An adventure of nature and culture

Taito Station is the largest chain of gaming arcades in Japan with over 160 branches throughout the country. There are numerous branches in Tokyo alone, facing main roads and directly connected to train stations in Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Ueno, Asakusa, and Akihabara, and other branches cover a wide range of formats including branches in shopping centers, where the whole family can have fun, and larger scale branches in the suburbs. Of those branches, the one we recommend the most is the TAITO STATION Shinjuku South Exit GAME WORLD branch.

Located just 3 minutes by foot from Shinjuku Station, the branch includes EXBAR TOKYO plus on the 1st basement floor where you can play a wide variety of games while sipping on craft beer that you pour yourself. It is connected to the main game floors that feature a wide variety of games, such as claw machines, so there’s no shortage of things to do and see. Next, the 2nd basement floor is occupied by the Kurayami Yuenchi (Darkness Amusement Park), based on a theme of darkness, featuring a variety of attractions for you to experience together, such as mystery solving, an escape game, and audible horror. This horror attraction, that focuses on clearing missions, offers a mix of screams, thrills, and excitement.

TAITO STATION Shinjuku South Exit GAME WORLD branch is Shinjuku’s entertainment hub where you can enjoy playing, drinking, and attractions all at once.

This is a 10-floor complex comprising commercial spaces and residences from the first basement floor to the fourth floor. It is famous around the world as the "holy grounds for subcultures," with many stores selling items related to manga, anime, and Japanese pop culture. There are also many luxury watch shops selling both new and antique watches, and has attracted the attention of watch enthusiasts for this reason. The first basement floor is lined with community-based stores such as fresh food stores and supermarkets, and it is a shopping street that is always bustling and lively.

Rinno-ji Temple was founded by the 11th generation Date Mochimune, with Taian Bonshu Osho serving as the first head priest, in 1441, the first year of the Kakitsu era, in Yanagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, at the request of Zen Buddhist nun Rantei Myogyoku, the wife of Date Masamune, 9th Lord of the Date Clan.
The founding period of Rinno-ji Temple coincided with the rapid rise to power of the Date Clan, and when the main castle of the Clan was moved consecutively between Yanagawa, Nishiyama, Yonezawa, Aizu, Yonezawa, Iwadeyama, and finally Sendai, Rinno-ji was moved along with it, finally arriving in the current location of Sendai under the 9th Osho, Hisayama Koten, in 1602, the 7th year of the Keicho era under the 17th Lord Masamune. This is referred as the Six Transitions of Rinno-ji in the historical record. A wildfire burned the entire temple complex to ashes in 1876, the 9th year of the Meiji era, leaving only the Niomon Gate. Subsequently Fukutei Mugai Osho (1881-1943) began reconstruction in in 1903, the 36th year of the Meiji era, and the current main hall and Kuri building were completed in 1915, the 4th year of the Taisho period.

This distillery distills and stores malt whisky. On the one-hour tour of the facility, you can watch the manufacturing process and taste the whisky made there.

The Michinoku Coastal Trail is part of the Green Reconstruction Project based around the establishment of the Sanriku Fukko National Park at its core, created by the Ministry of the Environment for the purpose of reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011. The Michinoku Coastal Trail is best known for the beautiful scenery formed by the dynamic sea, rivers, villages, and forests that are typical of the Tohoku Pacific coastline. The region thrives today thanks to the overlapping of the lives of coexistence with nature of the people, the accumulated history and culture, and the bounty of the severe but abundant natural environment. And another important attraction of this trail is the warm interactions between people that are encountered in the course of walking along it. Here you will surely experience joys and discover new things that are only possible at a walking pace. So why not embark on a walking journey through Tohoku?

A facility for culture and tourism exchange in Aomori City, Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse was opened in January 2011 next door to the JR Aomori Station. The museum fully introduces the history and charms of the Nebuta Festival, which witnessed the growth of the city over the years, and serves as a "dream space" to experience everything about Nebuta throughout the year.