3 Shrines 1 Festival: The Hachinohe Sansha Taisai
TheFloat-DesignWinnersofthe2023DuringtheHachinoheSanshaTaisai,apanelmadeupof36peopleexaminesandjudgesthe27floatsofthefes…
Read OnJomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan have been added to the World Cultural Heritage List
OnMay26,2021,theUNESCOWorldHeritageCentreannouncedthattheJomonPrehistoricSitesinNorthernJapanwereaddedtotheWorldHeritag…
Read OnDecorate-Your-Own Yawata-Uma aka ‘Hachinohe Horses’
TheYawata-umahorsefigurineisatraditionallocalcraftwithahistoryofover700years.Alsocalled‘Hachinohehorses’,theYawata-umais…
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…
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