Located in the Naruko Onsen area of Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, Katanuma is known as a highly acidic crater lake, which is extremely rare even in Japan. The emerald green surface of the lake captivates all who visit.
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Hansoki (Miyagi Prefecture) Hansoki is a memorial service held every year on June 24th at Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima. It commemorates the founder of the domain, Date Masamune, his wife Yotokuin (Aiko), and 20 of his vassals who died in the war.
Each prefecture in the Tohoku region has a wide variety of foods that go well with rice, known as "rice accompaniments." This time, we'll be introducing "Pucchin Kokko," a product of Kaneka Sea Foods Co., Ltd. "Pucchin...".
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Tohoku University's Founding Anniversary (Miyagi Prefecture) June 22nd is the founding anniversary of Tohoku University, whose headquarters are located at 1-1 Katahira 2-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Tohoku University was Japan's third imperial university...
Zojozan Daiganji Temple is a Jodo sect temple located in Shinsaka-cho, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. This temple has a history deeply connected to the funeral rites of Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain...
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Hayabusa Day (Asteroid Explorer) is a commemorative day established by the Galactic Federation, an organization of five cities and two towns that began interacting through a research facility run by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). *The name of the San...
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Miyagi Prefectural Disaster Prevention Day (Miyagi Prefecture) The Miyagi Offshore Earthquake occurred at 5:14:25 PM on June 12, 1978 (Showa 53), with its epicenter off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at latitude 38°9.0 minutes north and longitude 142°10.0 minutes east.
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Manga artist Hirohiko Araki's birthday (Miyagi Prefecture) Today (June 7th) is Araki's birthday! Congratulations! It's the double anniversary of his 30th year writing JoJo and his 25th anniversary...
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Opening Day of the Senseki Tohoku Line (Miyagi Prefecture) May 30, 2015, is the day the Senseki Tohoku Line began operation. It was established with the aim of supporting the reconstruction of the cities and towns along the Senseki Line that were affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
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Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain (Miyagi Prefecture) Date Masamune, the 17th head of the Date clan and the first lord of the Sendai domain, died on May 24, 1636 (June 2, 1636 in the Gregorian calendar).
