Driving 150 miles across Iwate to find the prefectures natural beauty spots!
Japan 2019 Day 7: Jodogahama, Ryusendo Caves & Tono village
Japan 2019 Day 6: Exploring the Tohoku coastline
A spectacular 100 mile road trip up the coast of Iwate
Japan 2019 Day 4: Aomori road trip part 2
After a freezing and almost completely sleepless night courtesy of Towadako Hostel we headed out to the lake side for sunrise. Our first stop after parking up was Towadako shrine, which is accessed by a short hike through the forest (beware of bears!). The shrine was really beautiful, nothing but trees surrounding the shrine buildings. … Continue reading Japan 2019 Day 4: Aomori road trip part 2
Japan 2019 Day 3: Exploring Aomori by car
Another early start (a theme on this trip again) saw us back on the Tohoku shinkansen heading from Sendai up to Shin-Aomori station in Aomori prefecture, the most northern prefecture in Honshu. As soon as we got off the shinkansen at Shin-Aomori station we walked across the road and picked up our first rental car … Continue reading Japan 2019 Day 3: Exploring Aomori by car
Japan 2019 Day 1: Tokyo to Sendai
We landed at 5:25am at Tokyo's Haneda airport, this was my first time at Haneda airport and I was slightly disappointed by the arrivals area. There was only one small store and a coffee shop and I was pretty hungry after the 11 hour flight! The plan was to get our JR East pass exchanged … Continue reading Japan 2019 Day 1: Tokyo to Sendai
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