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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)....
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0514]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0514-600x420.png.webp)
Saito Mokichi Memorial Day (Yamagata Prefecture) Today marks the birthday of Saito Mokichi, who wrote numerous tanka poems and essays as a poet from the Meiji to Showa periods and also worked as a psychiatrist. His birthday was May 14, 1882.
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0510]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0510-600x420.png.webp)
Yakushi Festival Plant Market (Yamagata Prefecture) The Yakushi Festival Plant Market is held every year for three days from May 8th to 10th around Yakushi Park in Yakushi-cho, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The market was established in honor of the 11th head of the Mogami clan and first lord of the Yamagata domain...
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Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture) May 8th and 9th are celebrated as Amber Days, a pun on the Japanese kanji for "ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)" (ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)). Kuji Amber Co., Ltd., Kamiyama Amber Crafts Co., Ltd., and t...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0508]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0508-600x420.png.webp)
Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture) May 8th and 9th are celebrated as Amber Days, a pun on the Japanese kanji for "ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)" (ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)). Kuji Amber Co., Ltd., Kamiyama Amber Crafts Co., Ltd., and t...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0414]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0414-600x420.png.webp)
Founding Date of Yamagata Bank (Yamagata Prefecture) Headquartered in Yamagata City, Yamagata Bank (commonly known as Yamagin), one of Yamagata Prefecture's leading regional banks, was established as a "Ryo" (combined) bank with the aim of taking over the business of the 81st National Bank and other banks after their maturity dates.
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0411]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0411-600x420.png.webp)
Yamagata Station opened on April 11, 1901 (Meiji 34), when the Ou-South Line (now the Ou Main Line), which previously ran between Fukushima and Yonezawa, was extended from Yonezawa Station.
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0407]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0407-600x420.png.webp)
Shonai Bank's Establishment Date (Yamagata Prefecture): Headquartered in Yamagata City (headquartered in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, with a change of headquarters location from Tsuruoka City to Yamagata City in 2025), Shonai Bank, one of Yamagata Prefecture's leading regional banks, traces its origins back to the 67th National Bank...
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0331]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/0331-600x420.png.webp)
Wild Vegetable Day (established by Dewaya in Yamagata Prefecture) was established in 2012 by Dewaya, a restaurant serving wild vegetable dishes in Nishikawa Town, Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. Spring, which begins around March when the snow melts, is the season for wild vegetables.
![What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0320]](https://jp.neft.asia/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/0320-600x420.png.webp)
The day Fukushima Airport opened (Fukushima Prefecture) Fukushima Airport opened on March 20, 1993, as the first airport in Fukushima Prefecture. Located between Sukagawa City and Tamagawa Village in Ishikawa County, Fukushima Prefecture...
