Category: Tohoku
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Hachinohe and Tanesashi Coast Travel Guide: Aomori’s Pacific Edge
Visit Hachinohe in Aomori for the Tanesashi coast, morning market, seafood, and rail access along Japan’s northern Pacific.
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Komine Castle Travel Guide: A Reconstructed Turret in Shirakawa
Visit the Komine Castle ruins in Shirakawa, and reconfirm the turret hours and the gate reconstruction.
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Dewa Sanzan Travel Guide: Haguro, Gassan, and Yudono
Visit Dewa Sanzan with a clear plan: Haguro’s steps, Gassan’s short season, and Yudono’s closing calendar.
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Nyuto Onsen Travel Guide: Mountain Baths near Lake Tazawa
Visit Nyuto Onsen, a cluster of mountain inns near Lake Tazawa, and reconfirm which baths you can actually enter.
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle Travel Guide: Tsuruga Castle and the Castle Town
See Tsuruga Castle in Aizu-Wakamatsu: a reconstructed red-tile keep, the castle park, and the town around it.
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Yamadera Travel Guide: The Mountain Temple above Yamagata
Visit Yamadera, the Tendai temple of Risshakuji, for the stone steps, the old hall, and what to reconfirm.
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Oirase Gorge Travel Guide: Stream Walks toward Lake Towada
Walk Oirase Gorge toward Lake Towada: seasonal path notes, bus access, and what to reconfirm before you go.
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Hirosaki Travel Guide: Castle Park, Cherry Blossoms, and the Old Town
Visit Hirosaki Castle Park and the old town: blossom season, train access, and what to reconfirm before you go.
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Kakunodate Travel Guide: Samurai Streets and Weeping Cherries
Visit Kakunodate in Akita: samurai houses, merchant streets, weeping cherries, train access, and what to reconfirm.
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Matsushima Travel Guide: Pine Islands and a Day from Sendai
Visit Matsushima Bay near Sendai: pine islands, temple walks, boat notes, seasons, and what to reconfirm before you go.
