34 Yamagata / Yamadera Temple in Yamagata City
The haiku poet Basho composed a poem at this temple on Oku no Hosomichi, which is famous for the tranquility and voices of cicadas that seep into the rocks. The temple is dotted with many halls all over the mountain, and the view is also wonderful.
34 Yamagata / Yamagata City
Yamagata City is a safflower-producing area, and has long been a place of thriving trade with Kyoto and Osaka through the Mogami River. The restaurant culture remains in the castle town.
37 Iwate / Genbikei Gorge
The Iwai River flows from Mount Kurikoma, which straddles the three prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi, and Akita, to Ichinoseki City. The dango dumplings sold at teahouses on the opposite bank of the river, spanning the Genbikei Gorge, are a local specialty. The dango dumplings sold at teahouses on the opposite bank of the river, spanning the Genbikei Gorge, are a local specialty.
37 Iwate / Mohtsuji Temple, Hiraizumi Town
Unfortunately, Motsu-ji Temple was destroyed by fire due to repeated disasters, but the remnants of the elegant Pure Land garden from the Heian period remain, and it is designated as a special historic site of the country and a World Heritage Site.
37 Iwate / Oshu City
Japan's only Heian period historical theme park "Historical Park Esashi Fujiwara no Sato" is also known as a filming location for movies and NHK historical dramas.
38 Miyagi / Matsushima city
Zuiganji Temple is a Zen Buddhist temple built by Date Masamune after the Battle of Sekigahara, along with the construction of Sendai Castle, as a spiritual center for the people of his territory.