Travel articles, sights and food guides about Tohoku — Japan Travel Guide
A 2026 guide to hot spring lodging at Nyuto Onsenkyo and around Lake Tazawa, covering upscale, mid-range, budget and lak
A 2026 guide to Akita’s Nyuto Onsenkyo, covering Tsurunoyu, access via Tazawako Station, the Yumeguri Pass, day-us
A 2026 guide to choosing a lodging base near Mt. Bandai, comparing Urabandai, Inawashiro and Aizu-Wakamatsu hotels for s
A guide to where to stay for the 2027 Yokote Kamakura Festival on February 12 and 13 and the Yuzawa Inuko Festival, cove
The 2027 Yokote Kamakura Festival lights its snow huts on February 12 and 13 from 18:00 to 21:00, with the Bonten Festiv
A 2026 guide to Zao Onsen Ski Resort covering course scale, ropeway and lift pass prices, Yamagata access, night skiing
Date Masamune’s castle town packs its sights into one ¥630 Loople day pass. This 2026 guide covers 12 must-see spo
Oirase Gorge is a gentle 14 km streamside trail that ends at the double caldera Lake Towada. This 2026 guide covers how
Sendai’s three great specialties, thick-cut beef tongue, bamboo-leaf sasa kamaboko and bright green zunda, can all
A comparison of 14 verified inns in Zao Onsen, Yamagata City, from Kenzo Tange-designed Ruri Club to a small inn taking
Matsushima is the easiest of Japan’s Three Views to visit: 40 minutes from Sendai, with the cruise, Zuiganji, Goda
The Aomori Nebuta Festival runs August 2 to 7 each year and is the one Tohoku festival where visitors can join the parad
East or West Exit? This 2026 guide compares 16 Sendai hotels in four tiers, from station-connected to Akiu Onsen inns, a
Appi Kogen lodging comes in three types: ski-in/ski-out resorts, the pension village and a Morioka base. We compare nine
A full 2026 guide to Tohoku’s golden foliage pair: Naruko Gorge’s Oofukasawa Bridge canyon views and Kakunod
A guide to the Omagari National Fireworks Competition in Daisen, Akita, one of Japan’s three great fireworks festi
A 2026 guide to Yamadera (Risshakuji) in autumn: the 1,015-step climb, Godaido viewpoint, Basho’s haiku, night ill
Appi Kogen in Hachimantai, Iwate, is one of Tohoku’s largest ski resorts, famous for Aspirin Snow created by its 4
The Zao snow monsters are rime-ice trees found in Yamagata’s Zao range, reachable by ropeway even if you don’
Ginzan Onsen is a Taisho-era hot spring street in Obanazawa, Yamagata, famous for its gas lamp night view. This 2026 gui
Why is Ginzan Onsen so hard to book? Only 13 ryokan are officially listed along the hot spring street, and half have 10