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"Enchanting Dessert Recipes You'll Want to Keep Secret"

Enjoy Yamagata's Eigyokudo's "An Cheese" at home! The 8th generation owner reveals the secret charm...

"Enchanting Sweets Recipes You'll Want to Keep Secret," by Keigo Kobayashi, the eighth-generation owner of Eigyokudo, a long-established confectionery shop in Yamagata City, covers everything from secret recipes for bean paste to the signature products of his cafe...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.23

Excavation site with multiple dinosaur footprints (Image courtesy of Minamisoma City)

A dinosaur footprint approximately 70 cm long has been discovered in Minamisoma City! This is the largest Jurassic footprint fossil found in Japan...

A dinosaur footprint fossil, approximately 70 cm long, has been discovered in a geological layer dating back about 160 million years in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture. According to an announcement by Minamisoma City, this is the first Jurassic-era dinosaur footprint confirmed in Japan...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.22

A guide to physiognomy (owned by Tono City Museum)

Books on physiognomy and talismans too! Tono City Museum holds autumn special exhibition "Fortune Telling and Curses"

The Tono City Museum in Tono City, Iwate Prefecture, will be holding its Autumn Special Exhibition for Fiscal Year 2026, "Fortune Telling and Curses," from November 1st, 2026 (Sunday) to January 11th, 2027 (Monday/National Holiday)...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.22

Product lineup of "Ginjo" brewed dark soy sauce

Could the ultimate soy sauce be found in Miyagi? Konno Brewery in Kami-cho's "Ginjo" soy sauce has been awarded the brewery's 9th overall...

Konno Brewing Co., Ltd. in Kami-cho, Miyagi Prefecture, has won the top prize, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award, at the 53rd National Soy Sauce Competition for the second consecutive year for its "Ginjo" brand of honjozo dark soy sauce. This marks the eighth time "Ginjo" has received this award...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.22

"Kawamata Town" x "Rain Tree" Image provided by: Public-Private Partnership Promotion Organization (from press release)

Kawamata Town in Fukushima Prefecture collaborates with Rain Tree on regional revitalization! From MV filming to "Kawamata Water" and live performances...

Kawamata Town in Fukushima Prefecture is currently seeking donations through a hometown tax-style crowdfunding campaign for regional revitalization in collaboration with the girl group "Rain Tree." The reason behind this initiative is...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.21

The frost-covered trees of Zao in winter, bathed in the setting sun

An additional afternoon service has been added to the "Zao Shuttle Bus"! Departing from Kaminoyama Onsen, it offers a scenic evening ride...

The "frost-covered trees" are a quintessential winter sight in Zao. In addition to the silvery white world that unfolds under the blue sky, the transition from dusk to illumination offers a different kind of charm compared to the daytime. Such is the winter evening scenery...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.21

DrinkUp!! SENDAI

Wines and whiskies from the Tohoku region will also be featured! "DrinkUp!! SENDAI" will have its inaugural event on November 15th...

A tasting event featuring various alcoholic beverages, including wine and whiskey, will be held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. The event, the first of its kind, will take place on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at Hotel Monterey Sendai...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.20

Image of the completed "Anytime Sauna" facility

[Fukushima City] Bank vault converted into a sauna! Iizaka Onsen's "Anytime Sauna" to open in 2026...

A sauna facility called "Anytime Sauna," utilizing a former bank building, is scheduled to open on December 1, 2026, in Iizaka Onsen, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture. The location is the former Fukui...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.20

Documentary film "Rice and the Wind" ©2026 Outcrop inc.

From Oga, Akita and Minamisoma, Fukushima, to a new sake culture: The film "Rice and Wind" will be released in 202...

"Ina to Agave" in Oga City, Akita Prefecture; "haccoba" in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture; and "WAKAZE" in Paris, France. This series follows young brewers challenging themselves to create new types of sake in their respective regions...

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.19

Oushuutaro's iron kettle

Oshu Taro is now featured on Nambu ironware! Oitomi, founded in 1848, will be producing skillets and iron kettles...

Oshu Taro, the official mascot character of Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, has been transformed into a Nambu ironware piece. The piece was manufactured by Oizumi, a Nambu ironware manufacturer founded in 1848 in Mizusawa Haneda-cho, Oshu City.

Topics from TohokuTopics from Tohoku2026.10.16

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