Tohoku tourist destinations

A spectacular view of the 60-year-old famous places in the states, Mutsu - Matsushima scenery and Toyama views (written by Utagawa Hiroshige) Source: ColBase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/)

Matsushima, the three most famous Japanese scenery, painted by Ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige. Does the island in the painting still exist today? [Purchae...

Utagawa Hiroshige is a ukiyo-e artist from the Edo period who is famous for bringing out masterpieces such as the "Fifty-third Tokaido" into the world. Hiroshige was in his later years, in his states...

Aoiwa2025.02.17

A train with a locomotive and passenger train! ? Trains with a strange formation [Aomori, Akita, Iwate]

The main character of Japanese railways today can be said to be "trains." In addition, on routes where electricity cannot be supplied for trains (non-electrified routes), light oil is used to fuel...

Yuto Ono2025.02.06

Harumune Date, a portrait of the Sendai City Museum

Date Harumune's grave and his figure at Hoshuji Temple in Fukushima City [Fukushima Prefecture]

The 15th Date family, the Date Harumune, is the grandfather of Masamune Date, the first lord of the Sendai feudal clan, and in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of Masamune.

Aoiwa2025.02.03

Karitamin Shrine in Zao Town, the center of "swan faith" that is passed down in the southern part of the prefecture [Miyagi Prefecture]

Zao -cho, Karita -gun, Miyagi Prefecture. There is a shrine called Karita Rin Shrine (Shiratori Daimeijin) at the National Route 4 near the border with Shiraishi City and the Tohoku Expressway ...

Aoiwa2025.01.28

Sanriku Railway continues to run today after overcoming the crisis [Iwate Prefecture]

There is a railway that runs along the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture. Its name is ``Rias Line'' of ``Sanriku Railway''. Sanriku Railway was the last railway to open along the Sanriku Coast...

Yuto Ono2025.01.23

Takashiba Deko Mansion is a local toy village that remains in the territory of the former Miharu Domain [Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Did you know that there is a craftsman village called ``Takashiba Deco Yashiki'' near the prefectural border with Miharu Town, about 25 minutes by car from Koriyama Station? Popular TV drama "Solitary...

Aoiwa2025.01.22

"Train" can no longer run! ? What is "non-electrification" on the Ou Main Line? [Akita/Yamagata]

In railways, "electrification" refers to the ability to supply electricity to rolling stock through methods such as laying overhead wires (wires) above the tracks. In general, the railway...

Yuto Ono2025.01.21

[Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture] Kaiseiyama Park has been renewed! For walking and lunch...

Kaiseiyama Park in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture has been a lively place for people to relax since the Meiji era. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the most famous park in Koriyama City...

Motoharu Kahashi2025.01.17

Do you turn the various disasters of the year into lies? Takahata Tenmangu Shrine's Liar Festival Visit Report [Fuku...

Takahata Tenmangu Shrine is located in Iizaka-cho, Fukushima City. The ``Usokae Festival'' is held twice a year in January and April at this shrine, where the various misfortunes of the year are replaced with ``lies.''

Aoiwa2025.01.15

The Yamada Line's path was asked, "Are you planning to ride a monkey?" [Iwate Prefecture]

There is a railway line for which it is said that when the construction was planned, people were asked, ``Are you planning on letting monkeys ride on it?'' The JR Yamada Line runs through Iwate Prefecture. What is Yamada Line...

Yuto Ono2025.01.08