Travel Notes (Elements that make up a travel itinerary)

deer and human dance
Each community in Tono city showcases traditional performing arts, for example, Kagura dance, Deer dance, Tiger dance, Sansa dance, etc. Read more
horseback archery1
The origin of Tono horseback archery (Yabusame in Japanese) is in Kamakura (Tsuruoka Hachimangu shrine).  It was brought to Tono Read more
tono arakamisama in aozasa
Preliminary preparation is essential to enjoy Tono truly.  Tono Story is compiled by Kunio Yanagita for more than 100 stories Read more
geto mountain stream
If you compare the ranking of hot springs to sumo wrestling, this is said to be Yokozuna (Grand Champion) in Read more
kitakami river
'The Summer grasses / Of brave soldier's dreams / The aftermath' by Basho Basho traveled to Tohoku district during the Read more
chusonji temple gate
'Eary summer rains / Fall not here / Temple of light' by Basho Basho traveled to Tohoku district during the Read more