If I have to use one word to describe today’s travel in Marumori(丸森町), I will choose “unduplicated”. There are so many “first-time-in-my-life” experiences in Marumori. Please forgive me for knowing so little about the world and being shallow, but I was really touched by the experiences in Marumori. Marumori is located in the most southern…

There is something attracts me very much in Zao, it’s very hard to say it out. I decided to spend one more day in Zao to find out more about it. ゆと森倶楽部-A Hotel Inside, A Club Indeed The Yutomori Club (ゆと森倶楽部) is just like its name – it’s more a club than merely a hotel….

Shiroishi (白石) is a really beautiful city. Today’s Shiroishi was part of ancient Mutsu Province and was under control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period. There are many meaningful things you can experience in Shiroishi. 湯主一條: Old is Beautiful The Yunushi Ichijoh Hotel (湯主一條) is a hotel with extremely long…

Today we move from Zao to Shiroishi, these two places are actually next to each other. The weather of today is quite bad; it was raining heavily. Luckily for me, I concentrate a lot on in-door activities. 碧水園-Place for Orthodox Japanese Tea Culture The Japanese tea culture is famous all over the world. Most people…

Shichikashuku (七ヶ宿) is extremely fun in the winter – every family in town will build snowman of their own in front of their colorful houses. Some of the snowmen are extremely artistic. The snowman represents the inner mood of the family in town. From where I see it, this family is full of joy and…

Shichikashuku (七ヶ宿) is an interesting town, especially in winter. The town itself is a beautiful spot in winter – a snow paradise with lots of interesting elements. Driving in Shichikashuku is like driving in the fairytale world – where the Snow White plays with the seven dwarfs. Snow sculptures can be found everywhere in the…

蔵王(Zao) is really a nice place, it’s the place where you wake up and see the scene of Bandari’s (a famous Swiss Music Band) “Snow Dreams”. 蔵王酪農センター-The Secret Behind the World’s Best Cheese Everyone knows ZAO has the world’s finest cheese, but only extremely few people know the secret behind. I risked my life to…

真田幸村公血脈の郷-Real Samurai’s Birth Place “We want the Samurai culture to pass from generation to generation, so that people won’t forget the spirit of true warriors.” Said Kazuhiko Hirama, who is the chief of tourism promotion sub-section of Zao Town. The ancestors of 真田 family used to be a large and famous Samurai family in Japan…