Best Visiting Spot List

A Japanese garden with an abundance of greenery

Wish upon the matchmaking deity for success in love

A museum full of interesting materials

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

Let’s find character goods.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Revel in the realistic starlit sky

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.

One of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan. The Tenshu, which is of Edo-style architecture and the only existing Tenshu in Tohoku, is worth a look.

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

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.

From the works of masters to rising artists, get in touch with various works by Aomori artists

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

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

The healing power of the sea and flowers