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Namahage Sedo Festival 2025
The Namahage Festival is held each year on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February, around the time of the old or lunar..
Culture
Kokusekiji Sominsai in Oshuu 2025
A winter water purification ceremony, participants strip down to only a loin cloth. Next they face several challenges to show bravery..
Culture
Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival 2025
The Inukko dog festival is held on the second weekend in February in Yuzawa City in Akita
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The Hanamaki Festival 2024
The Hanamaki festival is held on the second Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of September each year. It features drum and shamisen playing..
Activities
Mt Megami and Shiraito Falls
Mt Megami is a medium size mountain in Nishiwaga, Iwate. The view from the top is average but the waterfalls around it make it a..
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Akitakomagatake in Fall Colours
Akitakomagatake is an area that straddles the border of Akita and Iwate Prefectures. It's in the Towada Hachimantai National..
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Takuboku Ishikawa and the Honeymoon House
Takuboku Ishikawa was one of the earliest poets of the Meiji era. In his short life he published quite a few books and manuscripts...
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Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park
Ishinomaki is located at the mouth of the Kitakami River in Miyagi Prefecture. It's well known for manga and the city center..
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Unosu Dangai Tunnels
Malcome LarcensUnosu Dagai (Cormorant's Nest Cliffs) is well known for its majestic vista. The view of sunrise over the Pacific is absolutely..
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Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival 2024
The Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival is held each year on the first weekend of August