Decorate-Your-Own Yawata-Uma aka ‘Hachinohe Horses’
TheYawata-umahorsefigurineisatraditionallocalcraftwithahistoryofover700years.Alsocalled‘Hachinohehorses’,theYawata-umais…
Read OnKabushima Shrine’s Five-Year Reconstruction Efforts
TheoriginofKabushimaShrine Accordingtoshrinelegend,KabushimaShrinewasfirstconstructedin1706.Theshrinehasbeenlovedbythelo…
Read OnSamekado Lighthouse
Builtin1938,thisbeautifulchalk-whitelighthousewasselectedasoneofJapan’stop50lighthouses.Itisoneofthebestlocationsa…
Read OnHachinohe’s Official Mascots:The Ikazukinzu
TheIkazukinzuaretheofficialmascotsofHachinoheCity.Inacountryknownforitsloveofcutecharacters,almosteverycity,town,andvill…
Read OnThe Hachinohe City Minato Experience & Learning Center: Minacchi
TheHachinoheCityMinatoExperience&LearningCenterMinacchiisawonderfulfacilitythatexploresthehistoryofHachinohe’spast,t…
Read OnSenaka-Ate A Unique Hachinohe Obon Tradition
Obonisafour-dayholidaythattakesplaceeveryyearinmid-August(inmostplaces),andisacelebrationthatmarksthereturnofthespiritso…
Read OnWho is IKADON?
YearsagoattheSundayMorningMarketattheTatehanaWharf,reportsandsightingsbeganofastrangecharacterwalkingaround.Agiantsquidw…
Read OnThe Best of August in the Hachinohe Area
WhattoEat: NukazukaCucumbers&SeaPineapple(Hoya) Thesummerbringsmanygreatseasonalfoodstoenjoythearea.August,inparticu…
Read OnPrince Cocktail Bar
SteppingintothePrinceCocktailBarislikemomentarilysteppingintoatimewarpandnotexactlyknowingwhereorwhenyouhaveendedup.Thee…
Read OnManeido: A Traditional Japanese Sweets Shop
ManeidoisaJapaneseconfectioneryshopinHachinohewhichhasbeeninoperationsince1921.LocatedrightinfrontoftheKushihikiHachiman…
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