Shiroishi City, there is a shrine called Kattamine Shrine (Shiratori Daimyojin). There are three Kattamine shrines in Zao Town...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.28

Sanriku Railway, which overcame the crisis and continues to operate today [Iwate Prefecture]

There is a railway that runs along the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture. It is called the Sanriku Railway's Rias Line. The last railway to open along the Sanriku coast, the Sanriku Railway has continued to operate despite being damaged by the disaster.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.23

Entrance to Hikoji Folk Crafts

Takashiba Deco Yashiki is a village of local toys that remains within the territory of the former Miharu domain [Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Did you know that there is a craftsman's village called "Takashiba Deco Yashiki" near the prefectural border with Miharu Town, about a 25-minute drive from Koriyama Station? It was featured in Season 9/Episode 9 of the popular TV drama "Solitary Gourmet"...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.22

Trains will no longer be able to run!? What does "de-electrification" mean for the Ou Main Line? [Akita/Yamagata]

In the railway industry, "electrification" refers to the ability to supply electricity to trains by, for example, stringing overhead wires (electrical cables) above the tracks. Generally, vehicles that run on rails are called "trains.".

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.01.21

[Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] Kaiseiyama Park has been renovated! Perfect for walking and lunch...

Kaiseiyama Park in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, has been a popular place of relaxation for local residents since the Meiji era. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most famous park in Koriyama City.

Haruka HashimotoHaruka Hashimoto2025.01.17

Wooden carved Usotori bird from the Uso-kae Festival

A report on the Usokae Festival at Takahata Tenmangu Shrine [Fukuoka]...

Takahata Tenmangu Shrine in Iizaka-cho, Fukushima City. The "Uso Kae Festival" is held twice a year in January and April at this shrine, where lucky charms are awarded with the powerful power to turn all misfortunes of the year into "lies.".

AoiwaAoiwa2025.01.15

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