Aomori Prefecture

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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 8th?

Musubimaru's Birthday (Miyagi Prefecture) Musubimaru, the tourism promotional mascot for Sendai City and Miyagi Prefecture, was born on March 8, 2007 (Heisei 19). His face is shaped like a rice ball...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.08

Tohoku gourmet

Aomori Prefecture: Number one in Japan for salmon roe consumption! Residents talk about the appeal of this piping hot rice accompaniment

For the people of Aomori Prefecture, herring roe is not just a side dish to eat with rice. If you have herring roe for breakfast, you are satisfied. In fact, if you have herring roe, you don't need any other side dishes. Aomori's soup...

Hana Odagiri2025.03.07

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 4th?

The day Iwakisan (asteroid) was discovered (Aomori Prefecture). The asteroid Iwakisan was discovered by Kobayashi of Oizumi Town, Gunma Prefecture, who has discovered more than 2,000 asteroids and is also known as the discoverer of Comet Kobayashi.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.04

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 27th?

The day the Hakkoda Tunnel, a railway tunnel exclusively for the Shinkansen, was completed (Aomori Prefecture). The Hakkoda Tunnel, located between Shichinohe-Towada Station and Shin-Aomori Station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tohoku Shinkansen...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.27

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Aomori Prefecture's annual apple harvest is 370,000 tons, the highest in Japan! But how much is 370,000 tons?

Even if you don't live in the Tohoku region, many people know that apples are a specialty of Aomori Prefecture. The amount of apples harvested in Aomori Prefecture in 2023 was a whopping 374.40 million...

Yuto Ono2025.02.21

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What was the Konan Railway Owani Line, which has been effectively abolished? [Ao...

Regarding the Owani Line, a railway line operated by the Aomori Prefecture private railway company, Konan Railway, the company intends to suspend train operations at the end of fiscal year 2027.

Yuto Ono2025.02.19

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 19th?

Hachinohe Enburi Festival (Aomori Prefecture) Hachinohe Enburi is a traditional performing art that prays for a good harvest, originating from the farming tool "eburi" used to level the fields. (The main tasks of farming are performed in advance to ensure the rice grows smoothly.).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.19

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 18th?

Hachinohe Enburi Festival (Aomori Prefecture) Hachinohe Enburi is a traditional performing art that prays for a good harvest, originating from the farming tool "eburi" used to level the fields. (The main tasks of farming are performed in advance to ensure the rice grows smoothly.).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.18

Tohoku gourmet

Aomori is a hidden horse meat producing region! Explaining why horse meat culture has spread

Did you know that Aomori Prefecture is the third largest producer of horse meat after Kumamoto and Fukushima? While horse meat dishes such as horse sashimi and sakura nabe are widely known, it is surprising to learn that Aomori is also a hidden horse meat renowned region...

Hana Odagiri2025.02.05

Tohoku gourmet

Takasago Foods' "Nabeyaki Udon" is so delicious! Why are so many people buying boxes of it?.

Winter in Aomori is synonymous with snow, winter sports, and delicious hotpot dishes that warm the soul. Takasago Foods' "Nabeyaki Udon" is an essential winter staple. In Aomori supermarkets, you can find it...

Hana Odagiri2025.02.04