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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...
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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.
