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

Table of Contents 1. The day the Tohoku Shinkansen opened its entire line 2. The day Ai (asteroid) was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture) The day the Tohoku Shinkansen opened its entire line December 4, 2010 (Heisei 22), approximately 8 days after the opening of Hachinohe Station...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.04

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is December 3rd?

Hittsumi Day (Iwate Prefecture) December 3rd is celebrated as "Hittsumi Day" by the Iwate Prefecture Fresh Noodle Cooperative Association, based on the play on words "Hittsumi (1) (2) (3)." Hittsumi...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.03

Traditions and customs

[Part 2] What is Mochi Honzen in Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi? | Other Honzen dishes and Mochi Honzen...

Table of Contents1 Examples of Honzen Cuisine 1.1 Chakaiseki 1.2 Okuizome Meals 1.3 Koyasan "Furemai Cuisine" 2 The Ogasawara and Shijo Styles, the Origins of Mochi Honzen Cuisine...

Korok with a sword2025.12.03

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is December 2nd?

The day Ayashi (asteroid) was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture) Asteroid Ayashi (Aiko) was discovered on December 2, 1988, by Miyagi-born astronomer Masahiro Koishikawa at the Aiko Observatory of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.02

Traditions and customs

[Part 2] What is "Mochi Honzen" in Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi? | Over 300 varieties! A diverse cuisine...

Table of Contents1 Over 300 Varieties!? Examples of "Cooking Mochi" Variations1.1 Walnuts1.2 Juune1.3 Fusube1.4 Zunda1.5 Swamp Shrimp1.6 Sho...

Korok with a sword2025.12.02

Traditions and customs

[Part 1] What is Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi's "Mochi Honzen"? | Honzen cuisine made entirely from mochi

Table of Contents1 What is the traditional "Mochi Honzen" of Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi?2 How to Eat Mochi Honzen2.1 Otorimochi-sama's Speech2.2 How to Eat Mochi Honzen3 [Series] "Mochi Honzen" of Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi...

Korok with a sword2025.12.01

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

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

The Tohoku Shinkansen (Morioka - Hachinohe) opened on December 1, 2002, when the approximately 97km section of the Tohoku Shinkansen between Morioka Station and Hachinohe Station opened, marking the first time the Shinkansen had entered Aomori Prefecture.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.12.01

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is November 30th?

Kiritanpo Miso Nabe Day (Akita Prefecture) November 30th is Kiritanpo Miso Nabe Day, as the 30th of every month is Miso Day and the number 11 looks like two tanpo (rice balls) lined up...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.11.30

traditional events

What is Ennen, a precious performing art that only a few remain in the modern era? | Mōtsu-ji Temple's Ennen Dance [...

Table of Contents1 What is Ennen?1.1 Ennen still practiced throughout Japan2 Mōtsu-ji Temple's "Ennen Dance"2.1 Young Women and Priests2.2 Road Dance (Karahyoshi)2.3 Old Women3 Conclusion3.1 Mōtsu-ji Temple <Information...>

Aoiwa2025.11.29

Leisure Experiences

The Legend of Gold in Mutsu Province | The Koganeyama Gold Mine Site in Wakuya Town, said to be Japan's first gold-producing region [Miya...

Table of Contents1. Gold dust from Mutsu Province, the first domestically produced gold dust to be presented to the Imperial Court2. Traces of gold production and worship at the Koganeyama Gold Mine Site2.1 Koganeyama Gold Mine Site <Information>2.2 Hilltop Attachment...

Ryoko2025.11.28