Best Hotels Near Hanamaki Station | Kenji’s Hometown & the Onsen Belt
Miyazawa Kenji's hometown and the gateway to a whole valley of hot springs — plus the famous 10-tier…
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Best Hotels Near Mizusawa Station | Ironware, Stars & Ohtani Country
Nambu ironware, a pioneering observatory, and the hometown of Shohei Ohtani — with Hiraizumi's golden temples 15 minutes…
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Shizukuishi Station Guide | Mt. Iwate, Koiwai Farm & Ski Country
Akita Shinkansen Guide · Shizukuishi Station Shizukuishi Station Guide: Mt. Iwate, Koiwai Farm &a Ski-and-Onsen Highland A Small…
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Akita Shinkansen Guide: The Komachi to Lake Tazawa & Akita
Shinkansen Line Guide · Akita Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Guide: The Komachi to Akita —A Deep Blue Lake, Samurai…
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Nambu Ironware Guide | Buying a Tetsubin Kettle in Morioka & Mizusawa
Souvenir Guide · Kitchenware & Ceramics Nambu Ironware —The Cast-Iron Kettle Worth Its Weight in Luggage 900 Years…
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Best Hotels Near Ninohe Station | Joboji Lacquer & Kintaichi Onsen’s Spirits
Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Ninohe Station Ninohe Station: Lacquer, Legends & a Zashiki-Warashi Spring —Northern Iwate’s Understated Stop…
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Iwate-Numakunai Station Guide | The Trunk Line’s Quietest Stop
Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Iwate-Numakunai Station Iwate-Numakunai Station: The Quietest Platform on the Trunk Line —Iwate Town’s Sculpture…
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Best Hotels Near Morioka Station | Wanko Soba, Mt. Iwate & the Komachi Split
Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Morioka Station Morioka Station: The City the World Finally Noticed —Wanko Soba, Three Great…
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Best Hotels Near Shin-Hanamaki Station | Hanamaki Onsen & Miyazawa Kenji Country
Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Shin-Hanamaki Station Shin-Hanamaki Station: Miyazawa Kenji’s Homeland —Hanamaki Onsen Valley & the Slow Line…
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Best Hotels Near Kitakami Station | Tenshochi Cherry Blossoms & Geto Powder
Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Kitakami Station Kitakami Station: Tohoku’s Cherry River —Tenshochi’s Two-Kilometer Sakura Tunnel & a Proper…
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Mizusawa-Esashi Station Guide | Esashi Fujiwara no Sato & Nambu Ironware
Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Mizusawa-Esashi Station Mizusawa-Esashi Station: Iwate’s Quiet In-Between —The Heian Movie Village, Craft Ironware &…
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Best Hotels Near Ichinoseki Station | Hiraizumi’s Golden Temples & Gorge Boats
Tohoku Shinkansen Guide · Ichinoseki Station Ichinoseki Station: The Hiraizumi Gateway —Golden Temples, Gorge Boats & Mochi in…
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