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Date Anpo Kaki Day (Fukushima Prefecture) Date Anpo Kaki Day is a commemorative day established by the Fukushima Mirai Agricultural Cooperative (commonly known as JA Fukushima Mirai), which oversees 12 municipalities in the northern and Soma regions of Fukushima Prefecture.
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Butterbur Shoot Day (Miyagi Prefecture) The "Furusato Plaza" in Furukawa City (now Osaki City), Miyagi Prefecture, is promoting the appeal of butterbur, a wild vegetable that grows in early spring, and helping people feel the arrival of spring at the dinner table.
I've loved instant noodles, "Hong Kong Yakisoba," since I was a child. As an adult, I could easily purchase them at supermarkets in Miyagi Prefecture, so when I was living alone...
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Sendai City Astronomical Observatory Day (Miyagi Prefecture) On February 1, 1955, the privately run Sendai Astronomical Observatory was built and opened at Nishi Park in Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, with donations from the public. To commemorate this, Sendai Astronomical Observatory Co., Ltd.
Wataya is one of Miyagi Prefecture's most famous sake brands. Kanenoi Sake Brewery, the brewer of Wataya, sells a limited edition product only once a year. It's called Special Junmai Kawaguchi Natto. ...Hmm? Natto...
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Sakuzo Yoshino's Birthday (Miyagi Prefecture) Sakuzo Yoshino, a political scientist and thinker from Miyagi Prefecture who was active mainly during the Taisho era, was born on January 29, 1878, in Ogaki Village, Shida District, Miyagi Prefecture (...
In Zao Town, Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture, sandwiched between National Route 4 and the Tohoku Expressway near the border with Shiroishi City, there is a shrine called Kattamine Shrine (Shiratori Daimyojin). There are three Kattamine shrines in Zao Town...
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The opening of the Konan Railway Owani Line (Aomori Prefecture) The Konan Railway Owani Line is a railway line that runs from Owani Station in Owani Town, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture to Chuo Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. It opened in January 1952 (Showa 27).
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Shotaro Ishinomori's Birthday (Miyagi Prefecture) To commemorate the birthday of Shotaro Ishinomori, a famous Showa-era manga artist who was described as the "King of Manga" and "Emperor of Manga," the "Shotaro Ishinomori Birthday Anniversary" is celebrated.
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Osaki Hachiman Shrine's Matsutaki Festival (Miyagi Prefecture) In many areas of Miyagi Prefecture, a type of fire festival called the Donto Festival is held on the evening of January 14th, the day before Ko-shogatsu (Little New Year). However, the largest festival in Miyagi Prefecture...
