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The Tohoku Expressway was fully opened on September 9, 1987 (Showa 62). The Tohoku Expressway is a major artery planned to promote industry in the Tohoku region and strengthen logistics between the region and the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Warabite swords flourished mainly in the Tohoku region, but as mentioned at the beginning, they have also been discovered in other areas. The oldest type of warabite sword is already known to come from the Chubu and Kanto regions...
What material was the Warabite sword made from? Next, let's look at what material the Warabite sword was made from. Since it was an iron sword, it was of course forged from iron...
Introduction The Emishi, a people who lived primarily in the ancient Tohoku region, lived under a different order from the Yamato royal authority. They excelled in horseback archery and were known for their bravery, with each one of them capable of fighting a hundred soldiers...
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The Tohoku Shinkansen opened on June 23, 1982 (Showa 57). At that time, the line operated from Omiya Station to Mori...
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The Meiji Sanriku Earthquake and Tsunami occurred on June 15, 1896 (Meiji 29), at 7:32:30 PM, with its epicenter off the coast of Sanriku, 200 km east of Kamaishi Town, Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture (present-day Kamaishi City)...
Tohoku is known as a "sake region" with an abundance of local sake. And because the culture of drinking is so deeply rooted in this region, there is a strong commitment to "shime" (a traditional Japanese way of drinking) at the end of a night's drinking session. Moreover, this "shime culture"...
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Kitekero-kun's Birthday (Yamagata Prefecture) Kitekero-kun, the tourism promotional mascot for Yamagata Prefecture, was born on May 22, 2013 (Heisei 25)....
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Travel Day (The Day Matsuo Basho Set Out on His Journey) May 16, 1689 (March 27, 2nd year of the Genroku era in the lunar calendar) is celebrated as "Travel Day" in commemoration of the day Matsuo Basho set out on his journey to the Narrow Road to the Deep North with his disciple Kawai Sora...
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Tohoku Electric Power Company was established on May 1, 1951, following the Electric Power Industry Reorganization Order. The company was established as a subsidiary of nine electric power companies across Japan (Hokkaido, Tokyo, Chubu, Hokuriku, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu).
