Best Visiting Spot List

A garden decorated with white and red apricot flowers

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.

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

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

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

Revel in the realistic starlit sky

A dynamic view from the ropeway

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

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

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

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.

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.

A vast park crafted on the site of Takada Castle. Known as a great viewing spot for cherry blossoms, the park is embellished with about 4,000 cherry trees in April.

A Japanese garden with an abundance of greenery

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

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

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.

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.