20 Art at Your Feet in Tohoku Radica Sooknarine Within each prefecture in Japan, there is a vast array of designs on the manhole covers found on streets everywhere. It's amazing..
Nightlife Fukushima Nightlife at Bar Dream Sarah Chaney Bar Dream is a western-style bar in Nihonmatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture. With lots of space, a variety of drinks, darts and..
13 Amateur Sumo Tournament in Tohoku Sarah Chaney We were invited into the mountains of Fukushima Prefecture to join the locals in an amateur sumo tournament. Some of us partic..
Culture Water Throwing Festival in Tohoku 2026 Early Aug Visit a quaint hot spring town a short distance away from a well known samurai town, Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture. H..
8 Oirase Stream in Summer Mandy Bartok Enjoy the emerald colors of summer in Tohoku on a walk along the Oirase Stream in Aomori.
21 The Legendary Cat Island Akemi Miura Cats rule here. The Cat Island, Tashirojima in Ishinomaki City, has more cats than humans. Access via a 40 minute ferry ride from..