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What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [1209]

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is December 9th?

The 77th Bank was established on December 9, 1878, as the 77th national bank in Japan.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.09

What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [1207]

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is December 7th?

Professional figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu's birthday Professional figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, was born on December 7, 1994...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.07

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is December 6th?

The opening of the Sendai Municipal Subway Tozai Line (Miyagi Prefecture) On December 6, 2015, the Sendai Municipal Subway's "Tozai Line" opened. As the name suggests, this line connects the east and west sides of Sendai City, and runs through Yagiyama Station on the west side...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.06

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is December 4th?

The Tohoku Shinkansen Line Completely Opened On December 4, 2010, approximately eight years after the opening of Hachinohe Station, Shin-Aomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line opened, shortening the journey from Shin-Aomori Station to Tokyo Station in three hours and two minutes.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.04

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is December 2nd?

The day Ayashi (asteroid) was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture) Asteroid Ayashi (Aiko) was discovered on December 2, 1988, by Miyagi-born astronomer Masahiro Koishikawa at the Aiko Observatory of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.02

Leisure Experiences

The Legend of Gold in Mutsu Province | The Koganeyama Gold Mine Site in Wakuya Town, said to be Japan's first gold-producing region [Miya...

The official history "Shoku Nihongi" records that in 749 (the 21st year of Tenpyo) during the Nara period, gold dust was presented to the Imperial Court from Mutsu Province. The source of this gold is believed to be Wakuya Town, Toda County, Miyagi Prefecture.

Ryoko2025.11.28

Old-style martial arts (Miyagi and Fukushima edition)

Traditions and customs

[Miyagi and Fukushima Edition] Valuable old-style martial arts from the six Tohoku prefectures! Numerous unique techniques are still handed down...

It is self-evident that the samurai's duty was to fight, and for this reason, numerous martial arts have been devised and refined throughout history. In ancient times, martial arts in general were called "the way of archery and horseback riding," and the art of archery and horseback riding was...

Korok with a sword2025.11.21

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is November 8th?

The day that Miyagino (asteroid) was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture) The asteroid Miyagino was discovered on November 8, 1988, by Masahiro Koishikawa, an astronomer from Miyagi Prefecture, at the Aiko Observatory of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.11.08

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is November 4th?

Founding Date of Toho Bank (Fukushima Prefecture) Toho Bank, Fukushima Prefecture's first regional bank, headquartered in Fukushima City, was established on November 4, 1941 (Showa 16) as a joint venture between the Koriyama Commercial Bank, the Aizu Bank, and the Shirakawa Seya Bank.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.11.04