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What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition: What day is November 10th?

The day the Senzan Line was fully opened (Miyagi and Yamagata Prefectures): On November 10, 1937 (Showa 12), the section between Sakunami Station on the Miyagi Prefecture side and Yamadera Station on the Yamagata Prefecture side, straddling the prefectural border, opened. Until then, Sendai and Yamagata had separate lines...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.11.10

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is November 9th?

Hideyo Noguchi's Birthday (Fukushima Prefecture) Physician and bacteriologist Hideyo Noguchi is known for his research into yellow fever and syphilis as a researcher at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in the United States.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.11.09

A mysterious park lined with impressive stone Buddha statues | The history of Morioka City's "Rakan Children's Park"...

Morioka Hachimangu Shrine, the main shrine of Morioka City. Walk south for a few minutes along Miyako Kaido, a road that runs north to south from the main entrance, and you'll see Rakan Children's Park on your left. At first glance, it appears to be an ordinary, quiet residential area...

Aoiwa2025.11.08

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is November 8th?

The day that Miyagino (asteroid) was discovered (Miyagi Prefecture) The asteroid Miyagino was discovered on November 8, 1988, by Masahiro Koishikawa, an astronomer from Miyagi Prefecture, at the Aiko Observatory of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.11.08

[The Mystery of Kamakura] Is Kamakura, a winter tradition in Akita Prefecture, related to the Kamakura Shogunate?

A winter tradition in Akita Prefecture is the "kamakura." In Yokote City, the traditional kamakura involves piling up snow into a mountain, digging a large hole inside, and then eating mochi (rice cakes) and ozoni (a type of soup)...

NORIJUN2025.11.07

When you think of yakiniku, you think of mutton, right?! Exploring the mutton food culture of Tadami Town [Fukushima Prefecture...

Yakiniku is delicious any time of the year. What kind of meat do you like? Beef, pork, chicken, mutton...huh, mutton? In fact, there are areas in Fukushima Prefecture where mutton is synonymous with yakiniku...

Haruka Hashimoto2025.11.06

[Iwate Prefecture] 6 "Good Old Coffee Shops" that Trace Morioka's Coffee Shop Culture

Heading to Morioka, the Quiet City of Coffee Shops While walking through the city of Morioka, just a short distance from the hustle and bustle in front of the station, you'll come across a quiet coffee shop that exudes a sense of nostalgia. The deep wooden door...

Ryoko2025.11.05

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition: What day is November 5th?

Good Apple Day (Aomori Prefecture) November 5th is "Good Apple Day." It was established by Aomori Prefecture in 2001, based on the wordplay "ii (11) ringo (5)" (good apple). Aomori apples...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.11.05

What is the edible chrysanthemum "Afang Palace"? Find out about the origins and recipes of this ingredient that colors autumn in Tohoku!

Like mushrooms and chestnuts, there are many foods that make you feel like autumn has arrived, but in Aomori Prefecture, one such ingredient is the yellow edible chrysanthemum known as "Abokyu." This time, we'll be looking at what kind of ingredient Abokyu is...

Hana Odagiri2025.11.04

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

Founding Date of Toho Bank (Fukushima Prefecture) Toho Bank, Fukushima Prefecture's first regional bank, headquartered in Fukushima City, was established on November 4, 1941 (Showa 16) as a joint venture between the Koriyama Commercial Bank, the Aizu Bank, and the Shirakawa Seya Bank.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.11.04