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"Hebi-no-hana, Home of Flowers and History" is a garden where you can enjoy flowers of every season! [Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Ja-no-hana, a town of flowers and history in Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a garden where you can enjoy flowers blooming throughout the four seasons. Within the garden, you'll find the Ja-no-hana Palace, a nationally registered tangible cultural property.

natsukinatsuki2023.07.05

4 Power Spots in Morioka City! History Buffs Must Visit! [Iwate Prefecture]

The history of Morioka City dates back to the Heian period, when Shogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro built Shiba Castle. During the Nanboku-cho period, the Nanbu clan of Sannohe (Sannohe Town, Aomori Prefecture), which was connected to the Kai Genji clan,...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2023.07.04

[Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture] IZUMI PEAK BASE: A modern campsite for workcations...

Located just 40 minutes from downtown Sendai, IZUMI PEAK BASE opened in July 2022 as a modern urban resort facility that also caters to workcations. This time...

FitzroyFitzroy2023.06.28

Experience dairy farming at Zao Heartland Farm [Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture]

Zao Heartland Farm is a vast ranch located in Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture. Guests can interact with cows, sheep, goats, and other animals and spend a relaxing time surrounded by nature.

natsukinatsuki2023.06.26

Nagai Dam

[Yamagata Prefecture] Enjoy summer at the dam lake! Nagai City's "Nagai Dam Lake" is full of attractions

Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture, is home to two dams. They play important roles, providing electricity (power plants) essential to the daily lives of local residents and regulating floods caused by heavy rain. The dam lakes are a treasure trove of nature, and are a popular spot for picking wild vegetables nearby.

ikokeikoke2023.06.23

Narageshuku

[Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture] Narashita-juku, a post town on the Ushu Kaido road used by 13 feudal lords during the Edo period...

Narage-juku was a post town on the Ushu Kaido road. The Ushu Kaido was one of the five Edo roads that connected Edo with Mutsu Province on the Pacific coast...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.22

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] Visit the hot springs associated with the Uesugi clan of the Yonezawa domain

The Okitama region, formerly ruled by the Yonezawa Domain, including Yonezawa City, is dotted with hot springs associated with the Uesugi clan. The Uesugi clan was founded by the first lord, Kenshin, in Echigo (Niigata Prefecture).

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.16

[Iwate Prefecture] 5 Recommended Power Spots in Iwate Prefecture That Someone Might Have Visited!

The New York Times has ranked Morioka City in Iwate Prefecture second only to London in its list of "52 places to visit in 2023." "It's a short trip from Tokyo and not crowded...".

SatomioriSatomiori2023.06.09

Nagai, a former shipping town of the Yonezawa domain that prospered through shipping on the Mogami River (Yamagata Prefecture)

Nagai City, located in southern Yamagata Prefecture, was formed by the merger of one town and five villages - Nagai Village, Nishine Village, Hirano Village, Isazawa Village, and Toyoda Village - around the former Nagai Town, which developed during the Edo period thanks to boat traffic on the Mogami River.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.06.08

Yonezawa Station, Yamagata Prefecture

[Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture] A natural hot spring right in front of the glamping site! The region's first sand bath...

Yamagata Prefecture is known as a hot spring powerhouse. It is said that every city, town, and village has its own hot spring facility. Among them, Yonezawa City has not only a popular hidden hot spring, but also a hot spring where you can take a day trip to bathe, and a sand bath, which is rare in the Tohoku region...

ikokeikoke2023.06.06

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