• Akita

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

• Fukushima

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

• Akita

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

• Aomori

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

• Fukushima

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

• Aomori

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

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

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

• 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…

• Akita

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

• Miyagi

Sendai Castle (Aoba Castle) was the residence of Date 620,000 goku. The castle was built…

• Iwate

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

• Miyagi

Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum is a place where you can have fun learning about the Pa…

• Akita

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

• Fukushima

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

• Iwate

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

• Niigata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Miyagi

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

• Iwate

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

• Aomori

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

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

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

• Yamagata

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

• Yamagata

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

• Aomori

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

• Iwate

One of the most famous tourist attractions in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, is Kappa Fuchi. It…

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

The Taro Kanko Hotel was flooded up to the fourth floor in the Great East Japan Earthqua…

• Miyagi

The only national park in the Tohoku region, located on the lakeside of the Kamabusa Dam…

• Akita

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

• Miyagi

The Nakahashi Bridge is a pedestrian bridge made of wood and iron that spans the Hachima…

• Akita

This facility introduces Akita City's traditional events and folk performing arts, s…

• Fukushima

There is a theory that the origins of the Mizuhiki Shuraku community come from when hunt…

• Yamagata

Studio Sedic Shonai Open Set located at the foot of Mt. Gassan where nature extends out.…

• Iwate

Morioka Handi-Works Square has three zones. In addition to the ""handmade work…

• Miyagi

This is a popular spot to introduce the attractive, traditional craft of Yajiro Kokeshi …

• Akita

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