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Tohoku Cherry Blossom Season: The Complete Guide to Japan’s Most Spectacular Spring Blooms
Every spring, while the rest of the world rushes to Tokyo and Kyoto for cherry blossoms, a quieter, more spectacular miracle unfolds 300 miles to the north. In Tohoku — Japan’s northeastern region — the sakura season arrives two to... -
Akita Dog & Odate: Meeting Japan’s Most Loyal Breed in Its Birthplace
If you’re traveling to Japan and you love dogs — truly love them — then Odate is a pilgrimage site you simply cannot miss. This small city in northern Akita Prefecture is the birthplace of the Akita Inu, one of the world’s mo... -
Shirakami-Sanchi Beech Forest, Aomori & Akita: Complete Guide to Japan’s Ancient UNESCO Wilderness
Deep in the mountains where Aomori and Akita Prefectures meet, covering a vast sweep of ancient highland, lies one of the last great wild places in East Asia. Shirakami-Sanchi (白神山地) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that preserves the... -
Resort Shirakami Scenic Train Guide: Japan’s Most Beautiful Railway Journey Through Aomori
Imagine gliding along the rugged Sea of Japan coastline as dramatic cliffs plunge into sapphire-blue water, while ancient beech forests cling to mountains that have stood untouched for millennia — all from the comfort of a beautifully de... -
Fukushima City Guide: Japan’s Most Misunderstood Destination & Why You Need to Visit
Let’s be honest: Fukushima is the most unfairly judged travel destination in all of Japan. Mention the name to most Westerners and you’ll see a flicker of worry — visions of disaster zones and lingering radiation. But here... -
Towada Art Center & Towada City: Where Contemporary Art Meets Rural Japan
What if we told you that one of Japan’s most exciting contemporary art destinations isn’t in Tokyo, Osaka, or Kyoto — but tucked away in a quiet regional city in Aomori Prefecture, surrounded by some of Tohoku’s most br... -
Miharu Takizakura: Japan’s Most Spectacular 1,000-Year-Old Cherry Tree — Complete Guide
There are cherry trees, and then there is Miharu Takizakura. Standing over 1,000 years old in the quiet hills of Fukushima Prefecture, this breathtaking weeping cherry tree cascades like a pink waterfall across the spring sky — and it ju... -
Cape Shiriyazaki & Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori: Wild Horses, Dramatic Coastlines & Japan’s Northern Edge
At the very tip of the Shimokita Peninsula — Japan’s axe-shaped geographic landmark jutting dramatically into the Pacific — Cape Shiriyazaki stands as one of Tohoku’s most extraordinary and least-visited destinations. Here, w... -
Stargazing in Tohoku: Best Dark Sky Spots in Northeast Japan
On a clear, moonless night in the mountains of Akita or Iwate, something remarkable happens: the sky fills with more stars than you’ve ever seen in your life. The Milky Way stretches from horizon to horizon in a river of silver lig... -
Hachimantai Plateau: Complete Guide to the Volcanic Highland Paradise on the Akita-Iwate Border
Straddling the border between Akita and Iwate prefectures, Hachimantai is one of Tohoku’s best-kept secrets — a vast volcanic plateau where steaming fumaroles pierce snow-dusted wetlands, autumn foliage blazes in every direction, a...
