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!

This map shows the main places we visited throughout Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tokyo & Yamanashi prefectures.

Japan 2019 Day 1: Tokyo to Sendai

Japan 2019 Day 2: Yamadera & Matsushima

Japan 2019 Day 3: Exploring Aomori by car

Japan 2019 Day 4: Aomori road trip part 2

Japan 2019 Day 5: Geibikei Gorge & Rikuzentakata

Japan 2019 Day 6: Exploring the Tohoku coastline

Japan 2019 Day 7: Jodogahama, Ryusendo Caves & Tono village

Japan 2019 Day 8: To Fukushima!

Japan 2019 Day 9: Goshiki-numa and Aizu’s history

Japan 2019 Day 10: Visiting the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone

Japan 2019 Day 11: Shirakawa & Ibaraki

Japan 2019 Day 12: Mito, waterfalls & daruma

Japan 2019 Day 13: Back to Tokyo for a gluten free feast

Japan 2019 Day 14: Tokyo's Cat Temple Gotokuji

Japan 2019 Day 15: Driving to Kawaguchiko to see Mount Fuji

Japan 2019 Day 16: Driving up Mount Fuji!

Japan 2019 Day 17: Stunning views of Mount Fuji & climbing Mount Mitsutoge

Japan 2019 Day 18: Surprise snow for Mount Fuji

Japan 2019 Day 19: climbing Mount Kurodake for stunning views of Mount Fuji

Japan 2019 Day 20: A misty morning with Mount Fuji & a trip to Shosenkyo Gorge

Japan 2019 Day 21: Itchiku Kubota Art Museum & exploring Kawaguchiko

Japan 2019 Day 22: Goodbye Mount Fuji, Hello gluten free feast!

Japan 2019 Day 23: Flying home from Haneda