Akita's attraction is the various beautiful faces of nature. These include the deepest lake in Japan, Lake Tazawa-ko, Lake Towada-ko known for its mystique beauty, the Oga-hanto Peninsula with its beautiful coast line and sunset, the scenic Hachimantai Plateau, and Mt. Chokai-zan also known as Akita Fuji.

Aomori is a host of many festivals throughout the seasons, through which you can get a feeling of the lives of the people. The festivals include the Aomori Nebuta-matsuri Festival and the Hirosaki Neputa-matsuri Festival that paint the skies of summer in Aomori.

Fukushima, situated at the south of the Tohoku (northeastern) region, is divided into three areas by three mountainous belts running roughly parallel from south to north. It is blessed with a variety of natural spectacles, such as spaciously undulating mountains, a complicated volcanic topography and different sizes of lakes and ponds.

Iwate's long coastline blessed with natural good ports makes fishing ports at which abundant marine products are unloaded throughout the year, and there are quite a number of restaurants in the vicinity where you can enjoy fresh seafood such as scallops, oysters and sea urchins.