Best Visiting Spot List

Take up the challenge of the ski tour in the triple zone ski area with it's excellent quality of snow, long trails and long season.

One of the most famous festivals of Tohoku, with gigantic floats shaped as dynamic mythical or kabuki characters and haneto (nebuta dancers) parading the streets.

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

Street connecting the east exit of Ikebukuro station to Sunshine, lined with numerous shops.

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.

A dynamic view from the ropeway

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

The healing power of the sea and flowers

A Japanese garden with an abundance of greenery

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.

Japan's largest gold mine, which began operating in the Edo Period. You can see mining tunnels and remains of mining from back then.

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

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.

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

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

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

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

Revel in the realistic starlit sky

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

An annual large-scale fireworks festival held on August 2 and 3. The large firework rings brighten up the night sky.