A newsletter about the ILC and the Tohoku region

With the Kitakami Times, local governments and foreign residents will bring you articles about ILC awareness events, interviews with local officials, initiatives to “internationalize” the area, and much more. Above all, we’d like to bring researchers and the general public alike a clearer picture of the Tohoku region of Japan. What will it be like to live in the mountains of Japan? How will the ILC integrate with the local area? What are people doing at the most local level to welcome to project?

We hope to answer those questions and more with The Kitakami Times.

Archives

March 2024

  • Ofunato City

    The Sanriku Camellia Story

  • Ofunato City

    【The Town of Camellia Ofunato】

  • February 2024

  • Ichinoseki City

    From field to table, how rice is made

  • Oshu City

    5 Areas, 5 Libraries

  • January 2024

  • Morioka City

    Thinking of hot springs this winter

  • ILC Supporters

    The center of Japan is actually in…Tohoku?

  • November 2023

  • Ichinoseki City

    The wondrous world of ‘wagashi’

  • Post Categories, Sightseeing

    Travel back in time to the Heian period of Japan!

  • Oshu City

    Part 2: From Oshu to Reutte/Breitenwang

  • October 2023

  • Uncategorized

    Part 1: From Reutte/Breitenwang, Austria to Oshu, Japan

  • Ofunato City

    Scallop Aquaculture in Ofunato (Interview)

  • September 2023

  • Morioka City

    An Iwate First!!! ~Iwate Sake Party 2023 in Morioka~

  • Post Categories, Specialty Products

    The First Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

  • July 2023

  • Ichinoseki City

    25/26th Ichinoseki’s National Craft Beer Festival 2023

  • Events, Post Categories

    Information on events that bring color to Iwate

  • June 2023

  • Culture, Events, History of the Region, Post Categories

    The Event of the Summer – Shizukuishi’s Yoshare Festival!

  • Iwate Prefecture

    Outdoor Markets and Riverside Restaurants in Morioka

  • Ofunato City

    The Origin of Wakame Cultivation

  • May 2023

  • Ichinoseki City

    Places for young children to enjoy in Ichinoseki

  • Oshu City

    The Sakura of Oshu

  • April 2023

  • Morioka City

    Morioka, chosen by the world

  • March 2023

  • Ofunato City

    International Port City, Ofunato

  • Ichinoseki City

    Kanayama Tanada of Ichinoseki

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    COVID in 2023:How’s Oshu Doing?

  • February 2023

  • Morioka City, Sightseeing

    A Stroll Through Morioka City

  • Ofunato City, Sightseeing

    Taking a Breather with a Nature Walk in Ofunato

  • January 2023

  • Oshu City, Sightseeing

    About the Southern Iwate Exchange Plaza

  • December 2022

  • Food, Iwate Prefecture

    Let’s Eat Kuzumaki Hotpot!

  • Food, Ofunato City

    Professional Sanma Grilling License Exam – Training, Examination, and Eating

  • ILC Supporters, Miscellaneous

    Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Projects

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    Over 400 Years of History and Tradition

  • November 2022

  • Morioka City, Sightseeing

    Showing off Morioka through a popular novel

  • Events, Ichinoseki City

    The Hot-Air Balloon Festival of Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi

  • Iwate Prefecture, Specialty Products

    Iwate Tips – Part 2

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    Iwate Tips – Part 1

  • October 2022

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    Wishing for the ILC at Morioka’s Tenmangu Shrine

  • Iwate Prefecture, Miscellaneous

    The Iwate Hometown Connection Bus Helper Project

  • September 2022

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    It’s Shotime! Hometown Pride for Ohtani

  • August 2022

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    A day at the market

  • Food, Ofunato City

    English Menus One Store at a Time: Another World Bar ~Keiji~

  • July 2022

  • ILC Supporters, Miscellaneous, Sightseeing

    Visiting the Disaster Memorial Facilities

  • Events, Oshu City

    Oshu’s Kirameki Marathon

  • Food, Hanamaki City

    Wanko Soba – All You Can Eat Soba?!

  • June 2022

  • Events, Sightseeing

    Sansa Odori 2022

  • Ichinoseki City, Sightseeing

    The four seasons at Genbikei Gorge

  • March 2022

  • Food, ILC Supporters

    Summer and Winter – The Season for Scallops

  • Events, History of the Region, Oshu City

    Sominsai~An Ancient Winter Rite~

  • History of the Region, Ichinoseki City

    A bizarre festival in the midst of winter

  • Ofunato City, Sightseeing

    Kyassen Ofunato

  • February 2022

  • Food, Iwate Prefecture

    Sake throughout the seasons

  • Culture, Morioka City

    Christmas in Morioka

  • Food, Ichinoseki City

    Let‘s spread western vegetables in Iwate!

