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[Tohoku] Strange festivals in Tohoku! ? Introducing 6 festivals that will surprise people from other prefectures

Japanese people are a festival-loving ethnic group. Festivals are held somewhere in Japan all year round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, festivals have been self-restrained for the past few years, but due to the lifting of restrictions on activities, this year...

SatomioriSatomiori2023.05.08

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Travel back in time to the Sengoku period? The Battle of Kawanakajima was held in Yonezawa in Reiwa...

The Uesugi Festival, which will be held in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, will be held for four days with a major event. In particular, the battle on Kawanakajima, which is reproduced on the riverbed of the Mogami River that flows through the city on the last day, is just like...

ikokeikoke2023.04.27

[Tohoku] Where should we go during Golden Week in 2023? How about visiting zoos and aquariums in Tohoku?

The restrictions on behavior have also been lifted, and tourist destinations across the country are expected to be bustling this year's Golden Week. This year's Golden Week is expected to attract many tourists from overseas, not just Japanese people...

SatomioriSatomiori2023.04.26

Kitamae boat at Hiyoriyama Park

Has even a wealthy merchant with more wealth than the feudal lord appeared? Sakata's port that was moistened by Kitamae Ship [Yamagata Prefecture]

Sakata (Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture) is a town that developed as a port town at the mouth of the Mogami River. During the Edo period, all merchant ships from Osaka, Shikoku Chugoku and Western Kyushu Islands, all came down here and were produced in the East and Hokuriku region...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.04.19

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[Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture] Is Kadoyaki...a delicious fish that heralds spring in Yamagata?

It is difficult to get fresh fish during the winter in snowy regions, so we grilled the fish that was brought to the melt in spring, and enjoyed the joys of spring while drinking together. The remnants of that are distributed...

ikokeikoke2023.04.17

Daihokan

A historical heritage that remains at Tsuruoka, the port of call for Kitamae Ship [Yamagata Prefecture]

Kitamaebune transported many supplies from the mid-Edo period to the 1930s, travelled through the Sea of ​​Japan between Osaka, Tohoku and Hokkaido. Sakata (Mountain) is the largest port in the Tohoku region.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.04.14

[Yamagata Prefecture] Tsuruoka's silk fabric industry created by changing swords to hoes.

Japanese Heritage Site: "Silk associated with Samurai - To Tsuruoka, a town where we encounter the original scenery of modernization in Japan" Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is home to Gassan, Hagurosan, and Yudonoyama (Yudou...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.04.12

[Yamagata Prefecture] What are Yamagata's local sweets, "karakara senbei" and "milk cake"?

The naming is unique, and it is a rather adorable and delicious sweet. Two of the most representative local sweets of Yamagata Prefecture are Karakara Senbei from the Shonai region and Milk Cake from the Inland Oki region. Well...

ikokeikoke2023.03.30

[Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture] Yutagawa Onsen has been designated as a national recreational hot spring area! Daily fatigue...

Is Yudagawa Onsen designated as a national recreational hot spring resort? Yudagawa Onsen, which is known as a famous hot spring that has been in business for 1,300 years and is said to be a famous hot spring resort with eight inns, two public baths, and one foot bath. hot spring...

ikokeikoke2023.03.29

[Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture] Konnyaku Bansho? yeah? , there is a former post town like a checkpoint...

Konjac guards, guards? What is that? This is a konjac specialty store located in Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture. Konjac is a rare ingredient in Japan, and is made from konjac...

ikokeikoke2023.03.24

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