Yakuri-san is a cone-shaped mountain located on the way from Kami County to Yamagata Prefecture in northern Miyagi Prefecture. Despite its low elevation of only 533m, its beautiful shape means that it is named after Kami County...
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Sendai City Museum is a museum located on the remains of Sendai Castle Sannomaru. Many materials related to Sendai's history, art and culture are on display. A culture donated by the Sendai Date family, a descendant of Date Masamune...
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Miyagi Prefecture is famous for Zao, which is well known for its hot springs, skiing, and frost-covered trees. However, the most famous spot is "Okama." It's not a rice cooker, but a...
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The southern part of Miyagi Prefecture is a city of history and future. Shiraishi, ruled by Katakura Kojuro, the center of gravity of the Date family, the lord of the Sendai domain, is still alive with numerous historic buildings, and there are also some amazing science fiction-like structures in Tsunoda City...
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Kawarage Jigoku is located southeast of Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, near the borders with Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. It is located close to Doroyu Onsen, a famous hidden hot spring, about 22 km from Yuzawa Station on the JR Ou Main Line.
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One of Japan's largest morning markets is held every Sunday in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. It's called the Tatehana Ganpeki Morning Market. It's located in the normally unremarkable L-shaped area of the Tatehana Ganpeki...
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Tenkyokaku is the villa of Prince Arisugawa Takehito, located in Inawashiro Town, just to the west of Lake Inawashiro. Its Renaissance-style interior makes it one of Japan's most Western-style buildings...
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Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is a home to handicrafts. A variety of traditional crafts have been produced since ancient times, including safflower dyeing and woodworking. One of them is Yonezawa Tsumugi, which I previously introduced on NEFT. ...
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Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, is famous for its Inaho Express train and Dutch rice crackers. For those in Tokyo, it's likely they've never heard of either. The Inaho Express train runs from Niigata along the Sea of Japan...
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The Osarizawa Mine is the largest mine in the Orient. It was designated as a Modern Industrial Heritage by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in November 2007. It is said that it was mined mainly from copper...
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