Takizawa
Pet-no-Sato Campground
A campsite in Takizawa attached to a dog and cat shelter, with a dog run of some 1.6 hectares.
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Miyako
Miyako-shi Yagai Katsudo Center Campground
An outdoor centre along the Tashiro River in Miyako, with stream fishing and wild-vegetable picking by season.
Kamaishi
Nehama Coast Auto Campground "Nehama Seaside"
A drive-in campsite on Nebama beach in Kamaishi, reopened in 2019 after post-disaster repairs.
Noda
Tamagawa Yaeijo
A campsite on the coast at Noda. From the grass pitches you look out over the Pacific.
Hirono
Kujihiratake Campground
A campsite near the summit of Mount Kujidake in Hirono. Azaleas bloom in early summer, and Mount Iwate shows from the lookout.
Kuji
Hiraniwa Kogen Campground
A campsite on the Hiraniwa uplands at Kuji, ringed by what is held to be Japan's finest birch forest.
Morioka
Taya Kajuen
An orchard on a hill in Morioka, taking in Mount Iwate, the Kitakami River and the city at once.
Ichinoseki
Ryoban Shuzo Kabushiki Kaisha
A sake brewery in Ichinoseki, formed in 1944 when local brewers merged. Its label takes the mountain name of Chusonji.
Otsuchi
Namiita Kaigan Beach
A shore in Otsuchi whose form is said to take waves in but not give them back. The beach reopened in 2022 after eleven years.
Kamaishi
Nebama Coast
A beach curving at the mouth of the Unosumai River in Kamaishi. The disaster changed it greatly, but the shallow water has not changed.
Ninohe
Sanchi Chokubaijo Kitchen Garden
A farm stand in Ninohe: wild vegetables in spring, mushrooms in autumn, and home-made rice-cake sweets.
Morioka
Lake Gando Rest House
An eating house on Lake Gando in Yabukawa, Morioka, hand-cutting pure buckwheat noodles from local flour each morning.
Hanamaki
Kaa-chan Restaurant Tsutanowa
A restaurant run by farmers in the Towa district of Hanamaki, serving home cooking from local ingredients.
Iwate
Iwate-Numakunai Country Club
A golf course in Iwate town, 36 holes on hills looking out to Mount Iwate and Mount Himekami.
Iwate
Rose Land Country Club
A golf course on the hills of Iwate town, where red pines over a century old separate the holes.
Hanamaki
Utsunomiya Kajuen Ringo-ya
An orchard in Hanamaki growing apples at the foot of the Kitakami Mountains and selling them direct.
Ichinoseki
Ichinoseki Country Club
A golf course on the hills of Ichinoseki, one of the older courses in the Tohoku region, with Mount Kurikoma in view.
Ninohe
Inaniwa Kogen Park Golf Course
A park-golf course at the foot of Mount Inaniwa in Ninohe: four courses, 36 holes.
MiyagiNature & SceneryMiyagi
Nihon Sankei Matsushima
One of Japan's three great views, with Amanohashidate and Miyajima. Over 260 islands lie in and beyond the bay. Poets have written of it since the Heian period, and Basho came here.
Miyagi
Miyagi Olle
Walking trails laid through Miyagi's hills and coast, following a format that began on Jeju Island in Korea.
MiyagiNature & SceneryMiyagi
Sendai Castle Ruins (Aoba Castle Ruins)
The castle Date Masamune built on a natural stronghold. The keep was pulled down in the early Meiji years; stone walls and a rebuilt turret beside the main gate remain.
Miyagi
Miyagi Zao Juhyo Tour
A heated snow vehicle tours the field of frost-covered trees, stopping so you can get out and see them close up.
MiyagiNature & SceneryMiyagi
Naruko-kyo
A gorge about 100 metres deep, cut by uplift and by the Otani River. A prefectural scenic site, known for autumn colour from late October.
Miyagi
Matsushima-wan Kanko Yuransen
Sightseeing boats from the Matsushima pier, touring the oddly shaped islands of the bay.