#iwate — Public Fediverse posts
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Evening clouds in rural Japan. #Japan #cloudscapes #Iwate #nature #photography #flickr
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https://www.wacoca.com/tour/1050714/ 【温泉】大江戸温泉物語Premium岩手花巻で温泉とバイキングを堪能！キッズパークは広々とした空間で小さいお子様を遊ばせることが出来ます。ファミリー層にオススメのお宿です♨ #HotSpring #iwate #iwatehanamaki #onsen #ooedoonsen #wenquan #大江戸温泉 #大江戸温泉物語 #大江戸温泉物語Premium岩手花巻 #岩手 #岩手ツアー #岩手花巻 #志戸平温泉 #東北ツアー #東北地方 #東北地方ツアー #温泉 #花巻
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture early Sunday, the latest in a spate of temblors to shake the area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/28/japan/iwate-earthquake-june-28/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aomori #iwate #tohoku #earthquakes
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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit northern Japan on Thursday morning, registering a rare upper 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 in the town of Hashikami, Aomori Prefecture. No tsunami warning has been issued. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/25/japan/tohoku-strong-earthquake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aomori #iwate #tohoku #earthquakes
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https://www.wacoca.com/tour/1006301/ チャグチャグ馬コ 2026 / 岩手県盛岡市 #iwate #IwatePrefecture #Morioka #redfivejedimastar #redfivejedimaster #takizawa #UCMP838i8L4P6hZdt9nW5BsA #いわて #チャグチャグ馬コ #もりおか #レッドファイブのいわてどうがにっき #岩手 #岩手ツアー #岩手という帰れる場所 #岩手县 #岩手県 #岩手県ツアー #岩手県観光 #岩手縣 #岩手観光 #残したい日本の音風景100 #滝沢 #滝沢市 #滝沢村 #盛冈市 #盛岡 #盛岡市 #解説／年6月第2土曜日に
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Love and Cherry Blossoms: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in Japan’s Rural North
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://unseen-japan.com/iwate-pride-parade-lgbtq-japan/
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Recent bear sightings have led to temporary closures and restricted outdoor activities at schools across Japan, with local education boards struggling over how to safely continue offering classes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/28/japan/bear-sightings-schools/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #schools #children #students #hiroshima #aomori #iwate #fukushima #toyama
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Infection status
Released May 22, 2026.
- As of period from May 11 - May 17, 2026 -No. of patients per medical facility (nationwide) 0.37
Change from prev. week +0.03
[Source: Health-Labor-Welfare Ministry weekly report]
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001702682.pdf
🔸14th wave
Saga at 0.08, Tokyo at 0.15, Akita at 0.8, Hokkaido at 0.3, Okinawa at 0.7
#Iwate at 1.43#Influenza monitoring paused until Sept
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001697528.pdf -
A body missing its upper half was found in the mountains of Okutama, western Tokyo, on Tuesday, prompting authorities to investigate the possibility of what could be Tokyo's first recorded fatal bear attack since at least 2006. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/20/japan/bears-half-body-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #death #iwate #aomori #tokyo #environmentministry #socialmedia #ai
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https://www.wacoca.com/tour/979862/ 【岩手県雫石町】 有名だけど知らない？ 盛岡と秋田の間にある町 #iwate #shidukuishi #shidukuishicho #shizukuishi #shizukuishicho #sidukuishicho #sidukuisi #sizukuishicho #sizukuisi #いわて #いわてけん #しずくいし #しずくいしちょう #岩手県 #東北地方 #東北地方ツアー
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Infection status
Released May 15, 2026.
