Aoba Castle and Aobayama Park

Date Masamune

Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. 

Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyo of Sendai Domain. 

The castle was also known as Sendai-jo. 

In 2003, the castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site.

Date Masamune

Date Masamune

JAXA Kakuda Space Center

The Kakuda Space Center is dedicated to the research and development of rocket engines—the heart of the launch vehicles that carry artificial satellites beyond the atmosphere.

Researchers conduct R&D and testing for liquid-propellant rocket engines—such as those used in the H-IIA rocket—as well as for liquid-propellant apogee engines for satellites.

Minamisoma City Museum / Nomaoi

The "Soma Nomaoi"—a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property—takes place across the former territory of the Nakamura Domain, with its primary venue centered at Hibarigahara in Minamisoma City.

The exhibition features various ceremonial items used in the festival, including suits of traditional armor, as well as a folding screen depicting the Soma Nomaoi as it appeared during the Edo period.

Tottori Sand Dunes In 2004

It starts to become a serious problem that a dune becomes grassland from around 1970. 

The alien plants that should not grow naturally in the sand dunes began to stand out.

It is not easy to see the beautiful Fumon(wind ripple) and Saren(sand curtain), by the sand movement is reduced.

Tottori Prefecture and the city of Tottori have continued to start full-fledged herbicidal activity from 1994. 

With the development of weeding, the dunes are now regarded thier original form dunes.