• Akita

The Yokote Kamakura Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major sn…

• Iwate

Mount Hachimantai is a mountainous plateau rising 1,613m above sea level stretching over…

• Akita

The Akita Kanto Festival is one of the three great festivals of Tohoku along with the Ao…

• Akita

The Omagari Hanabi fireworks festival boasts the top tradition and advanced techniques i…

• Akita

Kakunodate is a former castle town which flourished during the Edo period. Known as the …

• Akita

Dakigaeri Gorge is a popular place of natural beauty surrounded in summer by verdant gre…

• Akita

Nyuto Onsenkyo is a popular hidden hot spring area home to seven hot spring inns each wi…

• Yamagata

Facing the Japan Sea, the unique topography of Mount Chokai rises dramatically from sea …

• Akita

Lake Tazawa has been selected as one of the 100 best landscapes of Japan. The cobalt blu…

• Akita

Kaneyu is a nationally registered tangible cultural property and a symbol of Noshiro Cit…

• Akita

Ganiba Onsen was named after the crabs living in the nearby stream. The Onsen is popular…

• Aomori

The mystical Lake Towada offers beautiful panoramic views reflecting the surrounding sce…

• Aomori

Shirakami Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a mountainous area extending across Ao…

• Akita

This wintery festival has been continued for over 400 years. It is held annually on the …

• Akita

Oku-Oyasukyo Ooyu Onsen is where hot springs and clouds of steam well up in a deep mount…

• Akita

Odate-Kosaka Rail Biking involves riding a “rail bike” that you pedal like a…

• Akita

Oyasukyo Gorge was formed through fluvial erosion over thousands of years. A walking pat…

• Akita

Tamagawa Onsen is unique in Japan for two reasons. The first is that it is the source of…

• Akita

Built on the site of the town’s former castle ruins, Senshu Park is now home to be…

• Akita

Oga Peninsula offers cycling routes in scenic areas along the sea and through a mountain…

• Akita

“Namahage” is a folk ritual performed throughout the Oga Peninsula and surro…

• Akita

The Oga Peninsula is the home of the strange creatures known as Namahage, demons with te…

• Akita

Matagi refers to the people living deep in the mountains, hunting bears and other animal…

• Akita

The Mototaki Fukuryusui Underflow features the beautiful contrast between the green moss…

• Akita

The 1,637 m Mt. Akita-Komagatake is the collective name for several peaks including Mt. …

• Akita

“Namahage” is a folk ritual performed throughout the Oga Peninsula and surro…

• Akita

Nyudozaki is a scenic cape located at the northern tip of the Oga Peninsula offering a p…

• Akita

Kakunodate Town in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, is also known as the “Little Kyoto o…

• Akita

Along with the Gujo Odori in Gifu and the Awa Odori in Tokushima, the Nishimonai Bon Odo…

• Akita

Shirakami-Sanchi, a mountainous area straddling Akita and Aomori Prefectures, is a habit…

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Immerse yourself in Japanese traditional culture and bond with Japanese people in places…

• Akita

Roadside Station Gojome is famous for its traditional Gojome Morning Market with a histo…

• Akita

Masuda was once a town of wealthy merchants. With its traditional townscape and numerous…

• Akita

Yuze Onsen, located midway between Morioka and Lake Towada, is an onsen area along a mou…

• Akita

There are several observation decks that overlook Lake Towada, but the views from the Ha…

• Akita

Kuroyu Onsen is a hidden hot spring located deep in the mountains surrounding Nyuto Onse…

• Akita

Each year on February 10, massive paper balloons with drawings of warriors, beautiful wo…

• Akita

Godzilla Rock is a rock on the craggy shore of Shiosezaki, on the southern side of the O…

• Akita

Matagi refers to the people living deep in the mountains, hunting bears and other animal…

• Akita

Yokote City Fureai Center Kamakurakan is a place to experience authentic igloos. Its rea…