Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
This site is an online media that delivers all sorts of trivia about the six Tohoku prefectures, from sightseeing and gourmet spots to local customs, history, and more
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
  • Home
  • Tohoku gourmet
    • Local cuisine
    • Recipe
    • meal
    • ingredients
    • Alcohol
    • drink
  • Tourist destinations in Tohoku
    • scenic spots
    • power spot
    • facility
    • hot spring
    • Historic Site
    • Experience
    • traffic
  • Things from Tohoku
    • souvenir
    • Traditional crafts
    • food
    • Tohoku Brand
    • seasoning
  • Tohoku Events
    • swimming in the sea
    • Festival
    • Limited-time event
    • firework
    • Cherry blossom viewing
    • autumn leaves
  • Tohoku Mystery
    • history
    • Traditions and customs
    • traditional events
    • folk performing arts
    • folk beliefs
    • urban legend
    • great man
  • Local stories from Tohoku
  • Japanese

Leisure Experiences

  • HOME
  • Home
  • Tourist destinations in Tohoku
  • Experience
  • Leisure Experiences

The Legend of Gold in Mutsu Province | The Koganeyama Gold Mine Site in Wakuya Town, said to be Japan's first gold-producing region [Miya...

The official history "Shoku Nihongi" records that in 749 (the 21st year of Tenpyo) during the Nara period, gold dust was presented to the Imperial Court from Mutsu Province. The source of this gold is believed to be Wakuya Town, Toda County, Miyagi Prefecture.

RyokoRyoko2025.11.28

Enjoy a relaxing boat ride on the Geibikei Gorge, Japan's northernmost boat trip! [Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture]

The Geibikei Gorge boat ride in Higashiyama-cho, Ichinoseki City, is a leisurely boat ride on the surface of the river that flows slowly through a valley lined with towering rock walls. From the departure point to the dock upstream...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2025.11.26

Enjoy the abandoned railway tracks of Tohoku! Ride a rail bike or a trolley along the tracks...

The abandoned Kosaka Railway in northeastern Akita Prefecture remains largely intact along the Jukai Line (Akita Prefectural Route 2, Odate-Towada Lake Line), allowing visitors to experience the atmosphere of the past. From the former Odate Station to Kosaka...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2025.10.17

Tohoku Autumn Foliage Driving Map: Yamagata Edition: Recommended Driving Courses and Surrounding Area Tours...

In Yamagata Prefecture, autumn leaves have already begun to turn red around highland driving routes such as the Zao and Azuma mountain ranges, and are now at their peak. However, they will soon begin to descend into the countryside. In this article, we will introduce the best autumn leaves to see in November.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2024.10.30

Former Wakayanagi Station building

Experience driving a real train at the Kuriden Museum! [Miyagi Prefecture]

Kuriden Museum (Kurihara Rural Railway Park) is a railway theme park in Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, that preserves passenger cars and electric locomotives from the former Kurihara Rural Railway in working order and opens them to the public.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2024.02.16

[Ryozen Town, Fukushima Prefecture] Full of nature! Play and learn at Ryozen Children's Village

Ryozen Children's Village is located at the foot of Mount Ryozen, a Fukushima Prefectural Natural Park. It is a place where children can play physically in a natural environment and experience art indoors.

natsukinatsuki2023.09.29

[Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture] Yamagata Prefecture's only inhabited remote island, Tobishima, is a place where you can relax with migratory birds and sunsets...

Tobishima, a small island floating in the Sea of ​​Japan, is located 39km northwest of Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, and is the only inhabited remote island in Yamagata Prefecture. On a clear day, you can see Mount Chokai from the island...

ikokeikoke2023.09.20

Gassan Plateau

[Shonai Region, Yamagata Prefecture] Travel back in time during your summer vacation! Film locations and...

The film set in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture is garnering attention for its resemblance to a period drama, making it feel like you've traveled back in time. Surrounded by nature, there are also nearby...

ikokeikoke2023.08.17

Nezumigaseki

[Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture] Camping and overnight dried squid making experience! The popular Nezumigaseki...

Nezumigaseki, where Matsuo Basho is said to have passed, is located in the southwest of Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, on the border with Niigata Prefecture. When Yamagata Prefecture was called Oshu (Mutsu Province, Dewa Province), it was one of the three Oshu checkpoints, known as the Shirakawa Checkpoint.

ikokeikoke2023.08.14

[Akita Prefecture] 5 Recommended Beaches in Akita! The highlight is the view of the sunset over the Sea of ​​Japan!

