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Kattamine Shrine (plaque of Zao Daigongen)

Are there any sacred objects that are constantly moving in the hot spring towns at the top and at the foot of the mountain? Karita Minegami of Miyagi Zao...

The Zao mountain range and the Ou Mountains spanning Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. Did you know that there is a shrine on the Miyagi Prefecture side of the Zao mountain range where sacred objects move repeatedly in summer and winter? Karita-dake summit and Togata Onsen...

AoiwaAoiwa2024.08.23

The southern drainage pump station almost blocks off the regulation pond (on the right) and the western waterway (on the left). The long waterway in the center is the central main drainage channel ©Oga Peninsula/Ogata Geopark

[History of Hachirogata reclamation ③] Earth lower than sea level... The lifeline is water management [Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture]

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [History of Hachirogata Reclamation 2] How was the reclaimed land created? [Hachirogata Town, Akita Prefecture] https://jp.neft.asia/archive...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.08.19

[Recommended Autumn Festivals: Akita Edition] 3 History and Traditional Akita Autumn Festivals

When it comes to Akita festivals, it seems that there are many summer festivals from July to August, such as the Akita Kanto Festival, but charming autumn festivals are also held everywhere. In this article...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.08.16

[History of Hachirogata Reclamation 2] How was the reclamation ground created? [Hachirogata Town, Akita Prefecture]

Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT [History of Hachirogata Reclamation ①] The second largest lake in Japan has become a vast rice field [Ogata Village, Akita Prefecture] https://jp.neft.asia/arc...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.08.08

Railways at Itaya Pass, which took on steep slopes and harsh climates [Fukushima Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture]

Itaya Toge, which crosses the prefectural border between Fukushima and Yamagata prefectures, runs through JR East's Yamagata Shinkansen/Yamagata Line, the official name of the Ou Main Line. The Ou Main Line is currently in Yamagata Shinkansen...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.08.07

[Fukushima Prefecture] Introducing recommended "experience spots" in summer! Creating special memories...

The glowing sun and the clear blue sky. When the scenery glitters, I feel as if I'm being stolen. The special feeling of summer is no different for both children and adults. Enjoy the summer to the fullest...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.08.06

[Hirogata reclamation history ①] The second largest lake in Japan has become a vast rice field [Akita Prefecture...

The current former Hachiro Lagoon and Oga Peninsula. The area surrounded by waterways is reclaimed land (Ogata Village) © Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.08.05

"Place names with doors" from 1 to 9 [Hachinohe and Kunohe edition] Patterns only for the positions of eight and nine...

The "place names with doors" in the area known as Nukanobu District, the former southern territory of Aomori Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture, are thought to have lined up from south to north along the Oshu Kaido road from Shichinohe...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.08.01

A moving restaurant! ? Travelling on the Hachinohe Line with TOHOKU EMOTION [Aomori Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture]

Dining cars where you can eat on trains were once connected to many long-distance express trains and bullet trains, but have disappeared over time. However, even today, food is served in the car...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2024.07.26

"Place names with doors" from 1 to 9 [Sannohe] Sannohe, the birthplace of the Nanbu clan, is known for its ties...

Sannohe County, located further north on National Route 4 from northern Iwate Prefecture and crosses the prefectural border with Aomori Prefecture, is the birthplace of the Minohe Minami clan and is a region closely associated with the Morioka Domain. ...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.17

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