"Hyakkoi," "Ndabeshita," "Agatonai." These beloved Fukushima dialects, along with Fukushima City's tourism PR character "Momorin," are now featured on T-shirts. At S-PAL Fukushima, 2...
Dovetail Games, a UK-based company, has released additional content for their railway simulation game "Train Sim World 7," titled "Tadami Line: Aizu-Wakamatsu to Tadami"...
Koginbank, a company that handles information dissemination and product development related to Kogin embroidery, has planned and produced the 2027 edition of "Kogin Embroidery Pattern Collection," which features patterns of Kogin embroidery, a traditional craft of Tsugaru...
Hanamaki City and Oshu City in Iwate Prefecture are towns associated with Shohei Ohtani, the two-way hero who is active on the world stage. While seeing Ohtani on television and in the newspapers may seem like a distant figure, a visit to his hometown reveals...
Night trains were commonplace on JR lines until the early Heisei era. However, as the times changed, they gradually disappeared. Now, the Reiwa era is in its seventh year...
Tohoku has many more spectacular summer festivals that rival the six major festivals! Festivals packed with the charm of each region will make the Tohoku summer even more exciting! Hachinohe Sansha Festival (Aomori Prefecture)...
Summer in Tohoku is all about festivals! Here's a roundup of the 2025 dates for the "Six Major Tohoku Festivals," major events that bring local traditions to life and are enjoyed by both locals and tourists.
Katagami City in Akita Prefecture has developed a new product, "Katagami City Akita Komachi," which uses Akita Komachi, a brand of rice representative of the prefecture, packed in a specially designed rice bag featuring Akita's "Namahage" (a type of demon).
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On a certain day in September 2024, news sites and social media were buzzing about the release of a plastic model of "Akabeko," a traditional craft from the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media N...
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At Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture, construction is underway to add an approach track for Yamagata Shinkansen trains. We explain the details and significance of this construction project, with photos of the site. Fukushima Station's approach track...