Akita Prefecture, which stretches from north to south facing the Sea of ​​Japan, has many beaches. Some beaches have already opened for swimming as early as July 6th, and in 2023, all 15 beaches in the prefecture will be open for swimming.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.08.09

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 5
  • 
24h Ranking
Recommended Articles
  • Approach to Nihonmatsu Shrine
    Nihonmatsu Shrine, the main shrine of the former Nihonmatsu domain, famous for its lantern festival (Fukushima Prefecture)
  • Image of the Tomb of Christ
    Torai = Hebrew? Let's go see the "Tomb of Christ" in Shingo Village! [Aomori Prefecture]
  • Ichian's Two-Colored Soba Noodles
    Delicious, filling, and great value for money! Tendo City's soba restaurant "Ichian"...
  • Katanuma
    What is Katanuma? | A highly acidic lake in Naruko Onsen where even fish cannot live...
  • Happiness spreads throughout your mouth! Strawberry Sweets are a great gift or souvenir...
  • Spreading the appeal of fruit! Fukushima Ouse Winery, working hand in hand with local farmers...
  • [What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 10th?
Search articles by keyword
Pickup
  • Mochi Honzen 01
    [Part 1] What is Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi's "Mochi Honzen"? | Honzen cuisine made entirely from mochi
  • Koppepan
    [Iwate Prefecture] The soul food of Morioka residents? Fukuda Pan's koppepan
  • Niboshi and Neapolitan!? A review of the addictive Niboritan [Aomori Prefecture]
  • It's not just bread, but it's also bread! A sweet, melt-in-your-mouth pure white soul food! The famous confection "Kumata"...
  • Potato Guessing
    Have you heard of "Imo-taste," a traditional party item from Tsugaru? [Aomori Prefecture]
  • Did you know that Fukushima Prefecture is actually known as the "Natto Prefecture"? Introducing recommended products and secret natto recipes
  • Is this the birth of a new B-grade gourmet food?! Belle Joyce's Nice Feeling Bread! [Iwate Prefecture]
  • What is the B-grade gourmet dish "Namie Yakisoba"? A powerful local flavor [Fukushima Prefecture]
  • A local introduces the charms of Morioka City, which was chosen as the second most popular travel destination in the world by the New York Times...
  • [Series 5: The Battle of Zenkunen and the Battle of Gosannen] 20 years after the Battle of Zenkunen, wars once again spread across Oshu...
  • Akita Senbero
    Akita Prefecture: 3 recommended cheap drinking spots in the Kawabata area, a long-established entertainment district in Akita City!
  • Katanuma
    What is Katanuma? | A highly acidic lake in Naruko Onsen where even fish cannot live...
  • Onikobe's Jigokudani Promenade! The steam and geysers are a sight straight out of hell! [Miyagi Prefecture]
  • Hobaraya Shokudo's round dumplings
    Take a day trip to Iizaka Onsen on the Fukushima Transportation Iizaka Line (Iiden) from Fukushima Station! [Fukushima Prefecture]
Kanzeji Temple (the cave where the demon hag lived)
The legend of the Onibaba of Adachihara. It is a scary ghost story with a sad human drama...
Illustration of a monkey drinking sake
What is Saruzake? A detailed explanation of the medicinal liquor introduced by Masumi Sugae in "Yuki Dewa Do" [...
[Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture] Full of Viewpoints. A Magnificent Landscape Created by the Earth...
[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Visit the hot springs associated with the Uesugi clan of the Yonezawa domain
[Recommended Autumn Festivals: Yamagata Edition] Enjoy Yamagata's delicious autumn festivals!
A genius painter who was a samurai but created Japan's first Western-style painting, "Akita Ranga"...
Akabeko
Learn about the meaning and painting of the Aizu local toy "Akabeko" as a lucky charm [Fukushima Prefecture]
Tomizawa Ruins
20,000-year-old ruins preserved as they are! Experience the eternal past at the Underground Forest Museum...
Pilgrimage to the 33 Kannon Temples in Minamiaizu. The "Gokurairi Thirty Kannon Temples"...
[Akita Prefecture during the Boshin War] What decisions did the Kubota, Kameda, Honjo, and Yajima domains make?
Ubakawa illustration
What is Ubaki? A detailed introduction to the Yamagata folktale that was also broadcast in Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi
[Aomori Prefecture] The Aomori Nebuta Festival 2022 will be held for the first time in three years! The hot...
[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture] Exploring the Sendai City History and Folklore Museum in Tsutsujigaoka Park...
Oyu Stone Circle: A stone circle from Japan's Jomon period! [Akita Prefecture]
Hachiro Kiyokawa
Hachiro Kiyokawa, the creator of the Shinsengumi | The personality of the anti-foreigner patriot who opened the curtain on the end of the Edo period...
Search by keyword
Search articles by prefecture
  • Aomori Prefecture
  • Iwate Prefecture
  • Akita Prefecture
  • Miyagi Prefecture
  • Yamagata Prefecture
  • Fukushima Prefecture
Recommended Categories
  • Festival
  • Traditional crafts
  • power spot
  • urban legend
  • Alcohol
  • B-grade gourmet food
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT
  • About this site
  • Operating company
  • Privacy Policy
  • inquiry
  • Japanese

Copyright © 2026 Tohoku Rokken Trivia Media NEFT. All Rights Reserved.