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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, "Hiroshi" will be held from 11am on the day I arrived...

2025.04.04

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

Sugae Masumi (1754-1829). He was a traveler from the Edo period, and traveled mainly to northern Japan and Hokkaido, and coloured illustrations (illustrations) and...

2024.12.05

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

The Oga Peninsula was founded 20,000 years ago. The Oga Peninsula was an island 6,000 years ago. The peninsula jutting out into the Sea of ​​Japan appeared on the ground about 20,000 years ago. The era is the ice age. The Oga Peninsula, which was at the bottom of the sea...

2024.05.29

[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 island in Yamagata Prefecture, located 39km northwest of Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. On nice weather from the island, Mt. Chokai...

2023.09.20

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 (New Calendar 16th May) were in Sendai on May 4th (New Calendar 6th June 20th...

2023.09.19

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

Every May, Miyagi Prefecture conducts water quality tests on beaches where beaches are opened in the prefecture. Water quality inspections of 15 beaches, which are scheduled to open in 2023, will be conducted, and six...

2023.08.03

[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 Tohoku region that faces the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of ​​Japan, as well as Mutsu Bay and the Tsugaru Strait, and has the longest coastline in Tohoku, and there are beaches where you can enjoy swimming in the seas all over the country. Many of them...

2023.07.20

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

In the past, Sanriku Coast in Iwate Prefecture had many beaches along the varied coastline, but since the 2011 earthquake, the beaches were not open for a while, and we spent a lonely summer. deer...

2023.07.17

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

All beaches in Yamagata Prefecture are located in Yusa Town, Sakata City and Tsuruoka City in the Shonai region on the Sea of ​​Japan. This area is surrounded by the Dewa Mountains in the east, the Asahi Mountains in the south, and the Chokai Mountains in the north, and from each of them...

2023.07.14

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

Tobishima is the only remote island in Yamagata Prefecture, floating in the Sea of ​​Japan off Sakata City. The area is approximately 2.75 square km and the surrounding area is about 10 km. The population is 169 (December 2022), and fishing is the main industry...

2023.07.11

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