Geibikei Gorge, which is said to have been an unexplored region even before the Meiji era, and was unknown even to those who lived nearby, was designated as the first national scenic spot in Iwate Prefecture (in 1923)...
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Goshikinuma is officially called the Goshikinuma Lakes Group. It is located in Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima Prefecture. Located in Bandai-Asahi National Park, on the north side of Lake Inawashiro on the south side of Mt. Bandai...
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A park built on the ruins of Kubota Castle, the residence of the Satake clan Senshu Park in Akita City, Akita Prefecture is the ruins of Kubota Castle, the residence of the Satake clan, the lord of the Akita domain. Nagaoka in 1899...
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Uesugi Shrine is one of the major sightseeing spots in Yamagata Prefecture. 10 minutes by bus from JR Yonezawa Station, get off at Uesugi Jinja-mae, and then walk 5 minutes...
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Motsuji Temple, located in Hiraizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, is a Tendai sect temple whose principal image is a standing statue of Yakushi Nyorai, and was founded in 850 by Jikaku Daishi Ennin.
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Temples related to the Date family in Matsushima Entsuin, located in Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture, is the family temple of Date Mitsumune, the grandson of Date Masamune, and its principal image is the Bodhisattva Sho Kanzeon. Date Masamune...
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The Aomori Prefectural Museum of Art, a tourist attraction that represents Aomori, is an art museum that opened in July 2006, and is referred to by locals as the "beauty of the prefecture." Sannai Maruyama ruins...
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A place where the townscape of the Edo period remains Kakunodate samurai residences are a series of residences of middle and lower class samurai from the Edo period that remain in the Kakunodate district of Semboku City, Akita Prefecture.
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Agricultural warehouse from the Meiji era Sankyo Soko is located in Sakata City, a city in the northern part of Yamagata Prefecture, and is a symbol of Shonai, a rice-producing region. Meiji 26 (189...
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Iwate is one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. Mt. Iwate, also known as Iwate Fuji, is a symbol of Iwate Prefecture. The majestic shape of the mountain is...
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