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Is this the birth of a new B-grade gourmet food?! Belle Joyce's Nice Feeling Bread! [Iwate Prefecture]

Have you heard of the Beljoyce Group's "Delicious! Sesame-Fragrant Beef Curry Bread," which won the Grand Prize at the 2025 Lunch Box and Side Dish Awards? It's a curry bread filled with beef curry...

DaiwaConsilio2025.04.15

Fukushima boasts the highest natto consumption in Japan! Introducing the locals' top picks for natto...

Natto is a staple accompaniment to rice. Because it's delicious and nutritionally balanced, many households keep it on hand, right? Fukushima City in Fukushima Prefecture has a high natto consumption...

Haruka Hashimoto2025.04.14

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

Jajamen Day (Iwate Prefecture): April 14th is designated as "Jajamen Day," a day to eat Morioka Jajamen noodles. This day was established by volunteers from Jajamen restaurants in Morioka. Established in 2011...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.04.14

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

Takuboku Memorial (Iwate Prefecture) April 13th marks the death anniversary of Ishikawa Takuboku, a Meiji-era poet and poet. Ishikawa Takuboku was born on February 20th, 1886, in Minami-Iwate Prefecture...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.04.13

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition What day is April 12th?

On April 12, 1945, the day of the Koriyama air raid (Fukushima Prefecture), a formation of dozens of B-29 bombers attacked, causing damage to various munitions factories and the area around the nearby Koriyama Station of the Japanese National Railways...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.04.12

Kinoshita Koma – One of the three major horses in Japan, originating from a wooden horse shape worn on the chest of a horse presented as a tribute...

Kinoshita Koma, a local toy found in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, is one of the "Three Great Horses of Japan," along with the Hachimanuma from Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, and the Miharu Koma from Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. What is Kinoshita Koma? Kinoshita Koma (Kinoshita Koma) is...

Aoiwa2025.04.11

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

Yamagata Station opened on April 11, 1901 (Meiji 34), when the Ou-South Line (now the Ou Main Line), which previously ran between Fukushima and Yonezawa, was extended from Yonezawa Station.

NEFT Editorial Department2025.04.11

Mother of six boys and five girls! Who was Princess Kubo, Date Masamune's grandmother? [Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture]

During the Sengoku period, when wars were relentless, it was natural for warlords to try to have many children. As a result, there are countless examples of "Sengoku warlords who had many children." However, "many children"...

Yuto Ono2025.04.10

A unique glamping facility owned by a sushi chef? [Miyagi Prefecture]

Among the six Tohoku prefectures, Miyagi Prefecture has an especially high number of glamping facilities, so you might have trouble choosing where to stay. In this article, we'll introduce you to Togatta Onsen in Miyagi Zao (Togatta Onsen).

DaiwaConsilio2025.04.09

Sakunami Kokeshi – Developed in Sakunami Onsen in Sendai, it has a history of over 150 years...

Kokeshi dolls are one of the traditional crafts representative of the Tohoku region. They are a craft that has spread over a fairly wide area, with at least one unique style found in every prefecture in the Tohoku region. This time, we will be looking at some of these kokeshi...

Aoiwa2025.04.08