Tohoku tourist destinations

Myoken Shrine, where the legend of the fierce battle between dogs and raccoons remains, remains of the "Legend of Benbekotaro" [Yamagata Prefecture]

In Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is the ``Benbeko Taro Legend'', which can be said to be the Yamagata version of the famous folk tale ``Shippei Taro Legend'' that has been passed down in Nagano and Shizuoka prefectures...

Aoiwa2023.11.17

Lanterns at the main gate of Zuiganji Temple

A report on the local strolling of the temple at Zuiganji Temple in Matsushima! [Miyagi Prefecture]

A nighttime worship event will be held from October 28th to November 19th, 2023 at Zuiganji Temple, a national treasure in Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture. The other day 1...

Aoiwa2023.11.15

[Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture] Oyasukyo Daifunyu is a hot spring, but you cannot enter it! Steam coming from everywhere...

Along National Route 398 near the prefectural border of Miyagi, Iwate, and Akita prefectures, there is a hot spring spot where bathing is prohibited, which is rare even in Japan. Oyasukyo Daifunto...

NEFT Editorial Department2023.11.10

The Mogami family crest at the entrance to Kozenji Temple

Kozenji Temple, the family temple of Mogami Yoshimitsu, which was the largest plaza of the Mogami family, with 570,000 koku [Mountain...

Kozen-ji Temple, the family temple of Mogami Yoshimitsu, who established the greatest status as a Sengoku daimyo in Dewa Province (present-day Yamagata Prefecture) from the Sengoku period to the Edo period, is located in the center of Yamagata city...

Aoiwa2023.11.08

[Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture] Is Iwakiyama Shrine the strongest power spot in Aomori? Actually go and check...

Iwakiyama Shrine in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture is a very famous shrine that not many locals know about. You can enjoy cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall, and it's a place loved by locals...

editorial staff2023.11.06

Futakuchi forest road (view from Yamagata side)

[Miyagi Prefecture - Yamagata Prefecture] The only road that directly connects Sendai City and Yamagata City is the "Rindo Futakuchi Line"...

The roads that connect Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture are generally ``Yamagata Expressway / Tohoku Odan Expressway / Sakata Line'', ``National Route 48'', and ``Sasaya...

editorial staff2023.11.01

Iizaka Onsen is a hot and famous hot spring that Matsuo Basho also loved! Introducing recommended public baths and inns [...

Iizaka Onsen in Fukushima Prefecture is one of the three famous hot springs in Oshu, along with Akiu Onsen and Naruko Onsen in Miyagi Prefecture. Iizaka Onsen has nine public baths, and tourists...

editorial staff2023.10.30

Sumo wrestler statue on the right side (southeast) of the main hall of the temple

Is there a statue of a sumo wrestler crying at night? The family temple of Mogami Yoshimitsu's daughter: legend passed down in Sensouji Temple [...

Mysterious legends exist all over the country, and such stories also exist here at Senshoji Temple in the center of Yamagata City. this time...

Aoiwa2023.10.30

Kanzeji Temple (Iwaya where Onibaba lived)

The legend of Adachigahara's demon woman. It was a Hitokowa ghost story with a sad human drama! ...

There is a legend that in Adachigahara, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, there was an onibaba who attacked travelers. It is a famous story nationwide, and the name of ``Oshu Adachihara''...

NEFT Editorial Department2023.10.27

There is also a castle with a castle tower in Miyagi! Shiraishi Castle, the castle of Katakura Kagetsuna, the senior retainer of the Date family [...

Speaking of famous castles in the Tohoku region, there are Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture, Aizuwakamatsu Castle in Fukushima Prefecture, and Sendai Castle in Miyagi Prefecture! ...I would like to say that, but unfortunately Sendai Castle has a castle tower...

Aoiwa2023.10.26