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The legend of the pyramid that lies in Kakunodate City is called Cromanta! [Akita Prefecture]

Have you all heard that Kakunodate City, which borders Aomori and Iwate prefectures, actually exists in this town, which was previously written as "Uetsuno" instead of Kakunodate? Nearby are Hachimantai and Five...

2024.03.26

The development of Akita City that began in Tsuchizaki - the soil at the mouth of the Omono River, which developed as the center of distribution...

At the mouth of the Omonogawa River, which flows through Akita City, is Akita Port, the largest trading port in Akita Prefecture. Akita Port is based on its land number Tsuchizaki Port (Tsuchizaki Minato), and it is derived from the old name Tsuchizaki Minato...

2024.02.12

Inuchi Ginzan, which supported the Akita Domain's finances. The coal mining town was filled with over 15,000 people [...

The Akita Domain (Kubota Domain) was a domain in which the Satake clan was almost the entire Akita Prefecture area, and the initial level of the stone was about 200,000 koku, but later increased to about 390,000 koku. The Yamagata Domain, also in the same Dewa Province (Yamagata Prefecture), was originally...

2024.02.09

Migratory birds in Izuuma

People lived in the fertile earth for a long time, and Kurihara was the territory of the Sendai domain during the Edo period...

The Kurihara area that makes up Kurihara City is spread out at the southeastern foot of Mt. Kurikoma, and is home to the Ichihasamagawa River, Nisasagawa River, and Sanhasamagawa River, which originate from Mt. Kurikoma...

2024.01.02

What is "Nirohamataki"? The winter icefall is lit up and is a great spot for Instagram! [...

Aomori Prefecture offers views of the seasons. Among them, Niihogataki in Nishimeya Village is a relaxing spot where you can feel fresh greenery and negative ions in the summer, while the waterfall freezes in winter, making it an illusion of festivals and lights...

2023.12.22

Abukuma Cave ②

[Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture] Abukuma Cave is one of Japan's leading limestone caves! Created by 80 million years of time...

"Abukuma Cave" is a stalactite cave located in Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture, and is also known as the largest stalactite cave in the Orient in terms of the variety and number of stalactites. Nature created by nature over a vast amount of 80 million years...

2023.11.21

Panoramic view of Oyasukyo Daifunto

Koyasu Gorge Daifune | The sight of steam gushing out from everywhere is like a movie world! [...

Along National Route 398 near the border between Miyagi, Iwate and Akita prefectures, there is a hot spring that is rare nationwide, but bathing is prohibited. Koyasu Gorge Daifutsu, which belongs to Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, is known as...

2023.11.10

Futakuchi forest road (view from Yamagata side)

[Miyagi Prefecture - Yamagata Prefecture] The only road that directly connects Sendai City and Yamagata City is the "Rindo Futakuchi Line"...

The roads connecting Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture are generally via the Yamagata Expressway/Tohoku Crossing Expressway/Sata Line, National Route 48, and Sasaya Pass, but you may be in winter...

2023.11.01

Kamiwarisaki

God cuts two whales and cape! Kamiwarizaki, where the legend of Kamiwari remains [Miyagi Prefecture]

Kamiwarizaki, a scenic spot located in Minamisanriku-cho, Honyoshi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture, is a famous tourist destination that people living in Miyagi Prefecture often hear. But what exactly is it? Many people don't know that...

2023.10.05

Oku no Hosomichi 7

[Serialization: Following the Narrow Road to the Back of the World ⑦] The journey is finally coming to an end, from Dewa to Uzen, and then north...

On June 10th, 1689 (7/26th of the New Calendar), when Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora left Mt. Haguro, perhaps due to fatigue, Basho borrowed a horse to descend the mountain...

2023.10.02

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