• Akita

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

• Multiple Areas

Mount Hachimantai is a mountainous plateau rising 1,613m above sea level stretching over…

• Miyagi

Along with Amanohashidate in Kyoto and Miyajima in Hiroshima, Matsushima Bay is known as…

• Yamagata

Travel back in time to classical Japan in Ginzan Onsen! The town is home to wooden hot s…

• Akita

Nyuto Onsenkyo is a hot spring town famous throughout Japan for its hidden hot springs. …

• Fukushima

Miharu Takizakura is a red weeping cherry tree designated as a natural monument of Japan…

• Aomori

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

• Akita

The Yokote Kamakura Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major sn…

• Fukushima

A part of the site of the former Japan National Railways (JNR) Nichu Line, which was clo…

• Miyagi

Designated as a place of scenic beauty, this waterfall has a width of 6 meters and a dro…

• Aomori

Ashino Park, known as the place where the writer Osamu Dazai often played, is one of the…

• Akita

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

• Aomori

Aomori Tourist Information Center, ASPAM is characterized by being a building with an eq…

• Miyagi

The Sendai Tanabata Festival has been passed down as a traditional event since the age l…

• Multiple Areas

• Miyagi

You will be welcomed by more than 100 foxes who are let run free here. There are a total…

• Iwate

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

• Fukushima

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

• Akita

Kuroyu Onsen is a hidden hot spring located deep in the mountains surrounding Nyuto Onse…

• Multiple Areas

The mystical Lake Towada offers beautiful panoramic views reflecting the surrounding sce…

• Yamagata

While other ski resorts are closing, Gassan Ski Resort opens in April. The slopes are lo…

• Miyagi

Naruko Gorge was created by the erosion of the Oya River. The gorge located in the Kurik…

• Aomori

A-FACORY combines an Aomori-produced apple cider workshop and market. It is located in t…

• Aomori

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

• Miyagi

Along the Shiroishi River, which flows through Ogawara Town, is the Hitome Senbonzakura,…

• Miyagi

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

• Multiple Areas

Located on the border of Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures, the Zao Mountain Range has bee…

• Yamagata

Due to the special weather conditions of the region, the ice trees in Zao grow large whe…

• Miyagi

Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium houses the largest open-air stadium in Tohoku. In addition to…

• Akita

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

• Miyagi

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

• Niigata

The Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show is considered to be one of Japan’s three…

• Aomori

Oirase Mountain Stream is one of the most popular attractions in Tohoku and has been awa…

• Multiple Areas

Facing the Japan Sea, the unique topography of Mount Chokai rises dramatically from sea …

• Aomori

Hirosaki City is home not only to the Hirosaki Park Cherry Blossom Festival, but also to…

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

Geibikei Gorge is an officially recognised national natural monument and is listed as on…

• Yamagata

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

• Aomori

The scenic local “Aoimori Railway” line connects Aomori and the hot spring t…

• Akita

Kakunodate Town in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, is also known as the “Little Kyoto o…