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

Mokichi Memorial Day (Yamagata Prefecture) Today, February 25th, marks the passing of Saito Mokichi, a poet and psychiatrist from Kinpaku Village, Minamimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture (now Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture), who passed away on February 25, 1953.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.25

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

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

Railway Strike Day (Set on the Tohoku Main Line) In 1898, when labor disputes were intensifying across the country, engineers at the Japan Railway Company, which built and operated many of the lines that are now JR East, called for a wage increase.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.24

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Aomori Prefecture's annual apple harvest is 370,000 tons, the highest in Japan! But how much is 370,000 tons?

Table of Contents1 Aomori Prefecture has the largest apple harvest in Japan!2 The equivalent of 24,155 large trucks3 The equivalent of 749 freight trains4 There are 7 times more apple trees than people5 Why is Aomori...

Yuto Ono2025.02.21

traditional events

The "Yonekawa Water Splash" ritual, a traditional visitation ceremony for deities along the Miyagi-Iwate border | Local report [Miyagi Prefecture...

Table of Contents1 The ancient fire prevention ritual "Yonekawa Mizukaburi"2 "Yonekawa Mizukaburi" to be held in 20252.1 Not just a group of people doing water sprinkling, but also Okame and Hyottoko3 10:30 AM...

Editorial staff2025.02.20

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 20th?

Table of Contents1 Ishikawa Takuboku's Birthday (Iwate Prefecture)2 Hachinohe Enburi Festival (Aomori Prefecture)Ishikawa Takuboku's Birthday (Iwate Prefecture)February 20th is the birthday of Ishikawa Takuboku, a poet and poet from the Meiji period.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.20

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What was the Konan Railway Owani Line, which has been effectively abolished? [Ao...

Table of Contents1 What is the Owani Line?2 Opened as a line of the Hirosaki Electric Railway3 The Owani Line became a line of the Konan Railway4 First announcement of closure5 Abandonment of continued operation6 The future of the Owani Line and Konan RailwayThe private railway company "Hirosaki Electric Railway" in Aomori Prefecture...

Yuto Ono2025.02.19

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 19th?

Hachinohe Enburi Festival (Aomori Prefecture) Hachinohe Enburi is a traditional performing art that prays for a good harvest, originating from the farming tool "eburi" used to level the fields. (The main tasks of farming are performed in advance to ensure the rice grows smoothly.).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.19

Traditional crafts

[Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture] What is the traditional craft "Ohori Soma ware"? Functional beauty and...

Table of Contents1 What is Ohori Soma Ware?2 The History of Ohori Soma Ware3 If you want to fully enjoy the world of Ohori Soma Ware, we recommend "Michi-no-Eki Namie"3.1 Namie Roadside Station <Information>...

Haruka Hashimoto2025.02.18

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

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

Hachinohe Enburi Festival (Aomori Prefecture) Hachinohe Enburi is a traditional performing art that prays for a good harvest, originating from the farming tool "eburi" used to level the fields. (The main tasks of farming are performed in advance to ensure the rice grows smoothly.).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.18

Miyagi Prefecture

Matsushima, one of Japan's Three Views, was painted by ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige. Does the island in the painting still exist? [Miya...

Table of Contents1 Hiroshige's view of Matsushima comes from "Toyama: Reikan," one of the four great views of Matsushima.2 Does the island depicted in the painting still exist today?2.1 "Nakome" means Nagome.2.2 "Tsukihoshishima" means the moon...

Aoiwa2025.02.17