IwateCulture & HistoryOshu
Esashi Fujiwara
A site with reconstructed Heian architecture, where the world of the Northern Fujiwara can be walked through.
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IwateArt & CraftsMorioka
Sansa Odori
It holds the world record for the number of Japanese drums played at once.
IwateArt & CraftsTakizawa
Chagu Chagu Umakko
Horses in full harness walk to the sound of bells. A festival of Nanbu horse country.
IwateArchitectureShizukuishi
Koiwai Farm
A private farm at the foot of Mount Iwate. Twenty-one buildings, the cowsheds among them, are Important Cultural Properties.
IwateNature & SceneryHachimantai
Hachimantai
Walls of snow appear when the road is cleared in spring. It runs at 1,600 metres.
IwateMuseumsTono
Tono Densho-en
Magariya farmhouses were moved here to keep the folk tales alive. The Okaiko-do hall enshrines a thousand Oshirasama figures.
IwateArchitectureOshu
Nambu Ironware
Iron is poured into sand moulds. The water is said to taste sweeter for it, and the ware now sells well abroad.
IwateGardens
IwateMuseumsShiroishi
Zaimokuiwa
A cliff of columnar jointing. A form of faith that stands in awe of natural objects.
MiyagiArt & Crafts
MiyagiNature & SceneryMatsushima
Matsushima
One of the three great views of Japan: more than 260 islands afloat in the bay. Basho is said to have found no verse for it.
MiyagiArt & CraftsSendai
Sendai Tanabata Festival
Lavish bamboo decorations fill central Sendai, and streamers turn the streets into a sea of colour.
MiyagiArchitecture
MiyagiNature & Scenery
MiyagiHot Springs
MiyagiHot SpringsSendai
Akiu Onsen
A bathing place of the Date family, counted among the three imperial hot springs of Japan.
MiyagiNature & SceneryIshinomaki
Tashirojima
An island with more cats than people. Fishermen long valued cats for catching rats.