Table of Contents 1. Japanese Cedar (Sugi) is a tree endemic to Japan 2. Japanese Cedar has been used in various ways since ancient times as a useful tree 2.1 Akita cedar fences and pillars discovered at building ruins in Akita Prefecture 2.2 Toyotomi Hideyoshi used it when constructing Fushimi Castle...
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Saito Mokichi Memorial Day (Yamagata Prefecture) Today marks the birthday of Saito Mokichi, who wrote numerous tanka poems and essays as a poet from the Meiji to Showa periods and also worked as a psychiatrist. His birthday was May 14, 1882.
Table of Contents1. The Mocco = Mongol Theory1.1 Oral legends of refugees from Tsushima and Iki during the Mongol Invasions1.2 Oral legends of refugees from the Yuan (Mongol Empire) invasion of Sakhalin1.3 This theory is convincing, but...
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Anniversary of the death of Matsudaira Sadanobu, the third lord of the Shirakawa Domain (Fukushima Prefecture) Matsudaira Sadanobu, the third lord of the Shirakawa Domain in Mutsu Province and grandson of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shogun of the Edo shogunate, died in May of Bunsei 12 (1829)...
Table of Contents1 The Odano Family Residence, still standing on Kakunodate Samurai Residence Street1.1 The Odano Family Remains <Information>2 Gennai Hiraga, who was called to Akita to rebuild the mines3 Gennai Hiraga's talents were discovered...
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Yakushi Festival Plant Market (Yamagata Prefecture) The Yakushi Festival Plant Market is held every year for three days from May 8th to 10th around Yakushi Park in Yakushi-cho, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. The market was established in honor of the 11th head of the Mogami clan and first lord of the Yamagata domain...
Table of Contents1 What's Different About Maruyo's Kamome Chikuwa? 1.1 Fluffy and chewy texture1.2 Rich fish flavor1.3 Delicious even when eaten raw2. Why isn't it sold south of Tohoku?.
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Table of Contents1 Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture)2 Yakushi Festival Ueki Market (Yamagata Prefecture)Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture)May 8th and 9th are Iwate Prefecture's long-awaited Amber Days, named after the play on words [ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)].
Table of Contents1 What is Nisshin no Kirikomi?2 Explaining the Background of Nisshin no Kirikomi!2.1 Herring fishing is popular in Hokkaido and Aomori2.2 Herring is difficult to preserve2.3 In Hokkaido and Tohoku...
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Table of Contents1 Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture)2 Yakushi Festival Ueki Market (Yamagata Prefecture)Amber Day (Iwate Prefecture)May 8th and 9th are Iwate Prefecture's long-awaited Amber Days, named after the play on words [ko (5) ha (8) ku (9)].
