In the first episode of "Amachan," which was broadcast as a serial drama on NHK in 2013, the main character Aki is taken to Kitasanriku City by her mother during summer vacation, and tastes mamebu soup for the first time.
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Bread and sweets made with walnuts have a simple taste and are very delicious, but did you know that Iwate Prefecture also has a local dish called walnut tofu, which is made with walnuts? In this article, we will introduce walnut tofu...
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Asakai is a long-established sake brewery run by Nanbu Toji (master brewer) Masahiko Fujio, who was selected as a Contemporary Master Craftsman by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2005. As a result, any sake lover has likely tried this sake at least once.
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When you think of Iwate Prefecture, it is a prefecture famous for its seafood from Sanriku. The "Umihozuke," a delicacy packed with seafood from Iwate Prefecture, is a popular souvenir. From the origin of the name of the delicacy "Kaihozuke"...
There are many winter festivals in Tohoku, but the Kuroishiji Somin Festival is one of the most distinctive and long-standing events, and is held at Kuroishiji Temple, Myokenzan, in Mizusawa Kuroishi-cho, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture. History is long...
Kuji Underground Aquarium Science Museum Moguranpia was originally Japan's first underground aquarium, but was completely destroyed by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture has a hot spring with the unusual name, "Home-Cooking Club." This is the hot spring resort in Osawa Onsen. As the name suggests, customers in the old days cooked their own meals and stayed for a long time. cloth...
Tono city, about an hour's train ride from Shinkamaki Station, has many folk tales and legends. There are many stunning spots, such as old Japanese-style buildings and rivers where kappa are said to have lived...
A single-house inn is a single inn in one hot spring resort. The hot spring town is also attractive, with a wide selection of inns, but you can feel a deep atmosphere from the inns that are quietly located in a quiet place...
When you think of Japanese reserves, many people may remember the Tokugawa reserves, but the legend of the buried treasure itself actually remains everywhere in Japan. There are mountains in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture that still have such legends...
