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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is May 30th?

Opening Day of the Senseki Tohoku Line (Miyagi Prefecture) May 30, 2015, is the day the Senseki Tohoku Line began operation. It was established with the aim of supporting the reconstruction of the cities and towns along the Senseki Line that were affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.05.30

traffic

Limited express and rapid trains that ran only under overhead wires despite being diesel-powered (Tohoku Main Line)

Table of Contents1 Tohoku Main Line2 Limited Express "Hibari" (Ueno Station - Sendai Station)3 Express "Kurikoma" (Sendai Station - Morioka Station/Aomori Station)・Express "Himekami" (Sendai Station - Morioka Station)4 ConclusionIn Japan, there are many lines...

Yuto Ono2025.05.29

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is May 29th?

Golden Wind Day (Iwate Prefecture) May 29th is the day to celebrate Iwate's rice branding production, named after the Iwate Prefecture original rice variety "Golden Wind"...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.05.29

Traditions and customs

[The Legend of the Three Lakes of Northern Tohoku: Part 2] Side stories passed down in various regions flesh out the story

Table of Contents1 Hachirotaro travels from place to place in search of a new land...to meet Tatsuko...1.1 Hachirotaro and the 43 guardian deities of Shikano 1.2 Hachirotaro and the Seven Tenjin deities 1.3 Hachirotaro and the old man of Amasegawa...

Aoiwa2025.05.28

Tohoku gourmet

Grapes, melons, and cherries? Aomori is the unexpected kingdom of fruits...

Table of Contents1 Aomori is not just about apples! It's actually a fruit kingdom1.1 [Cherries] The luxury brand "Juno Heart" is a hot topic1.2 [Western pears] Their mellow fragrance is popular! Nanbu Town produces...

Hana Odagiri2025.05.27

Traditions and customs

[The Legend of the Three Lakes of Northern Tohoku: Part 1] The epic folklore that spans three prefectures...

Table of Contents1 Important Points to Unravel in the "Three Lakes Legend"2 The Three Lakes Legend is a Story of the Dragon Gods Living in Lake Hachirogata, Lake Towada, and Lake Tazawa2.1 Hachirotaro Becomes a Dragon God2.2 Nansobo and the Lord of Lake Towada...

Aoiwa2025.05.26

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is May 26th?

Prefectural Disaster Prevention Day (Akita Prefecture) May 26th is celebrated in commemoration of the 1983 Central Japan Sea Earthquake, which occurred off the west coast of Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture, and the resulting tsunami and other disasters that claimed 104 lives.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.05.26

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is May 25th?

The day the boundaries of Iwate Prefecture were established Iwate Prefecture was renamed from its predecessor, Morioka Prefecture, on February 16, 1872 (January 8, 1872). In 1876 (Meiji 9), during the second prefectural merger, Isawa County and Esashi District were merged from Iwai Prefecture...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.05.25

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is May 24th?

Date Masamune, the first lord of the Sendai domain (Miyagi Prefecture) Date Masamune, the 17th head of the Date clan and the first lord of the Sendai domain, died on May 24, 1636 (June 2, 1636 in the Gregorian calendar).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.05.24

Sweets

[Iwate Prefecture] Unique soft serve ice cream near Morioka City! Enjoy the soft serve ice cream at a roadside station...

Table of Contents1. Choose your toppings and enjoy soft serve ice cream at Roadside Station Morioka Shibutani "Tamitto"! (Shibutani, Morioka City: National Route 4)1.1. Gankui Mame Soft Serve Ice Cream: 480 yen1.2....

DaiwaConsilio2025.05.23