Questions tagged [tohoku]
The northeastern portion of Honshu, the main island of Japan. It consists of six prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata.
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When are azaleas blooming in Sendai?
Sendai (North Japan) has a temple which is said to be splendid when azaleas are in full bloom.
What is the good season to see this?
If not full bloom, at least from what month to what month are they ...
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Talking to Tohoku earthquake survivors as volunteering
When I was in Fukushima prefecture, a Japanese person I was talking to said I should volunteer to speak with people affected by 3/11, as I'm not a local, and some people want to talk to non-locals ...
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Ski rental for Mount Gassan
I'm visiting Japan in late May, early June, and I hope to go skiing. Mount Gassan (月山, literally "moon mountain") in Yamagata prefecture seems to be my best bet - it has a ski season of April to July, ...
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Hard copy travel guides with information on Tohoku post-tsunami
The 12th edition of Lonely Planet Japan entirely removed Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. I ended up bringing the 11th edition (pre-earthquake) with me when visiting Japan.
Are there hard ...
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