Tohoku

Aomori City | Beautiful Nature and Rich Food Culture

Aomori CIty is mostly skipped by tourists since the ferry is no longer the only way to get to Hokkaido,…

5 years ago

Hirosaki City, Aomori | A town that lives together with beautiful nature in every season

Hirosaki is known as a cherry blossom city, and you can enjoy beautiful sakura around Hirosaki Castle between late April…

5 years ago

Oirase and Lake Towada, Aomori | Japan’s beautiful wilderness

Along with Lake Towada, the Oirase river has been designated as a special scenic spot and a natural monument of…

5 years ago

Tono City, Iwate | Michinoku’s three best cherry blossom viewing spots

Tono City in Iwate is not on the tourists' Golden Route in Japan, but if you love horses or folk…

5 years ago

Dewa Sanzan, Yamagata | Peak of the Gods

The people who practice Shugendo asceticism on Dewa Sanzan are called 'yamabushi', and they are probably the most rigorous and…

5 years ago

Hirosaki Castle, Aomori | One of the few castles where you can see beautiful scenery with snow

Hirosaki Castle stands in Aomori prefecture. It is a very important castle because it has one of the only 12…

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Juniko Lakes, Aomori | Beautiful cobalt blue pond

The Juniko (12 Lakes) in Aomori are a place of scenic beauty in the middle of a forest area in…

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Oga Peninsula, Akita | Beautiful scenery of sea and mountains

Oga Peninsula, in the western part of Akita, juts out into the Japan Sea in the shape of an ax. Along…

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Ginzan Onsen | famous for its fantastic townscape with the Ginzan River and beautiful hot spring inns

Do you want to relax in a hot spring resort without the tourist crowds? It is a bit of a…

4 years ago