• Aomori

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

• Iwate

The distinctively designed building on the corner of Morioka Castle Ruins Park (Iwate Pa…

• Aomori

widely revered in Japan as a shrine famous for its protection of the northern gate.Iwaki…

• Iwate

The "Cultural Heritage of Hiraizumi" was registered as a World Heritage Site i…

• Fukushima

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

• Akita

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

• Iwate

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

• Miyagi

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

• Akita

Shinzan Shrine has thrived as a sacred place for Sangaku-shinko mountain worshipers sinc…

• Niigata

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

• Iwate

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

• Akita

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

• Miyagi

This museum (also known as the Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum) is dedicated to the manga ar…

• Niigata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Iwate

A theme park-type factory where visitors can see the craftsmanship of potters up close.D…

• Fukushima

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

• Akita

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

• Aomori

The Sannai-Maruyama Site is one of Japan's largest early to middle Jomon Period site…

• Akita

Historic Site Osarizawa Mine, which is recognized as a Heritage of Industrial Modernizat…

• Fukushima

From JR Nanukamachi station, the 700m Nanukamachi-dori Street leads to Noguchi Hideyo Se…

• Miyagi

Located in a mountain village just outside Akiu Onsen, this is a community of traditiona…

• Fukushima

The shrine boasts a history of more than 2,000 years as the general guardian of Iwashiro…

• Yamagata

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

• Miyagi

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

• Iwate

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

• Akita

Kabazaiku is a craft made using the bark of Yamazakura cherry trees. This traditional cr…

• Multiple Areas

Designed by Dutch scholar Takeda Hizaburo under the orders of the Tokugawa Shogunate and…

• Miyagi

Akiu Shrine is located in Akiu-machi, Taihaku Ward in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. At this…

• Akita

Since 1910 (Meiji 43), Oomagari's fireworks has more than 110 years of history. Omag…

• Iwate

Kenji Miyazawa was a talented writer with accomplishments in a wide range of fields incl…

• Yamagata

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

• Miyagi

For sightseeing around Matsushima Bay, one of Three Most Scenic Views of Japan, visitors…

• Miyagi

The commercial area that includes Seapal Pier Onagawa, the Hama (Beach) Terrace local ma…

• Yamagata

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

• Akita

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

• Miyagi

Shiroishi Castle (also known as Masuoka Castle) was a hirayamajo, or a castle on a hill …

• Fukushima

In the Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima experienced a combined disaster unpreceden…

• Niigata

The Bandai Bridge is a solid stone arch bridge crossing over the Shinano River. Decorati…

• Miyagi

Fires occurred in various stricken areas caused by damage to propane gas cylinders and a…