Spot List

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

A large-scale shopping complex located in front of Sannomiya station

Feel the history of Kitakami at the outdoor museum

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

Walk along the train tracks as cherry blossoms fall around you

A symbolic bridge crossing the Shinano River

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”

A 3-minute walk from the beach with breathtaking views of the ocean and the night skyline

A roadside station that connects Ryusendo, one of Japan's three largest limestone caves, and the Sanriku area

A progressive stationery store identifiable by a big red paperclip.

Fields of seasonal flowers

The head shrine of all the Tenman-gu shrines in Japan, affectionally called ”Kitano no Tenjin-san.” The shrine is dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane.

Jodo Teien that has remained almost unchanged

The kitchen of Shiogama residents where fresh seafood is lined up

A museum specializing in nihonga (Japanese paintings) with a collection of about 1,800 works consisting mainly of modern and contemporary Japanese paintings. It holds various special exhibitions as well.

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

Lots of beautiful roses

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.

Fully equipped to accommodate international visitors. Offers cashless payment options, towel rentals, and discount coupons specifically for travelers from abroad.