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Adatara Mountain

Mt. Adatara, an active volcano in Fukushima that is counted as one of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains

Mount Adatara, an active volcano whose activity continues to be observed even today, is a beloved volcano in Fukushima Prefecture that has appeared in the ancient Man'yoshu and Takamura Kotaro's "Chieko Sho." It is located in Bandai-Asahi National Park...

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Geibikei Gorge

"Yohanekei" in Ichinoseki City, where even neighbors even have strangers [Iwate Prefecture]

Geibikei is a valley about 2km wide in the middle Sutetsu River, located in Higashiyamacho, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, and was a hidden area that even those who lived nearby were known to have known before the Meiji period. ...

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Goshikinuma (Aonuma)

[Fukushima Prefecture] The Goshikinuma Lakes in Urabandai, where you can see a variety of colors

Lake Goshikinuma, officially known as the Goshikinuma Lake Group, is located in Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture. Located within Bandai-Asahi National Park, this area, located to the north of Lake Inawashiro on the south side of Mount Bandai, is known as Ura-Bandai.

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Chiaki Park

Senshu Park, the best cherry blossom viewing spot in Akita City

A park with the remains of Kubota Castle, the Satake clan's castle, Chiaki Park in Akita City, Akita Prefecture is the remains of Kubota Castle, the castle of the Akita Domain lord, Satake clan. It was designed by Nagaoka Anpei in 1884 and was developed as a park...

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Uesugi Shrine

[Yamagata] Uesugi Shrine, which enshrines Sengoku Daimyo Uesugi Kenshin

Uesugi Shrine is one of the most popular tourist spots in Yamagata Prefecture. It is a 10-minute bus ride from JR Yonezawa Station, and a 5-minute walk from Uesugi Shrine. In 1887, Sengoku Daimyo Uesugi...

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Motsuji Temple (entrance)

Motsuji Temple, a World Heritage Site with Japan's oldest Pure Land Garden (Iwate Prefecture)

Motsuji Temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, is a Tendai Buddhist temple whose principal image is a standing statue of Yakushi Nyorai (Medicine Buddha). It is said to have been founded by Ennin, the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, in 850.

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Entsuin garden

[Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture] Entsu-in, a moss temple in Miyagi with a beautiful garden created by Enshu Kobori

Entsuin Temple in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, is the family temple of Date Mitsumune, the grandson of Date Masamune, and its principal image is the Bodhisattva Kannon. Located on the main approach to Zuiganji Temple, a temple restored by Date Masamune...

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Aomori Museum of Art

[Aomori] A collection of works by Aomori-born artists such as Shiko Munakata, Shuji Terayama, and Yoshitomo Nara...

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...

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Kakunodate samurai residence

[Akita] Edo period samurai residence street “Kakunodate Samurai Residence”

A place where the Edo period's streetscape remains The Kakunodate Samurai Mansion is a series of mansions of middle and lower-level samurai during the Edo period that remain in the Kakunodate district of Senboku City, Akita Prefecture. From Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture to Senboku, Akita Prefecture...

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Yamakyo Warehouse

[Yamagata] A historic agricultural warehouse complex that is still in use today, “Sankyo Soko”

Agricultural warehouse in the Meiji period Yamai Warehouse is located in Sakata, a city in the northern part of Yamagata Prefecture, and is the symbol of Shonai, a rice-producing region. The rice was built in 1893 (Meiji 26) and was stored...

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