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"Place names with doors" from 1 to 9 [One and 2nd homes edition] The first home is the Jomon ruins...

The vast area stretching from northern Iwate Prefecture to eastern Aomori Prefecture was called Nukanobu, and there were nine ``place names with doors'' in the area. the...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2024.07.11

[Fukushima Prefecture] Abukuma River, which is close to people's lives | Tracing its history and scenery

This time, with the theme of the first-class river "Abukumagawa", we will introduce the magnificent scenery that spreads across the basin of Fukushima Prefecture. Abukuma River has appeared in the world of poetry since ancient times, and has been...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.06.12

[Chokaisan and Tobishima Geopark: Yurihonjo Edition] When Japan was on the Eurasian continent...

Yurihonjo City is a municipality that occupies approximately 70% of the Yuri region, spreading out at the base of Mt. Chokai (2,236 m), which divides the Dewa region into north and south. The area is 1,200 square meters...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.05.31

Panoramic view of Oyasukyo Daifunto

[Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture] Oyasukyo Daifunyu is a hot spring, but you cannot enter it! Steam coming from everywhere...

Along National Route 398 near the prefectural border of Miyagi, Iwate, and Akita prefectures, there is a hot spring spot where bathing is prohibited, which is rare even in Japan. Oyasukyo Daifunto...

NEFT Editorial Department2023.11.10

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 that connect Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture are generally ``Yamagata Expressway / Tohoku Odan Expressway / Sakata Line'', ``National Route 48'', and ``Sasaya...

editorial staffeditorial staff2023.11.01

Oku no Hosomichi 6

[Serialization: Following the narrow path in the back of the valley ⑥] Going down the Mogami River and Dewa, one of Japan's three major Shugendo...

On May 28th, 1689 (7/14th of the New Calendar), Matsuo Basho and Kawai Sora from Yamadera (Tateishi-ji Temple) went to Obanazawa...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.09.27

Demon's Jigokudani Promenade! The geyser of the steam is truly a hellish sight! ? [Miyagi Prefecture]

``Onikobe Onsen!?'' ``Jigokudani!?'' Just hearing the name makes you think of a scary place, but Onikobe Onsen in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture is a natural...

editorial staffeditorial staff2023.09.12

The timber rocks in Shiraishi Obara are natural phenomena, and are spectacular spots with columnar joints! [Miyagi Prefecture]

Are you familiar with the natural scenery called columnar joints? This is a landscape represented by Tojinbo in Fukui Prefecture and Takachiho Gorge in Miyazaki Prefecture, but it is actually located in Miyagi Prefecture...

AoiwaAoiwa2023.08.04

Nagai Dam

[Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture] Enjoy summer at the dam lake! "Nagai Dam Lake" in Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture...

There are two dams in Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture. They play important roles, such as providing electricity (power plants) that are essential to citizens' lives and regulating floods caused by heavy rain. Da...

ikokeikoke2023.06.23

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Visit a hot spring connected to the Uesugi family of the Yonezawa Domain

The Okitama region, which was ruled by the former Yonezawa clan, including Yonezawa City, is dotted with hot springs connected to the Uesugi family. The Uesugi family is the first...

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