National Route 103 is a general national highway with a total length of 141.6 km, starting in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, passing through mountains (Hakkoda Mountain Range), rivers (Oirase Gorge), and lakes (Lake Towada), all famous for their autumn foliage, before ending in Odate City, Akita Prefecture...
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National Route 398 is a long national highway, approximately 282 km in length, that traverses central Tohoku, connecting Ishinomaki City in Miyagi Prefecture to Yurihonjo City in Akita Prefecture, passing through Onagawa Town and Minamisanriku Town. Of that, the section from Yuzawa City in Akita Prefecture...
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National Route 342, connecting Yokote City in Akita Prefecture and Tome City in Miyagi Prefecture, is a critical route during disasters, with a total length of 148.2 km, running along the slopes of Mount Kurikoma, located at the border of Akita, Iwate, and Miyagi prefectures. This time, we will focus on Iwate Prefecture...
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Miyagi Prefecture has the fewest roadside rest areas (Michi-no-Eki) among the six Tohoku prefectures, but five of them are concentrated in Tome City in the northern part of the prefecture. This article will describe the characteristics of these five roadside rest areas in Tome City and the products sold there...
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There are two routes from Akita City to Nyudozaki, the tip of the Oga Peninsula: the "Namahage Line" and the "Oga Shiokaze Kaido." This article will discuss the Oga Peninsula...
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National Route 341, which runs north-south along the Akita Prefecture side of the Ou Mountains, is a route where you can encounter beautiful scenery created by two dam lakes with blue waters and the surrounding mountains. This article is about Route 341 in Kazuno City...
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The northern inland region of Akita Prefecture is known for its particularly heavy snowfall in winter, but from spring to autumn, it's a pleasant area for mountain drives. Each roadside station in this region offers local specialties...
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In early May 2026, my family and I visited Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture. This article details our visits to the "Iwaki Coal and Fossil Museum Horuru" and "Iwaki Yumoto Onsen" during our stay...
The Pacific coastal region of Fukushima Prefecture, known as "Hamadori," suffered devastating damage from the tsunami, but 15 years later, considerable progress has been made in its recovery. National Route 6, which runs north-south through Hamadori, now has new...
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One of the joys of roadside stations is the original soft serve ice cream made with local ingredients, but recently, an increasing number of roadside stations have started offering stylish Italian gelato. In Iwate...
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