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What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition What day is it on October 29th?

October 29th marks the day the "Sakata Great Fire" occurred in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, in 1976. It began around 5:40 PM on October 29, 1976 (Showa 51)...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.10.29

The 2025 autumn foliage season has arrived! Autumn foliage and nature in the Agatsuma Mountain Range in Fukushima Prefecture! Please enjoy lots of photos!

On a whim, I decided to visit the Azuma Mountain Range in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, on October 21st. My mountaineering friends had been recommending it to me, saying things like, "Azuma Kofuji is great, and Issaikyozan is great, too.".

Editorial staff2025.10.28

The 10th trip of the anime "That's Journey" goes to Iwate Prefecture, which is associated with Miyazawa Kenji...

A TV anime called "That's Journey" was broadcast from April to June 2025. The main character, Suzugamori, is a female college student who wants to become a manga artist.

Yuto Ono2025.10.27

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is October 27th?

Michinoku Bank's Founding Date (Aomori Prefecture) Michinoku Bank, formerly one of Aomori Prefecture's leading regional banks, was founded as Aomori Savings Bank on October 27, 1921 (Taisho 10).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.10.27

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition What day is it on October 26th?

Tsugaru Roman Day (Aomori Prefecture): October is the harvest season, and the date is chosen based on the wordplay of "Tsu (2) garu (6)". JA Zen-Noh Aomori designates October 26th as Tsugaru Roman Day, a brand of rice from Aomori Prefecture...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.10.26

Sakurayama Shrine | Photo report of the joint local performing arts dedication (October 12, 2025) [Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture]

A joint dedication of local performing arts by four groups held in the center of Morioka City. This is a scene from a joint dedication of local performing arts held at Sakurayama Shrine in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture on October 12, 2025. A total of four performing groups...

Aoiwa2025.10.25

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition What day is it on October 25th?

The birthday of Showa-era photographer Ken Domon (Yamagata Prefecture): Ken Domon, a photographer active during the Showa era, was born on October 25, 1909, in Takamachi, Sakata-machi, Akumi-gun, Yamagata Prefecture (present-day Aioi-cho, Sakata City)...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.10.25

Why are rice drying methods different? Scenes after rice harvesting vary by region

When driving through the rice fields of Tohoku in autumn, you may come across strange shapes lined up in the fields after the rice harvest. Small pyramidal hills and rows of rice sheaves lined up like a wall...

Hana Odagiri2025.10.24

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition What day is it on October 24th?

Tennyo Day (Kawamata Town, Fukushima Prefecture): October 24th is designated as Tennyo Day by the "Tennyo Summit Joint Declaration Municipalities," a group of municipalities associated with celestial maidens, based on the wordplay "ten (10) nyo (24)"...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.10.24

Fujisato Town is the only town in Akita Prefecture that is part of the Shirakami-Sanchi World Natural Heritage Site. Its biggest attraction is the untouched...

Fujisato Town is located in northern Akita Prefecture, bordering Aomori Prefecture to the north. It covers an area of ​​approximately 28,200 hectares (hectares, hereafter referred to as hectares) or 282 square kilometers, about 90% of which is covered by forest.

NORIJUN2025.10.23