• Akita

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

• Akita

Lake Tazawa (Tazawako) is a stunning lake in Akita and has been selected as one of the 1…

• Fukushima

Ouchi-juku is a former post town established around the 17th century and also registered…

• Aomori

Mount Osore on the Shimokita Peninsula is one of Japan’s three most sacred mountai…

• Yamagata

Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono, known as the Three Mountains of Dewa, have …

• Aomori

Hirosaki Castle was constructed back in 1611. The castle and the surrounding park opened…

• Iwate

A 15-minute walk from Morioka station takes you to Morioka Castle, officially recognised…

• Yamagata

Risshaku-ji Temple is popularly known as Yamadera (Mountain Temple). The rocky mountain …

• Iwate

Motsuji Temple is a designated UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site along with nearby Chu…

• Fukushima

Tsuruga Castle, also known as Aizu Castle or Aizuwakamatsu Castle, is famed as an impreg…

• Niigata

Takada Park is home to castle ruins and is famous for its gorgeous cherry blossoms. In s…

• Aomori

The Tatehana Wharf Morning Market is an extra-large morning market, purportedly the larg…

• Miyagi

Zuiganji is the family temple of Masamune Date, a famous feudal lord of the Age of Civil…

• Akita

Yokote City Masuda Manga Museum opened in 1995 as Japan's first manga-themed museum.…

• Yamagata

Yamagata Castle was constructed in 1592 by Yoshiaki Mogami, one of Tohoku’s promin…

• Iwate

The Miyazawa Kenji Fairy Tale Village gives visitors the opportunity to enjoy hands-on l…

• Iwate

Morioka Hachimangu Shrine was built in 1680 by the 29th feudal lord Shigenobu Nanbu. The…

• Miyagi

Naruko Onsen is the place with the longest history of producing Kokeshi dolls. Most of t…

• Iwate

In the tsunami that struck Japan at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011,…

• Akita

Senshu Park is the site of the 200,000 stone castle of Satake of the Akita Domain and is…

• Yamagata

Hiyoriyama Park is a historic park in the port town of Sakata. The park is a popular sce…

• Fukushima

Aizu Bukeyashiki is a historical site of reconstructed samurai residences of the Edo per…

• Niigata

Hakusan Park is a Dutch-style promenade garden neighbouring Hakusan Shrine. This beautif…

• Fukushima

• Iwate

As the leaves change color in autumn along the road that leads to Chusonji, the temple g…

• Niigata

Sado Island is Japan’s second largest island after the island of Okinawa. This lar…

• Akita

Namahage is a traditional folk event on the Oga Peninsula. Namahage wears an ogre mask a…

• Akita

Historic Site Osarizawa Mine, which is recognized as a Heritage of Industrial Modernizat…

• Iwate

The northernmost ama, who became famous in the NHK morning TV series ""Amachan…

• Aomori

It is possible to come and go between Honshu and Hokkaido by Shinkansen now that the Sei…

• Iwate

The "Cultural Heritage of Hiraizumi" was registered as a World Heritage Site i…

• Yamagata

There are six sokushinbutsu (monks who practice austerity to the point of death and mumm…

• Akita

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

• Iwate

Hoonji Temple is a temple with a long history that is said to have been built in 1394. T…

• Aomori

The Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival is one of the three major Aomori Neputa festivals, …

• Miyagi

Perched on a small island jutting out into Matsushima Bay with a vermilion-lacquered bri…

• Niigata

Nishikigoi, or vari-coloured carp are known as “swimming jewels,” with their…

• Akita

The name Gozanoishi Shrine (sitting stone shrine) is derived from the fact that Lord Sat…

• Iwate

The legend of water sprites, known as kappa, showing themselves to humans can be found i…

• Niigata

Tsubame City is famous as a city of manufacturing that is home to highly advanced and di…