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Excited to see Namahage for the first time! Report from the 62nd Namahage Sedo Festival [Oga City, Akita Prefecture]

Oga City, Akita Prefecture, is the sacred ground of Namahage, arguably the most famous visiting deity in Japan. Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT: Why do Namahage carry knives and punish people?.

Aoiwa2025.02.26

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition What day is it on February 26th?

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...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.26

What is Iwaki's famous confectionery "Jangara"? A Japanese confectionery with a smooth texture that will make you want to eat it again and again. [Fukuoka].

Jangara, a famous confectionery from Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, is characterized by its thick, rich bean paste and crispy, chewy crust. It can be purchased not only in Iwaki City but also at local product centers and supermarkets throughout Fukushima Prefecture.

Haruka Hashimoto2025.02.25

[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 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

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

Even if you don't live in the Tohoku region, many people know that apples are a specialty of Aomori Prefecture. The amount of apples harvested in Aomori Prefecture in 2023 was a whopping 374.40 million...

Yuto Ono2025.02.21

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

The water-sprinkling ceremony in Yonekawa, Towa-cho, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, is a nationally designated important intangible cultural property, and was designated as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage site on November 29, 2018. It is a visiting deity event.

Editorial staff2025.02.20

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

Ishikawa Takuboku's Birthday (Iwate Prefecture) February 20th is the birthday of the Meiji-era poet, Ishikawa Takuboku. Ishikawa Takuboku was born on February 20th, 1886...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.20

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

Regarding the Owani Line, a railway line operated by the Aomori Prefecture private railway company, Konan Railway, the company intends to suspend train operations at the end of fiscal year 2027.

Yuto Ono2025.02.19

[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