Ouchi-juku, located in Shimogo Town, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, is a famous tourist spot in Fukushima, thanks to the rows of traditional thatched-roof houses that line the streets. The main street of Ouchi-juku...
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Located about 1 km southwest of JR Aizu-Wakamatsu Station is the town of Kogai-Kuni Shrine, the headquarters of the sericulture community, home to the sacred Minebari Sakura tree, which is over 1,000 years old.
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When traveling by train from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Akita Station in Akita Prefecture, most people will take the Akita Shinkansen "Komachi." Before the Shinkansen, there were limited express trains on conventional lines...
Putting aside the debate over whether Namahage are demons or gods, the Oga Peninsula is home to numerous demon legends. The origin of one is the legend that five bats who accompanied Emperor Wu of Han transformed into demons...
The former Takizawa Honjin (also known as the Yokoyama Family Residence) is located approximately 3 km northeast of Tsuruga Castle, along the former Shirakawa Kaido road near the entrance to Takizawa Pass, which runs from Aizu-Wakamatsu through Shirakawa to Edo. It is said to be the oldest private residence in the Tohoku region.
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Did you know that there is a facility called "YuYu Park" where you can sleep in your camper van and enjoy a hot spring bath? This is different from auto camping...
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In Aomori Prefecture, there is one roadside station with a hotel-like accommodation facility, but there are three roadside stations with adjacent campgrounds where you can stay in auto camping or cottages.
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Nikaho City (Akita Prefecture) is located at the foot of Mount Chokai and is part of the "Mount Chokai-Tobishima Geopark" along with the Yurihonjo area in Akita Prefecture and the Sakata, Yuza, and Tobishima areas in Yamagata Prefecture.
In Fukushima Prefecture, the southernmost of the six Tohoku prefectures, autumn leaves are reaching their peak in the mountainous region of Aizu and the highlands of Urabandai. The leaves are just beginning to change color in the warmer Hamadori and Nakadori areas.
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Kisakata and Kujukushima Islands are a scenic spot located on the Sea of Japan coast of Nikaho City, at the northern foot of Mount Chokai, which towers over the border between Akita and Yamagata prefectures. Rice paddies dot the countryside here and there...
