Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
This site is a web media that delivers all kinds of trivia, from sightseeing and gourmet spots in the six Tohoku prefectures to local, customs, and history.
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
  • Home
  • Tohoku gourmet
    • local cuisine
    • recipe
    • meal
    • ingredients
    • sake
    • drink
  • Tohoku tourist destinations
    • Scenic spots
    • Power spot
    • facility
    • hot spring
    • historic site
    • experience
    • traffic
  • Tohoku things
    • souvenir
    • Traditional crafts
    • food
    • tohoku brand
    • seasoning
  • Tohoku events
    • sea ​​bathing
    • festival
    • Limited time event
    • firework
    • Cherry-blossom viewing
    • autumn leaves
  • Tohoku mystery
    • history
    • Tradition/Customs
    • traditional events
    • folk performing arts
    • folk beliefs
    • urban legend
    • great man
  • Local stories from Tohoku
  • Japanese

Tohoku tourist destinations

  • HOME
  • Home
  • Tohoku tourist destinations

Mount Iwate is an active volcano! The Yakehashiri lava flow covers the base of the volcano in a black blanket...

Mount Iwate (2,038m above sea level), the highest peak in Iwate Prefecture, is a symbol of the prefecture and has been selected as one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. On its northeastern slope, there is a lava flow known as the "Yakehashiri (or Yakebashiri)"...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.12.17

Namekawa Shrine: A power spot where the guardian deity of work and children resides! [Fukushima Prefecture]...

May your children grow up healthy, or may your business run smoothly. Many people pray for these things every day, for themselves and their families. This time, we will introduce the power...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2025.12.11

Torii gate of Kanayama Shrine

Kanayama Shrine (Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture): A shrine dedicated to the protection of the Innai Silver Mine and its prosperity

The Innai district of Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture. This quiet mountain village once flourished as a town connected to the Innai Silver Mine, known as the "largest silver mine in the Orient." Today, the remains of other silver mines are hidden in the mountains...

AoiwaAoiwa2025.12.08

The journey to Doroyu Onsen in Akita Prefecture depicted in the 31st trip of the manga "That's Journey"...

A TV anime called "That's Journey" was broadcast from April to June 2025. The main character, Suzugamori, is a female college student who wants to become a manga artist.

Yuto OnoYuto Ono2025.12.04

Dance of Ennen "Young Woman and Priest"

What is Ennen, a precious performing art that only a few remain in the modern era? | Mōtsu-ji Temple's Ennen Dance [...

"Ennen" is a term that may not be familiar to most people. It is a performing art that was performed at temples from the mid-Heian period, but gradually declined around the Muromachi period, and is said to have almost completely disappeared by the Edo period.

AoiwaAoiwa2025.11.29

The Legend of Gold in Mutsu Province | The Koganeyama Gold Mine Site in Wakuya Town, said to be Japan's first gold-producing region [Miya...

The official history "Shoku Nihongi" records that in 749 (the 21st year of Tenpyo) during the Nara period, gold dust was presented to the Imperial Court from Mutsu Province. The source of this gold is believed to be Wakuya Town, Toda County, Miyagi Prefecture.

RyokoRyoko2025.11.28

Enjoy the gourmet food at this station! Packed with Akita's deliciousness...

A wide variety of restaurants are open in "Poporo Road," a free passageway connecting the east and west sides of JR Akita Station, and the station building "Topico," which are directly connected to the ticket gates. From national fast food chains to stylish restaurants...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.11.27

Enjoy a relaxing boat ride on the Geibikei Gorge, Japan's northernmost boat trip! [Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture]

The Geibikei Gorge boat ride in Higashiyama-cho, Ichinoseki City, is a leisurely boat ride on the surface of the river that flows slowly through a valley lined with towering rock walls. From the departure point to the dock upstream...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2025.11.26

The town is fun to walk around! A casual "Choi Tabe Gur..." near JR Nihonmatsu Station

"Walking through towns is fun!" is the theme of this series, where we explore the charms of towns by strolling around them. This time, we'll be exploring the area around JR Nihonmatsu Station in Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, where vestiges of the castle town still remain.

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2025.11.25

Why are there no more virgin beech forests in the world larger than the Shirakami-Sanchi? [Ao...