  • January 2022

  • Events, Iwate Prefecture

    IWATE KEN-NAN LEGEND RUNNERS

  • Rikuzentakata City, Sightseeing

    CAMOCY ~Rikuzentakata’s Fermentation Facility~

  • Food, Ichinoseki City

    Getting ready for winter, dried foods

  • November 2021

  • Ofunato City, Sightseeing

    A new symbol for Ofunato

  • October 2021

  • Oshu City, Sightseeing

    Taking a Rest at a Roadside Station

  • ILC Supporters, Miscellaneous

    Creating the Tohoku House, ten years after the disaster

  • September 2021

  • Ofunato City, Sightseeing

    Welcome to Ofunato!

  • Culture, Ichinoseki City

    ICHINOSEKI, SELECTED AS AN SDGs FUTURE CITY

  • August 2021

  • Food, Morioka City

    A Strong Love for Noodles in Iwate Prefecture

  • Culture, Oshu City

    How to enjoy an Iwate summer

  • July 2021

  • Culture, Iwate Prefecture

    A new trend in Japan’s overworked society?

  • Hiraizumi Town, History of the Region

    Hiraizumi

  • May 2021

  • ILC Supporters, Miscellaneous

    Learn about the apples of Japan easily online

  • Iwate Prefecture, Specialty Products

    Taking the time to make tableware just right for me

  • History of the Region, Ichinoseki City

    Mokusa Swords

  • April 2021

  • Ofunato City, Sightseeing

    10 years since 3.11

  • March 2021

  • Events, Iwate Prefecture

    The snowball tournament of Iwate’s snowiest town

  • Morioka City

    Weathering the winter into spring in Morioka City

  • Culture, Oshu City

    Welcoming the Year of the Cow

  • February 2021

  • Hachimantai City, Sightseeing

    Some lesser known winter activities in Iwate!

  • January 2021

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    2020: A year of working for the ILC

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    Medical Interpreter Volunteers

  • ILC Supporters, Miscellaneous

    A new trend for Japan? Population movement from Tokyo to other regions

  • December 2020

  • Food, Oshu City

    Beat the Winter Blues with Iwate Soul Food

  • Culture, Ofunato City

    Experiencing a Japanese Traditional Performance Art: Nihon Buyo

  • November 2020

  • Morioka City, Sightseeing

    Three Things to Look Forward To In The Cold Iwate Mountains!

  • Ichinoseki City, Sightseeing

    Museum of Stones and Kenji, and ‘Strong in the Rain’

  • Ichinoseki City

    Miyazawa Kenji and his connection to Ichinoseki (Pt. 1)

  • October 2020

  • Culture, Oshu City

    All about Amabie

  • September 2020

  • Ofunato City, Sightseeing

    Experience BMX in Ofunato!

  • Food, Ichinoseki City

    Cooking with Western vegetables!

  • Food, Ichinoseki City

    Making Ichinoseki a huge producer of Western vegetables!

  • August 2020

  • Miscellaneous, Morioka City

    Summer in Morioka and Sansa Odori

  • July 2020

  • Sendai City

    When You Wish Upon A Star~

  • Iwate Prefecture, Miscellaneous

    Making vacations more comfortable for our foreign travelers

  • Oshu City, Sightseeing

    A Well-Kept Secret: Isawa Dam Canoeing

  • June 2020

  • Culture, Ichinoseki City

    Some simple paper crafts I learned while in Japan

  • May 2020

  • Sightseeing, Sumita Town

    Welcome to Sumita

  • Food, Ichinoseki City

    Ichinoseki, the land of mochi

  • April 2020

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    Covid-19 and Public Health in Iwate

  • Hachimantai City, Sightseeing

    Cherry Blossoms, the Snow Corridor, and Hachimantai’s Dragon Eye

  • March 2020

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Using what we’re learning now at the ILC in the future

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    Oshu – A city reaching out to the world with science

  • Food, Ichinoseki City

    A vegetable project to welcome the ILC

  • Ofunato City, Sightseeing

    Surrounded by camellia flowers!

