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Tomizawa Ruins

20,000 year old ruins preserved as they are! Experience the passage of time at the Underground Forest Museum!

Speaking of museums, they are places where artifacts excavated from ruins are carefully arranged and displayed. Looking at the exhibits and imagining what life was like back then is the perfect way to spend your time as an adult.

Chimon2018.06.16

[Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture] "Moguranpia" is an underground aquarium that was resurrected after the Great East Japan Earthquake...

Kuji Underground Aquarium Science Museum Moguranpia was originally Japan's first underground aquarium, but was completely destroyed by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.06.01

Stained glass at Yagiyama Zoo's Night Zoosium

[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture] Yagiyama Zoo Fujisaki no Mori! Limited-time Night Zoo...

In April 2020, Fujisaki Department Store, headquartered in Sendai, acquired the naming rights to Sendai Yagiyama Zoo, and the zoo has become known to locals and tourists as "Yagiyama Zoo Fujisaki no Mori.".

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.05.31

Washi soft serve

[Fukushima Prefecture] Experience making washi paper at the Nihonmatsu Washi Tradition Museum!

The more you get to know Fukushima Prefecture, the deeper you'll find it to be known as the "gateway to Michinoku." Among these, Nihonmatsu's washi paper has a history unmatched by any other region. From a simple atmosphere to a solemn one...

Chimon2018.05.29

Miharu Takizakura

The Miharu Takizakura is one of Japan's top five cherry blossoms and one of the three largest...

What is Miharu Takizakura? Miharu Takizakura is one of Japan's leading weeping cherry trees, and is counted among Japan's five greatest cherry trees and three largest. It stands 12m tall, with a root circumference of 11m and a trunk circumference of 9.5m. Its root spread measures 22m east to west and 18m north to south...

Chimon2018.05.27

Michinoku Mori-no-Umi National Government Park

Shibata County in Miyagi Prefecture is dotted with hidden gems | 5 spots for parents and children to enjoy!

Shibata County is a hidden tourist spot in Miyagi Prefecture. Miyagi Prefecture is famous for Osaki City, home to Sendai and Naruko Onsen, the coastal area with Matsushima and Ishinomaki, and the Shiroishi-Zao area with its beautiful views of the Zao mountain range. Shibata County...

Chimon2018.05.25

Date Masamune Equestrian Statue

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

About 12 minutes by car from Sendai Station, on Mount Aoba, offering a panoramic view of the city, stood a castle that once ruled Sendai. Built by Date Masamune, the castle known as Aoba Castle has long since disappeared...

Chimon2018.05.23

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Osawa Onsen, a 200-year-old hot spring resort with a self-catering section! [Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture]

In Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, there is a hot spring with the unusual name of "Jicaribu." This is a hot spring resort in Osawa Onsen. As the name suggests, guests in the past would cook their own meals and stay for long periods of time.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.05.22

hot spring

[Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture] "Sakonoyu" is a public bath that tourists can easily enter!.

Iwaki Yumoto Onsen is an ancient hot spring that attracts 350,000 tourists annually. Its origins date back to the Nara period. It was once called Sanbako no Onsen. At that time, it was a popular hot spring along with Dogo Onsen and Arima Onsen.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2018.05.20

Hiraizumi, a sake brewery founded in the Muromachi period, is a place where you can experience the romance of history and sake!

The people of Akita Prefecture are known for their love of alcohol. Data shows that Akita Prefecture ranks second in Japan in terms of sake consumption. Because rice cultivation is so prevalent in Akita Prefecture, sake made from rice is especially popular.

akoako2018.04.28

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