The Shirakami-Sanchi Mountains are a collection of 100,000 scenic spots in Aomori Prefecture, including Ajigasawa Town, Fukaura Town, Nishimeya Village, Hirosaki City, Fujisato Town in Akita Prefecture, and Happo...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2025.11.24

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 90
  • 
24h ranking
Recommended articles
  • Guardian dog of Inu no Miya
    Dog Palace and Cat Palace – The phantom Japanese dog is dedicated to the dogs and cats that are found at the birthplace of Takayasu's dogs...
  • Nakashinden Uchihamono Upcycled car scrap knife
    Toyota Motor Corporation strives to create new value! Car scraps are born into traditional crafts...
  • Yamagata Kokeshi's expression
    Yamagata Kokeshi - Created by Kobayashi Kuraji, who trained in Sakunami Onsen in the Sendai Domain...
  • Portrait of a family and Tsuruga Castle
    30 Surnames with Roots in Fukushima Prefecture's Prestigious Families
  • New Year in Aomori is a cod New Year! What are the cod dishes that are essential for the prefecture's residents?
  • [Part 2] Locals teach you how to identify delicious apples so you won't regret buying them! 
Search articles by keyword
pick up
  • craft beer
    [Craft beer in the northern Nakadori area of Fukushima Prefecture] 4 different fruit beers too!
  • Monkfish
    The delicacy "Anko" is a delicious winter taste on the beach! [Fukushima Prefecture]
  • Mamebu soup (1)
    What is Mamebu Soup? A detailed explanation of the taste that appeared in NHK's drama series "Amachan" [...
  • [Fukushima Prefecture] Have an impressive “peaches” experience! Introducing recommended direct sales stores and varieties recommended by locals
  • Purslane (leopard)
    Is Hyo, a mysterious ingredient in Yamagata Prefecture, a vegetable? weed? Its true identity is "purslane"!
  • craft beer
    [Craft beer from Miyagi Prefecture (northern prefecture area)] 5 breweries with unique flavors!
  • [Fukushima] Even just one piece is hearty! When you come to Fukushima, you must try Shimiten!
  • Enjoy Aomori's specialty "Takekimi"! Delicious ways to eat and soft shakes...
  • "Immediate Body Buddha" in Yamagata Prefecture and "Reincarnation Faith" in Yudonoyama
  • Urabandai scenery
    The beautiful scenery created by the powerful volcano and the large and small lakes are attractive...
  • Kaminoyama Castle
    The history of Kamiyama, which developed as a castle town and post town with hot springs [Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture]
  • It has been loved by many for 400 years. Aizu ceramic "Aizu Hongo ware" [Fukushima Prefecture]
  • Kinoshita koma
    Kinoshitakoma - One of Japan's three major pieces, originating from the wooden horse shape hanging on the chest of a present horse...
  • Zao Takayu Kokeshi's expression
    Zao Takayu Kokeshi – It developed in Zao Onsen, following the trends of Doyu and Togarida...
  • Is the Japanese stone circle "Oyu Ring Stone" a sacred place in the Jomon period? [Akita Prefecture]
  • Date Masamune Haizuka
    Daiganji Temple, who is responsible for the Haizuka of Date Masamune and his grave guardians | A unique funeral ceremony passed down in the Date family [...
[Takahata Town, Yamagata Prefecture] A shrine dedicated to dogs and cats? About the history of Inu no Miya and Neko no Miya...
Torii of Osaki Hachiman Shrine
"Osaki Hachimangu Shrine" is a national treasure and a national treasure that is famous for its nude visits at Donto Festivals...
The place you should not come and the phantom checkpoint "Nakura no Seki" written in waka poetry [Fuku...
Yokote's history and current cityscape, which has been the setting for many conflicts [Akita Prefecture]
Eating the flowers used in crests is "a special" | Autumn ingredients...
Image of the excavation of the Warabite sword
The missing link in the birth of the Japanese sword? The "Warabite sword" wielded by the Emishi...
The history of Odate, which played an important role in the borders of the domain during the Meiji Restoration [Autumn...
A swordsmith offering a sword to the shrine (image)
[Part 2] What is the Oshu "Maikusa Blacksmith" group, one of the oldest swordsmith groups? The development of Japanese swords...
Date Masamune equestrian statue
Aoba Castle? Sendai Castle? Introducing the Sendai domain base built by Date Masamune!
Introducing Oni Shrine in Hirosaki, Aomori! What is the legend of the "hornless demon" that is passed down in Onizawa?
[Aomori] What is Hokaiori? Tsugaru's Obon customs are colorful and unique
Kaminoyama Castle
The history of Kamiyama, which developed as a castle town and post town with hot springs [Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture]
[Hirogata reclamation history ①] The second largest lake in Japan has become a vast rice field...
[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] “Naseba Naru Autumn Festival” was fun and delicious!
Aizu Eastern Army Cemetery “Amidaji Temple”
The Burial Site of the Aizu Domain's War Falls in the Boshin War and the Shinsengumi Saito Ichi's grave...
Search by keyword
Search articles by prefecture
  • Aomori Prefecture
  • Iwate Prefecture
  • Akita Prefecture
  • Miyagi Prefecture
  • Yamagata Prefecture
  • Fukushima Prefecture
Recommended categories
  • festival
  • Traditional crafts
  • Power spot
  • urban legend
  • sake
  • B-class gourmet
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
  • About this site
  • Operating company
  • privacy policy
  • inquiry
  • Japanese

Copyright © 2025 Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT. All Rights Reserved.