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Were ancient lion species found in Aomori Prefecture? Shocking research findings were published in January 2026...

Table of Contents 1. DNA and other characteristics of large feline fossils discovered at Shiriyazaki and other locations match those of lions. 2. Lions also inhabited the Eurasian and North American continents during the Paleolithic period. 3. The Ice Age...

NORIJUN2026.04.27

Historic Site

[Part 2] What was the "Mogami Yatsudate," a confederation of local lords in Dewa Province? | The Yatsudate...

Table of Contents 1. Other Forces that Allied with the Mogami Eight Shields 1.1 Hosokawa Naomoto 1.2 Bukkoji 1.3 Kaminoyama Clan 1.4 Higashine Clan 2. ...

Korok with a sword2026.04.24

Historic Site

[Part 2] What was the "Mogami Yatsudate," a coalition of local lords in Dewa Province? | Dewa Province...

Table of Contents 1. Representative Local Lords Who Constituted the Eight Shields of Mogami 1.1 Tendō Yorizumi 1.2 Nobesawa Mitsunobu 1.3 Iida Harima-no-kami 1.4...

Korok with a sword2026.04.23

Historic Site

[Part 1] What was the "Mogami Yatsudate," a coalition of local lords in Dewa Province? | Sengoku period...

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. What are the Mogami Eight Shields? 3. What kind of clan is the Mogami clan? 3.1 Who was Mogami Yoshiaki? 3.2 The origins of the "Mogami clan" Introduction When we talk about "warlords of the Tohoku region"...

Korok with a sword2026.04.22

souvenir

A great souvenir for Golden Week! The appeal of the mushroom soup available only at the Iwateyama SA (downbound) and some recipe variations

Table of Contents 1. A slightly special soup that can only be bought at the Iwateyama SA (downbound) 1.1 What does Appi Maitake x Hachimantai Mushroom taste like? 1.2 Recommended as a souvenir or for home consumption 1.3 Taste...

Hana Odagiri2026.04.21

bus

I tried to gather information to see if the statement "The bus comes once a day" from the movie "We're Going to Tokyo" is actually true

Table of Contents 1. What is "We're Going to Tokyo"? 2. How many times a day do buses run in Kanagi Town? 3. Buses that still existed with only one round trip per day 4. Are there any areas where buses only run once a day in each direction? 5. Akita Chuo Kotsu...

Yuto Ono2026.04.17

Alcohol

Visiting sake breweries in the six Tohoku prefectures! "Hiroki," a sake enjoyed by many people, originating from the Nanbu Toji (master brewers)...

Table of Contents 1. The Nanbu Toji, one of Japan's three major sake brewing groups 2. A tour of Shiwa Brewery, where you can experience the atmosphere of a traditional sake brewery 2.1 How delicious sake is made 2.2 The most important process: koji...

DaiwaConsilio2026.04.16

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The best time to visit the Hachimantai Aspite Line is about a month after it reopens following its winter closure!

Table of Contents 1. The Hachimantai Aspite Line, which is closed to traffic in winter due to snow on both the entire Iwate Prefecture side and parts of the Akita Prefecture side. 1.1 High snow walls stretching for over 20km | The "snow corridor" of the Hachimantai Aspite Line...

NORIJUN2026.04.15

Traditions and customs

Kasha Cat | A legend of a shape-shifting cat and a yokai kokeshi doll from Mishima Town, Oku-Aizu [Fukushima Prefecture]

Table of Contents 1. What is Mishima Town? 2. Mishima Town's "Kasha Cat Kokeshi Dolls" 3. The "Kasha Cat Legend" of Mishima Town 4. Is it related to the yokai "Kasha"? 5. Where to buy "Kasha Cat Kokeshi Dolls" Fukushima Prefecture...

Aoiwa2026.04.13

traffic

Neither an express train nor an electric railway!? Bandai Express Electric Railway [Fukushima Prefecture]

Table of Contents 1. Opened as a line for transporting sulfur ore 2. The emergence of steam locomotives and gasoline railcars 3. Decline due to the expansion of petroleum use 4. "Express Electric Railway" despite having no express trains or electric trains 5. Sudden collapse...

Yuto Ono2026.04.09