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[Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture] "Tendo Highlands Wakaori New Soba" grown at an altitude of 600 meters...

The season for new soba noodles has finally arrived! I heard that I could try the new soba noodles, a variety of soba noodles called "Dewakaori" that originated in Yamagata Prefecture, the home of soba noodles, so I decided to attend the "Tendo Highlands Wakaori New Soba Festival" (Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture).

NakaNaka2022.11.17

Giant Akita dog at Akita Station

[JR East Japan Pass Trip: Day 1, Part 2] First day's accommodation: A stroll around Akita City and some delicious local sake...

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Trip: Day 1, Part 1] On the first day, we started with a morning stroll in Morioka and then headed to the samurai residences of Kakunodate! https://jp.neft.asia/archi...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.11.11

[Part 2] A stone monument related to Suishinshi Masahide in Akayu! | Akayu Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture

Let's go to Akayu Onsen! In Part 1, we mainly introduced the hot springs. This time, we visited Akayu Onsen while researching the hot springs, and we're going to introduce the popular content "Touken Ranbu," which is said to have sparked the sword boom...

ikokeikoke2022.11.10

[Part 1] Three public baths in a small hot spring town that opened over 920 years ago! | Akayu Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture

Akayu Onsen, located in southern Yamagata Prefecture, known as the hot spring kingdom, has a hot spring town just a 5-minute drive or 30-minute walk from the station, where the JR Yamagata Shinkansen also stops. There are also pet-friendly inns and...

ikokeikoke2022.11.07

Kakunodate Samurai Residences

[JR East Pass Journey: Day 1, Part 1] On the first day, we start with a morning stroll around Morioka and head to the samurai residences of Kakunodate!

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [JR East Pass Travel: Explanation - Preparation] I'm off! Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the railway's opening! https://jp.neft.asia/archiv...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.11.03

[Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture] A visit to Inawashiro Herb Garden in autumn for some Instagrammable photos...

Lake Inawashiro is also nearby, making it a perfect driving spot. I'd like to introduce it as a recommended spot. There are plenty of images so you can enjoy it just by looking at the photos, so please read to the end...

ikokeikoke2022.10.31

[Southern Tohoku] Introducing third-sector railway lines in Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures where you can get a train stamp!

"Tetsuin" is a card bearing the name of a local railroad company or line, and is the railroad equivalent of the red seal stamps found at shrines and temples. It's a project launched in June 2020 by the Third Sector Railway Association and Travel Yomiuri Publishing...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.10.28

[Northern Tohoku] Introducing third-sector railway lines in Akita and Iwate prefectures where you can get a train stamp!

"Tetsuin" is a card bearing the name of a local railroad company or line, and is the railroad equivalent of the red seal stamps found at shrines and temples. It's a project launched in June 2020 by the Third Sector Railway Association and Travel Yomiuri Publishing...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.10.24

Railway 150th Anniversary JR East Pass

[JR East Pass Travel: Explanation - Preparation] Off we go! Celebrating 150 years since the opening of the railway!

Did you notice? This year marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway. And JR East has lived up to our expectations! To celebrate the 150th anniversary, they're throwing a big...

Editorial staffEditorial staff2022.10.23

Akita Akura Beer

[Akita Prefecture] Popular Craft Beer | Akita Akura Beer offers a unique selection of beers...

The popularity of craft beer and local beer has been on the rise in recent years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Many beer lovers have become addicted to it. Akita Prefecture is one of the prefectures in Japan where...

ikokeikoke2022.10.22

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