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...
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Travel Day (The Day Matsuo Basho Set Out on His Journey) May 16, 1689 (March 27, 2nd year of the Genroku era in the lunar calendar) is celebrated as "Travel Day" in commemoration of the day Matsuo Basho set out on his journey to the Narrow Road to the Deep North with his disciple Kawai Sora...
Table of Contents1 Why is natto culture so rich in Tohoku?1.1 Because it is a fermented food that can be preserved1.2 There are many types of natto and recipes2 Is "hikiwari natto" the mainstream in Tohoku? What's the difference?3 Tohoku...
Table of Contents1 Cedar is a tree native to Japan2 Cedar has been used in various ways since ancient times as a useful tree3 Akita cedar fences and pillars discovered at the remains of a building in Akita Prefecture3.1 The remains of the Hotta Saku <Information...
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Saito Mokichi Memorial Day (Yamagata Prefecture) Today marks the birthday of Saito Mokichi, who wrote numerous tanka poems and essays as a poet from the Meiji to Showa periods and also worked as a psychiatrist. His birthday was May 14, 1882.
Table of Contents1. The Mocco = Mongol Theory1.1 Oral legends of refugees from Tsushima and Iki during the Mongol Invasions1.2 Oral legends of refugees from the Yuan (Mongol Empire) invasion of Sakhalin1.3 This theory is convincing, but...
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Table of Contents1 The Odano Family Residence, still standing on Kakunodate Samurai Residence Street1.1 The Odano Family Remains <Information>2 Gennai Hiraga, who was called to Akita to rebuild the mines3 Gennai Hiraga's talents were discovered...
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Yakushi Festival Plant Market (Yamagata Prefecture) The Yakushi Festival Plant Market is held every year for three days from May 8th to 10th around Yakushi Park in Yakushi-cho, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The market was established in honor of the 11th head of the Mogami clan and first lord of the Yamagata domain...
Table of Contents1 What's Different About Maruyo's Kamome Chikuwa? 1.1 Fluffy and chewy texture1.2 Rich fish flavor1.3 Delicious even when eaten raw2. Why isn't it sold south of Tohoku?.
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Table of Contents1 Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture)2 Yakushi Festival Ueki Market (Yamagata Prefecture)Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture)May 8th and 9th are Iwate Prefecture's long-awaited Amber Days, named after the play on words [ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)].
