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Q: Jesus! I lived in Hanamaki-shi, Iwate-ken for one year, and I can't believe there's just no one writing anything about it... poor...

A: OK... go on then... :-)
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I've been in this northern prefecture just after I arrived to Japan, it was my first destination in this country. Country side is beautiful and the people is more traditional than in big cities as...
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Hiraizumi is a place with plenty of sights that you can see in one day. Formerly the stronghold of the northern Fujiwara family, haven for Minamoto Yoshitsune, and also the place where he died. You......
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My visit to Tohoku district, Japan! ---part 2

Hiraizumi town is waiting for a registration to join the world heritages. About 1.000 years ago, Hiraizumi was a big city governed by Fujiwara family. There are 2 famous temples, one is...
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