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Katanuma

What is Katanuma? |A "super acidic" lake in Naruko Onsen town where fish cannot live [...

Katanuma, located in Naruko Onsen Village in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, is known as a highly acidic crater lake, which is very rare in Japan. The emerald green lake surface fascinates visitors. So...

editorial staffeditorial staff2025.06.24

What does this catchphrase mean, "a town where you can meet two universes?" [Fuku...

Takine-cho, Tamura City, located almost in the center of Fukushima Prefecture, has the catchphrase "a town where you can meet two universes." This time we will introduce the mystery of Takine Town, hidden in the underground and the sky...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2025.06.20

[Iwate Prefecture] Japanese-flavored soft serve ice cream from the southern part of the Sanriku coast! Eat soft drinks at the roadside station...

The scenic rias coastline is located in the south of Miyako City on the Sanriku coast, and it has long been considered a good fishing spot offshore, and the seafood can be enjoyed and purchased at roadside stations, making it a great place for many locals to visit. this...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.06.19

Date Masamune Haizuka

Daiganji Temple, who is responsible for the Haizuka of Date Masamune and his grave guardians | A unique funeral ceremony passed down in the Date family [...

Zojozan Daiganji is a Jodo sect temple located in Shinsakacho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. This is a temple with a history that is deeply involved in the funeral ceremony of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.16

"Midorigaoka-Kyo" is also available for enjoying hot springs, saunas and cafes, which have been selected as one of Japan's 100 urban parks...

Located in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, Suigaoka Park is lined with magnificent trees that give off a sense of eternal years, and is a place where you can enjoy the rich nature of the seasons. In recent years, hot spring facilities in the park have been renovated...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2025.06.13

[Iwate Prefecture] Enjoy soft serve ice cream from the northern Sanriku coast while experiencing the sea breeze! Roadside station...

On the Sanriku Coast, due to the recovery from the earthquake, the Sanriku Coast Road was completed as a bypass for National Route 45, but while it has become more convenient to travel, it is said that more cars have passed through the city. There, on the coast...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.06.12

From diesel express trains to bullet trains... The path of Tsubasa [Akita Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture]

As of 2025, Tsubasa, the Yamagata Shinkansen, mainly connects Tokyo Station with Yamagata Station or Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture. Even if you are not particularly fond of railways, you may live in Yamagata or go to Yamagata...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.06.11

[Iwate Prefecture] Soft cream at a roadside station in the northern part of the prefecture! Soft food at the roadside station...

The soft serve ice cream at the roadside station makes use of the flavor and aroma of local ingredients, making it a popular gourmet food that is essential for a drive break. Last time, I went to the author's recommended roadside station software near Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.06.09

What is Seikan Ferry? Eight decades of supporting the human flow and logistics between Honshu and Hokkaido [Aomori Prefecture]

Currently, aircraft and Hokkaido Shinkansen trains that pass through the Seikan Tunnel are available to travel between Aomori Prefecture and Hokkaido. However, in an era when there were no Seikan Tunnel or aircraft, the only way to use a ship was to...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.06.06

Absentee family grave at Daianji Temple

Daianji Temple, the family temple of the Mizusawa Date family and the Azuma clan, living in Mizusawa, Oshu [Iwate Prefecture]

Daianji Temple is quietly located in the city center of Mizusawa, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. Though it is not well known as a tourist attraction, there is a quiet weight that conveys the history of Oshu to the present day. Once upon a time this...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.06.02

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