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What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0615]

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition What day is it on June 15th?

The Meiji Sanriku Earthquake and Tsunami occurred on June 15, 1896 (Meiji 29), at 7:32:30 PM, with its epicenter off the coast of Sanriku, 200 km east of Kamaishi Town, Kamihei District, Iwate Prefecture (present-day Kamaishi City)...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.06.15

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition What day is it on June 14th?

The first edition of "Tono Monogatari" (Tales of Tono) was published on June 14, 1910 (Meiji 43) in Iwate Prefecture. It is a collection of folk tales from the Tono region of Iwate Prefecture, recounted by Kizen Sasaki, a folk tale collector and novelist from Tsuchibuchi Village in Tono...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.06.14

park

Midorigaoka Park, one of Japan's top 100 urban parks, offers hot springs, saunas, and cafes.

Table of Contents1 Historic Midorigaoka Park in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture1.1 Midorigaoka Park ＜Information＞2 Enjoy nature to your heart's content at Midorigaoka Park!3 Are there cafes and hot spring facilities in the park? After a stroll...

Haruka Hashimoto2025.06.13

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is June 13th?

Hayabusa Day (Asteroid Explorer) is a commemorative day established by the Galactic Federation, an organization of five cities and two towns that began interacting through a research facility run by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). *The name of the San...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.06.13

souvenir

[Iwate Prefecture] Enjoy soft serve ice cream while feeling the sea breeze at the northern Sanriku coast! Roadside station...

Table of Contents1 [Roadside Station Noda] Recommended: Sweet and Salty Soft Serve Ice Cream Brought by a Beko? (Noda Village, Kunohe District: National Route 45, Prefectural Route 29)1.1 Noda Salt Soft Serve Ice Cream: 400...

DaiwaConsilio2025.06.12

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is June 12th?

Miyagi Prefectural Disaster Prevention Day (Miyagi Prefecture) The Miyagi Offshore Earthquake occurred at 5:14:25 PM on June 12, 1978 (Showa 53), with its epicenter off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at latitude 38°9.0 minutes north and longitude 142°10.0 minutes east.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.06.12

traffic

From diesel express trains to Shinkansen bullet trains... The history of the "Tsubasa" [Akita and Yamagata Prefectures]

Table of Contents1 "Tsubasa" begins operation as a diesel limited express2 "Tsubasa" and the limited express "Yamabato" arrive at Morioka Station3 Itaya Pass, difficult to cross even with new trains4 "Tsubasa" becomes an electric limited express...

Yuto Ono2025.06.11

Local stories from Tohoku

The interesting endings of Aomori's Tsugaru dialect! Learn the quirks and meanings of the dialect commonly used by locals...

Table of Contents1 Tsugaru dialect endings are very distinctive!1.1 Conveying emotions and warmth through the "ending" of words1.2 Creating a "Tsugaru-esque" tone through intonation2 Commonly used Tsugaru dialect endings...

Hana Odagiri2025.06.10

Sweets

[Iwate Prefecture] Soft serve ice cream at a roadside station in the northern part of the prefecture!.

Table of Contents1 [Ishigami-no-Oka Roadside Station] Cabbage Soft Serve Ice Cream!? What Does It Taste Like? (Iwate-cho, Iwate County: National Route 4)1.1 Spring Green Soft Serve Ice Cream: 390 yen1.2 "Restaurant...".

DaiwaConsilio2025.06.09