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ElevenHungryCatsisafamouschildren’sbookseriesfromJapan.Theseriesfollowsthecomicalstoryofelevencatswhoareleadbytheirleade…
Read OnTrace Back Time: the Clan of the North
TheNanbuClanwasoriginallyformedintheprovinceofKai(present-dayYamanashi).TheclanwasactiveasimmediatevassalstotheKamakuraB…
Read OnKonamon: A Culinary Culture Born from Struggle
KonamonisaJapanesewordthatmeans‘foodmadefromflour’,anddescribesawiderangeofdishesrangingfromokonomiyaki(Japanesesavorypa…
Read OnThe Hachinohe Sansha Taisai (Three Shrine Festival)
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Read OnThe Folk Crafts of Hachinohe
InthemasterpiecescreatedwiththewisdomhandeddownthroughthegenerationstheearthycharacterofHachinohe’speopleshinesthrough.Y…
Read OnNanbu Senbei 101
WhatisaNanbuSenbeiTheNanbuSenbeiisatypeofcrackerlikestaplefoodthathaswidelybeenenjoyedforalongtimeintheHachinoheAreaandi…
Read OnHachinohe: A History Full of Adventure
FromtheJomoneratotheEdoeraandrightuptothepresentday,HachinohehasflourishedastheheartoftheNanbuRegionofAomori.Itshistoryh…
Read OnBringing Japan’s Most Famous Samurai Back to Life: Yoshitsune’s Flight North
TheLegendAttheendoftheHeianera,thetwoclansofGenjiandTairawagedawaragainsteachotherforcontrolofJapan.ThepreviouslyrulingT…
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