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...
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.
Table of Contents1. Momoyama-style shrine buildings designated as national treasures1.1 Hachiman Taro, also known as Minamoto no Yoshiie, enshrined the shrine and the Osaki clan rebuilt it as Osaki Hachiman1.2 Date Masamune transported it from Osaki to Sendai2. Years of the Dog and Pig...
Meiji Shrine, located in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, is one of Japan's most famous tourist destinations. It is known as a power spot, with its vast grounds filled with greenery and attracting many worshippers from far and wide.
Table of Contents1 One of Japan's Three Great Sacred Sites1.1 Mount Osore <Information> Mount Osore is a sacred mountain located in Tanabe, Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, and is one of the three great sacred sites...
Table of Contents1 What are the Dewa Sanzan?1.1 Characteristics of each mountain2 Representative shrines and temples of the Dewa Sanzan2.1 Mount Haguro2.2 Mount Gassan2.3 Mount YudonoThe Dewa Sanzan are Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan, and Mount Yudono in Yamagata Prefecture...
Table of Contents1 What kind of place is Ouchi-juku?1.1 Local Efforts to Reconstruct and Preserve the Landscape2 Tourist Attractions and Experiences2.1 The Origin and Historical Background of the Local Specialty "Negi Soba"3 Summary3.1 Ouchi-juku <...
Sendai Castle, the castle of the Tohoku region's powerful Date clan. The ruins of Sendai Castle are the remains of the castle of the Date clan, who ruled the Sendai domain with 620,000 koku of rice. Built on Mount Aoba, it was named "Aoba Castle.".
Table of Contents1 Lake Tazawa, Japan's deepest lake2 The indigo-colored lake surface known as Lake Tazawa Blue2.1 INFORMATION Lake Tazawa, Japan's deepest lakeLake Tazawa, located in Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, is a...
Hirosaki Castle, a precious cultural asset still standing in Aomori Prefecture Hirosaki Castle is a flatland castle located in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, that was the residence of the Tsugaru clan of the Hirosaki domain. It is a historic site, with the castle tower and turrets built during the Edo period still standing.
