Sakata (Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture) developed as a port town at the mouth of the Mogami River. During the Edo period, merchant ships from Osaka in the Settsu region, Shikoku, Chugoku, and Kyushu, all docked here, bringing with them the products of the eastern, northern, and northern regions.
From the mid-Edo period through the 1890s, Kitamaebune ships traveled across the Sea of Japan between Osaka and Tohoku and Hokkaido, transporting many goods. The largest port in the Tohoku region was Sakata (Sakata/Yamata).
Japanese Heritage Site: "Silk associated with Samurai - To Tsuruoka, a town where we encounter the original scenery of modernization in Japan" Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is home to Gassan, Hagurosan, and Yudonoyama (Yudou...
The Shimokita Peninsula is a peninsula located at the northernmost tip of Honshu, with the sacred site Osorezan and the Kandachime of Shiriyazaki, the natural monument Hotokegaura, and Oma (...
The Michinoku Fairy Tale Road connects Shiroishi City and Shichikashuku Town in Miyagi Prefecture with Nanyo City and Takahata Town in Yamagata Prefecture, and is a nostalgic road filled with folk tales and old stories.
Ogawara Town, located in the southern part of Miyagi Prefecture, is home to the center of the town, and the Shiraishi River flows through the center of the town, and many migratory birds fly every year. The Shiraishi River embankment is approximately 8km and is lined with approximately 1,200 cherry trees, and "one...
Bandai Volcano (Bandai Kazan/Inawashiro Town, Bandai Town, and Kitashiobara Village) are located in Mt. Bandai (Obanai, 1,816m above sea level), Kushigamine...
As the weather warms up, it's the perfect season to travel to Iwate Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture is made up of 33 cities, towns, and villages, each with its own unique characteristics. If you're traveling to Iwate from outside the Tohoku region...
As the phrase "eight million gods" suggests, there are said to be more than 150,000 shrines and temples across Japan. The number of deities enshrined there is also that many, but the most enshrined deity in Japan is...
Nezugaseki (also known as Nenjugaseki or Nezugaseki) was a crossing point between the Tohoku region (Emishi), which the Yamato court had not yet controlled, and the Kanto and Hokuriku regions, during the Ritsuryo period (Asuka to Heian periods).
