NorthWest WaAizu-Wakamatsu Tsuruga Castle
Red-tiled castle tied to the Boshin War.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Tohoku: onsen, food and travel directory
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Prefectures
Aomori
Japan's northernmost Honshu prefecture is apple country, with wild mountain onsen and one …
8 listings →Iwate
Japan's second-largest prefecture is rugged, quiet and full of craft. It's a great pick if…
6 listings →Miyagi
Home to Sendai, the friendly 'City of Trees', plus the pine islands of Matsushima. An easy…
7 listings →Akita
Snowy, rice-growing Akita is famous for good sake, samurai houses and milky mountain onsen…
5 listings →Yamagata
Mountain temples, snow monsters and the lamp-lit wooden inns of Ginzan Onsen. Yamagata is …
7 listings →Fukushima
A big, varied prefecture of castle towns, ramen and old post towns. It's an easy and rewar…
6 listings →Listings in Tohoku
Akita Kanto Matsuri
Early-August festival where performers balance tall bamboo poles hung with lanterns.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Aomori apples
Japan's top apple-growing prefecture; crisp Fuji and many other varieties.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Early-August festival of giant illuminated paper floats paraded through Aomori city.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Appi Kogen
Large Iwate resort with long groomed runs.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Asamushi Onsen
Seaside spa suburb of Aomori City with hotels and an aquarium nearby.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Chuson-ji
Hiraizumi UNESCO temple with the gold-covered Konjikido hall.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ginzan Onsen
Yamagata village of wooden ryokan along a river, especially photogenic in snow.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Gyutan Rikyu
Sendai restaurant chain serving grilled beef tongue (gyutan), a Sendai speciality.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hakkoda Ropeway
Backcountry and snow-monster views near Aomori.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hanamaki Onsen
Woodland inn cluster west of Hanamaki City in Iwate.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hirosaki Castle
Original Edo-period keep in a famous cherry-blossom park.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
Spring festival at Hirosaki Castle Park, one of Japan's best-loved sakura spots (usually late April).
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Iizaka Onsen
Historic spa suburb reached by a short private railway from Fukushima Station.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ishinomori Manga Museum (Mangattan)
Museum in Ishinomaki honouring Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of Cyborg 009 and Kamen Rider.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kamakura (Yokote snow huts)
February snow-hut festival in Yokote, Akita.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kaminoyama Onsen
Castle-town spa surrounded by orchards on the Yamagata Shinkansen.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kitakata Ramen (city tourism)
Kitakata in Fukushima is one of Japan's famous ramen towns, known for soy-based ramen even at breakfast.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Matsushima bay cruise area
Pine-clad islets near Sendai, often paired with Shiogama sushi.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nanbu Tekki (Iwachu)
Morioka maker of traditional Nanbu cast-iron kettles and teapots.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nanbu tekki cast iron
Traditional Nanbu cast-iron kettles and teapots from Morioka, still made by hand.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Sendai Tanabata Matsuri
Early-August star festival with huge paper streamers filling Sendai's arcades.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Shiogama (seafood town)
Shiogama City official site; the fishing port near Sendai is known for sushi shops.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Spa Resort Hawaiians
Large Polynesian-themed spa resort in Iwaki with shows and outdoor pools.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Sukayu Onsen
Aomori mountain inn famous for its large wooden 'thousand-person' bath.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Takayu Onsen
Sulphur mountain inns above Fukushima City in the Azuma range.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Tamagawa Onsen
Remote Akita spa with extremely acidic water and volcanic steam fields.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Tsurunoyu Onsen
Rustic inn in Nyuto Onsenkyo, Akita, known for its milky outdoor bath.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Yamadera (Risshakuji)
Mountainside temple near Yamagata city, about 1,000 stone steps up to the Godaido viewing hall. Basho wrote a famous haiku here.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-18
Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri
Early-August dance parade with flower-decorated straw hats.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Zao Onsen
Yamagata ski-and-onsen village with strongly acidic water.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Zao Onsen Ski Resort
Famous for 'snow monsters', rime-frosted trees.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Zunda (sweet edamame paste)
Bright-green sweet edamame paste used in mochi and soft-serve; a Sendai classic.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
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