Best Visiting Spot List

One of the three greatest summer festivals of Tohoku, with colorful bamboo decorations all around the city of Sendai.

Head for Zao for the fantastical scenery of white rime, also known as snow monsters!

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

A museum full of interesting materials

Appreciate this beautiful valley, designated as a place of special scenic beauty and a natural monument. Immerse yourself in a shower of negative ions emanating from the forest.

A beautiful lake and the deepest in Japan, with unrivalled clarity. There is a statue of the legendary maiden Tatsuko standing in the lake.

A Japanese garden with an abundance of greenery

A 27-km road that stretches from the foot to the summit of Mt. Hachiman. It is famous for the snow-walled corridor that appears in spring.

Benzaiten, one of the seven lucky gods of Asakusa, is enshrined, and is said to bring benefits such as business success

A leisure complex centered on the New National Theater Tokyo, with an opera house, and a concert hall

A dynamic view from the ropeway

Connects the north part of Kojiriko, Motohakoneko and Hakoneenko and is convenient for sightseeing

The foot bath commemorating Tokugawa Ieyasu’s visit to the Atami hot springs

Bukeyashiki Street with the Ashina family's 15,000-koku castle town. The direct descendants of the family still live in one of the upper-class samurai residences.

Revel in the realistic starlit sky

One of Japan's three major onsen, with a history dating back about 1,500 years. Indulge in a soak with a magnificent view of the valley.

The remains of the castle of the Satake Clan, evocative of the Edo Period (1603–1868) when feudal lords ruled the land. There is also a spot where you can play with an Akita dog.

The Shinto shrine where Minamoto no Yoritomo worshipped, which can bring good fortune and personal connections

The healing power of the sea and flowers

Home to 2,600 cherry trees and one of Japan's last original castle towers, with a new view in every season