Activities Sakuranbo Marathon in Higashine Rashaad Jorden The Sakuranbo Marathon is a popular event in Higashine, and finishers are rewarded with a symbol of Yamagata prefecture.
Culture Dressing Up for Nebuta Matsuri Helen Langford It's all about the bells for the author at the Nebuta Matsuri, held in Aomori the first week of August. It's said that they..
Beauty & Spa Yamabushi Onsen Yupoka in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden Yamabushi Onsen Yupoka is a popular place for people to relax in Tsuruoka
Culture Chuson-ji Temple in Iwate Ryohei Suenaga Chuson-ji temple was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2011. It is located at Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku.
Activities Shingu Kumano Shrine Mackenzie Scott Shingu Kumano Shrine’s worship hall (or nagatoko/長床) is a national important cultural asset in the Aizu-Wakamatsu area of Fu..
Activities Akarengakan Museum Bonson Lam Renaissance and Baroque meets Akita Art and Folklore in the historic Akarengakan house and museum in downtown Akita.
Area Fukushima City Fukushima, meaning “Happy Island” is a city nestled between mountains in the Abukuma Valley. At 37 degrees latitude North it is just below Athens, Greece. The heavy snowfalls of winter, however,..
Culture Mount Haguro Alena Eckelmann Mount Haguro is considered sacred by followers of Japan’s Shinto religion and of Shugendo, an ancient Japanese tradition of mo..