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Nagai Dam

[Yamagata Prefecture] Enjoy summer at the dam lake! Nagai Dam Lake in Nagai City is full of charm

There are two dams in Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture. It plays an important role in controlling floods such as electricity (power plants) that are essential for citizens' lives and heavy rain. The dam lake is a treasure trove of nature and is a nearby wild vegetable harvest...

ikokeikoke2023.06.23

Narageshuku

[Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture] A post town on the Ushu Kaido road that was used by 13 feudal lords during the Edo period...

Narageshuku is a post town on the Ushu Kaido road. The Ushu Kaido is a Kuwaori inn on the Oshu Kaido, one of the five Edo roads that connects Edo and Mutsu Province on the Pacific side.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.22

Is Uesugi Takayama praying for rain? Yonezawa Atago Shrine also has an entertainment shrine within its precincts. The background is the joy of that big name...

In Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is Atago Shrine, which is a very old and venerable building. Atago Shrine is particularly passionate in the city, and it is held every year with worship and festivals on a certain date...

ikokeikoke2023.06.21

[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] 5 Morioka souvenirs! For those of you who have visited Morioka, here is a gift for yourself...

Since being selected as one of the "52 places to visit this year" by the New York Times, Morioka city has been seeing cars with license plates and foreign tourists with license plates in other prefectures, and souvenirs are selling well...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.06.20

[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] Enjoy the zoo in nature! Morioka City Zoological Park ZOOMO (ZOOMO...

Since its opening in 1989, Morioka City Zoo has been a popular place for Morioka citizens to interact with animals. Located in the hilly area on the outskirts of Morioka City, it is adjacent to Iwayama Park and Iwayama Parkland...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.06.19

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Visit a hot spring connected to the Uesugi family of the Yonezawa Domain

The Okitama region, which was ruled by the former Yonezawa domain, is dotted with hot springs associated with the Uesugi family. The Uesugi family was the first Kenshin (Kenshin) and Echigo (Niigata Prefecture)...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.16

"Immediate Body Buddha" in Yamagata Prefecture and "Reincarnation Faith" in Yudonoyama

Immediately Buddha. Even if life dies, he will remain forever and watch over people. At the end of his training, the monk will eat only nuts and wild vegetables at his own will, and will reach a limit on the fat content of his body...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.15

[Date City, Fukushima Prefecture] The long roller slide is very popular! Let's have fun at Hobara General Park

There is a roller slider that is extremely popular with children in Hohara General Park, Hohara-cho, Date City, in northern Nakadori, Fukushima Prefecture. A big, long roller slide with a height of 10m and a length of 70m...

natsukinatsuki2023.06.14

Kurokawa Noh

Kurokawa Noh is a Shinto ritual that has been developed independently by farmers for 500 years [Yamagata Prefecture]

At Kasuga Shrine in Kurokawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Gassan, Kurokawa Noh is a folk art that has been passed down for 500 years by parishioners (peasants) as a ritual, and is designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in the country.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.13

[Iwate Prefecture] That person might have gone too! ? 5 recommended power spots in Iwate Prefecture

Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, is the second most featured in the US newspaper The New York Times as "52 places to visit in 2023," just after London, England. "You can get there in a short time from Tokyo, and there are plenty of people...

SatomioriSatomiori2023.06.09

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