As the weather warms up, it's the perfect season to travel to Iwate Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture is made up of 33 cities, towns, and villages, each with its own unique characteristics. If you're traveling to Iwate from outside the Tohoku region...
Kaiseiyama Park is one of the prefecture's most famous cherry blossom viewing spots, with approximately 1,300 cherry trees to enjoy. In March 2022, a new design featuring the Fukushima support Pokémon "Lucky" was installed within the park.
A kotatsu boat is operating until the end of March on the Mogami River boat rides at the Mogami River, the famous poem written by Matsuo Basho, "Collecting May Rain and Early Mogami River." The river breeze is cold, but the snowy scenery remains in front of you in the spring...
Yamagata Zao, famous for its winter ice trees, is also known for its highly effective hot springs. There are many inns, but you can enjoy the hot springs on a day trip rather than overnight. Cold...
Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture is famous for its local industries such as Inaniwa udon and sake, which are bordered by Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, but as the name "Yu"sawa suggests, there are many other places, including Koyasukyo Onsen, Oyu Onsen, and Akino Miya Onsen.
Nezugaseki (also known as Nenjugaseki or Nezugaseki) was a crossing point between the Tohoku region (Emishi), which the Yamato court had not yet controlled, and the Kanto and Hokuriku regions, during the Ritsuryo period (Asuka to Heian periods).
Noheji Town, Aomori Prefecture, is a port town located at the base of the Shimokita Peninsula, at the farthest of Mutsu Bay, between the Tsugaru Peninsula and the Shimokita Peninsula. "Noheji" is the Ainu word "Nuppeh (a river flowing through the field)"...
Fukushima Prefecture is home to seven of the "100 Famous Mountains of Japan," including Mount Bandai. Although it is the largest prefecture among the six Tohoku prefectures, most of its land is covered with untouched forests, including the Ou Mountains, Echigo Mountains, and Abukuma Highlands.
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Miyagi Prefecture has many springs of water used for daily life, mainly in the northern part of the prefecture, centered around Kurihara City, as well as in towns along the Ou Mountains in the west and Watari City in the south, which is connected to the Abukuma Highlands.
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Yamagata Prefecture, which is home to many famous mountains, including Mt. Chokai, Mt. Zao, Mt. Dewa (Gassan, Mt. Haguro, Mt. Yudono), boasts the largest natural beech forest in Japan, and the mountains and forests can withstand plenty of snow...
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