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Historical sites of the Tohoku Region
Statue of Date Masumune, Aobe Castle Ruins,
Sendai, Japan
The Tohoku region 東北地方 consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This region is comprised of Aomiri, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima Prefectures. The Sea of Japan lies to the west and the North Pacific Ocean to the east.
The principal cities of the Tohoku region include Sendai, Iwaki, Koriyama, Akita, Morioka, Aomori, Yamagata, and Hachinohe, among others.
Aomori Prefecture is home to Misawa Air Force base. The JGSDF North Eastern Army is Headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi.
Aomori Prefecture 青森県
Aomori Travel Guide
Misawa Aviation and Science Museum
Shuji Terayama Museum
Aomori Prefectural Museum
Towada Art Center
Danjo Kida Monument
Misawa Air Base
Misawa City Ancestors Memorial Hall 三沢市先人記念館
Other things to see in Aomori
Danjo Kida Monument
Shuji Terayama Museum
Iwate Prefecture 岩手県
Iwate Official Travel Guide
Science Museum of Whale and Sea
Sakiyama Shell Mound Jomon-no-mori Museum
Morioka-jo Castle Site Park (Iwate Park)
Shizukuishi Castle Ruins
Giant Tsunami Monument
Unosu Cliff Sanriku National Park
Morioka History and Culture Museum
Ryūsendō Cave
2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami marker
Journey to the Stars Stone Monument
Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building
The Ryūsendō Science Museum
Other things to see in Iwate
Noda Castle Ruins 古館跡(野田城)
Easternmost Point of Mainland Japan
Ishiwarizakura (The Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree)
Miyagi Prefecture 宮城県
Miyagi Official Travel Guide
Aoba Castle Ruins and Homaru MuseuSaitama
Earthquake Memorial - Arahama Elementary School
Wakabayashi Castle Ruins
Aoba Castle Ruins and Homaru MuseuSaitama
Natori City Earthquake Reconstruction Tradition Center
Earthquake Memorial - House Foundations
1933 Earthquake Memorial
Tōmizuka Kofun Burial Mound
Other things to see in Miyagi
Sea cliffs of Okama
Akita Prefecture 秋田県
Akita travel guide
Tsuchizaki Port History Museum
Ushiro Ruins Archaeological Site
Takashimizu sacred spring
Amasagi Village
Akita Prefectural Museum
Former Nara Family Residence
Akita Fort Ruins History Museum
Akita Prefecture Iwaki Shonen Nature House
Other things to see in Akita
Shitennoji Temple Ruins
Yamagata Prefecture 山形県
Official Tourism Site of Yamagata Prefecture
Chido Museum
Tsuruoka City Nature Learning and Exchange Center Hotoria
Hishizu Tomb
Chidōkan
Denkoku no Mori cultural hall and museum
Dewanoyukishuzo Museum
Sueki Kiln Site
Village History Museum of Tendo Oda
Other things to see in Yamagta
Saka Castle Ruins
Fukushima Prefecture 福島県
Official Fukushima Travel Guide
Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
Tsunami and Earthquake Victims Memorial Hall of Soma City
Tsuruga Castle
Yuji Koseki Memorial Hall
Earthquake Heritage Site of Nakahama Elementary School of Yamamoto Municipality
Ouchi-juku historic town
Tsubakikan ruins
Gotenmisaki Boshin War Site
Tsugunosuke Kawai Memorial - Boshin War
Other things to see in Fukushima
Onami Castle Ruins
Monumrnyo of Sazen Tange
Tominaemae Tomb Group