• Akita

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

• Iwate

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

• Fukushima

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

• 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 …

• 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…

• Akita

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

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Miyagi

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

• Niigata

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

• Niigata

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

• Miyagi

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

• Iwate

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

• Fukushima

This museum is dedicated to Hideyo Noguchi, an acclaimed bacteriologist from the town of…

• Yamagata

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

• Yamagata

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

• Yamagata

Uesugi Jinja Shrine was built on the grounds of the former Yonezawa Castle to enshrine K…

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

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

• Aomori

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

• Fukushima

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

• Aomori

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

• Fukushima

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

• Aomori

• Aomori

Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto is known for its thousand torii gates, but Tohoku has its …

• Iwate

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

• 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…

• Miyagi

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

“Namahage” is a folk ritual performed throughout the Oga Peninsula and surro…

• Fukushima

British Hills is located in a forest on a plateau. The vast grounds (approx. 240,000 squ…

• 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…

• Aomori

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

• Aomori

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

• Iwate

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