• Yamagata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Iwate

Ryusendo is one of Japan’s three greatest limestone caves along with Akiyoshido in…

• Fukushima

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

• Fukushima

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

• Fukushima

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

• Aomori

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

• Iwate

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

• Akita

Built on the site of the town’s former castle ruins, Senshu Park is now home to be…

• Aomori

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

• Akita

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

• Miyagi

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

• Akita

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

• Multiple Areas

Shirakami Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a mountainous area extending across Ao…

• Miyagi

The Sembonzakura is a row of more than 1,000 cherry trees, mainly the someiyoshino varie…

• Niigata

Sasagawa Nagare is an 11-kilometre stretch of coastline near the city of Murakami, with …

• Aomori

Oirase Town Icho Park allows you to enjoy scenery that changes with the seasons, with ch…

• Miyagi

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

• Niigata

This unique festival features a battle between approximately 300 massive kites, each app…

• Fukushima

Located in the Bandai Asahi National Park, the Morohashi Museum of Modern Art exhibits w…

• Aomori

Hirosaki park is one of the top three cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan. The Hirosak…

• Yamagata

Zao Onsen features abundant sulphuric hot spring water with strong acidity. The town&rsq…

• Yamagata

Tsuruoka City Kamo Aquarium is located in an impressive modern white-walled building on …

• Miyagi

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

• Akita

Around 3,700 cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms bloom for about 11 kilometers along P…

• Fukushima

Higashiyama Onsen is one of three renowned hot springs in Tohoku along with Kaminoyama O…

• Yamagata

Imoni is a traditional Tohoku stew of taro and meat. It is particularly popular in Yamag…

• Aomori

The 300m triple-arched Tsuru-no-Mai Bridge is Japan’s longest wooden bridge and is…

• Miyagi

Sendai Asaichi morning market is the kitchen for the citizens of Sendai right next to Se…

• Iwate

Morioka Sansa Odori is the world’s largest taiko drumming parade that is held on C…

• Fukushima

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

• Iwate

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

• Miyagi

Tashiro Island is a small island approximately 15km southeast of the Kitakami River mout…

• Iwate

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

• Fukushima

Facing the Pacific Ocean, the Fukushima coast is where the warm Kuroshio Current and the…

• Yamagata

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

• Akita

Goshogake Onsen is located on the Hachimantai Aspite Line, a scenic driving route traver…

• Miyagi

Shiogama-jinja Shrine has long been revered by ordinary people for protecting the Tohoku…

• Aomori

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

• Yamagata

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