Tourist destinations in Tohoku

[Yamagata] Ginzan Onsen: A popular hot spring resort with a Taisho era feel

Ginzan Onsen is a popular hot spring resort with a Taisho era romantic atmosphere. Located about an hour's drive from Yamagata Airport, Ginzan Onsen (Obanazawa City) is one of the most popular hot springs in Yamagata Prefecture, which is home to many hot spring resorts.

NEFT Editorial Department2016.09.12

[Iwate Prefecture] Chusonji Temple, a World Heritage Site famous as the temple of three generations of the Oshu Fujiwara clan

Located in Hiraizumi Town, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Chusonji Temple is the Tohoku headquarters of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. It is an extra temple on the Oshu Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage, and its mountain name is Kanzan. Its principal image is Shaka Nyorai, a Buddhist statue of Jikaku...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.09.12