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Smelt fishing

[Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture] Enjoy fishing for smelt, a specialty of Lake Iwado! Rent a set of tools...

Smelt fishing is usually popular with tourists, including many families and couples. Smelt fishing in Iwado Lake is known for being easy to achieve even for beginners. That's...

sugarsugar2019.01.10

[Miyagi Prefecture Katta District] The frost-covered field is a rare and spectacular view that can only be found in Tohoku! Ice monster...

A rare and spectacular view that can only be seen in the winter is the ice tree. Those who live in the Kanto region may not be familiar with this phrase. As the name suggests, snow and ice accumulate on the trees...

sugarsugar2018.11.01

cod fillet

[Akita] Cod is the star! Winter “Kakeo Festival” where you can enjoy lots of cod

Winter is the season for delicious hot pots. In Japan, where there are four seasons, ingredients are in season, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and seasonal ingredients are usually served using cooking methods suitable for the season. In winter, vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and long leeks are in season...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.05.21

child picking strawberries

[Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture] Yamagata is not just about cherries! Special feature on strawberry picking, which is hot right now.

Cherries are the most representative fruits of Yamagata. I previously introduced Cherryland, where you can enjoy cherry picking. However, Yamagata has the second most popular fruit after cherry...

sugarsugar2018.04.15

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] I went to the "Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival" and the oranges sparkled in the silver world...

Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is particularly famous for being a region where there is a lot of snow. Utilizing this massive amount of snow, the Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held every year. The grounds of Uesugi Shrine and the Matsugasaki Cape are the Mei...

sugarsugar2018.01.04

Nameta flounder

Let's go through the year with Miyagi's old fish, "Namegara"!

Nametagalei is a tradition on New Year's Eve in Sendai. When it comes to old fish, salmon are famous in Kanto and salmon in Kansai, but in Miyagi Prefecture, this salmon is loved as an old fish...

Chimon2017.12.29

Anpanman's Kadomatsu

Sendai's first sale is amazing! Get a luxurious lucky bag in Sendai on the 2nd of the New Year!

When it comes to New Year's in Sendai, the first sale is the best! This is a first sale now being held all over Japan, but its origins are commercial events held in the Sendai domain during the Edo period! Sendai's first sale...

Chimon2017.12.29

Sendai specialty "Seri Nabe"

Warm up your body with Miyagi Prefecture's famous winter dish "Seri Nabe"!

"Seri nabe" (water parsley hotpot) is a winter specialty of Miyagi Prefecture, especially Natori and Sendai. Compared to beef tongue, sasakama, and zunda mochi, it is not as well known nationwide, but it is a very popular dish in Miyagi Prefecture.

Chimon2017.12.01

Speaking of fish from Akita Prefecture, this is it! 《Hatahata》 and 《shotsuru nabe》

"Hatahata" is a fish also known as the "Kaminarifish." It is a fish that is mainly caught on the Sea of ​​Japan side, and has appeared in the poem as a specialty of Akita Prefecture, and is famous nationwide. In Akita Prefecture, it has been a long time since...

akoako2017.10.25

TOHOKU JAPAN's new video "Winter Lights in Tohoku" conveys the beauty of the four seasons in Tohoku...

Following Autumn Colors in Tohoku, the second Tohoku PR video created by movie author Nagakawa Yuki, is the Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization and the six Tohoku prefectures (Aomori, Iwate...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2017.03.24

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