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Enjoy a day trip to Yamagata Zao's hot springs! We'll also introduce a model itinerary recommended by the author

Yamagata Zao Onsen is located at the foot of the Zao mountain range in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. This popular hot spring resort, with a long history and a reputation for its "beauty baths," is still visited by tourists from all over Japan in search of its high-quality waters.

Editorial staff2025.07.18

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is July 18th?

The day Odate-Noshiro Airport opened (Akita Prefecture) Odate-Noshiro Airport, located in Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture, opened on July 18, 1998. Nicknamed Akita Kita Airport...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.07.18

Kakunodate (Semboku City), which was founded by the Tozawa clan during the Sengoku period and established by the Ashina clan during the Edo period...

Kakunodate is famous for its samurai residence street, which retains its Edo-period streetscape, cherry blossoms in spring, the Kakunodate Festival Mountain Event, which is a nationally designated important intangible folk cultural property, and the Senboku City designated intangible folk cultural property...

NORIJUN2025.07.17

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is July 17th?

Kitakata Ramen Day (Fukushima Prefecture) The character for "Kitakata Ramen," a specialty of Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture, is written in cursive as "㐂," which is reminiscent of the number 77. Therefore, the city designated July 17th as "Kitakata Ramen Day.".

NEFT Editorial Department2025.07.17

Habanero, buckwheat... even washi paper? Three unique soft-serve ice cream treats from roadside stations in Fukushima!.

Fukushima is home to 36 roadside stations throughout the prefecture, each selling its own unique original ice cream, making it a fun place to stroll around and try them all. Some of them make you wonder, "What? Why is there such a soft serve ice cream?".

DaiwaConsilio2025.07.16

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is July 16th?

JR Koriyama Station Opening Anniversary (Fukushima Prefecture) On July 16, 1887 (Meiji 20), Koriyama Station, operated by the Japan Railway Co., Ltd. (now JR East and JR Freight), opened. Koriyama Station...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.07.16

The Tozawa clan, who first ruled Kakunodate in Senboku, were victorious feudal lords who rose to become the lords of the Shinjo Domain...

Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, was formed in 2005 from the three towns and villages of Tazawako Town, Kakunodate Town, and Nishiki Village in Senboku District...

NORIJUN2025.07.15

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is July 15th?

The opening of the Sendai Municipal Subway Namboku Line (Miyagi Prefecture) On July 15, 1987, the Sendai Municipal Subway's Namboku Line opened. As the name suggests, this line connects the north and south of Sendai City...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.07.15

Local Report: First time in Tohoku! Staying in a comfortable "container hotel" with a unique concept...

On April 24, 2025, HOTEL R9 The Yard Yabuki will have its grand opening in Yabuki Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Based in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, the hotel has expanded from the Kanto region to Okinawa Prefecture...

DaiwaConsilio2025.07.14

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is July 14th?

On July 14, 1945 (Showa 20), 11 of the 12 Seikan ferries were attacked by US Navy aircraft during an air raid (Aomori Prefecture)...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.07.14