- As of period from May 4 - May 10, 2026 -No. of patients per medical facility (nationwide) 0.34
Change from prev. week -0.25
[Source: Health-Labor-Welfare Ministry weekly report]
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001700205.pdf
🔸14th wave
Saga at 0.08, Tokyo at 0.19, Akita at 1.04, Hokkaido at 0.28, Okinawa at 0.84
#Iwate at 1.21#Influenza monitoring paused until Sept
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001697528.pdf -
Asian black bear sightings in Japan have reached an all-time high of 50,776 in fiscal 2025, the environment ministry announced Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/society/2025-bear-numbers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bears #iwate #hokkaido #aomori #akita #environmentministry #animals
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Japanese authorities confirmed Friday the first fatal bear attack of 2026, with media reports saying police were also investigating two other possible cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/bear-first-attack-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #death #iwate #yamagata #environmentministry
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Infection status
Released May 7, 2026.
- As of period from Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2026 -No. of patients per medical facility (nationwide) 0.68
Change from prev. week +0.0
[Source: Health-Labor-Welfare Ministry weekly report]
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001697538.pdf
🔸14th wave
Saga at 0.21, Tokyo at 0.54, Akita at 1.76, Hokkaido at 0.58, Okinawa at 1.16
#Iwate at 2.74#Influenza (nationwide) at 0.61
Change from prev. week -0.31
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001697528.pdf
🔸Flu monitoring paused until Sept
#CovidIsNotOver
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A wildfire in northeastern Japan has been brought under control after 11 days; the fire destroyed 8 buildings and scorched 1,633 hectares of land, the 2nd largest area in over 30 years.
Last year, a massive wildfire in Ofunato, also in Iwate Prefecture, scorched around 3,370 hectares before it was finally extinguished.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260502/p2g/00m/0na/035000c
#Japan #Wildfires #Iwate #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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The northeastern town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, declared that the forest fire that broke out on April 22 has come under control. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/03/japan/iwate-town-forest-fire-under-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwate #wildfires #forests #environment #otsuchi
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'It has been one week since a forest fire broke out in the town of Otsuchi. The blaze spread at two locations, and the burned area has reached 1,633 hectares. It is the second largest such fire in Japan since the Heisei era (1989-2019).'
'Every effort must be made to quickly extinguish the wildfire in northeast Japan's Iwate Prefecture, and everything possible done to support residents forced to live as evacuees.'
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260430/p2a/00m/0op/032000c
#Wildfire #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Iwate #Japan
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As bears come out of hibernation across Japan, local municipalities are warning residents to prepare in case of bear attacks, with one fatal incident already reported in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/01/japan/bears-warnings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #localgovernment #sendai #iwate #akita
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Authorities say they have finally begun to bring the wildfire in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, under control and plan to lift evacuation orders in most areas as the blaze stretches into its seventh day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/29/japan/iwate-wildfires-continue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwate #wildfires #forests
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Japan lifted a special advisory warning of an increased risk of major earthquakes after a powerful 7.7 magnitude tremor hit the country's north and prompted a tsunami alert. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/27/japan/advisory-lift-week-after/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #311 #cabinet #iwate
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After losing his family home in Iwate Prefecture in a tsunami triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, volunteer firefighter Ryota Haga is fighting to save his town as a wildfire now threatens to consume it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/27/japan/society/iwate-tsunami-survivor-battles-wildfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #iwate #otsuchi #wildfires #tsunami #311 #sdf #climatechange
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A strong earthquake rattled Hokkaido early Monday, the U.S. and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to hit the island nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/27/japan/japan-hokkaido-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #earthquakes #geology #iwate #hokkaido #meteorologicalagency #disasterpreparedness
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More than 1,000 firefighters in northern Japan battled to contain wildfires for a fifth straight day, as the blazes pushed closer to residential areas and forced more than 3,000 residents to evacuate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/26/japan/japan-iwate-wildfire-day-5/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfires #iwate #sdf #climatechange
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Hundreds of firefighters were battling wildfires in the forests of northern Japan on Saturday, as authorities urged more than 3,200 people to evacuate from their homes, government officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/25/japan/iwate-fires-otsuchi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wildfires #iwate #sdf
