• Aomori

The Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line is the informal name given to National Route 103, which lin…

• Iwate

Mt. Iwate is a volcano with an elevation of 2,038 metres, and is one of Japan's 100 …

• Akita

Over the years, the rushing waters of the Minase River have deeply eroded the banks on e…

• Miyagi

This shrine enshrines over 56,000 souls of people who died in battle since the Meiji Res…

• Fukushima

The JR Tadami Line is a local line that connects Aizuwakamatsu in Fukushima Prefecture t…

• Yamagata

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

• Niigata

Mount Hakkai has been worshipped as a spiritual mountain since ancient times. It is the …

• Yamagata

Eat warm ramen inside a large kamakura (a type of igloo residence with an altar enshrini…

• Aomori

Every year on April 1, Hakkoda's winter slumber is awakened by the opening of the Ha…

• Niigata

Known as the lake of swans, Hyoko Lake has been designated a national natural treasure.F…

• Miyagi

The only national park in the Tohoku region, located on the lakeside of the Kamabusa Dam…

• Yamagata

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

• Miyagi

Located in front of the west exit of Sendai Station, this building complex includes offi…

• Iwate

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

• Akita

The Mototaki Fukuryusui Underflow features the beautiful contrast between the green moss…

• Fukushima

Selected as one of Japan’s 100 most famous mountains, Mount Bandai is the leading …

• Iwate

Appi Kogen is a 2,000-hectare stretch of highlands 800m to 900m above sea level. The hig…

• Niigata

• Miyagi

The Sendai Astronomical Observatory opened in 1955 in Sendai's Nishi Park. It was th…

• Iwate

Kitayamazaki Cliffs is located in the northern part of Sanriku Fukko National Park, and …

• Yamagata

• Iwate

Genbikei Gorge is a beautiful 2km stretch of gorge along the Iwai River flowing from Mou…

• Fukushima

With a maximum elevation of 1,622m, the Bandai Azuma Skyline is a scenic driving route m…

• Miyagi

Onikobe Kanketsusen Geysers are two geysers that spout up vigorously. They are called Be…

• Akita

Godzilla Rock is a rock on the craggy shore of Shiosezaki, on the southern side of the O…

• Yamagata

Tobishima is a small island with a circumference of 10.2 kilometers. To visit, you will …

• Miyagi

Fukuurajima is connected to the mainland by Fukuura-bashi Bridge (also known as Deai (En…

• Yamagata

Hiyoriyama Park is a historic park in the port town of Sakata. The park is a popular sce…

• Fukushima

Mt. Hanami is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Fukushima Prefecture, entic…

• Yamagata

The four regions of Toyomaki, Takinosawa, Numanodai and Hirabayashi in the mountains of …

• Akita

The 1,637 m Mt. Akita-Komagatake is the collective name for several peaks including Mt. …

• Akita

Kawarage Jigoku is one of the three major sacred places in Japan, along with Mt. Osore i…

• Yamagata

• Fukushima

• Fukushima

• Niigata

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

• Yamagata

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

• Fukushima

One of the most beautiful features of Kaneyama Town is how its landscape changes express…

• Miyagi

• Akita