Best Architecture around Tohoku Spot List

The resting place of the Tsugaru family

An historic shrine favored as a place of rest and relaxation by locals

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A spectacular hall of worship with 44 massive pillars

Take a stroll through the forest-enveloped grounds

You can experience making a Buddhist rosary using genuine stones, while looking at the graceful garden

A building filled with products made locally in Aomori

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

Super-tall floats light up the night sky

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

Magnificent views await at the end of the 1,015-step climb

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

A chalk lighthouse standing on a cliff

Famous as a spiritual site believed to bring good luck in marriage

The head shrine of Oshu, boasting 1,200 years of history

A mysterious building with a unique structure that has two separate stairways

An accurate replica of Byakkotai's academy

A shrine with 2,400 years of history and the largest shrine gate, symbolizing Yahiko.

A Zen temple associated with warlord Date Masamune. Visit the main hall, which is a designated national treasure, and the architectural masterpiece that is the Kuri (kitchen building).