I've loved instant noodles, "Hong Kong Yakisoba," since I was a child. As an adult, I could easily purchase them at supermarkets in Miyagi Prefecture, so when I was living alone...
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Sendai City Astronomical Observatory Day (Miyagi Prefecture) On February 1, 1955, the privately run Sendai Astronomical Observatory was built and opened at Nishi Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, with donations from the public. To commemorate this, Sendai Astronomical Observatory Co., Ltd.
Wataya is one of Miyagi Prefecture's most famous sake brands. Kanenoi Sake Brewery, the brewer of Wataya, sells a limited edition product only once a year. It's called Special Junmai Kawaguchi Natto. ...Hmm? Natto...
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In Zao Town, Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture, sandwiched between National Route 4 and the Tohoku Expressway near the border with Shiroishi City, there is a shrine called Kattamine Shrine (Shiratori Daimyojin). There are three Kattamine shrines in Zao Town...
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The opening of the Konan Railway Owani Line (Aomori Prefecture) The Konan Railway Owani Line is a railway line that runs from Owani Station in Owani Town, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture to Chuo Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. It opened in January 1952 (Showa 27).
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Shotaro Ishinomori's Birthday (Miyagi Prefecture) To commemorate the birthday of Shotaro Ishinomori, a famous Showa-era manga artist who was described as the "King of Manga" and "Emperor of Manga," the "Shotaro Ishinomori Birthday Anniversary" is celebrated.
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Osaki Hachiman Shrine's Matsutaki Festival (Miyagi Prefecture) In many areas of Miyagi Prefecture, a type of fire festival called the Donto Festival is held on the evening of January 14th, the day before Ko-shogatsu (Little New Year). However, the largest festival in Miyagi Prefecture...
The Ginza Line, a subway line running through Tokyo, is famous as Japan's first "subway" (sometimes called Asia's first). The Ginza Line was the first fully underground line in Japan...
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The day Naruko Onsen (asteroid) was discovered The asteroid Naruko Onsen (Naruko Onsen) was discovered on January 6, 1997, by Takao Kobayashi, an astronomer who has discovered over 2,000 asteroids to date.
Miyagi Prefecture is a popular place for first shrine visits of the year, with many popular shrines to visit, including Osaki Hachimangu Shrine and Toshogu Shrine in Sendai City, as well as Takekoma Shrine, one of Japan's three major Inari shrines, and Shiogama Shrine, the Ichinomiya of Mutsu Province.
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