Hanamiyama in Fukushima City is a famous flower spot visited every year by the late Akiyama Shotaro, a leading photographer in Japan, saying that "there is a paradise in Fukushima." Approximately 70 varieties including plums, cherry blossoms, forsythia, bokeh, and honeymoon...
Konjac guards, guards? What is that? This is a konjac specialty store located in Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture. Konjac is a rare ingredient in Japan, and is made from konjac...
It's getting warmer and it's going to be a perfect season to travel around Iwate Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture has 33 cities and towns, each city and town has its own distinctive features. Traveling to Iwate Prefecture from outside Tohoku...
The Nezugaseki (Pretty Jogaseki, Pretty Jogaseki/Nezugaseki) was a region controlled by the Tohoku region (Ezo/Emishi), which was not yet controlled by the Yamato Imperial Court during the Ritsuryo political period (Asuka period to Heian period), and the area of control (Kanto Hokuriku...
Noheji Town, Aomori Prefecture, is a port town located at the base of the Shimokita Peninsula, at the farthest of Mutsu Bay, between the Tsugaru Peninsula and the Shimokita Peninsula. "Noheji" is the Ainu word "Nuppeh (a river flowing through the field)"...
Speaking of March, Hinamatsuri is an annual festival event in Japan that prays for the healthy growth of women. In Yamagata Prefecture, Hina decorations will be made for one month, beginning on the lunar calendar (April 3)...
There are stylish Starbucks stores all over the country, but there is also a quaint, Showa-era retro "Starbucks Coffee Hirosaki Koenmae Store" in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. Hirosaki Park is famous for its cherry blossoms...
May 2020 (Reiwa 2). As the world is at the mercy of the coronavirus, art by artist GOMA is painted inside the Inakadate station building on the Konan Railway Konan Line...
Speaking of snow, Tohoku! The amount of cold and snow in winter in Aomori is particularly different from other prefectures. Some people planning their first trip to Aomori may wonder, "How cold is Aomori?"
On January 12th, 2023, Morioka City was chosen as the second place after London in the "52 places to visit in 2023," announced by the New York Times, and locals were surprised and happy...
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