Tohoku & autumn colours
We spent over three weeks in Japan in autumn 2019, driving over 2,500km around Tohoku and Yamanashi prefecture. Click the links below to read more about each day!
Day 1: Land Haneda 5:30am, shinkansen to Sendai, check in to hotel, visit Zuihoden Mausoleum
Day 2: Travel to Yamadera in Yamagata and climb the mountain temple, visit Matsushima bay
Day 4: Oirase gorge, Hakkoda ropeway and back to Aomori
Day 5: Shinkansen to Ichinoseki, rent a car and drive to Geibikei gorge and Rikuzentakata
Day 6: Explore the Sanriku Coast of Iwate
Day 7: Jodogahama, Ryusendo caves and Tono village
Day 9: Goshiki-numa & Aizuwakamatsu’s history
Day 10: Visiting the Fukushima Nuclear Exclusion Zone
Day 11: Exploring Shirakawa & driving to Ibaraki
Day 12: Mito, waterfalls & daruma
Day 13: A gluten free feast in Tokyo
Day 14: Visiting Tokyo’s cat temple & getting a tatto
Day 15: Driving to Kawaguchiko to see Mount Fuji
Day 16: Driving up Mount Fuji!
Day 17: Stunning views of Mount Fuji & climbing Mount Mitsutoge
Day 18: Surprise snow on Mount Fuji
Day 19: Climbing Mount Kurodate to see Mount Fuji
Day 20: A misty morning & a day trip to Shosenkyo Gorge
Day 21: Itchiku museum & exploring Kawaguchiko
Day 22: Back to Tokyo for another gluten free feast
Day 23: Fly back home
