16 Activities Best Cherry Blossom Sites in Iwate Malcome Larcens Mid to late April is the time to watch cherry blossoms in Iwate
Activities Chūson-ji Temple in Hiraizumi Tom Roseveare Hiraizumi is a beautiful, rural town in southern Iwate and makes for a spectacular introduction to both Tohoku and historical Japan...
Activities Hottoyuda Northern Japan Snowball Fight 2027 Late Jan Nishiwaga Town in Iwate Prefecture is home to one of northern Japan's most distinctive winter events, the Hottoyuda Northern..
Activities The Farm Life and Legends of Tono Tristan Scholze Experience a farmstay in the “City of Folklore,” an idyllic and history-filled little town ringed by mountains in northern Jap..
Activities Visit to Genbikei Gorge Sarah Mathews Genbikei Gorge is located to the west of Ichinoseki, which is where you’ll get off the bullet train if you come from Tokyo.
Activities Autumn Road Trip in Iwate, the "Last Frontier of Ja... Alena Eckelmann During a 3-day road trip I explored Tono and Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture. Tono is surrounded by mountains and forests; Kamaishi..
Camping & Trekking Koiwai Farm Justin Velgus Koiwai Farm was founded in 1891 by Masaru Inoue, Makoto Ono, and Yanosuke. They pooled their finances and engineering know how together..
Activities Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium The Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, built specifically for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, was completed in 2018. The stadium was built as part of post-disaster..