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Traveling in Tohoku Sendai, Yamagata

Hightlight

The Tohoku region is famous for its rather cold climate. Consequently, notable differences with the other regions of Japan exist. Learn about them all with this Tohoku tour.

  • Day1
    • Travel to Japan

  • Day2
    • Narita or Haneda airports

    • Tokyo (Board Tohoku shinkansen bullet train to Morioka)

    • Learn about environmentally friendly farming techniques at Koiwai Farm

      Learn about environmentally friendly farming techniques at Koiwai Farm
      Learn about environmentally friendly farming techniques at Koiwai Farm

      The leading dairy farming district in Japan is an environmentally friendly farm focused on circular agriculture, forestry and raising livestock.

    • Overnight in Shizukuishi

  • Day3
    • Shizukuishi (Sightseeing in Morioka)

    • Morioka wanko-soba noodle experience

      Morioka wanko-soba noodle experience
      Morioka wanko-soba noodle experience

      Soba or buckwheat noodles are the underlying foundation of Japanese noodle culture. The culture of Wanko Soba Noodles was born in Morioka from the spirit of hospitality and the desire to savour the goodness of soba as much as possible.

    • Hiraizumi

    • Konjiki-do Golden Hall

      Konjiki-do Golden Hall
      Konjiki-do Golden Hall

      A World Heritage site, Konjikido Golden Hall represents the epitome of the craft technology of its day.

    • Overnight in Sendai

  • Day4
    • Sendai (Tour Yamadera)

    • Experience imoni stew at Yamadera*

      Experience imoni stew at Yamadera*
      Experience imoni stew at Yamadera*

      In the northern regions where rice is difficult to grow in cold climates, potatoes were often substituted as a food staple. In the autumn, the tradition of celebrating the harvest is still alive and imoni taro root stew is cooked with friends and neighbors.

    • Sendai → Tokyo

    • Party plan

      Party plan
      Party plan

      In large cities like Tokyo, there is an intersection of both the traditional and the modern. It’s possible to bring together traditional arts while using state-of-the-art technology.

    • Overnight in Tokyo

  • Day5
    • Depart Japan from Haneda or Narita airports or fly to Osaka for return flight home