Tohoku region

The Tohoku region includes six prefectures in the north of Japan's largest island, Honshu. Further north there is only Hokkaido.
This region has in Japan the reputation of being a remote, rural place, rich in scenic landscapes, and very cold and snowy in winter. It is characterized by countryside, rice crops, mountains, lakes and thermal springs. The only big city is Sendai. Akita
one of the northernmost cities of the island of Honshu, a small capital of one of the most rural areas of Japan

Aomori
the last city in the extreme north of the island of Honshu, in front of Hokkaido, famous for the Nebuta Matsuri and one of the oldest archaeological sites in the country

Hirosaki
famous especially for its castle, but there is much more. One of the most culturally rich towns in the Tohoku region

Koriyama
a medium-sized city with a vibrant cultural life but definitely not popular among tourists, which makes it very interesting

Sendai
the largest city in the region and the only real big city

Guided tours, activities and other things to do

If you are planning a trip to Japan and you want to do something more than just visiting famous places and monuments, we suggest you to use Rakuten Travel Experiences.

How to use Rakuten Travel Experiences

Rakuten Travel is a very useful website to enrich your travel experience, especially if you are going solo or it's your first time in Japan.
Because of the language barrier (and more), in Japan it is very difficult to interact with the locals and to get off the tourist track.
Thanks to Rakuten Travel you can find a lot of interesting and sometimes unique guided tours and activities all over Japan (and not only in Japan), that you would otherwise never be able to enjoy.
But there's more: on Rakuten Travel you can also buy tickets for several famous attractions, events, transportation and other useful services for tourists. Last but not least, you can reserve a table in hundreds of restaurants.

Some examples

• You can buy tickets in advance to visit some very popular attractions and skip the queue at the ticket office, such as the Tokyo Tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree, Tokyo Disneyland or Universal Studios Osaka
• You can book unique and funny tours and activities, like driving around Tokyo or Osaka on a go-kart dressed as Super Mario, or dueling with real Sumo Wrestlers
• You can learn about traditional Japan, for example by joining a tea ceremony in Kyoto or by attending a crash course on Japanese Calligraphy
• You can reserve your table in a lot of cafes and restaurants, for example one of the legendary 3-star Michelin restaurants in Japan, or crazy cafes like a unique Owl Cafe in Tokyo or one of the many and nowadays worldwide famous maid cafes
• ...

Take a look at Rakuten Travel Experiences

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