You
can watch artists applying strips of cherry bark to
vases, boxes and tea canisters, visit a small museum
and see what cherry bark products the shop has to offer. Attraction type: Specialty shop Address:OmotemachiShimocho10-1,
Kakunodate, Japan
This
historic neighborhood consists of wide, tree-lined
streets with mansions built during the Edo Period,
only six of which remain and are open to the public.
The area is particularly beautiful in late April, when
the cherry trees are in full bloom. Attraction type: Neighborhood; Scenic/historic walking
area
Matsushima
Bay, Matsushima
Morioka
Castle, Morioka
Attraction
type: Waterway
Attraction
type: Historic site
Zuiganji, Matsushima
Mt.
Iwaki, Hirosaki
Attraction
type: Religious site
Godaido, Matsushima Attraction type: Historic site; Religious site Address: 91 Aza-chonai, Matsushima, Japan Tel: 022/354-2023
Attraction
type: Mountain
Oshima
and Fukuurajima, Matsushima
Mount
Bandaisan, Tohoku
Attraction
type: Island Motsuji, Hiraizumi Attraction type: Religious site
Attraction
type: Mountain
Takadachi
Gikeido, Hiraizumi
Oirase
Stream, Tohoku
Attraction
type: Monument Takkoku no Iwaya, Hiraizumi Attraction type: Religious site Address: 5-10 minute walk from Hiraizumi Station, Hiraizumi,
Japan