Tag: tohoku

Exploring Japan: Spring Trip to Tohoku
May 15

Exploring Japan: Spring Trip to Tohoku

After using the JR East Welcome Rail Pass 2020 for an autumn and winter trip last year, I was pleased to hear that they will release a new pass starting April 1, 2021, for foreign passport holders living in Japan (this pass was already available for foreign visitors on a tourist visa). One truth about…

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Exploring Japan: Winter Trip to Tohoku
Jan 10

Exploring Japan: Winter Trip to Tohoku

Tsuru no Yu is the onsen I wanted to visit most in Akita Prefecture; it is a unique onsen mainly because of its milky white water found only at a few other onsens in Japan. Tsuru no Yu means “hot spring of cranes” in Japanese, and apparently, it got this name from a legend of an injured crane who was seen bathing in here.

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