Castle tourism in Tohoku
The Tohoku region is known for its dramatic scenery created by the Ou Mountains and various rivers. The Shirakami Mountains, a World Heritage Site, are popular for their beautiful lakes and beech forests. There are many famous spots for viewing cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, and in winter you can enjoy snowy scenery and hot springs. It is also characterized by its many famous festivals, such as Aomori's Nebuta Festival and Sendai's Tanabata Festival. For history buffs, we recommend the shrines, temples, and ruins that remain in the World Heritage Site, Oshu-Hiraizumi. Numerous castles remain, from Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture to Tsuruga Castle in Fukushima Prefecture.
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Tohoku travel tourist areas
Introducing tourist areas that will be useful for your Tohoku trip!
Castle tourism in Tohoku
Contains tourist information on Tohoku's best castles
Hirosaki Castle
Existing castle tower
Nejo
Hachinohe Castle
Santo Castle
Kubota Castle
Yokote Castle
Inaniwa Castle
Akita Castle
Tsuruga Castle
Shirakawa Komine Castle
Nihonmatsu Castle
Fukushima Castle
Sendai Castle
Shiroishi Castle
Wakudani Castle
Tagajo
Yonezawa Castle
Kaminoyama Castle
Yamagata Castle
morioka castle
Hanamaki Castle
Shiba Castle
SPECIALTohoku travel and castles
A web magazine that travels through castles with the theme of Tohoku.
Highlights and sightseeing spots in Tohoku
Introducing useful information for your Tohoku trip, from recommended classic spots to gourmet information!
- Oyakuen GardenFukushima Prefecture
- It has long been loved as a vacation home for generations of Aizu feudal lords.
- look
- Nanokamachi StreetFukushima Prefecture
- Popular for its retro townscape full of Taisho romance
- walk
- Lake InawashiroFukushima Prefecture
- Splashing ice in winter
- look
- Aizu samurai residenceFukushima Prefecture
- Time slip to the end of the Edo period
- look
- TonteiFukushima Prefecture
- A famous “sauce katsudon” restaurant loved by Aizu people
- eat
Tohoku history
Pick up history such as incidents and people related to Tohoku
- The Great War that determined the trends of the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration
- Date Masamune destroyed the Ashina clan and became the ruler of Oshu.
- The Date family continues to rule.
- Sadanobu Matsudaira also served as the lord of the castle.
- Tsugaru family continues to rule
- Date Masamune's diplomatic corps, Spain and Rome
- Ruled by the Date and Uesugi clans.
- suffered from famine many times
- Hideyoshi's final battle to unify the country
- suffered from famine and population decline
- Ruled by many fudai daimyo
- The Satake clan ruled until the end of the Edo period.
- The phantom battle that led to Sekigahara
- Ruled by the Uesugi and Aizu Matsudaira families.
- The essence of Oshu, burning with ambition to conquer the world
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi pacified Tohoku, causing ripples.
- Another Sekigahara! “Keicho Dewa Battle” ~Kagekatsu Uesugi VS Yoshimitsu Mogami/Masamune Date
