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2012-01-30 Mon 00:00
 Nobiru Station is a railway station on the JR East Senseki Line located in Nobiru, Higashi-Matsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The station was opened on April 10, 1928 as Nobiru Station of Miyagi Electric Railway. It was renamed to Tohoku Suma Station on October 23, 1931. On May 1, 1944, the station is again renamed to Nobiru Station when the Miyagi Electric Railway was nationalized by Japanese Government Railways(JGR).  |
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2012-01-29 Sun 00:00
 Mikawa-Makihara Station is a train station on the JR Tokai Iida Line located in Toyooka, Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The station was opened by Horaiji Railway on February 1, 1923. The Horaiji Railway was taken into Japanese Government Railways(JGR) ownership on August 1, 1943 and the station became a station on the JGR Iida line . Its freight operations were discontinued in 1971. Centralized traffic control (CTC) was introduced to southern part of Iida Line in 1984. The station has been unattended since that time. |
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2012-01-28 Sat 00:00
 Burning up the entire hill of Wakakusa-yama, this New Year event is held every year on the fourth Saturday of January. It is said that the origins of this event lie in a dispute over the boundaries of Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji Temple in 1760. As the official mediations failed, the entire mountain, the very center of the conflict, was set ablaze. The event begins at Kasuga Taisha Shrine. A torch is lit with sacred fire there. It is carried to Nogami jinja Shrine at the foot of the hill by a parade of Buddhist monks. After the ceremony at the shrine, the hill is ignited with the sacred fire by members of Kofuku-ji, Todai-ji and Kasuga Taisha. The hill continues to burn for some 30 minutes. |
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2012-01-27 Fri 00:00
 Renzoku Terebi Shosetsu , also known as an Asadora , is a television series in Japan. It is broadcast by NHK in the morning from Monday to Friday. Carnation, starring Ono Machiko ,is currently broadcasting on NHK from October 3, 2011 as the 85 th Asadora. It is based on the fact of the fashion designer Koshino Ayako in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture. She was famous for being the mother of the international designers Koshino Hiroko, Koshino Junko, and Koshino Michiko. |
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2012-01-26 Thu 00:00
 Nankinmachi is a Kobe Chinatown located in the center of Kobe City. It is located a five minutes walk south of Motomachi Station. Nankinmachi is one of three designated Chinatowns in Japan. This area was developed by Chinese merchants who settled near Kobe Port. |
