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

Table of Contents 1. Date Anpo-gaki Day (Fukushima Prefecture) 2. The Day Date Masamune (Asteroid) Was Discovered (Miyagi Prefecture) Date Anpo-gaki Day (Fukushima Prefecture) Date Anpo-gaki Day is celebrated in the northern and Soma regions of Fukushima Prefecture...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.13

sweets

Chocolate-flavored sweets from Fukushima Prefecture! Limited-edition flavors of famous sweets?

Table of Contents1 Sanmangoku "Chocolate Mamadoru"1.1 INFORMATION2 Iwaki Chocolate "Mehikari Salt Chocolate"2.1 INFORMATION3 Rakuo Kyodo Dairy x Chotoya "Raku...

Haruka Hashimoto2025.02.12

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

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

Wankosoba Memorial Day (Iwate Prefecture) Wankosoba Memorial Day is the date of the "Original Wankosoba All-Japan Tournament," held annually in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. The "Wankosoba All-Japan Tournament" was first held in 1957 (Showa 32).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.11

Tohoku gourmet

Is "Manju Tempura" Really Delicious? Introducing Famous Shops and How to Make It [Fukushima Prefecture]

Table of Contents1 Why Deep Fry Manju?2 When it comes to Manju Tempura, "Kyo Shimizu" is famous2.1 The Original Shimizuya <Information>3 Can you make it at home?.

Haruka Hashimoto2025.02.10

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 10th?

Butterbur Shoot Day (Miyagi Prefecture) The "Furusato Plaza" in Furukawa City (now Osaki City), Miyagi Prefecture, is promoting the appeal of butterbur, a wild vegetable that grows in early spring, and helping people feel the arrival of spring at the dinner table.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.10

B-grade gourmet food

This is a bit of a sudden question. Hong Kong fried noodles are delicious, right? They're the same all over the country...

Table of Contents1 Is Hong Kong Yakisoba Limited to a Certain Region?2 What Does Hong Kong Yakisoba Taste Like? Hong Kong Flavor? Sauce Flavor? Spices?3 Let's Cook and Eat Hong Kong Yakisoba! It's a dish I've loved since I was a child...

Editorial staff2025.02.07

traffic

A locomotive, passenger cars, and a diesel railcar!? The strangest train formations in the world [Aomori, Akita, Iwate]

Table of Contents1 The Appearance of Coupled Passenger Cars and Diesel Railcars2 Train Formation of the 539 Train3 Why Did This Strange Train Formation Come About?4 The Locomotive + Passenger Car + Diesel Railcar Train Still in Service Today: The Mainstay of Japan's Railways Today...

Yuto Ono2025.02.06

Tohoku gourmet

Aomori is a hidden horse meat producing region! Explaining why horse meat culture has spread

Table of Contents1 Aomori is the third largest producer of horse meat after Kumamoto and Fukushima! Why?1.1 The natural environment is suitable for raising horses1.2 The horse-raising culture has continued since the Edo period1.3 Place names with "To" in their names are related to horses...

Hana Odagiri2025.02.05

Tohoku gourmet

Takasago Foods' "Nabeyaki Udon" is so delicious! Why are so many people buying boxes of it?.

Table of Contents1. A Must-Have in Aomori's Winter! What is Takasago Foods' Nabeyaki Udon?1.1. Takasago Foods' History and Popularity in Aomori1.2. The Characteristics and Appeal of Takasago Foods' Nabeyaki Udon2. Why Do So Many People Buy It in Boxes?.

Hana Odagiri2025.02.04

Historic Site

The grave of Date Harumune and his statue at Hoshoji Temple in Fukushima City [Fukushima Prefecture]

Table of Contents1 Profile of Date Harumune1.1 The internal conflict with his father, Tanemune, which involved the feudal lords of southern Oshu [Tenbun Rebellion]1.2 The rift with his son, Terumune, is said to be the underlying cause [Genki Incident]2 Harumune's grave is located [...

Aoiwa2025.02.03