Tohoku region

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is May 16th?

Travel Day (The Day Matsuo Basho Set Out on His Journey) May 16, 1689 (March 27, 2nd year of the Genroku era in the lunar calendar) is celebrated as "Travel Day" in commemoration of the day Matsuo Basho set out on his journey to the Narrow Road to the Deep North with his disciple Kawai Sora...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.05.16

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is May 1st?

Tohoku Electric Power Company was established on May 1, 1951, following the Electric Power Industry Reorganization Order. The company was established as a subsidiary of nine electric power companies across Japan (Hokkaido, Tokyo, Chubu, Hokuriku, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.05.01

All of Tohoku

Kintaro? What is the EH500 electric locomotive that mainly runs on the Tohoku Main Line?

In addition to passenger trains, the JR Tohoku Main Line, Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, and Aoimori Railway Line, which run through the Tohoku region, also operate numerous freight trains. And at the head of these freight trains...

Yuto Ono2025.04.02

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 16th?

Juroku (Juroku/Juro) Dango Day is a traditional event closely connected to the belief in mountain gods and rice field gods. It is a nationwide custom to welcome the gods by offering 16 dumplings...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.16

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 11th?

The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred at approximately 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011. The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred 130 km east-southeast of the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, off the coast of Sanriku, with its epicenter at a depth of approximately 24 km.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.11

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 24th?

Railway Strike Day (Set on the Tohoku Main Line) In 1898, when labor disputes were intensifying across the country, engineers at the Japan Railway Company, which built and operated many of the lines that are now JR East, called for a wage increase.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.24

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 1st?

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.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.01

Local stories from Tohoku

Do you know the catchphrases of the six Tohoku prefectures? Introducing the surprising origins of their catchphrases

When you buy a product, do you ever find yourself attracted to a catchy slogan? Catchphrases and catchphrases aren't just attached to products. All...

Satomiori2023.04.28

Adventure Experience

[Tohoku] Where should you go during Golden Week 2023? How about visiting zoos and aquariums in Tohoku?

With restrictions on movement now lifted, tourist destinations across the country are expected to be bustling this Golden Week. This year's Golden Week is expected to see many visitors, not only from Japan but also from overseas...

Satomiori2023.04.26