Tohoku is the geographical region of northeastern Honshu, comprising Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures. The region was initially settled between the seventh and ninth centuries A.D., well after Japanese civilization had been firmly established in southwestern Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku. Today the region remains sparsely populated and therefore has a reputation of being rural and unsophisticated. Consequently, it is one of the few places in Japan where traditional culture has continued to evolve in an environment relatively free of the exploitative effects of tourism and modernization that are ubiquitous in the Kansai and Kanto regions.  Many of it's inhabitants refer to the culture of Tohoku as "the real Japan," an appellation that has ironically become the center of a campaign to promote tourism in the region. However, for the moment the region remains relatively quiet and secluded, with abundant Shinto shrines, breathtaking scenery and rich regional sub-cultures.

Akihabara
Asakusa
Daisetsuzan
Ebisu
Fukuoka
Fukuoka City
Ginza
Hateruma Island
Hiroshima
Iriomote Island
Ishigaki Island
Izumo
Kamakura
Kansai
Kitsuki
Kobe
Kokura
Kyoto
Marunouchi
Mito
Miyako Island
Moji
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Naha
Nikko
Osaka
Roppongi
Saitama
Sapporo
Shibuya
Shikoku
Shimonoseki
Shinjuku
Takayama
Taketomi Island
Tobata
Tohoku
Tokashiki Island
Tokyo
Tokyo Odaiba
Ueno
Wakamatsu
Yahata
Yokohama
Yonaguni Island
Zamami Island