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How was the Tohoku region sung about in the third volume of the Railway Songs? (4) Shirinai (present-day Hachinohe) (Aomori)...

Continuing from the previous article, this article will discuss the third volume of the "Railway Songs," "Oshu/Iwaki Edition," released in 1900. The first article can be found here. Last time, we discussed Ishikoshi (Iwaki) in Miyagi Prefecture...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2026.11.08

How was the Tohoku region sung about in the third volume of the Railway Songs? (3) Ishikoshi (Miyagi) - Ichinohe (Iwate)

Continuing from the previous article, this article will discuss the third volume of the "Railway Songs," "Oshu/Iwaki Edition," released in 1900. The first article can be found here. Last time, we discussed Shiroishi in Miyagi Prefecture...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2026.11.01

Recommended scenic driving routes in Tohoku! Hakkoda Mountain Range, Oirase Gorge, and more...

National Route 103 is a general national highway with a total length of 141.6 km, starting in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, passing through mountains (Hakkoda Mountain Range), rivers (Oirase Gorge), and lakes (Lake Towada), all famous for their autumn foliage, before ending in Odate City, Akita Prefecture...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2026.10.15

How was the Tohoku region sung about in the third volume of the Railway Songs? (2) Shiraishi (Miyagi) - Nitta (Miyagi)

Continuing from the previous article, we will discuss the third volume of the "Railway Songs," "Oshu/Iwaki Edition," released in 1900. Last time, we covered the departure of train number 1 from Ueno Station in Tokyo Prefecture (at the time)...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2026.10.13

Recommended scenic driving routes in Tohoku's Rokken region! Beautiful valleys, hot springs, and the Earth's...

National Route 398 is a long national highway, approximately 282 km in length, that traverses central Tohoku, connecting Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture to Yurihonjo City in Akita Prefecture, passing through Onagawa Town and Minamisanriku Town. Of that, the section from Yuzawa City in Akita Prefecture...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2026.10.09

Recommended scenic driving routes in Tohoku! Enjoy autumn foliage viewing at Mount Kurikoma and Genbi Gorge...

National Route 342, connecting Yokote City in Akita Prefecture and Tome City in Miyagi Prefecture, is a critical route during disasters, with a total length of 148.2 km, running along the slopes of Mount Kurikoma, located at the border of Akita, Iwate, and Miyagi prefectures. This time, we will focus on Iwate Prefecture...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2026.10.07

Enjoy a cheap drink and snack at Sendai Station! Includes standing bars, pubs, and a station-based brewery...

JR Sendai Station's "station concourse" boasts numerous restaurants, including Sendai's famous beef tongue restaurants and sushi bars. But did you know that there are also establishments where you can stand and drink? This time...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2026.10.06

The "Natsukashi no Aoba-go" train, which ran in 2022

Both times it had a short life... The tragic story of the limited express train "Aoba" [Miyagi Prefecture]

During the era when the Japanese National Railways (JNR), the predecessor of JR, still existed, there were two express trains nicknamed "Aoba." The name "Aoba" comes from Aoba Castle, another name for Sendai Castle, and the train had ties to Sendai...

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2026.09.28

There are five roadside rest areas in Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture! Each has its own unique character and delicious soft serve ice cream...

Miyagi Prefecture has the fewest roadside rest areas (Michi-no-Eki) among the six Tohoku prefectures, but five of them are concentrated in Tome City in the northern part of the prefecture. This article will describe the characteristics of these five roadside rest areas in Tome City and the products sold there...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2026.09.18

How was the Tohoku region sung about in the third volume of the Railway Songs? (1) Ueno (Tokyo) - Shiroishi (Miyagi)

You might think that the "Railway Song," which begins with "A single whistle blows at Shinbashi," is a song about the Tokaido Main Line heading west from Tokyo, right? Actually, there are five volumes of the Railway Song (although some say there are six or even seven...).

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2026.09.14

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