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Mogami safflower

"Mogami safflower" certified as a Japanese heritage and Japanese agricultural heritage [Yamagata Prefecture]

"Benibana (saffolder)" has been cultivated since ancient times as a raw material for dyeing "beni" and "yellow". Also, the seeds contain fats and oils (safflower oil/benibanayu/saf...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.19

Chusonji Temple Information Board

[JR East Pass Trip: Day 2 Part 2] Intensive exploration of Hiraizumi! World Heritage Sites "Chusonji Temple" and "...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: Day 2 Part 1] I'm already back at Iwate. Our goal is Hiraizumi, a town of history! https://jp.neft.asia/...

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[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture] We visited the Sendai City History and Folklore Museum located in Kotsugaoka Park.

The Sendai City Historical Folklore Museum (formerly the 4th Infantry Regiment Barracks) in Ryogaoka Park used to operate as a boarding house for the soldiers, but only the 4th Barracks remained and was moved to the east side of the park...

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A tour of precious cultural assets that remain in Minami Aizu, the southern part of the Aizu region [Fukushima Prefecture]

Minami Aizu County, consisting of Shimogo Town, Minami Aizu Town, Tadami Town, and Hinoemata Village, is comparable to Kanagawa Prefecture, the southern part of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture...

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[Fukushima Prefecture] Is Kuwaori Town, the northern town, the birthplace of the Date family?

Kuwaori Town, Date District, Fukushima Prefecture is a town located in the northern part of the Nakadori region (central region) of Fukushima Prefecture. Kuwari is an ancient period (Kofun period to Heian period) and the Middle Ages (Kamakura period to Azuchi-Momoyama period)...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.14

From Iwaya in Kurotsuka to Bunchisuriishi. Matsuo Basho visited the legendary rock [Fukushima Prefecture]

Fukushima (Fukushima City) was held at the end of the Sengoku period by Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556-1623), who controlled the Aizu region at the time, but up until then, it was no longer in Date Masa...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.13

The place you should not come and the phantom checkpoint "Nakura no Seki" written in waka poetry [Fukushima Prefecture]

"Nako no Seki/Nako no Seki" is an ancient site of a checkpoint that is said to have been located around the border between Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures. In the time when the Tohoku region was known as Emishi, it was a morning...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.12

[Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture] The amount of hot water is number one in Fukushima Prefecture. From hula dancing to the warmth of racehorses...

Iwaki Yumoto Onsen is a long-held hot spring in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, along with Dogo Onsen (Ehime Prefecture) and Arima Onsen (Hyogo Prefecture) and is said to be the three ancient hot springs in Japan. 900 of the Heian period...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.09

Shinkansen platform near Akita Station

[JR East Pass Trip: Day 2 Part 1] I'm already turning back to Iwate. The goal is history...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: Part 2 of Day 1] Strolling around Akita City on the first day, delicious local sake and local cuisine! https://jp.neft.asia/a...

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[Onahama, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture] With the opening of the Onahama Marine Bridge, the business is once again booming...

Onahama is a port town that houses the largest Onahama Port in Fukushima Prefecture, located in Iwaki City, located in the southern part of Fukushima Prefecture. Onahama, originally a small fishing village, was accumulating rice for annual taxes during the Edo period.

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