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Akita Shinkansen Opening Anniversary (Akita Prefecture) The Akita Shinkansen opened on March 22, 1997 (Heisei 9) as the second mini-shinkansen in history after the Yamagata Shinkansen.
Table of Contents1 What is "Hitokuchi Darake"? Introducing the Extravagant Tsugaru Ekiben1.1 Produced by Goshogawara City's "Tsugaru Sozai"1.2 The prototype had 50 different side dishes!?2 We actually tried it...
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Table of Contents1. The Day Fukushima Airport Opened (Fukushima Prefecture)2. The Anniversary of the Death of Uesugi Kagekatsu, the First Lord of the Yonezawa Domain (Yamagata Prefecture)The Day Fukushima Airport Opened (Fukushima Prefecture)Fukushima Airport opened on March 20, 1993 (Heisei 5)...
Table of Contents1 99glam (Mimori, Nikaho City)1.1 Two types of comfortable dome tents1.2 BBQ featuring local seasonal ingredients, including seafood from Kisakata and mountain produce from Chokai1.3 A long-established hot spring inn...
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Table of Contents1. Kagura is a dance to entertain the gods2. Kagura originated as a dance performed in front of the Ama-no-Iwato cave3. The word "kagura" was born in Kyoto during the Heian period4. Kagura was passed down to the yamabushi who practiced in the mountains...
Table of Contents1 What is a Hachiman Horse?1.1 Hachinohe City has been an excellent horse breeding area since ancient times1.2 Hachiman Horse Named After Kushibiki Hachiman Shrine1.3 What the Hachiman Horse Looks Like1.4 Hachiman Horse Information...
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Hayachine Shrine Somin Festival (Iwate Prefecture) Every year on March 17th, at Hayachine Shrine in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, a group of men steal a "Somin bag" containing 365 pieces branded with the zodiac signs...
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Juroku (Juroku/Juro) Dango Day is a traditional event closely connected to the belief in mountain gods and rice field gods. It is a nationwide custom to welcome the gods by offering 16 dumplings...
Table of Contents1. Futatsui has been inhabited since ancient times. Abe no Hirafu, who conquered the Emishi, also left his footprints.2. Shichizayama has been worshipped as a sacred place for Shugendo since the Heian period.3. In the mountains, there is a lion statue said to have been carved by Jikaku Daishi...
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The origin of Chushingura: the Ako Incident (Asano Takumi no Kami commits seppuku at the residence of the Ichinoseki clan) On March 14, 14th year of the Genroku era (April 21, 1701 in the Gregorian calendar), at the hour of the snake (a little after 11:30 AM), Asano Takumi no Kami (Asano Takumi no Kami)...