  • Miscellaneous, Morioka City

    The Cherry Blossoms of Morioka

  • February 2020

  • Sendai City, The ILC Project

    The Sendai Excursions of LCWS 2019

  • January 2020

  • Culture, Iwate Prefecture

    Spending New Years at the ILC candidate site

  • Culture, Events, Oshu City

    The “Yakudoshi” Culture of Oshu City

  • December 2019

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    A full-body experience at the Open Factory Five-Senses Market

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    The Right Info in the Right Way

  • November 2019

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Life by the ILC candidate site

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Discover how great the ILC is at the Iwate ILC Open Lab!

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Come one, come all – Future Researchers and Engineers of the ILC!

  • October 2019

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    Ten Ways to Make Travelers Happy

  • Food, Ichinoseki City, Specialty Products

    Omiyage – a spotlight on local souvenirs

  • Sendai City

    LCWS 2019 – Enjoy your downtime in Sendai!

  • September 2019

  • Ofunato City, Sightseeing

    OFUNATO: the perfect oceanside getaway

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    International Linear (Office) Chairs

  • Culture, Morioka City

    In Morioka, the sound of flutes let you know autumn is coming

  • August 2019

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    Tour Kamaishi City by bicycle

  • Events, Iwate Prefecture

    The Pokémon With You Train in Iwate!

  • Events, Ichinoseki City

    Ichinoseki National Craft Beer Festival 2019

  • July 2019

  • Events, Iwate Prefecture

    THE IWATE KEN-NAN LEGEND RUNNERS

  • Iwate Prefecture

    The Sansa Odori Drum Festival

  • Sendai City

    The Michinoku Coastal Trail opens to the public!

  • June 2019

  • Ichinoseki City

    More to Mt. Murone!

  • May 2019

  • Oshu City

    Vegetarians, Vegans, and Iwate

  • April 2019

  • Sendai City

    Preparing for the ILC – Food and Tourism

  • Iwate Prefecture

    Pets in Iwate

  • March 2019

  • Oshu City

    How to enjoy hot springs in Japan

  • Iwate Prefecture

    Some of the best places to visit in Iwate!

  • Oshu City

    Peace of mind when calling 119

  • February 2019

  • Ask Auntie AAA

    Just how formal is Japanese culture?

  • Culture, Oshu City

    New Year’s in Japan!

  • January 2019

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    The Oni Museum of Kitakami

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    ILC Relay ⑮

  • December 2018

  • Ichinoseki City, Sightseeing

    Ways to enjoy the water at Sukawa Onsen

  • Ichinoseki City, Sightseeing

    Kurikoma, hiking with the seasons

  • Culture, Ichinoseki City

    Clothing tips for an Iwate winter

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    ILC Relay ⑭

  • November 2018

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    ILC Relay ⑬

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Cycling in Iwate

  • Oshu City, Sightseeing

    Birdwatching in Japan

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    Housing in Japan

  • October 2018

  • Sendai City, The ILC Project

    ILC Summer Festival at Science Day 2018

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    Let’s Climb Mount Iwate!

  • Food, Ichinoseki City

    Soba noodles – classic Japanese comfort food

  • September 2018

  • Ichinoseki City, Sightseeing

    Ichinoseki and jazz

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Communicating science and the ILC to the local youth

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ⑪

  • ILC Supporters, The ILC Project

    Content creator U Kimura brings a “kawaii” perspective as an ILC Supporter

  • August 2018

  • Ask Auntie AAA, The ILC Project

    How do people stay fit in Japan?

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ⑩

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    Let’s GO to Miyako!

  • Food, Iwate Prefecture

    Cool yourself off with some somen noodles this summer

  • July 2018

  • ILC Supporters, The ILC Project

    Well-respected Japanese economic and cultural figures come together to form the 100-person Committee for the ILC

  • Iwate Prefecture, Sightseeing

    Iwate Hanamaki Airport

  • June 2018

  • Culture, Oshu City

    What about learning Japanese?

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ⑨

  • May 2018

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ⑧

  • ILC Supporters, The ILC Project

    Yu Suzuki, designer of Shenmue, throws his support behind the ILC Project

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    The ILC Poster Contest – Dreaming up a future for Iwate

  • ILC Supporters, The ILC Project

    World famous director Mamoru Oshii founds the ILC Supporters!

