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Hachinohe’s Sansha Taisai matsuri
“YARE!!” Okay, I don’t know what that means but that’s the battle cry as men, women, children grab the rope to heave and pull these huge, garishly decorated floats through the streets of Hachinohe in the Sansha Taisai matsuri. As … Continue reading
Kabushima: Hachinohe’s Haven
Those brollies hang out on the weathered chain link fence for a reason. Ignore them at your peril for this is probably the most likely place in the world to be dive-bombed by a seagull. A black-tailed gull to be … Continue reading
Food stop 2 – Hasshoku Center
Succulent babies aren’t they? These are what I had at Hasshoku Center, Hachinohe on our second food stop for the day. This nondescript building in Hachinohe, Aomori is the cleanest wet market I’ve seen anywhere. But then again, this IS … Continue reading
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