Aomori Prefectural Museum of Art, a representative tourist attraction in Aomori, opened in July 2006 and is known locally as "Kenbi" (Prefectural Art). Located next to the Sannai-Maruyama ruins, its architectural design...
Kakunodate Samurai Residences, a place where Edo-period streetscapes remain, refers to a series of residences of middle- and lower-ranking samurai from the Edo period that remain in the Kakunodate district of Senboku City, Akita Prefecture. From Morioka City in Iwate Prefecture to Senboku City in Akita Prefecture...
Located in Sakata City in the northern part of Yamagata Prefecture, Sankyo Souko is a symbol of the rice-growing region of Shonai. Built in 1893 (Meiji 26), it was used to store rice...
Mount Iwate, one of Iwate's 100 most famous mountains, is also known as Iwate Fuji and is a symbol of Iwate Prefecture. Its imposing shape can be seen from Morioka city...
Azuma Kofuji, one of the volcanoes in the Azuma Mountain Range. Azuma Kofuji is one of the volcanoes in the Azuma Mountain Range, which covers a vast mountain range in Fukushima Prefecture. The surrounding area is home to a horseshoe-shaped caldera and the mysteriously colored Goshikinuma Lake.
Osaki Hachimangu Shrine is a shrine located in the western part of Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, along Prefectural Route 31 (Sendai-Murata Line) in Yahata, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, a designated city. Formerly ranked as a village shrine...
Mount Osore is a sacred mountain located in Tanabu, Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, and is considered one of Japan's three great sacred sites, along with Mount Koya and Mount Hiei. Mount Osore is an ancient volcano...
Dewa Sanzan is the collective name for three mountains in Yamagata Prefecture: Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan, and Mount Yudono. They are famous nationwide as sacred places for mountain worship and Shugendo. What are Dewa Sanzan? Dewa Sanzan is a group of mountains located in the central part of Yamagata Prefecture...
Ouchi-juku, located in Shimogo Town, Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture, is one of the Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings, retaining strong traces of the Edo period. Once a railway line connecting Aizu-Wakamatsu and Nikko-Imaichi...
Sendai Castle, the castle of the Tohoku region's powerful Date clan. The ruins of Sendai Castle are the remains of the castle of the Date clan, who ruled the Sendai domain with 620,000 koku of rice. Built on Mount Aoba, it was named "Aoba Castle.".
