Rich ambience <br />Outwardly rustic <br />Diverse range <br />Colorful natural world <br />Friendly, ingenuous people <br />Explosive Summer Festivals <br /> <br />Refreshingly cool weather <br />Rustic hot springs <br />Hot spring cure places <br />The medicinal values <br />Lure large numbers <br />Of hot spring lovers <br /> <br />Aomori <br />Lake Towada <br />Picturesque lake <br />Oirase Valley <br />Crystalclear stream, waterfalls, dense woods <br />Towada Hachimantai National Park <br /> <br />Sannai-Maruyama <br />Largest scale ancient ruins <br />Jamon Period communities <br />4,000 to 5,000 years ago <br />Unearthed articles, ancient dwellings <br />Nebuta Festival, held in August <br /> <br />Sendai <br />Gateway to Pacific Coast <br />Matsushima <br />Scenic beauty bay <br />Hundred of islets <br />One of most beautiful places <br /> <br />Akita <br />Kanto Festival <br />Great Summer Festival <br />Hirosaki <br />Hirosaki Castle <br />Cherry blossoms in full bloom <br /> <br />Hiraizumi <br />Chusonji Temple <br />Konjikido Temple <br />Golden Hall <br />Eleven images of Buddha <br />Coated with gold plate, black lacquer <br /> <br />Kakunodate <br />Historic town <br />Samurai residencies <br />Store houses <br />Restaurants, museums <br />Old style experience <br /> <br />Zao mountain range <br />Okama, the cauldron <br />Of Mountain Zao <br />Mystical caldera lake <br />Brimming with emerald water <br />Onsen, and water skiing <br /> <br />Aizu Wakamatsu <br />Castle town <br />Tsuruga Castle <br />Mount Bandai <br />Lake Inawashiro <br />Famous winter ski resorts <br /> <br />Shirakami-Sanchi <br />Mountains, hiking <br />Mini Shirakami <br />Vast woodland <br />Untouched part <br />Of nature world<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-hymn-to-tohoku/
