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Tsuruga Castle
Explore the Aizu story through Tsuruga Castle's museum keep, red-tiled roofline and surrounding defenses.
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Ouchi-juku
Walk Ouchi-juku's thatched post-town street and see how a historic route has become a living village destination.
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Hasshoku Center
Browse Hachinohe seafood stalls, then consider grilling a market purchase.
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Chuson-ji
Climb through Hiraizumi's woods to Chūson-ji's gilded Konjikidō.
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Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Explore Sanriku's sea life at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium.
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Kamo Aquarium (Tsuruoka City Kamo Aquarium)
Watch the large circular jellyfish display at Kamo Aquarium.
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Hirosaki Castle
See Hirosaki's historic keep from the park during stone-wall work.
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Nebuta Museum WA RASSE
Stand beside full-size Nebuta floats at Aomori's WA RASSE museum.
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Koiwai Farm
A long-running Iwate farm landscape with public activities beneath the mountains.
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Aomori Fish and Vegetable Center
Aomori's nokke-don market, built around choosing seafood toppings from individual stalls.
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Shiogama-jinja Shrine
A historic hilltop shrine precinct overlooking Shiogama's harbor area.
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Zuihoden
Zuihoden stands on a wooded Sendai hillside as the mausoleum of Date Masamune. Ornate reconstructed architecture and nearby memorials to later Date lords connect the site with the domain's ruling family. Read the buildings as postwar reconstructions of a lost complex while appreciating the continuing memorial purpose of the grounds.
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Zuiganji Temple
See Zuiganji's Date-era halls and temple treasures in Matsushima.
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Genbikei Gorge
Walk Genbikei's river paths and look across the rocky gorge.
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Matsushima Fish Market
Browse seafood and stop for a meal at Matsushima Fish Market.
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Geibikei Gorge
Geibikei Gorge is experienced from the Satetsu River, where flat-bottomed boats pass between high limestone walls. Looking upward from the water gives the narrow valley its particular scale and sense of enclosure. Check the boat operator's current departures and river conditions before traveling, and take care to distinguish Geibikei from nearby Ichinoseki's differently named Genbikei Gorge.
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Kotodai Park
Kotodai Park sits among Sendai's civic buildings, linking planted grounds with plazas used for public gatherings. A walk through it reveals the everyday city as well as its event spaces, with Jozenji-dori and central shopping streets nearby. Check the local calendar if a market or festival is part of the appeal, since those uses change with the day.
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Ōsaki Hachimangū Shrine
See Ōsaki Hachimangū's ornate Date-era sanctuary.
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Sankyo Warehouse
Walk Sakata's Sankyo rice warehouses beneath zelkova trees.
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Sendai PARCO
Browse Sendai PARCO's station-side shops and dining.
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Sukayu Onsen Ryokan
Visit Sukayu's timber bathing hall in the Hakkoda mountains.
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Aomori Museum of Art
See regional and contemporary work at Aomori Museum of Art.
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Motsu-ji
Circle Motsu-ji's Heian Pure Land pond garden.
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Akiu Great Falls
See Akiu Great Falls from the overlook or lower path.