• Akita

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

• Fukushima

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

• 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…

• Fukushima

Stroll through the streets, which were used as a stopover during the Edo period (1603-18…

• Aomori

Four of the large Nebuta floats that have been used in the Nebuta Festival are on displa…

• Akita

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

• Aomori

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

• Iwate

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

• Akita

The Nyuto Onsenkyo "Yumeguri-go" is a shuttle bus that circulates among the se…

• Aomori

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

• Miyagi

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

• Akita

Odate City Tourist Exchange Center Akita Dog Visitor Centre (Akita Inu no Sato) where vi…

• Iwate

This is one of the largest illumination events in the Tohoku region that will illuminate…

• Miyagi

Arahama Elementary School, where 320 students, teachers, and residents evacuated after t…

• Yamagata

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

• Miyagi

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

• Iwate

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

• Aomori

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

• Niigata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Miyagi

3M SENDAI CITY SCIENCE MUSEUM is a spot for science where you have fun learning about na…

• Miyagi

Zuihoden is the mausoleum of Date Masamune, the founder of Sendai and most powerful daim…

• Akita

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

• Aomori

Enjoy the entire Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest undersea tunnel, which was first…

• Niigata

The Sado Gold Mine was the largest gold and silver mine in Japan. It has a 400-year heri…

• Miyagi

The Miyagi 3.11 Tsunami Disaster Memorial Museum, located at Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsuna…

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

When you enter Tono Furusato Village, you will be surrounded by the retro scenery of a J…

• Aomori

At the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival, one of the five major snow festivals in Mi…

• Fukushima

Nisshinkan was the highest school of the Aizu domain, built in 1803 for the purpose of n…

• Miyagi

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

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

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

• Miyagi

The former Onagawa Police Box is a two-story reinforced-concrete building whose foundati…

• Yamagata

In Tendo City, which boasts the largest production of Shogi pieces in Japan, why not try…

• Iwate

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

• Fukushima

Akabeko is a folk toy born in Aizu and also considered a lucky charm. Paint it as y…

• Miyagi

sendai mediatheque was designed by world-renowned architect Toyo Ito and is ranked as on…