As of 2024, Fukushima Prefecture has 35 road stations, each with a unique personality and appealing to passengers who drive. Of these, there are accommodations similar to hotels within the facility...
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As roadside stations are undergoing a quiet boom in the quieter days, there are more roadside stations in the Tohoku region where you can stay comfortably and safely, with accommodation facilities attached. September 2024...
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The Zao mountain range and the Ou Mountains spanning Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. Did you know that there is a shrine on the Miyagi Prefecture side of the Zao mountain range where sacred objects move repeatedly in summer and winter? Karita-dake summit and Togata Onsen...
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Itaya Toge, which crosses the prefectural border between Fukushima and Yamagata prefectures, runs through JR East's Yamagata Shinkansen/Yamagata Line, the official name of the Ou Main Line. The Ou Main Line is currently in Yamagata Shinkansen...
The "place names with doors" in the area known as Nukanobu District, the former southern territory of Aomori Prefecture to Iwate Prefecture, are thought to have lined up from south to north along the Oshu Kaido road from Shichinohe...
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The vast area spanning northern Iwate Prefecture to eastern Aomori Prefecture is called Nukanobu, and there were nine "place names with doors." The history of this is from the Oshu Fujiwara clan and beyond...
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What is Hirosaki City's Daibutsu Park? Hirosaki City's Great Buddha Park is filled with cherry blossoms in spring and hydrangeas in early summer. Here you will find "Ishikawa Castle," aka "Daibutsugahana Castle," which was once conquered by Oura Tamenobu (Tsugaru Tamenobu)...
It would be cool to be able to explain it casually when asked, "What is XXX like?" A trivia that you can understand the region is packed with useful trivia for such situations...
Yurihonjo City is a local government that accounts for about 70% of the Yuri region, spreading out across the edge of Mt. Chokai (2,236m), which divides the Dewa region into north and south. The area is 1,200 square kilometers, and approximately 10...
Flying Witch, a manga that depicts the growth of the main character, Kibata Makoto, in the beautiful nature of Aomori, is a manga that represents Aomori, and is still serialized eight years after the anime aired. In this article...
