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Iwate · IwateKokuseki Temple in northern Japan's Iwate region has decided to end the popular annual rite. Organizing the event, which draws hundreds of participants and thousands of tourists every year, has become a heavy burden for the aging local faithful. The "Sominsai" festival is the latest tradition impacted by the country's aging population crisis.See the Story
Japan's 'Naked Men' Festival Succumbs to Aging of Population
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Iwate · Iwate[Yomiuri Shimbun] The strange festival “Somin Festival (Sominsai)” at Kokusekiji (Kokusekiji) in Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture was held on the 17th. This was the last time due to a shortage of workers and an aging population, and the curtain came to an end on a history that is said to have continued for over 1000 years. Somin Festival is a good harvest of five grains (See the Story
Kuroseku-ji Temple's “Somin Festival”, which continued for 1000 years, is a curtain of history... 200 undercover men compete for amulets
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Morioka · Morioka盛岡信用金庫(盛岡市)は明治期に創立し、国内の信金としては五指に入る長い歴史を持つ。本店は複数の近代産業遺産と城下町の名残を残す盛岡中心部の河南地区に位置する。1927年(昭和2年)に完成した近代建築が今なお現役で活躍している。本店は鉄筋コンクリート造の3階建て。花こう岩を張った外観は、6本の円柱も手伝って重厚な趣だ。1階は預金者らが訪れる営業窓口で、時には観光客が見学することもある。内部See the Story
Showa Hitoketa's active head office Morioka Nobukane in Morioka
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Kanegasaki · KanegasakiKanegasaki Mayor Takahashi Kanju and Council President Ito Masaaki commit to continuing the sister-city relationship. In 1987, Amherst and Kanegasaki agreed to begin regular student exchanges. The first visit in 1989, as the International Friendship Association was created.See the Story
Friendship renewed: Amherst commits to continuing sister-city relationship with Kanegasaki, Japan
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