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

Hayachine Shrine Somin Festival (Iwate Prefecture) Every year on March 17th, at Hayachine Shrine in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, a group of men steal a "Somin bag" containing 365 pieces branded with the zodiac signs...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.17

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

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

Juroku (Juroku/Juro) Dango Day is a traditional event closely connected to the belief in mountain gods and rice field gods. It is a nationwide custom to welcome the gods by offering 16 dumplings...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.16

mountain

The sacred mountain "Shichizayama" and "Kimimachizaka" associated with Emperor Meiji [Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture]

Table of Contents1. Futatsui has been inhabited since ancient times. Abe no Hirafu, who conquered the Emishi, also left his footprints.2. Shichizayama has been worshipped as a sacred place for Shugendo since the Heian period.3. In the mountains, there is a lion statue said to have been carved by Jikaku Daishi...

NORIJUN2025.03.14

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

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

The origin of Chushingura: the Ako Incident (Asano Takumi no Kami commits seppuku at the residence of the Ichinoseki clan) On March 14, 14th year of the Genroku era (April 21, 1701 in the Gregorian calendar), at the hour of the snake (a little after 11:30 AM), Asano Takumi no Kami (Asano Takumi no Kami)...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.14

Historic Site

A mix of ancient and modern cave tombs at Atagoyama and the remains of the Atagoshimo Hydroelectric Power Plant [Sen...

Table of Contents1 The Holes Are a Group of Horizontal Cave Tombs Built Around the 7th or 8th Century2 The Site of the Atagoshita Hydroelectric Power Plant, Which Was in Operation from the Taisho to Showa Eras2.1 Atagoyama Horizontal Cave Tombs <Information> ...

Aoiwa2025.03.13

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

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

The Seikan Tunnel opened on March 13, 1988, as part of the Kaikyo Line (a JR Hokkaido line connecting Nakaguni Station in Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, with Kikonai Station in Kikonai, Hokkaido).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.13

Traditions and customs

Does Tsugaru Dialect Have a Lot of Onomatopoeia? Introducing Commonly Used Onomatopoeia [Aomori Prefecture]

Table of Contents1 Bayabaya (to wander around, to wander around)1.1 Meaning1.2 Example Sentences2 Gejageja, Gechagecha (the road is muddy with snow)2.1 Meaning2.2 Example Sentences3 Guu...

Hana Odagiri2025.03.12

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

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

Mos Day (The founder is from Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture) On March 12, 1972, the experimental Mos Burger store, a Japanese hamburger chain, opened in Narimasu, Tokyo. This is why "Mos Day" was established...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.12

Accommodation

Hawaiians glamping!? Introducing a glamping facility that will exceed your expectations...

Table of Contents1 Hawaiians Glamping Mauna Village (Iwaki City)2 Four spacious and comfortable tents and wooden cabins2.1 Grand Tent (capacity 2-4 people, 2 beds).

DaiwaConsilio2025.03.11

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 11th?

The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred at approximately 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011. The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred 130 km east-southeast of the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, off the coast of Sanriku, with its epicenter at a depth of approximately 24 km.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.03.11