The Akita Domain (Kubota Domain) was a domain controlled by the Satake clan that encompassed almost the entire Akita Prefecture. Its initial kokudaka (rice yield) was approximately 200,000 koku, but later increased to approximately 390,000 koku. The Yamagata Domain, also located in Dewa Province (Yamagata Prefecture), was originally...
Yamagata City was developed as the castle town of the Yamagata Domain and was a commercial city that flourished through the trade of its local specialty, safflower. Yamagata Castle, located at the center of the city, is extremely large, and the outermost Sannomaru area covers an area of approximately 235 hectares.
Kubota Castle and the castle town, which were created through meticulous urban planning by the Akita Domain (Kubota Domain), were destroyed by frequent fires, with most of the buildings lost. Since the Meiji period, Kubota Castle has been preserved as Senshu Park...
Day 2 of our two-day, one-night gourmet trip from Sendai [Iizaka Onsen Edition]! Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT From Sendai Station to Fukushima City! A two-day, one-night gourmet trip by express bus! [Fukushima Prefecture] ht...
This time, we're taking a spontaneous gourmet trip! We'll be sharing our experience of a two-day, one-night trip packed with delicious food by express bus in Fukushima City, which is very close to Sendai! First, we'll be visiting Miyakojima, located at the west exit of JR Sendai Station...
According to the Akita City website, "Akita City was founded in 1602 when Satake Yoshinobu was transferred to another province." Satake Yoshinobu arrived in Akita in 1602.
Odate City, Akita Prefecture, is located in the middle reaches of the Yoneshiro River, which crosses northern Akita Prefecture, and borders Aomori Prefecture. Odate City is the northernmost municipality in Akita Prefecture. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides...
Minamoto no Yoshiie's army was joined by his younger brother, Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, who came from Kyoto to help his brother out of his predicament. The allied forces attacked Kanazawa Castle, which was considered impregnable at the time...
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Winters in the Tohoku region, especially along the Sea of Japan, are harsh. However, on the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, where such harsh winters are looming, the Tsugaru Railway, Japan's northernmost private railway*, continues to operate vigorously today...
With the death of Kiyohara Sanehira from illness, the internal conflicts of the Kiyohara clan temporarily subsided. The six Oku districts that had been Sanehira's territory were given to Minamoto no Yoshiie, the governor of Mutsu Province...
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