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The day the boundaries of Iwate Prefecture were established Iwate Prefecture was renamed from its predecessor, Morioka Prefecture, on February 16, 1872 (January 8, 1872). In 1876 (Meiji 9), during the second prefectural merger, Isawa County and Esashi District were merged from Iwai Prefecture...
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Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain (Miyagi Prefecture) Date Masamune, the 17th head of the Date clan and the first lord of the Sendai domain, died on May 24, 1636 (June 2, 1636 in the Gregorian calendar).
Table of Contents1. Choose your toppings and enjoy soft serve ice cream at Roadside Station Morioka Shibutani "Tamitto"! (Shibutani, Morioka City: National Route 4)1.1. Gankui Mame Soft Serve Ice Cream: 480 yen1.2....
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Table of Contents1 "Sasara Dance" and "Shishi Dance" are performed in over 60 villages in Akita Prefecture1.1 Information2 On the way from their hometown to Akita, they cheer up the disappointed lord...
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May 22nd marks the death anniversary of haiku poet Kawai Sora, and is also a summer seasonal word in haiku, "Soraki." Kawai Sora was a haiku poet from the mid-Edo period, and was a poet of Matsuo Basho's...
Table of Contents1 Birth of Hoshina Masayuki2 Raised as the son of Hoshina Masamitsu3 Meeting his older brother, Iemitsu4 Becoming the lord of the Aizu domain5 Takko's last will6 Why Masayuki is considered a wise ruler6.1 He greatly influenced the shogunate government...
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Hideyo Noguchi (Fukushima Prefecture) Hideyo Noguchi, a physician and bacteriologist from Mitsuwa Village, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture (now Inawashiro Town, Yama District), was a researcher at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in the United States.
Table of Contents1 "Shishi Odori" and "Sasara Odori" Derived from "Shishimai" Dances Performed in Front of the Gods2 Did the Lion's Head Derived from an Animal Face Brought to India?3 "Shishi Odori" and "Sasara Odori" from Akita Prefecture, Featuring Three Majestic Lions...
Table of Contents1 Koriyama City: Home to Too Many Hot Springs to Remember2 What are the Characteristics of Koriyama City's "Machinaka Onsen"?3 3 Recommended "Machinaka Onsen" in Koriyama City3.1 Namiki Onsen Yunosato3.2 Tsuki...
Table of Contents1 What is "That's Journey"?2 First, the Tohoku Shinkansen3 How to board the Tohoku Shinkansen?4 The Ban'etsu West Line connecting Koriyama, Aizu, and Niigata5 Other...
