Beauty & Spa Geto Onsen Aric Denfield Located in the heart of the stunning Kurikoma National Park, Geto Onsen is an unusual, quirky and beautiful place for a long,...
Culture Michinoku Geino Festival, Kitakami Malcome Larcens A festival of performing arts in the streets and public places in Kitakami. Enjoy the Onikenbai, Demon dancers, Kagura, dance...
Activities A Taste of Iwate Malcome Larcens A little sample of some of the great things to do in Iwate.
Activities Hiraniwa Plateau, Iwate Josef Diermair The Hiraniwa Plateau, Iwate Prefecture is a quiet area with only a few people living here. I can recommend it for its lovely ...
Activities Rokando Cave Jonathan Grogan Ancient cave located in Sumita-cho Iwate, containing the highest subterranean waterfall in Japan.
Morioka Castle: Feudal Lord Trail Justin Velgus Approach Morioka Castle Site Park from the outer moat a few minutes walk before Sakurayama Shrine to retrace the path feudal ...
Culture Iwate Park Chris Barnes A fantastic place to learn about the history of Morioka in a relaxing park.
Culture 20th Floor View of Morioka Sarashanti Enjoy spectacular views of Morioka city from the 20th Floor of the Malios Building. Only one minute on foot from the west exi...
Activities Three Summit Hike Around Geto Onsen Malcome Larcens Geto onsen is mostly known for its rustic hot springs but there are several great hiking trails that start from the hot sprin...
Activities Ebike Rentals in Kamaishi Malcome Larcens An easy way to explore the sites around Kamaishi. Ebikes make it easy to tackle the hills around Kamaishi. You can easily vis...
Activities Catching the Sun in Morioka Bridget Ye Morioka is without a doubt a beautiful city. Cradled by mountains in all four sides and blessed with the majestic Kitakami Ri...
Evening in Morioka Imogen Riethmuller Enjoy the evenings in Morioka, whether that be by taking a walk along the river or the city streets.
Activities Todogasaki Malcome Larcens Todogasaki is the eastern most point on Honshu, so if you want to be the first to see the sunrise in Japan that's the place t...
Culture Boat Ride Through Geibikei Gorge Sarah Mathews To see Geibikei you take a boat down the river through the gorge, which has cliffs as tall as 100m on either side.
Activities Koiwai Farm Justin Velgus Koiwai Farm was founded in 1891 by Masaru Inoue, Makoto Ono, and Yanosuke. They pooled their finances and engineering know ho...
