Food & drink
Gingado 1890 bakery in Morioka station
銀河堂1890
Gingado 1890, a Morioka Station bakery using Iwate wheat and local salt — don't skip the apple cinnamon pie.
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Food & drink
Akita Gyu Gentei yakiniku restaurant
秋田焼肉牛玄亭 秋田駅前店
Top-quality yakiniku steps from Akita Station — juicy grilled cuts, generous set menus, and attentive service at a fair price.
Food & drink
Miso Curry Milk Ramen Ajino Sapporo Oonishi in Aomori
味の札幌大西
Aomori's original miso curry milk ramen — pork-chicken broth, curry, milk, and a knob of butter, invented right here in the 1970s.
Food & drink
Pizzeria Piace - pizza napoletana in Morioka
ピッツェリア ピアーチェ
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza in Iwate, certified by the AVPN.
Food & drink
Wakana beef restaurant in Morioka
和かな
Wakana is a teppanyaki restaurant in central Morioka serving Maesawa beef, an Iwate specialty every bit the equal of Kobe, cooked right in front of you.
Food & drink
Ponshukan sake vending machine tasting in Niigata
ぽんしゅ館
Niigata is sake country — Ponshukan lets you taste your way through its famous sake collections, one vending machine coin at a time.
Ryokans & onsen
Tsuru no Yu ryokan in Nyuto Onsen
鶴の湯温泉
The oldest ryokan in the Nyuto Onsen cluster, deep in the Akita mountains.
Food & drink
Saba no Eki mackerel restaurant in Hachinohe
サバの駅
Around 30 mackerel dishes at a Hachinohe institution near the fish market.
Ryokans & onsen
The Park Hotel Jodogahama in Miyako
浄土ヶ浜パークホテル
A park hotel on a forested hill above Jodogahama, with onsen and sea views.
Hikes & walks
Hachinohe Section of Michinoku Coastal Trail
みちのく潮風トレイル
Day hike along the gentle shores of the Hachinohe section of the Michinoku Coastal Trail.
Hikes & walks
Nakanohama to Jodogahama: Miyako section of the Michinoku Coastal Trail
みちのく潮風トレイル
Day hike along the wildest stretch of the Miyako section of the Michinoku Coastal Trail.