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The exterior of Takahata Winery

[Takahata Town, Yamagata Prefecture] Located at 38 degrees north latitude, the same latitude as Napa Valley, a famous American wine region...

Takahata Town, located in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, has a long history of rice cultivation, as well as grapes and La France pears. Takahata boasts the highest shipments of Delaware grapes in the country among municipalities...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.28

Inaniwa udon

[Akita] Yokote & Yuzawa Area: Full of Food and Sightseeing Attractions!

A variety of attractive tourist destinations. The area around Yokote and Yuzawa in Akita Prefecture has historically been famous for its many hot springs. Furthermore, with Mount Kurikoma at its center, there are many famous spots where you can enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.27

Lake Hibara

Lake Hibara, Fukushima's outdoor leisure mecca

Lake Hibara, located in the center of the Bandai Plateau in Fukushima Prefecture, is a beautiful lake with a cobalt blue surface. It belongs to Bandai-Asahi National Park, a national park, and has a shoreline circumference of approximately 32 km and a maximum depth of 100 m.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.27

Towada Art Center

[Aomori] Towada Art Center, the core facility of the Arts Towada project

The Towada Art Center is an art museum located in Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, built in 2008. It is an open facility offering new experiences and is the core facility of the Arts Towada project.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.25

Matsushima Kanejima

[Miyagi] Matsushima, one of Japan's three most scenic spots, along with Miyajima and Amanohashidate

Matsushima is the collective name for Matsushima Bay in Miyagi Prefecture, the 260 or so islands that surround it, and the surrounding hills. The area is made up of a ria coastline that has been eroded over many years...

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Lake Inawashiro (aerial view)

Lake Inawashiro, the fourth largest lake in Japan [Fukushima Prefecture]

Lake Inawashiro is located in the central part of Fukushima Prefecture, south of Mount Bandai (often likened to Mount Fuji), and is known as the fourth largest lake in Japan. It was formed as a basin by a fault line around 23 million years ago...

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Ryusendo Cave

[Iwate] Ryusendo Cave, one of Japan's three largest limestone caves

Ryusendo Cave, also known as Iwaizumi Wakutsu, is a limestone cave located in Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture. With a total length of approximately 1,200 meters and an elevation difference of approximately 249 meters, it is one of the largest caves in Japan, compared to Akiyoshido Cave in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture.

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.14

Tono Furusato Village

[Iwate] Tono Furusato Village: Experience the Maburito and Mountain Village Life

Tono Furusato Village in Iwate Prefecture is a facility that recreates the traditional lifestyle of Tono, where you can participate in a variety of hands-on programs. By actually doing farm work and other activities, you can experience life in the mountains...

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Nyuto Onsen, a hot spring resort in Akita with seven inns

Nyuto Onsen, a hot spring resort with seven inns and seven baths, is a secluded hot spring resort located in the Towada-Hachimantai National Park, midway up the slopes of Akita Prefecture. It takes about three hours from Tokyo to Tazawako Station on the Akita Shinkansen, and from there...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.14

Mount Hakkoda

[Aomori] Mount Hakkoda, a volcanic group consisting of 18 mountains, with Mount Odake as its main peak

Mount Hakkoda, one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. Mount Hakkoda is the collective name for several volcanoes located south of Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, and is counted among Japan's 100 famous mountains. There is no mountain called Mount Hakkoda, but rather, there is a mountain called Odake (...

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