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Check out all the cities and towns in Iwate Prefecture, where Otani and Sasaki Roki are home to...

It's getting warmer and it's going to be a perfect season to travel around Iwate Prefecture. Iwate Prefecture has 33 cities and towns, each city and town has its own distinctive features. Traveling to Iwate Prefecture from outside Tohoku...

SatomioriSatomiori2023.03.23

Hot springs gush out in a place where there are no volcanoes! "Yuzawa Geo" where you can see the mystery of the Earth up close...

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.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.03.09

[Yamagata Prefecture] Recommended for a drive, the spectacular power spot Sekiyama Otaki and the warm...

National Route 48 (commonly known as Yonpachi), which connects Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture, is an important route that is indispensable for exchange and logistics between the two prefectures. This time we will be offering cherry, the gateway to Yamagata Prefecture on the prefectural border...

nakanaka2022.12.01

[Miyagi Prefecture] 6 recommended cycling courses for a change of pace!

There are times when you want to exercise and refresh yourself on your days off, but don't want to get too sweaty, right? Cycling is recommended in such cases. Miyagi Prefecture is a change of mood...

HiroyukiOkaHiroyukiOka2022.04.22

Illustration of mountain fortune stones

What is the "Yamasoshi Stone" a folk tale that is passed down in Hiraizumi? The setting of the story is also detailed [Iwate Prefecture]

Have you heard of the folk tale of "Yamafushi Stone" set in the basin of the Togawachi River that flows through Hiraizumi? This article introduces the synopsis of the Yamabushi stones, as well as the Otoko Falls (Kotoga Falls) and Onna Falls (Biwaga Falls) that still remain on the Togawachi River...

MurasakihimeMurasakihime2022.03.31

Namegawa Valley

[Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture] Enjoy Namegawa Onsen at Fukushimaya Ryokan, an unexplored area deep in the mountains! Enjoy the 80m waterfall...

Namegawa Onsen is located near the prefectural border with Fukushima Prefecture. This hot spring resort is embraced by the Azuma mountain range, which is representative of Yonezawa City. It is known nationwide as Yonezawa Tenyu. This time, that...

NEFT Editorial Department2018.12.28

Akiu Otaki

[Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture] I walked to the basin of Akiu Otaki, one of Japan's three famous waterfalls!

A huge waterfall with a width of 6m and a total drop of 55m. Did you know that Sendai is a scenic spot that is one of Japan's three famous waterfalls and is designated as a nationally-established scenic spot? If there are such famous spots, then summer...

Chimon2017.05.26

[Fukushima] There are caves, waterfalls, and of course you can expect good fortune ♪ Wonder World...

Nakano Fudoson is popular among the locals as "Nakano's Fudo-sama." Many people are busy with first visits to shrines, year-end festivals, and fireworks displays, but for some reason it is not well known to people outside the prefecture. Where do you see...

HazukiiHazukii2017.05.12

Anno Falls

Ranked second in Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls! Yasu Falls in Akita Prefecture

Second place in Japan's 100 Falls Yasuno Waterfalls in Akita Prefecture is a famous waterfall that has been selected as the second place in Japan's 100 Falls. It is approximately 800 meters above sea level, and is quite impressive, but it is different from a normal waterfall...

NEFT Editorial Department2017.03.14

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