Tsunami Memorial Museum and Michi-no-Eki Takata Matsubara
Free tsunami-memorial museum and roadside station in Rikuzentakata
A combined roadside station and free memorial museum in the Takata Matsubara Tsunami Reconstructi...
Taro Kanko Hotel Tsunami Ruins
A tsunami-ruined hotel preserved as disaster heritage in Taro, Miyako
A six-story hotel on the Taro coast of Miyako, gutted to the fourth floor by the 2011 tsunami and...
Miracle Lone Pine
The lone pine that survived the 2011 tsunami, kept as a monument
The single pine that survived the 2011 tsunami among Takata Matsubara's roughly 70,000 trees, pre...
Hiraizumi
UNESCO World Heritage Pure Land Buddhist Architecture with the Golden Hall
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiraizumi was the political and cultural center of northern Japan i...
Tono
A rural town in the mountains of Iwate known as the birthplace of Japanese folklore studies, wher...
Chusonji Temple
Golden Hall of the Northern Fujiwara
A UNESCO World Heritage temple complex featuring the stunning Konjikido, a hall covered entirely ...
Jodogahama Beach
A Heavenly White Beach on the Sanriku Coast
Named for its resemblance to a Buddhist paradise, Jodogahama is a white pebble beach backed by sh...
Geibikei Gorge
A River Gorge Adventure by Traditional Boat
Geibikei is a spectacular river gorge where visitors glide through two kilometers of towering cli...
Motsuji Temple
Motsuji Temple - UNESCO Pure Land Garden in Hiraizumi
A UNESCO World Heritage temple in Hiraizumi featuring one of Japan's finest Pure Land gardens fro...