The 1000-kilometer trail that hugs Tohoku’s Pacific coastline offers hikers some incredible natural scenery and dramatic ...

The total amount of losses exceeded ¥1.1 billion last year, increasing more than ¥300 million from the previous year.

Ishinomaki was mauled more than any other municipality by the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami ... the Machikata district of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture had a pre-disaster ...

The number of burglaries targeting vacant houses that have not been occupied for a long time, has starkly increased in ...

Explaining Northern Japan to Rwandans. Hachimantai city in Iwate prefecture is located in the Tohoku region of Northern Japan ...

New York, Jan. 27 (Jiji Press)--Iwate Prefecture held an event to promote its foodstuffs in New York on Monday, serving specialties from the northeastern Japan prefecture to people in the food and ...

KITAKAMI, Iwate Prefecture--Upmarket cashmere knit sweaters ... UTO is using computer-controlled knitting machines made in Japan. “They are so well-designed that they can be used to make ...

Mount Iwate’s rugged mountainscape and lava flow, reflecting its history as one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, are captured in the striking light-blue hue of the dial, evoking the purity of ...

Snow clouds affected not only the Japan Sea side, including Aomori and Akita Prefectures, but also the Pacific side, reaching areas like Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures, where some cities recorded ...

HANAMAKI, Iwate — Visitors launched sky lanterns one after another ... A free shuttle service is provided between lodging facilities in Hanamaki Onsenkyo and the event site. Japan Tourism is presented ...