  • April 2018

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    ILD Meeting 2018 in Ichinoseki

  • March 2018

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Students at ILC Promotion Model Schools hope for the ILC

  • February 2018

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ⑦

  • Ichinoseki City & Oshu City, The ILC Project

    Local Tourism Guide for ILD 2018 Meeting

  • January 2018

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ⑥

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    We Meet Again, Strasbourg

  • December 2017

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ⑤

  • November 2017

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    Promoting the ILC in Yokohama

  • October 2017

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Breathtaking views at the Michinoku Coastal Trail

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    A Green ILC

  • September 2017

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ④

  • August 2017

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ③

  • Ofunato City, The ILC Project

    Spotlight on Ofunato (#34)

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ②

  • July 2017

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    “The ILC is not a gamble” (#33)

  • June 2017

  • The ILC Project, The ILC Relay

    The ILC Relay ①

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    A talk with Professor Satoru Yamashita (#32)

  • April 2017

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Flying the ILC flag at an elementary school near the candidate site (#31)

  • Events, Iwate Prefecture

    Drawing a future with the ILC (#30)

  • March 2017

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Practice for the ILC Tunnel? (#29)

  • February 2017

  • Ichinoseki City, Miscellaneous

    Learning about the importance of experiments at junior high schools in Ichinoseki (#28)

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Iwate visits CERN, CEA Saclay, and DESY (#27)

  • January 2017

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    LCWS 2016 Retrospective (#26)

  • December 2016

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    The father of modern science in Japan, and the future with the ILC

  • Iwate Prefecture, Miscellaneous

    Bon Voyage, Sobacchi!

  • ILC Support Committee, Sightseeing, The ILC Project

    LCWS 2016: Exploring Southern Iwate

  • November 2016

  • Iwate Prefecture, Miscellaneous

    THE KITAKAMI TIMES Issue #25

  • Culture, Oshu City

    A look at Oshu City

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    How do you like *them* apples?

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    “Understanding the ILC in 1 Minute”

  • October 2016

  • Iwate Prefecture, Miscellaneous

    THE KITAKAMI TIMES Issue #24

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    ILC summer camp at an Ichinoseki hot spring resort

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Talking about 2016’s LCWS with Prof. Shinya Narita of Iwate University

  • Food, Kesennuma City

    Kesennuma: Unusual Treats, Sake, Biking, and Sea Frolicking

  • September 2016

  • Culture, Iwate Prefecture

    A wonderful summer full of “natsu-matsuri”

  • Iwate Prefecture, Miscellaneous

    1st Anniversary of THE KITAKAMI TIMES (#23)

  • August 2016

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    A celebration of science in Tohoku (#22)

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    The Iwate Industry Promotion Center(#21)

  • July 2016

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Special feature on Morioka for LCWS 2016 (#20)

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    ILC Symposium, “The Realization of the ILC and Development of the Surrounding Region” (#19)

  • June 2016

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Introducing the Iwate Industrial Research Institute (#18)

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Ingress in Ichinoseki and learning about the ILC (#17)

  • May 2016

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    The “Oshu ILC City Development Vision” (#16)

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    The ILC Caravan – Neighborhood associations in Japan (#15)

  • April 2016

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Dr. Klaus Sinram comes back to the Kitakami site (#14)

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    Talking to Elementary Schoolers About the ILC (#13)

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    A new friend in the US Consulate in Sapporo (#12)

  • March 2016

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Exhibiting the ILC in Ichinoseki (#11)

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    “Cookies, Star Wars, and Governors (From Order of Least to Most Importance*)”(#10)

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    The Reconstruction and the ILC (#9)

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Getting involved with accelerator-related industry in Iwate (#8)

  • February 2016

  • Culture, Oshu City

    Garbage Posters Today, International Mecca Tomorrow※(#7)

  • January 2016

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Ichinoseki’s ILC News (#6)

  • Culture, Iwate Prefecture

    A winter wonderland in Iwate (#5)

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    The ILC and the people of Iwate

  • December 2015

  • Events, Iwate Prefecture

    Learning more about the world around us

  • Culture, ILC Support Committee

    A Day at the ASUPIA International Festival

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Dr. Atsuto Suzuki wins the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

  • November 2015

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    AAA Symposium 2015 in Tohoku: “What the International Linear Collider Can Do”

  • Sendai City, The ILC Project

    Physics, by another name

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Dr. Klaus Sinram of DESY visits Ichinoseki

  • Iwate ILC Promotion Council, The ILC Project

    Economic leaders of Iwate for the ILC

  • October 2015

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    “Sakkora choiwayasse!”

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    2015 – Summer of the ILC in Ichinoseki City

  • Oshu City, The ILC Project

    The Story of Chida Precision Products

  • ILC Support Committee, The ILC Project

    Meeting with the Governor of Iwate

  • September 2015

  • Ichinoseki City, The ILC Project

    Ichinoseki’s Science Cafés

  • Miscellaneous, Oshu City

    Mission: ILC BELLS

  • Iwate Prefecture, The ILC Project

    Reaching out to the community