Northern Tohoku

 Landscape Photographs in My Travel to Aomori, Iwate, and Akita
 ( The following photos were taken in 2007 through 2010. )


Iwate


Northern Iwate


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A landscape of northern Iwate seen from the main road on the way to Hachinohe.


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A scenery in northern Iwate on the way to Hachinohe.


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A scenery in northern Iwate on the way to Hachinohe.


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Ninohe city seen from the main road. There became a town in the basin surrounded by mountains.


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A landscape of Aomori as viewed from the mountain that is at the border between Iwate and Aomori prefectures.


Ninohe


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A scenery in Ninohe city.


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Ninohe Station from the view of the overpass of the station.


Kuji, northern Iwate coastline


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A scenery of northern Iwate coastline.


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The coastline has unique shape and up and down.


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Pacific Ocean seen from the coastline.


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There are many rocks on the shoreline.


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If you look at the sea from a high place, the combination of the big rocks and the horizon on the sea makes a majestic scenery.


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A deeply indented coastline is followed all the way.


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The combination of the rocks, the sea, and the sky makes good scenery.


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At a beach in northern Iwate.


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A landscape seen from Kita-yamazaki observatory.


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Overlooking at Pacific Ocean from Kita-yamazaki observatory. Pacific Ocean is very large.


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The coastline has a unique shape.


Miyako


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A scenery of the coastline near Jodogahama Beach in Miyako. The photo was taken to find a tourist boat.


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Waterside Jodogahama Beach. The combination of white rocks, green trees, and water surface with complicated water wave makes the view mysterious.


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Jodogahama Beach surrounded by land looks like a lake.


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The center of Jodogahama Beach. It is sand beach.


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There are many white rocks with interesting form in front of the beach.


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One of the rocks has a little green at the top.


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The rocks seen from the side. It is wondering why the rocks are arranged in a row.


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Each color of white rocks is changed depending on the lighting angles of the sun.


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A scenery of Miyako fishing port.


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A lot of fishing boats are moored in Miyako fishing port.


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The fishing port at sunset.


Kamaishi


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There is a large factory in front of kamaishi Station.


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The boulevard before Kamaishi Station.


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Kamaishi Station. Mountains are near the station. Kamaishi is a town that is surrounded by mountains.


From Kamaishi to Ofunato


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At Kamaishi Station. The train for Sakari in Ofunato city was waiting at the platform.


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A scenery of the seaside seen from the train of Sanriku Railway.


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There are many tunnels in Sanriku Railway line. Landscape appears in the short time of interval of the tunnels.


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houses are in the small plain around the cove.


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A scenery of the landside seen from the train of Sanriku Railway.


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The sea, mountains, and farmland.


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A scenery of the cove seen from the train window. Such a cove is followed by a lot.


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A little away from the coast, mountain countryside appears.


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Ofunato city seen from the train window.


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Sakari Station in Ofunato.


Ofunato


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The main street in front of Sakari Station.


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There are traditional wooden stores in the street.


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I found people were doing a town festival in the street.


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A landscape seen from the overpass of Sakari Station.


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Another landscape seen from the overpass of Sakari Station.


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Mountains are near the station.


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The train for Ichinoseki Station was waiting at the platform of the station.


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Ofunato port from the view of the inland area. Mountains are in the opposite shore, and the port seems to be a big river.


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A view of Ofunato port seen from the train window. Many factories are built in the front side of the shore.


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Ofunato port is an industrial port. Large ships come and go.


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The sea in Ofunato. The sea is surrounded by land with complex shape.


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A scenery of the coastline on the way to Ichinoseki from Ofunato.


Aomori


Hachinohe


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Hachinohe fishing port.


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Since Hachinohe fishing port is a large one, a lot of large and small fishing boats had been anchored.


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A scenery of the port quay.


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port facility is on the land side of the port.


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There is a food and drink shop in the port.


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A scenery of the port quay.


From Hachinohe to Kuji


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The parking lot of the black-tailed gull farming land near Hachinohe. The mountain in the upper right of this photo is the black-tailed gull farming land. The surface of the mountain had been filled with black-tailed gulls.


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Also, the parking lot was occupied by many black-tailed gulls.


From Hachinohe to Aomori


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A landscape of countryside on the way to Aomori from Hachinohe.


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A farm in the small wood in Aomori.


Noheji


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The sea seen from Noheji fishing port is the northernmost sea of the main island of Japan.


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A scenery of Noheji fishing port in the evening after the rain.


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Many fishing boats had been anchored in the fishing port.


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The silent sea seen from the fishing port in the evening after the rain.


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The work area of the fishing port.


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The northernmost sea of the main island of Japan. Far ahead is Hokkaido.


Aomori


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Yuno-shima islet seen from Asamushi Onsen coast. The islet in the shape of triangle is interesting.


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Sandy beach in Asamushi Onsen at sunset.


Tsugaru


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Countryside of Tsugaru plain.


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Countryside of Tsugaru plain.


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There are many wetlands in Tsugaru region. The wetland has small plants on the surface of the water.


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Another landscape of Tsugaru countryside.


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One photo that was taken in the countryside of Tsugaru.


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The east side coastline in Tsugaru region.


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Another view of the east side coastline in Tsugaru region.


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The sea seen from the coastline.


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A landscape of countryside in Tsugaru.


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The utility poles stand in line until far away.


From Aomori to Akita


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The Sea of Japan seen from the coastline in Aomori. Strong wind was blowing.


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Another view of the coastline facing the Sea of Japan.


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A scenery of the coastline on the way to Akita along the Sea of Japan. There is a single line of railway just inside the coastline.


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If you run the coastal highway, you would sometimes find fishing towns in the low plain of the coastline.


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Senjojiki Coast. Many dark rocks are rugged from the sea.


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Senjojiki Coast tourist information board. Senjojiki Coast has a unique scenery.


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As compared with the car, the size of the rocks can be seen.


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Another view of the rocks.


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Sunlight is reflected on the rocks and the sea, and a unique light and dark is created.


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A scenery of the coastline in Aomori.


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A complicated coastline and the Sea of Japan seen from the main road. The inland side is a steep slope of mountains.


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Another view of the coastline.


Akita


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A complicated coastline along the Sea of Japan in Akita.


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A small fishing port I found from the main road.


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A scenery of the countryside in Akita.


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Another scenery of the countryside in Akita.


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Countryside scenery is continues far away in the broad plain.


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The poles also seems much followed far.


Akita


The coastline in Akita


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The main street in front of Ugohonjo Station.


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UgoHonjo Station.


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A beach in Akita.


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The Sea of Japan seen from the coastline in Akita.


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A coastline scenery in Akita.


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Houses near the coastline.


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Houses near the coastline.


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The sea and houses seen from the main road.


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A landscape in the inland side.


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A fishing port that was stopped at on the way.


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Another fishing port that was stopped at on the way.


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The fishing port was full of fishing boats.


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Also at the fishing port.