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...
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).
In addition to passenger trains, the JR Tohoku Main Line, Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, and Aoimori Railway Line, which run through the Tohoku region, also operate numerous freight trains. And at the head of these freight trains...
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Juroku (Juroku/Juro) Dango Day is a traditional event closely connected to the belief in mountain gods and rice field gods. It is a nationwide custom to welcome the gods by offering 16 dumplings...
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The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred at approximately 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011. The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred 130 km east-southeast of the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, off the coast of Sanriku, with its epicenter at a depth of approximately 24 km.
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Railway Strike Day (Set on the Tohoku Main Line) In 1898, when labor disputes were intensifying across the country, engineers at the Japan Railway Company, which built and operated many of the lines that are now JR East, called for a wage increase.
