The Jomon period began over 15,000 years ago during the Ice Age and progressed slowly over approximately 10,000 years. During this time, there was a significant rise in temperature, leading to the extinction of large mammals, but humans...
The long Jomon period is subdivided based on the characteristics of its pottery, and it is common to divide the 10,000-year period into six stages: the Initial, Early, Middle, Late, and Final Jomon periods.
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The Jomon period refers to the era that lasted for over 10,000 years, from when the Japanese people began using pottery about 15,000 years ago until the Yayoi period, when full-scale rice cultivation began...
Hachinohe Station, the second busiest station in Aomori Prefecture after Aomori Station, once had a private railway line that ran through it. Its name was the "Nanbu Railway.".
There was once an overnight express train called "Hamanasu" that connected Aomori Station and Sapporo Station in Hokkaido. The Seikan Tunnel, an underwater tunnel crossing the Tsugaru Strait between Aomori Prefecture and Hokkaido, opened...
The Tsugaru region is located in the western part of Aomori Prefecture. Boasting the vast Tsugaru Plain, it is centered around Tosa-minato, a port that developed around the brackish lake "Jusan-ko" on the coast, and was a center for the Kitamae-bune (northern trade ships) and other trade routes...
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Bear sightings are increasing nationwide year after year. In particular, sightings are increasing even in urban areas in the Tohoku region, making the situation one cannot afford to be complacent about. It's unclear what will happen in the future, but...
When I visit a city known as a castle town, in addition to the castle itself, I'm always drawn to visiting the burial grounds and family temples of the castle lord's family. While you might imagine that these family burial grounds are all concentrated in one place, there are actually several...
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I was surprised by the news report that "there were lions in Japan too" (announced by the Graduate University for Advanced Studies in January 2026). Originally, Paleolithic artifacts (approximately 125,000) have been unearthed in Aomori Prefecture...
The Training Process to Become an Itako We've looked at examples of the shamanistic practices performed by Itako, but what kind of training is necessary to become an Itako? Currently, new Itako...
