• Niigata

Lying at the very southern tip of Sado City, Shukunegi was once a prosperous hub for car…

• Niigata

Kasugayama Castle is well-known as the home of Kenshin Uesugi, the famous Sengoku period…

• Yamagata

The shogi piece industry in Tendō began to be promoted by the Tendō Oda domain during th…

• Niigata

Nishikigoi, or vari-coloured carp are known as “swimming jewels,” with their…

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

Studio Sedic Shonai Open Set located at the foot of Mt. Gassan where nature extends out.…

• Yamagata

Shonai Hanko Chidokan is a school that was founded by the Sakai Clan in the Shonai Domai…

• Yamagata

Uesugike Byosho has a quiet and solemn appearance surrounded by a grove of cedar trees. …

• Yamagata

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

• Niigata

• Niigata

A “gangi” refers to a traditional veranda or arcade-like construction in fro…

• Niigata

The Niigata Prefectural Museum is intended as a place for visitors to learn comprehensiv…

• Fukushima

Shingu Kumano Shrine is an ancient shrine. It is said that its beginnings lie with the d…

• Yamagata

• Niigata

Shibata Castle Ruins Park is located on the site of the historic Shibata Castle. It has …

• Akita

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

• Iwate

• Iwate

The Taro Kanko Hotel was flooded up to the fourth floor in the Great East Japan Earthqua…

• Fukushima

• Fukushima

There is a theory that the origins of the Mizuhiki Shuraku community come from when hunt…

• Miyagi

Zuiganji is the family temple of Masamune Date, a famous feudal lord of the Age of Civil…

• Miyagi

Zuihoden is the mausoleum of Date Masamune, the founder of Sendai and most powerful daim…

• Aomori

The Korekawa Jomon Kan promotes Hachinohe's Jomon culture through the display of art…

• Iwate

• Iwate

Morioka Handi-Works Square has three zones. In addition to the ""handmade work…

• Iwate

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

• Iwate

Morioka Hachimangu Shrine was built in 1680 by the 29th feudal lord Shigenobu Nanbu. The…

• Niigata

Sekijyosan Saifukuji Temple was opened in 1534. It attracts so many people thanks to scu…

• Aomori

It is possible to come and go between Honshu and Hokkaido by Shinkansen now that the Sei…

• Akita

The local museum, which utilizes the head office of the former Akita Bank, was construct…

• Miyagi

The Sendai Literature Museum collects and preserves the works and related materials of l…

• Miyagi

The Kaleidoscope Art Museum stands at the entrance to Akiu Onsenkyo hot spring village. …

• Akita

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

• Aomori

• Akita

A thematic journey in the Tohoku region:Traditional Crafts

• Fukushima

It is said by the local people that Maezawa Magariya Shuraku is a community opened by Ai…

• Iwate

• Akita

Masuda developed as a distribution center for goods from the Naruse and Minase Rivers. F…

• Miyagi

The Saito Risuke Family were wealthy merchants who flourished over seven generations fro…

• Miyagi

Together with the Heijo-kyo city ruins in Nara Prefecture and the remains of Dazaifu for…