• Akita

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

• Niigata

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

• 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…

• Akita

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

• Iwate

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

• Aomori

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

• Iwate

• Akita

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

• Fukushima

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

• Aomori

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

• Yamagata

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

• Miyagi

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

• Fukushima

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

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

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

• Niigata

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

• Miyagi

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

• Yamagata

A sokushinbutsu is a self-mummified monk who cleanses their sins and impurities through …

• Yamagata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Iwate

Spread out across seven hectares in a secluded place in the mountains, this open-air mus…

• Akita

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

• Niigata

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

• Akita

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

• Iwate

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

• Miyagi

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

• Miyagi

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

• Fukushima

• Miyagi

With its towering photogenic three-storied pagoda, the zen garden of Rinnoji Temple is o…

• 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…

• Niigata

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

• Miyagi

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

• Iwate

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

• Iwate

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

• Fukushima

• Miyagi

• Niigata

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

• Yamagata

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