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...
Sendai International Airport is said to be the gateway to Tohoku, and is known as an airport that is often used by people traveling from the Tohoku region both domestically and internationally. Sendai International Airport has 2 Sendai Airport access lines...
Kaiseisan Park is one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in the prefecture, and offers approximately 1,300 cherry blossom trees. In March 2022, in Kaiseiyama Park, a famous cherry blossom spot, the motif is the Fukushima support Pokemon "Lucky"...
A kotatsu boat is operating until the end of March on the Mogami River boat rides at the Mogami River, the famous poem written by Matsuo Basho, "Collecting May Rain and Early Mogami River." The river breeze is cold, but the snowy scenery remains in front of you in the spring...
Yamagata Zao, famous for its winter ice trees, is also known for its highly effective hot springs. There are many inns, but you can enjoy the hot springs on a day trip rather than overnight. Cold...
As the saying goes, "Eight million gods," it is said that there are more than 150,000 shrines and temples across the country. There are so many gods worshiped, but the most worshiped in Japan...
Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture is famous for its local industries such as Inaniwa udon and sake, which are bordered by Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, but as the name "Yu"sawa suggests, there are many other places, including Koyasukyo Onsen, Oyu Onsen, and Akino Miya Onsen.
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...
The Kitakata Ramen restaurant, which is quietly open near the prefectural border with Yamagata Prefecture, is delicious! I caught the reputation of this and headed out to eat. I was surprised at how delicious and the volume as it was reputed...
