Nightlife Kakoiya Sendai Justin Velgus Kakoiya is a restaurant steps away from Sendai station. It specializes in grilled items and sashimi, plus it boasts an extens...
Food Kent: Cookies with a Japanese Twist Laura Welch Sendai`s Kent has delicious cookies in more flavors than you can imagine!
Culture Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church Bonson Lam Seitai Hoshikai in Japanese means the Institute of the Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist. It is a community of nuns living a li...
7 Culture Akita Jizouden Site Janessa Landry A historical site has been preserved in Akita. Located close to AEON mall in Goshono the huts from the Yayoi Period are reall...
Culture Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival Andrew Kehoe Funaoka Castle Park is home to an awesome view of over 1000 cherry trees that line the Shiroishi river in the Ogawara area of...
Shopping Akita Mountain Honey Janessa Landry Finding homemade honey can be hard in Japan but in Akita there is a store that harvests and makes their own honey, using ingr...
Food Soba Restaurant Shinkyobo Laura Welch Rustic, handmade soba, available even during the off-season at Yamadera, Yamagata.
Activities Miyagi's Annual Snowball Tournament Justin Velgus Miyagi hosts an annual snowball tournament in Kami Town. Winners of the event advance to either the national tournament in Na...
22 Culture The Mounds of Snow in Yokote Janessa Landry A cold winter in Akita hides a warmth under mounds of snow. The Kamakura festival in Yokote is beautiful and very unique expe...
Food Sendai-ko Ramen Laura Welch Sendai-ko is Sendai's own ramen chain restaurant. The Ayashi store of the Miyagi-based ramen chain is overshadowed by its nei...
