Have you ever seen pink and yellow ice cream presented like a rose and handed to you? This is Babahera Ice Cream, a summer specialty of Akita Prefecture. The ingredients...
This time, we will introduce express trains that ran on the Ou Main Line and Senzan Line, including one that was operated by diesel railcars, even though the entire section from its starting station to its terminal station was electrified.
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Sendai Tanabata Festival (Miyagi Prefecture) The Sendai Tanabata Festival is an annual event and summer festival held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture from August 6th to August 8th every year. Sendai Tanabata...
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Yamagata Hanagasa Festival (Yamagata Prefecture) The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is a summer festival held every year from August 5th to August 7th in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture.
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Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival Period (Aomori Prefecture) The Goshogawara Tachineputa is a summer festival held every year from August 4th to August 8th in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture. The floats are approximately 23 meters tall...
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Akita Kanto Festival (Akita Prefecture) The Akita Kanto Festival is held every year from August 3rd to 6th in Akita City, Akita Prefecture. The festival features the Neburi float, which is said to ward off midsummer illnesses and evil spirits...
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Akita Inu Designation as a National Monument (Akita Prefecture) On July 31, 1931, nine Akita dogs were designated as a national natural monument under the name "Akita Inu." This designation marked the beginning of the breed's status as a "Japanese dog.".
Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, is located in the northeastern part of Akita Prefecture and was once the home of the towns of Hanawa, Osarizawa, Towada, and Hachimantai.
Kakunodate flourished during the 215 years or so of the Edo period under the rule of the Satake Hokke clan, who were respected by the local residents as "lords." The townscape built by the Ashina clan...
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The day Odate-Noshiro Airport opened (Akita Prefecture) Odate-Noshiro Airport, located in Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, opened on July 18, 1998. Nicknamed Akita Kita Airport...
