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    • Yonezawa
    • SamuraiShrine & TempleWagyu
    • Yuki Takano

    Yonezawa famous for Wagyu Beef & …

    OverviewYonezawa City, located at the southernmost tip of Yamagata Prefecture, is the largest city in the Okitama reg…

    • Aomori
    • Cultural Events & Festivals
    • Jin Shibata

    Amazing Giant Doll Lantern in Aomori (…

    There are several Nebuta (or, Neputa) Festivals held in cities in Aomori Prefecture early August. Nebuta is a large, …

    • Yamadera
    • Shrine & TempleSoba & UdonHistory & Religion
    • Yuki Takano

    Rissyakuji Temple (YUKI_0601)

    OverviewRissyakuji Temple, also known as Yamadera, literally “temple on the mountain”, is said to have been founded b…

    • Sendai
    • SamuraiShrine & TempleEmperor
    • Yuki Takano

    Jogi Nyorai (YUKI_0405)

    OverviewSaihoji Temple is rarely called by its official name, and Sendai citizens affectionately call it Jogi Nyorai …

    • Matsushima
    • SamuraiZenGoshuin
    • Yuki Takano

    Zuiganji Temple (YUKI_0401)

    OverviewZuiganji Temple, located in Matsushima, was founded in the early 9th century, and its sect and temple name ch…

    • Shirakami Sanchi
    • Autumn FoliageWorld HeritageHike & Trekking
    • Jin Shibata

    Shirakami Sanchi in Beautiful Autumn F…

    In Shirakami Sanchi Mountain Range, a World Natural Heritage Site in Japan, leaves of beech trees start turning to ye…

    • TohokuShiogama
    • Sushi & SashimiShrine & TempleShintoism
    • Yuki Takano

    Shiogama Shrine (YUKI_0404)

    OverviewShiogama City is situated in the center of Miyagi Prefecture, between Sendai City and Matsushima Town. Shioga…

    • Akita
    • Theatrical Arts & Music
    • Jin Shibata

    Kabuki in Akita (JINS-0502)

    Kabuki, a traditional Japanese theatrical art, is performed at such big theaters as Kabukiza in Ginza, Tokyo, and Shi…

    • Matsushima
    • ZenJapanese GardenAutumn Foliage
    • Yuki Takano

    Entsuin Temple (YUKI_0402)

    Moss Temple in MatsushimaEntsuin temple is a sub-temple adjacent to Zuiganji Temple, located in Matsushima in the cen…

    • MatsushimaShiogama
    • History & Religion
    • Yuki Takano

    Matsushima Pleasure Boat (YUKI_0403)

    Niomaru Course on Jul 22, 2020Matsushima,literally “Pine Island”, is counted as one of the three scenic spots along w…