Activities Omagari Hanabi 2026 Kim Bergström Described by Lonely Planet as "Japan's Olympics of fireworks," the Omagari Hanabi event in Akita has over 100 years of histor...
6 Culture Chusonji Temple in Hiraizumi Masayoshi Hirose Both Hiraizumi and Matsushima are stunning because I remembered the phrases that Matsuo Basho wrote there. I decided to immer...
Culture Kataoka Tsurutaro Art Garden Peter Sidell A short ride on the train from Fukushima city in Japan's northern Tohoku region, this small museum is dedicated to the vibran...
Culture Blessing of the Yamabushi Japan Travel After a traumatic injury at school, 12-year old Satoshi falls into emotionally difficult times. In an effort to figure out ho...
Culture Aizu-Wakamatsu: Day 2 Rey Waters Hiking the five ponds area and second day exploration of Aizu-Wakamatsu
Food HAVE A GOOD SLICE, New York Style Pizza Place in Sendai Jonathan Stimmer HAVE A GOOD SLICE, is a New York style pizza place in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. In addition to dine-in, they offer takeout a...
Activities Lake Takadate, Tsuruoka Arlene Bastion A beautiful place of two lakes where peace is a natural part of the scenery.
Culture Raijinyama: Tohoku's Largest Kofun Tomb Justin Velgus Raijinyama located in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture is the site of the Tohoku region's largest "Kofun" style tomb. The well ...
8 Activities Hidden Cherry Blossoms at Happonmatsu Park, Sendai Justin Velgus Happonmatsu Park is a small park near Nagamachi Station, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. While nothing special most of the ye...
16 Culture The Warehouses of Kawaramachi Justin Velgus The Kawaramachi neighborhood of Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture is one of the city's few neighborhoods where you can see centu...
