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1,610 spots
Godaido Temple
Well knownGodaido Temple stands as one of Matsushima's most iconic landmarks, a small vermillion Buddhist hall perched on a tiny i…
Illustration — not a photographZuihoden Mausoleum
Well knownZuihoden stands as the spectacular mausoleum of Date Masamune, the legendary one-eyed warlord who founded Sendai and est…
Illustration — not a photographSendai Gyutan (Grilled Beef Tongue)
Well knownWalk into Aji Tasuke at 11:30 AM and the charcoal smoke hits you immediately—thick, wood-tinged, carrying the scent of b…
Matsushima Bay Scenic Cruise
Well knownMatsushima Bay contains exactly 260 islands (the count was verified in the 1790s by a monk who documented each one). The…
Motsuji Temple Garden
Well knownMotsuji Temple was once larger than Chusonji, containing 40 temple buildings and 500 monks' quarters during the Northern…
Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamon-do
Well knownTakkoku no Iwaya Bishamon-do is a Buddhist temple built into a cliff cave, dramatically perched on a rock face 15 meters…
Geibikei Gorge
Well knownGeibikei Gorge is a narrow limestone gorge carved by the Satetsu River, famous for traditional flat-bottomed boat rides…
Morioka Reimen
Well knownMorioka Reimen is one of Morioka's 'Three Great Noodles' — cold buckwheat noodles in icy beef broth, topped with kimchi,…
Illustration — not a photographChusonji Temple
Well knownChusonji Temple is the crown jewel of Hiraizumi's UNESCO World Heritage sites, founded in 850 CE and expanded in the ear…
Aoni Onsen
Well knownAoni Onsen (青荷温泉) is a remote mountain hot spring inn accessible only via narrow forest road (or on foot), where electri…
Furukawa Market
Well knownFurukawa Market (古川市場) in Hachinohe is a bustling covered market specializing in nokkedon (のっけ丼) — the interactive 'buil…
Sannai-Maruyama Site
Well knownSannai-Maruyama (三内丸山遺跡) is Japan's largest and most significant Jomon-period archaeological site, preserving a settleme…
Shirakami-Sanchi
Well knownShirakami-Sanchi (白神山地) is a 1,300-square-kilometer mountain range straddling Aomori and Akita prefectures, home to the…
Lake Towada (Aomori side)
Well knownLake Towada (十和田湖) is a double-caldera lake straddling the Aomori-Akita border, formed by volcanic eruptions 200,000 yea…
Oirase Gorge
Well knownOirase Gorge (奥入瀬渓流) runs 14 kilometers from Lake Towada's outlet through old-growth forest where moss coats every bould…
Nebuta Matsuri
Well knownAomori Nebuta Matsuri runs August 2–7 every year, parading massive paper floats through downtown streets after dark. Eac…
Muroto Cape
Well knownMuroto Cape is the southeastern tip of Shikoku, a jagged promontory of uplifted rock that juts 15 kilometers into the Pa…
Otsuka Museum of Art
Well knownLie on your back in the Sistine Chapel. Nobody stops you—there's no original to damage. Michelangelo's Creation of Adam…
Iya Valley Vine Bridges
Well knownStep onto the slats and the bridge lurches sideways. Vine cables groan. Through the 7-centimeter gaps between boards, th…
Oki Islands
Well knownOki Islands (隠岐諸島) are a remote archipelago in the Sea of Japan, 40–80km north of mainland Shimane. The islands form a U…
Tottori Sand Dunes
Well knownThe Tottori Sand Dunes stretch 16 kilometers along the Sea of Japan coast and rise up to 50 meters in height, creating J…
Shokasonjuku Academy
Well knownShoka Sonjuku (松下村塾) is a tiny one-room wooden schoolhouse where Yoshida Shoin taught radical Western studies and anti-s…
Hagi Castle Town
Well knownHagi is one of Japan's most intact Edo-period castle towns, where samurai estates, white-walled warehouses, and earthen…
Onomichi Temple Walk
Well knownOnomichi (尾道) is a hillside port city where 25 historic Buddhist temples cascade down the slopes overlooking the Seto In…
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