Activities Akita Port Tower Selion Hitoshi Kawai Enjoy views from the mountains to the city, port and the sea from this tower hovering higher than any building in Akita.
Culture Sankyo Rice Warehouses Alena Eckelmann The heritage of Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture tells the stories of rich rice merchants and of poor day laborers in rice ...
Culture On the Movie Set of “Okuribito” Alena Eckelmann "Okuribito" (Departures) won the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2009. The main movie set, the NK Agent's office, is now open ...
Culture HANAMIrium 2026 Kim Bergström Visitors to Sendai can experience a contemporary take on the hanami tradition at HANAMIrium 2026. Held for 10 days from April...
Culture Aomori Museum of Art Since opening in July 2006, the Aomori Museum of Art has been active in having exhibitions, concerts, plays, and workshops by...
Activities Lake Tazawa Lake Tazawa was voted one of Japan's 100 Best Landscapes. The lake's cobalt blue water is so transparent that you can clearly...
Activities Goshikinuma The colorful ponds and lakes in Fukushima, known as Goshikinuma, were created when Mount Bandai erupted over a century ago. I...
Culture Motsuji Temple The Motsuji Temple was once a large and important temple of the Tendai sect and consisted of numerous buildings. Today Motsuj...
Culture Yamadera Temple Yamadera is a temple complex on a mountain top northeast of the city of Yamagata in the prefecture of the same name. Its offi...
Activities Zao Onsen Ski Resort Within the Mt. Zao scenic area is Zao Onsen (蔵王温泉), a popular hot spring and ski resort. Zao Onsen is especially popular ...
