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Matsushima Kanejima

[Miyagi] Matsushima, one of Japan's three most scenic spots, along with Miyajima and Amanohashidate

Matsushima is the collective name for Matsushima Bay in Miyagi Prefecture, the 260 or so islands that surround it, and the surrounding hills. The area is made up of a ria coastline that has been eroded over many years...

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Lake Inawashiro (aerial view)

Lake Inawashiro, the fourth largest lake in Japan [Fukushima Prefecture]

Lake Inawashiro is located in the central part of Fukushima Prefecture, south of Mount Bandai (often likened to Mount Fuji), and is known as the fourth largest lake in Japan. It was formed as a basin by a fault line around 23 million years ago...

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Ryusendo Cave

[Iwate] Ryusendo Cave, one of Japan's three largest limestone caves

Ryusendo Cave, also known as Iwaizumi Wakutsu, is a limestone cave located in Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture. With a total length of approximately 1,200 meters and an elevation difference of approximately 249 meters, it is one of the largest caves in Japan, compared to Akiyoshido Cave in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture.

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Mount Hakkoda

[Aomori] Mount Hakkoda, a volcanic group consisting of 18 mountains, with Mount Odake as its main peak

Mount Hakkoda, one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. Mount Hakkoda is the collective name for several volcanoes located south of Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, and is counted among Japan's 100 famous mountains. There is no mountain called Mount Hakkoda, but rather, there is a mountain called Odake (...

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Mount Adatara

Mount Adatara, an active volcano in Fukushima, is one of Japan's 100 most 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

Geibikei Gorge, a hidden gem in Ichinoseki City that even some local residents were unaware of [Iwate Prefecture]

Geibikei Gorge, located in Higashiyama-cho, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, is a roughly 2km-long valley in the midstream of the Satetsu River. Before the Meiji period, it was a hidden area that was sometimes unknown even to those living nearby.

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Goshikinuma (Blue Lake)

[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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Senshu Park

Senshu Park, Akita City's best cherry blossom viewing spot

A park developed on the site of Kubota Castle, the former residence of the Satake clan. Senshu Park in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, is the site of Kubota Castle, the former residence of the Satake clan, feudal lords of the Akita domain. It was designed by Nagaoka Yasuhei and developed as a park in 1896...

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Mount Iwate

[Iwate] The famous mountain "Mount Iwate," also known as Iwate Fuji

Mount Iwate, one of Iwate's 100 most famous mountains, is also known as Iwate Fuji and is a symbol of Iwate Prefecture. Its imposing shape can be seen from Morioka city...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.09.14

Azuma Kofuji

[Fukushima] Azuma Kofuji, one of the volcanoes in the Azuma Mountain Range

Azuma Kofuji, one of the volcanoes in the Azuma Mountain Range. Azuma Kofuji is one of the volcanoes in the Azuma Mountain Range, which covers a vast mountain range in Fukushima Prefecture. The surrounding area is home to a horseshoe-shaped caldera and the mysteriously colored Goshikinuma Lake.

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