A Hymn To Tohoku

Rich ambience Outwardly rustic Diverse range Colorful natural world Friendly, ingenuous people Explosive Summer Festivals Refreshingly cool weather Rustic hot springs Hot spring cure places The medicinal values Lure large numbers Of hot spring lovers Aomori Lake Towada Picturesque lake Oirase Valley Crystalclear stream, waterfalls, dense woods Towada Hachimantai National Park Sannai-Maruyama Largest scale ancient ruins Jamon Period communities 4,000 to 5,000 years ago Unearthed articles, ancient dwellings Nebuta Festival, held in August Sendai Gateway to Pacific Coast Matsushima Scenic beauty bay Hundred of islets One of most beautiful places Akita Kanto Festival Great Summer Festival Hirosaki Hirosaki Castle Cherry blossoms in full bloom Hiraizumi Chusonji Temple Konjikido Temple Golden Hall Eleven images of Buddha Coated with gold plate, black lacquer Kakunodate Historic town Samurai residencies Store houses Restaurants, museums Old style experience Zao mountain range Okama, the cauldron Of Mountain Zao Mystical caldera lake Brimming with emerald water Onsen, and water skiing Aizu Wakamatsu Castle town Tsuruga Castle Mount Bandai Lake Inawashiro Famous winter ski resorts Shirakami-Sanchi Mountains, hiking Mini Shirakami Vast woodland Untouched part Of nature world