• Iwate

The history of wanko soba dates back more than 380 years. It is said that when Lord Tosh…

• Iwate

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

• Miyagi

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

• Yamagata

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

• Yamagata

Try your hand at painting "Otakapoppo," a traditional craft handed down from g…

• Iwate

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

• Iwate

The Kuji region is known as Japan's largest amber-producing area. The Kuji Amber Mus…

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

The Denkoku-no-Mori Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum is a museum adjacent to Matsugasaki Park…

• Yamagata

Kaminoyama Castle (also known as Tsukioka Castle) is said to have been built by Takei (E…

• Fukushima

• Miyagi

The Nakahama Elementary School has been preserved as it was at the time of the disaster,…

• Miyagi

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

• Niigata

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

• Akita

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

• Aomori

The brick warehouse that houses the Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art was built about …

• Iwate

The northernmost ama, who became famous in the NHK morning TV series ""Amachan…

• Yamagata

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

• Yamagata

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

• Fukushima

This station on the Aizu Railway Line is the only one in Japan where the station buildin…

• Yamagata

[Natagiri Toge mountain pass] On May 17, 1689, or July 3 in the solar calendar, Matsuo B…

• Iwate

HANAMAKI TOY MUSEUM opened in July 2020 on the second floor of the Marukan Building, a l…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Matagi refers to the people living deep in the mountains, hunting bears and other animal…

• Iwate

• Niigata

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

• Akita

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

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

Mine-no-Ura is located further into Yamagata's famous sightseeing area of Yamadera. …

• Niigata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Miyagi

Naruko Onsen is the place with the longest history of producing Kokeshi dolls. Most of t…

• Yamagata

Experience authentic mountain training practices under the guidance of a real Yamabushi …

• Miyagi

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

• Aomori

Visitors can experience the charms of Tsugaru in its entirety through exhibitions of Hir…

• Niigata

Since its establishment in 1790, Ichishima Sake Brewery has used soft water from the Kaj…

• Miyagi

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

• Iwate

Across 20 hectares, the Esashi Fujiwara Heritage Park is lined with around 120 Heian-sty…

• Aomori

[Yawata-uma painting] Yawata-uma is one of Japan's three major wooden horses an…