• Yamagata

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

• Miyagi

Along the Shiroishi River, which flows through Ogawara Town, is the Hitome Senbonzakura,…

• Yamagata

Every winter, a huge kamakura (a kind of straw-shaped house) about 3 meters high and 5 m…

• Akita

Surrounded by a forest of beech trees, the open-air baths (simple sulfur spring) offer a…

• Aomori

Ashino Park, known as the place where the writer Osamu Dazai often played, is one of the…

• Niigata

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

• Akita

The Akita Kanto Festival is one of the three great festivals of Tohoku along with the Ao…

• Yamagata

You can visit Zao Jizoson at Jizo Sancho Station to pray for future success or you can t…

• Fukushima

Fukushima is a leading “fruit kingdom” in Japan. Leveraging the unique clima…

• Aomori

Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto is known for its thousand torii gates, but Tohoku has its …

• Aomori

The literary master Osamu Dazai left behind many masterpieces including Shayo (The Setti…

• Niigata

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

• Miyagi

In July 2017, full-scale shirasu or whitebait fishing resumed in four areas of Miyagi (S…

• Iwate

On the coast of Iwate Prefecture, there is a food called "Raw Sea Urchin in a Milk …

• Miyagi

Arai Station is the eastern starting point of the Sendai Subway Tozai Line and the gatew…

• Yamagata

This was originally the villa of the Homma wealthy merchant family in Sakata. In 1947, t…

• Aomori

Among the twelve lakes in the vast beech forests of the Shirakami-Sanchi, a registered W…

• Niigata

Kuriyama Beika is the company behind the famous Bakauke brand rice crackers. Here, you c…

• Miyagi

This is the only sightseeing course in the bay where you can view scenic spots of the is…

• Fukushima

Ebisu Circuit is a mecca for “drifting,” a sport in which a car is driven wh…

• Fukushima

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

• Miyagi

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

• Iwate

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

• Miyagi

Yamamoto Strawberry Farm is one of the largest strawberry farms in Tohoku. It is located…

• Miyagi

Matsushima Fish Market is about 10 minutes on foot from Matsushima-Kaigan Station on the…

• Niigata

With a history stretching back 2,400 years, the Yahiko Shrine has been worshipped since …

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

The more it snows, the more you can save! In 2018, Hijiori Onsen experienced its heavies…

• Fukushima

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

• Aomori

Lake Juni is the general term for a group of 33 lakes and marshes surrounded by a beech …

• Fukushima

The Aizu Festival is Aizu’s largest festival and is held in late September each ye…

• Akita

The gondola offers easy access for viewing Mt. Moriyoshi in the four seasons.From spring…

• Aomori

For more information, please visit the VISIT Hachinohe website.The Hachinohe Sansha Tais…

• Aomori

This arcade has remained from the feudal government period. It was indispensable to the …

• Yamagata

At Shirakawa Lake, located at the foot of the Iide mountain range, trees are submerged u…

• Akita

The five shrine halls (Goshado) of Akagami Shrine built in the Edo period stand side by …

• Akita

Oyasukyo Gorge was formed through fluvial erosion over thousands of years. A walking pat…

• Niigata

The Fossa Magna Museum is a museum that tells the story of Japan’s minerals, rocks…

• Akita

The Nishimonai Bon Odori in Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture, is one of the three most popular…

• Aomori

This is a tour that you can only experience in Oma, the sanctuary of pole-fishing for tu…