Places to Explore In Tohoku

Discover the best places to explore in Tohoku with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Akita

In the scenic, faraway realm of Akita, the peaks of the Dewa Sanchi (Dewa Range), marked by Mt. Taihei, march off to the east, and...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Aomori

Throughout the year you can enjoy delicious seafood from Aomori Bay, including Oma no Maguro (Oma tuna), as well as delicious fruits and vegetables (particularly...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 7 Things To Do

Hiraizumi

A culture of gold flourished in Hiraizumi in the late 11th and 12th centuries, when the Oshu Fujiwara family, a then-powerful clan, chose to move...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Hirosaki

Hirosaki is one of northern Tohoku's most attractive cities. It's most famous for its sweet apples, and its only real cultural attraction is a small...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Kakunodate

The little samurai town of Kakunodate, sometimes called "Little Kyoto," was founded in 1620 by Yoshikatsu Ashina, the local lord, who chose it for its...

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  • 2 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Matsushima

Matsushima and its bay are the most popular coastal resort destinations in Tohoku, and they owe this distinction to an infatuation in Japan with oddly...

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  • 3 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Morioka

Morioka is a busy commercial and industrial city ringed by mountains, but it's more of a travel hub than a destination to visit; for that...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 4 Hotels
  • 5 Things To Do

Sendai

Sendai is Tohoku's largest city, and its million residents enjoy the big-city amenities coupled with the easygoing vibe of a small town. Devastated by World...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 4 Hotels
  • 11 Things To Do

Tazawa-ko

The beautiful azure waters of Tazawa-ko, an almost perfectly round crater lake, can be enjoyed from the paths along the shore, a rented paddleboat, or...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Towada–Hachimantai National Park

Including the windswept expanse of Hachimantai Plateau, scenic Lake Towada, beech forests, marshes of wild flowers, and many hot springs, this national park offers many...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 4 Things To Do

Tsuruoka and Dewa-Sanzan

South of Akita along the Nihon-kai coast are small fishing villages where nets hang to dry only inches from train windows, vast plains of rice...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 3 Things To Do

Yamadera

If you'd like to see one of Japan's most revered—and scenic—temple complexes, come up here on an easy day trip from Sendai or Yamagata...

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  • 1 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

Yamagata

Yamagata, or Mountain Terrain, is the capital of the prefecture of the same name (and the sister city of Boulder, Colorado). It's a community of...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 4 Hotels
  • 2 Things To Do

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