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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 22nd?
Akita Shinkansen Opening Anniversary (Akita Prefecture) The Akita Shinkansen opened on March 22, 1997 (Heisei 9) as the second mini-shinkansen in history after the Yamagata Shinkansen.

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Akita Shinkansen Opening Anniversary (Akita Prefecture) The Akita Shinkansen opened on March 22, 1997 (Heisei 9) as the second mini-shinkansen in history after the Yamagata Shinkansen.

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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...

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The Sendai Airport Access Line opened on March 18, 2007 (Heisei 19). The line connects Sendai Station in Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, with Sendai Airport Station in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Hayachine Shrine Somin Festival (Iwate Prefecture) Every year on March 17th, at Hayachine Shrine in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, a group of men steal a "Somin bag" containing 365 pieces branded with the zodiac signs...

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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...

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The origin of Chushingura: the Ako Incident (Asano Takumi no Kami commits seppuku at the residence of the Ichinoseki clan) On March 14, 14th year of the Genroku era (April 21, 1701 in the Gregorian calendar), at the hour of the snake (a little after 11:30 AM), Asano Takumi no Kami (Asano Takumi no Kami)...

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The Seikan Tunnel opened on March 13, 1988, as part of the Kaikyo Line (a JR Hokkaido line connecting Nakaguni Station in Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, with Kikonai Station in Kikonai, Hokkaido).

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Mos Day (The founder is from Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture) On March 12, 1972, the experimental Mos Burger store, a Japanese hamburger chain, opened in Narimasu, Tokyo. This is why "Mos Day" was established...

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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.

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The day the main tunnel of the Seikan Tunnel was completed (Aomori Prefecture): On March 10, 1985 (Showa 60), the main tunnel of the Seikan Tunnel was fully completed, connecting Honshu and Hokkaido by land...

