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Enjoy the tranquility and bustle of Sendai Toshogu Shrine! [Miyagi Prefecture]

Toshogu Shrine is a historic shrine enshrined with Tokugawa Ieyasu. Many people have probably been to Nikko Toshogu Shrine during their school trips. Toshogu Shrine is not just Nikko...

Chimon2018.09.08

Date Masamune equestrian statue

Aoba Castle? Sendai Castle? Introducing the Sendai domain base built by Date Masamune!

Approximately 12 minutes by car from Sendai Station. A castle governing Sendai was once built on Mt. Aoba, with a panoramic view of the city. The castle, called Aoba Castle, built by Date Masamune, has lost its appearance...

Chimon2018.05.23

Motsuji Temple Oizumi Pond

[Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture] A trip to experience the Pure Land culture left behind by the Oshu Fujiwara clan! Eating at Yumenokaze...

Chusonji Kinjido has long been a cultural asset in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. However, in recent years, Mokoshiji Garden has been registered as a World Heritage Site, and as a course touring Hiraizumi Ancient Temple, Mokoshiji Temple is also included in addition to Chusonji Temple...

sugarsugar2018.04.11

Kokeshi dolls at Sakunami Onsen

Whisky naturally in the hot springs! The unknown charm of "Sakunami Onsen," a backroom tatami room in Sendai! [...

Sakunami Onsen is a place where you can arrive in about 40 minutes from the city center of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Surrounded by majestic mountains, Sakunami Onsen is not only hot springs, but also beautiful nature and the most representative whiskey of Japan...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.03.21

Tono hometown village

You can meet the original scenery of Japanese people! There are many attractions in Tono, Iwate Prefecture.

Tono city, about an hour's train ride from Shinkamaki Station, has many folk tales and legends. There are many stunning spots, such as old Japanese-style buildings and rivers where kappa are said to have lived...

HarumakiHarumaki2018.03.15

Kaizando

Autumn tourist season! Can you climb a mountain temple even if you lack exercise? ?

Hojusan Tateishiji is a Tendai sect temple located in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. This is a scenic spot that is famous nationwide as a mountain temple. The spectacular views from there and the many temples known as power spots, are all in life...

Chimon2017.10.29

[Semboku City, Akita Prefecture] Dakigaeri Valley is a scenic spot representing Akita! I can't hug you back...

Akita has a place where the pure, blue, clear water surface and the majestic nature of the mountains reflected on it will captivate those who see it. The tourist attraction only a few people know is "Dakigaeri Valley..."

sugarsugar2017.10.02

Kappa Falls (Tono City, Iwate Prefecture)

Tono's yokai spot "Kappa Pond" - get a kappa capture permit and go kappa fishing!

Since the publication of "The Tales of Tono" by Kunio Yanagita, the founder of Japanese folklore studies, Tono City in Iwate Prefecture has become famous as one of Japan's leading "hometowns of yokai."

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2017.06.09

[Fukushima] There are caves, waterfalls, and of course you can expect good fortune ♪ Wonder World...

Nakano Fudoson is popular among the locals as "Nakano's Fudo-sama." Many people are busy with first visits to shrines, year-end festivals, and fireworks displays, but for some reason it is not well known to people outside the prefecture. Where do you see...

HazukiiHazukii2017.05.12

[Fukushima] Do you not go through the same place from the time you enter until the time you leave? A mysterious building...

Do you know "Sazaedo"? It's not a seafood pub. It is the nickname for a specially-architectured three-storey Buddhist hall that was built in several locations from Kanto to Tohoku during the Edo period. Japan's first...

HazukiiHazukii2017.04.14

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