Ishinomaki was the area hit hardest by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park was developed as a place for memorial services, and as a base for passing on the memories and lessons of the disaster to posterity.
Aizuwakamatsu’s old samurai residences evoke an image of a bygone warrior era, and the agrarian scenery of rice paddies against the background of Mount Bandai and the Iide Mountains captures the essence of Aizu’s landscape. Tsurugajo Castle, a symbol of the city, provides a wide view of the changing beauty of the seasons in Aizu Basin and the old castle town.
Filled with steeply sloping fields, traditional homes, and stone walls, these communities rise as much as 400 meters in altitude from one end to another.
A must-see for railway enthusiasts! A wide array of nostalgic train cars on display. Tsuyama Manabi no Tetsudokan (Tsuyama Learning Railway Museum) comprises spaces that display vehicles, turntables, and driving wheels of steam locomotives as part of the former Tsuyama fan-shaped engine depot, as well as areas where visitors can learn about the history of Okayama’s railways and the mechanics of railways through hands-on experiences. Additionally, there is a space with a diorama exhibition of the streets of Tsuyama. The former Tsuyama fan-shaped engine depot, built in 1936, is a valuable facility that is the second-largest of its kind still existing in Japan. It houses the preserved “DE50-1,” a diesel locomotive with a high-power engine that was the only one of its kind manufactured in Japan. This is a must-visit for anyone interested in railways and locomotives.
During the Edo period, the Takato clan was known nationwide as a masonry village, its technology was extremely good and used nationwide. There are many such works located here.
