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Sharks, catfish, sea cats, and turnips? Travel report from Hon Hachinohe to Kabushima Shrine [Aomori Prefecture Hachi...

I came to Hachinohe to see the Hachinohe Enburi, which is usually held from February 17th to 20th, and as I wrote in an article I previously published, I arrived...

editorial staffeditorial staff2025.04.04

[First] Sugae Masumi walked in Oga Peninsula - Sankaze Mountain and the main mountains of faith...

Masumi Sugae (1754-1829). A traveler from the Edo period who traveled mainly to northern Japan and Hokkaido, writing about the scenery, people's lives, customs, etc.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.12.05

[Akita Prefecture/Oga Peninsula] Full of view points. A magnificent park created by the earth...

Oga Peninsula was born 20,000 years ago. Oga Peninsula was an island 6,000 years ago. The peninsula that juts out into the Sea of ​​Japan first appeared on land about 20,000 years ago. Times are icy...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.05.29

[Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture] Yamagata Prefecture's only inhabited remote island "Tobishima" where you can enjoy migratory birds and sunsets...

Tobishima, a small island floating in the Sea of ​​Japan, is the only inhabited remote island in Yamagata Prefecture, located 39 km northwest of Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. island...

ikokeikoke2023.09.20

Oku no Hosomichi 3

[Serialization: Following the narrow path of the depths ③] After leaving Sendai, Basho and Sora arrive at Matsushima by boat from Shiogama.

Matsuo Basho and his disciple Kawai Sora, who left Fukagawa in Edo on March 27th, 1689 (May 16th, New Calendar), were...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.09.19

[Miyagi Prefecture] 5 recommended beaches in Miyagi Prefecture! This beach has high transparency and good water quality...

Around May every year, Miyagi Prefecture conducts water quality tests at beaches where beaches are opened within the prefecture. There are 15 beaches scheduled to open in 2023...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.08.03

[Aomori Prefecture] 6 recommended beaches in Aomori Prefecture! The Pacific Ocean, the Sea of ​​Japan, Mutsu Bay and the Tsugaru Strait...

Aomori Prefecture is the only prefecture in Tohoku that not only faces the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of ​​Japan, but also Mutsu Bay and the Tsugaru Strait, and has the longest coastline in Tohoku, where you can enjoy swimming in many places...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.07.20

[Iwate Prefecture] 5 recommended beaches in Iwate Prefecture! The Sanriku coast is gradually coming back to life...

The Sanriku Coast in Iwate Prefecture used to have many beaches along its varied coastline, but since the 2011 earthquake, the beaches have not been open for a while, and...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.07.17

[Yamagata Prefecture] 5 recommended beaches in Yamagata Prefecture! Although the coastline is the shortest in Tohoku, it is a unique beach...

All of the beaches in Yamagata Prefecture are located in Yusa Town, Sakata City, and Tsuruoka City in the Shonai region on the Sea of ​​Japan side. This region consists of the Dewa Mountains to the east, the Asahi Mountains to the south, and Tori to the north...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.07.14

[Chokaisan and Tokishima Geopark: Tokishima Edition] Tokishima flourished in Kitamae Ship during the Edo period

Tobishima is Yamagata Prefecture's only remote island, floating in the Sea of ​​Japan off the coast of Sakata City. The area is approximately 2.75 square km and the circumference is approximately 10 km. Population is 169 people (December 2020...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.07.11

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