Food Billy's NY-Style Sandwiches [Closed] Laura Welch It's not quite New York, but there are delicious sandwiches here. If you can decide what to have, enjoy it in store in the co...
Culture Chikeiken's Hidden Treasures Alena Eckelmann Chikeiken farmers' restaurant is home to a hatori weaving master cultivating her craft on cold winter days after serving gues...
Food Mizusawa Ramen Laura Welch Mizusawa Ramen is a small ramen restaurant, situated near to Rikuzen-Ochiai station is very popular with locals, which is no ...
Food Prettissimo Tisaneriche Cafe [Closed] Laura Welch A popular cafe with a lovely atmosphere, Prettissimo excels at sweets and drinks.
Accommodation Yamagata Ryokan Kajikaso Justin Velgus Onogawa Onsen Kajikaso is a ryokan located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture. The historic ryokan recently completed a renovat...
Culture Shonen Ashibe Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special event taking place at the Ishinomori Manga Museum looks at a variety of works from "Shonen Ashibe", a serialized co...
Activities Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site Paul McInnes Japan's very first World Natural Heritage Site was Akita Prefecture's epic and dramatic Shirakami mountains and forests which...
Food Mugendo Omachi Honten Jeremy Yap Mugendo Omachi Honten offers authentic Akita cuisine such as Kiritampo and Hatahata. Its also rather affordable with dishes g...
Food Natural Life Studio [Closed] Sarashanti Natural Life Studio offers delicious in-house macrobiotics snacks, meals and drinks made with local produce. High quality yog...
Accommodation Akita Youthpal Hostel Bonson Lam The Akita Youthpal Youth Hostel is more like a resort than a youth hostel. This is a slick modern building set in park like ...
Activities The Kites of Kesennuma Tenbata Justin Velgus The Kessenuma Kite Festival is is half competition, half art show with its color and creative kites.
Shopping Nicchu Boueki Chinese Collectibles [Closed] Justin Velgus Sendai Nicchu Boueki Shoji (仙台日中貿易商事) imports antiques, furniture, lamps, sculptures and more for direct sale to the ...
Culture Doll Warehouse in Shiroishi Justin Velgus The Doll Warehouse in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, are actually two Edo era warehouses stuffed full of traditional dolls and...
A Pagoda and a Cemetery Radica Sooknarine A stroll around Honshiogama Station leads to a cemetery and pagoda on a large hill.
Culture Nishinomiya Clan Ancestral Museum Kasia Szumna If you are visiting Kakunodate, do not rush straight to the Bukeyashiki Street (famous Samurai House Street). Be sure to make...
