Sunflower fields are a symbol of summer. The vibrant yellow sunflowers are a symbol of summer, and their appearance, like the summer sun, brightens the hearts of all who visit. In this article...
Zao, which straddles Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures, is a famous mountain known nationwide for its symbolic "Okama" crater, winter sports, and frost-covered trees. Surprisingly, it's not widely known that a standalone mountain called Zao exists...
Mount Gassan, Mount Haguro, and Mount Yudono are known as the "Three Mountains of Dewa" and are known as mountains of mountain worship. Mount Gassan is considered a place of prayer for happiness in the past, Mount Haguro for the present, and Mount Yudono for the next...
The Thirty-three Kannon Temples of Aizu are a Buddhist cultural site that forms the core of the Japan Heritage-certified "Aizu Thirty-three Kannon Temples Pilgrimage: Seeing the Culture of Ancient Aizu Through Pilgrimage.".
Ryozen-machi, Date City, located in northern Fukushima Prefecture, is a town famous as a power spot. It's home to the sacred mountain and Ryozen Shrine, which have long been a place of deep religious faith, as well as the traditional Ryozen Taiko drumming...
Mount Tokusenjo, towering over Kesennuma City in northeastern Miyagi Prefecture, is a 711m-high mountain renowned as Japan's best azalea spot. The area is home to an astounding 50,000 acres of wild mountain azalea and Renge azalea, roughly the size of 10 Tokyo Domes.
The Miyagi Zao Eboshi Daffodil Festival is a spot that heralds the arrival of spring in the sacred Zao mountain range of Tohoku. Nearby, there is the famous Togatta Onsen, which is bustling with tourists and those seeking healing, as well as other sightseeing, experience, and gourmet spots...
The Shimokita Peninsula is located at the northernmost tip of Honshu, and is home to the sacred Mount Osore, the Kandachime horses of Cape Shiriyazaki, the natural monument Hotokegaura, and the Oma...
Hirata Village is located in southeastern Fukushima Prefecture. At Jupia Land Hirata, located at the foot of Mount Yomota, the village's symbol, 250,000 pink and red moss phlox bloom all at once across a 2.3 hectare site. When in full bloom,...
Funaoka Castle Ruins Park in Shibata Town in southern Miyagi Prefecture is one of Miyagi's most beautiful cherry blossom sights, with approximately 1,000 cherry trees within the park and the "Hitome Senbonzakura" cherry blossom trees lining the banks of the Shiroishi River that runs through the castle grounds.
