• Miyagi

Sendai Castle was founded by Masamune Date, the famous feudal lord of Japan’s civi…

• Iwate

Chuson-ji Temple in Hiraizumi was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011 as an …

• Iwate

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

• Miyagi

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

• Yamagata

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

• Niigata

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

• Niigata

The Northern Culture Museum is the former residence of a local wealthy farming family. T…

• Yamagata

Built in 1893, the Sankyo Soko Storehouses continue to function today as rice storehouse…

• Miyagi

The Ishinomori Manga Museum is dedicated to the Manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. With a …

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Yamagata

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

• Aomori

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

• Fukushima

Ouchijuku was a flourishing post-town in the 17th century. The town’s traditional …

• Aomori

Located in Hirosaki (Oyo) Park, Hirosaki Castle is the northernmost remaining castle tow…

• Fukushima

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

• Miyagi

Entsuin Temple is known as a matchmaking temple and a popular viewing location for stunn…

• Fukushima

Sazae-do is a three-storied, hexagonal pagoda with the look of an optical illusion. Offi…

• Aomori

Sannai Maruyama Ruins is Japan’s largest archaeological site of a Jomon period vil…

• Iwate

The cavern where Takkoku no Iwaya Temple is built is said to be the place where Emishi p…

• Miyagi

This is one of Japan’s three major Inari Shrines, and is visited by about 1.6 mill…

• Yamagata

Matsugasaki Park is located on the grounds of the former Yonezawa Castle. The water-fill…

• Iwate

The Hiraizumi Cultural Heritage Center is a guide center that shows off Hiraizumi's …

• Miyagi

Zuihoden is the mausoleum of Masamune Date, the founder of modern Sendai. The mausoleum …

• Yamagata

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

• Miyagi

Shiogama-jinja Shrine has long been revered by ordinary people for protecting the Tohoku…

• Fukushima

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

• Miyagi

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

• Yamagata

The Honma family was the wealthiest merchant family in Japan between the 17th and mid-20…

• Aomori

The Shuji Terayama Museum was built over a period of about three years to preserve and d…

• Fukushima

It is said by the local people that Maezawa Magariya Shuraku is a community opened by Ai…

• Aomori

Nebuta Museum WA-RASSE is in Aomori City's Cultural Tourism Exchange Facility where …

• Aomori

Iwakiyama Shrine dates back to the year 780 when a shrine was founded at the top of Moun…

• Miyagi

Sendai Asaichi morning market is the kitchen for the citizens of Sendai right next to Se…

• Iwate

The Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building was built in 1911 as the head office for Morioka Ba…

• Aomori

Forming the grounds of Hirosaki Castle, Hirosaki Park is nationally recognised as one of…

• Iwate

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

• Niigata

With a history stretching back 2,400 years, the Yahiko Shrine has been worshipped since …

• Iwate

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

• Fukushima

This retro-chic street stretches from north to south through the town of Aizuwakamatsu. …