Culture Challenge of Young Cezanne 2020 Kim Bergström "Challenge of Young Cezanne" is a special exhibition taking place at Fukushima's Morohashi Museum of Modern Art until Novembe...
Activities Hidden Cherry Blossoms at Happonmatsu Park, Sendai Justin Velgus Happonmatsu Park is a small park near Nagamachi Station, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. While nothing special most of the ye...
Activities Sake Aquarium Night 2027 Kim Bergström The Sendai Uminomori Aquarium's Sake Aquarium night has been running since 2017, and provides a way to showcase products from...
Activities Sakuranbo Marathon in Higashine Rashaad Jorden The Sakuranbo Marathon is a popular event in Higashine, and finishers are rewarded with a symbol of Yamagata prefecture.
Activities Yumiharidaira Snowshoe Trekking Alena Eckelmann At the foot of Mount Gassan, snowshoe trekking with an experienced guide is available from January to May.
Culture Kurokawa Noh Alena Eckelmann Kurokawa, a small village near the mountains of Dewa Sanzan in Yamagata Prefecture, is preserving a 500-year-old tradition of...
Healing Scars in Yuriage Laura Welch For many, Miyagi and the Tohoku region are synonymous with the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. It devastated the coast and many ...
1000 Cherry Trees in Winter Takako Sakamoto The winter scenery of the '1000 Cherry Trees at a Glance' along Shiroishi River in Miyagi Prefecture. They look sad in mid wi...
Fifty Shades of Green Amber Mezbourian After the long cold winter, the countryside in Yamagata dramatically comes back to life, with a vibrant display of every shad...
Ostriches of Asahi Town, Yamagata Justin Velgus Nearly 50 ostriches call Asahi Town, Yamagata home. Visitors can view the ostriches for free and also sample ostrich meat ser...
Food Sendai Ramen Ticket Justin Velgus The Sendai Ramen Ticket is a book that can be used around the city of Sendai to receive sizable discounts on ramen meals.
Shopping Izumi Outlet and Tapio Illumination Hiroko Maruya Izumi Outlet, a shopping mall "Tapio" and the Royal Park Hotel are all located in one area. You can see a fantastic view of t...
Culture Tentoku-ji Victoria Kamila The main hall at Tentoku-ji is only open one day of the year. At 300 years old, this temple is filled to the brim with histor...
Culture Koriyama City Museum of Art Peter Sidell In Koriyama in northern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, the city's art museum is home to a good collection of art from around t...
Activities Peony Season at the Sukagawa Peony Garden Kim Bergström Each year during May, the Sukagawa Peony Garden in Fukushima comes alive with around 7000 peony flowers in 290 different vari...
