OnAir January 26(Sun), 2014
Vacations recently have become more elaborate affairs, with ecotourism, health tourism, long stays, and other innovative types of vacations, which are both popular and have more options. In the Northeast of Japan, which is Tohoku area, there is a lot of untouched nature left.
Here are the most interactive tours which best use nature to their advantage.
With seasonal crop harvesting tours, you can sample the tastes of the season, soak up the scenery, and experience a true passion for nature.
Focusing mainly on the southern prefectures of the Northeast – Miyagi, Iwate, and Yamagata – this program introduces these regions from the perspective of visiting foreigners.
We’ll also show viewers the Japanese idea of “sweet” – introducing the Japanese sweets made delicious through their local ingredients.
① Cream Daifuku “Kikufuku”… From long-established tea shop, Igeta Tea in Sendai, Miyagi
・This delicious treat is made by wrapping up matcha powdered green tea cream, made from the highest quality matcha, and sweet azuki red bean paste in a soft layer of mocha rice cake.
② “The flying dango, skewered rice cake” … “Kakkou Dango” in the Genbikei gorge of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture.
・This is sold across the Genbikei gorge, which tourists pay for and get this dango using a basket crossed on a thin rope, which is known as the “flying dango.”
All ingredients are domestically grown, coming from farms all over the country, and each dango is hand-made in the factory.
Matsushima Cruising [Marubun Matsushima Kisen]
1-4-1 Minato-machi, Shiogama-city, Miyagi
+81-22-354-3453
8:00am-5:00pm
Open 7 day a week
1,400～2,800yen
www.marubun-kisen.com/home.html
Tangible Cultural Properties [Kanran-tei]
10 Takagiazamachi, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi
+81-23-353-3355
8:30am-5:00pm(-4:30pm November – March)
Open 7 day a week
200yen (with drink + 300yen～）
www.town.matsushima.miyagi.jp/index.cfm/8,3105,30,html
Sushi Restaurant [Umai Sushi-kan Annex Sushimasa]
6－2 Kooriyamaazasimbasikita, Taihaku-ku, Sendai-city, Miyagi
+81-22-302-4944
www.sushikan.co.jp
Esashi-Fujiwara Heritage Park
86-1 Konamaru Iwayado Esashi-ku Oshu-city Iwate
+81-197-35-7791
9:00am-5:00pm
Open 7 day a week
Addmission fee: 800yen
Experiencing Heian-style Kimono: 20,000yen(female), 15,000yen(male)
Optional make-up: 5,000yen
Heian-style Wig: 5,000yen
www.fujiwaranosato.com
Buckwheat Noodle Shop [Tendo Suisya-Kisoba]
１-3-26 Kamatahoncho Tendo-city Yamagata
+81-23-653-2576
11:00am～11:00pm
Making Buckwheat Noodles：9:00am/3:00pm
Open 7 day a week
Making Buckwheat Noodles: 1,500yen
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~suisya/
Yamadera Temple
4495-15 Yamadera Yamagata-city Yamagata
+81-23-695-2816
8:00am-5:00pm
Open 7 day a week
Addmission fee: 300yen
www.yamaderakankou.com
Chikusenso Mt. Zao Resort & Spa
88-11 Aza Uwanohara Togatta-Onsen Zao-machi Katta-gun Miyagi
+81-224-34-1188
Open 7 day a week
www.mtzaoresort.com/
Tea shop [Ocha no IGETA]
3-8-11 Ichibancho Aoba-ku Sendai-city Miyagi
+81-22-261-1351
10:00am-7:30pm（Last call: 7:00pm）
Closed January 1st
料金 200yen-
www.ocha-igeta.co.jp
Café[Kakko-ya]
211 Takinoue Genbi-cho Ichinoseki-city, Iwate
+81-191-29-2031
Open 7 day a week
Open 7 day a week
300yen-
www.iwatetabi.jp/spot/detail/03205/1434.html
