Table of Contents1 As its name suggests, "Shinzan Mantaibutsu" houses over 10,000 Buddhist statues1.1 Shinzan Mantaibutsu <Information> Namahage, a visiting deity that is said to reside in the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture...
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Birthday of Nanbu Nobunao, the first lord of the Morioka Domain (Iwate Prefecture). Nanbu Nobunao, the 26th head of the Nanbu clan, is considered the founder of the Morioka Domain (also known as the Nanbu Domain) and the founder of the Nanbu clan's revival. In Tenbun 1...
Table of Contents1 Fukushima was once a major producer of pegmatite2 Kashima Daijingu Shrine, with a history of over 1,200 years3 My visit to Kashima Daijingu Shrine3.1 Kashima Daijingu Shrine <Information...>.
Table of Contents1. The Shirayuki Express, which ran over 770 km2. It continued to operate as a diesel railcar despite being able to be converted to an electric train3. Trains that ran alongside the Shirayuki4. The Shiratori Express, which was upgraded to the Shiratori Limited Express...
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The day the Hakkoda Tunnel, a railway tunnel exclusively for the Shinkansen, was completed (Aomori Prefecture). The Hakkoda Tunnel, located between Shichinohe-Towada Station and Shin-Aomori Station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tohoku Shinkansen...
Table of Contents1 The 62nd Namahage Sedo Festival Held Over Three Days1.1 The Beginning of the Namahage Sedo Festival2 [From 3:00 PM] Arrival at the Festival3 [From 6:00 PM] Chinkamatsuri and Yunomai4 [...
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The Ofunato City Forest Fire (Iwate Prefecture): The Ofunato City Forest Fire was a forest fire that occurred in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture on February 26, 2025 (Reiwa 7). The burned area exceeded 2,900 hectares...
Table of Contents1 What is Iwaki City's famous confectionery, "Jangara"?2 Jangara is a long-selling product of "Okashi Miyoshi"3 The name "Jangara" comes from a local performing art4 In the past, it was used as a "Oya..." in the Shogi Ryuo Tournament.
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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.
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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.
