One-week Japan Itinerary for repeat visitors (1)

(Miyagi, Iwate, Aomori and Fukushima Prefectures)

To foreign travelers who have already been to Japan many times and would like to visit more places in Japan!

We have created model routes outside the so-called "Golden Routes" such as Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Kyoto, and Osaka. Please use it as a reference for your future itineraries.

The first route is a tour of Miyagi, Iwate, Aomori, and Fukushima Prefectures. We have created a travel route that starts and ends at Narita Airport (Haneda Airport is also possible), which takes 6 nights and 7 days. The total budget is Yen 200,000 or less.

This itinerary allows you to visit two World Heritage sites. Specifically, Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture and the Jomon Ruins (Sannai-Maruyama Ruins) in Aomori Prefecture. In particular, we hope that you will visit Chuson-Ji Konjikido, where photography is prohibited, to see its beauty in person.

The itinerary also includes one of the three most scenic spots in Japan, three national treasure buildings, five art museums, a manga museum, and a traditional festival museum.

 

Table of Contents

Day 1 (Chiba and Miyagi Prefectures)

Day 2 (Miyagi Prefectures)

Day 3 (Miyagi Prefectures)

Day 4 (Iwate Prefecture)

Day 5 (Iwate Prefectures)

Day 6 (Aomori Prefectures)

Day 7 (Fukushima Prefectures, Tokyo)

 

Day 1 (Chiba and Miyagi Prefectures)

 

 

1, Narita International Airport

 

2, Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

3, Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa

 

4, Sendai Station

 

Recommended meal on Day 1

Broiled eel served over rice

 

Harako-meshi (rice cooked with salmon roe)

 

Grilled beef tongue

 

 

 

Day 2 (Miyagi Prefectures)

 

1, Mangattan Museum

 

2, Zuiganji Temple (National Treasure)

 

3, Entsuji Temple (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

4, Godai-do Hall (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

5, Matsushima Island Tour Boat (Japan's three famous sights)

 

6, Kanranktei (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

7, Shiogama Shrine (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

Recommended meal on Day 2

Zunda Mochi

 

Oysters

 

Sushi

 

 

 

Day 3 (Miyagi Prefectures)

 

1, Zuihouden

 

2, Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art

 

3, Sendai Castle Ruins

 

4, Osaki Hachimangu Shrine (National Treasure)

 

5, Sendai Toshogu Shrine (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

Recommended meal on Day 3

Ganzuki

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Web site

 

Beef tongue curry

 

Vinegared sea squirt

 

 

 

Day 4 (Iwate Prefecture)

 

1, Genbikei Gorge (National Site of Scenic Beauty and a state's natural monument)

 

2, Hiraizumi Cultural Heritage Center

 

3, Chuson-ji Temple (Konjikido and Hondo) (World Heritage, National Treasure)

 

4, Motsu-Ji Temple (World Heritage, National Special Historic Site, National Site of Scenic Beauty)

 

5, Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamondō Hall

 

6, Takadachi

 

7, Kanjizaio-in Ato (World Heritage)

 

Recommended meals on Day 4

Kakko Dango

 

Wanko soba

 

Hittsumi

 

 

 

Day 5 (Iwate Prefecture)

 

1, Bank of Iwate Red Brick Building (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

2, Konyacho Banya

 

3, Ishiwari-zakura (National Nature Treasure)

 

4, Morioka Hachimangu Shrine

 

5, Asabiraki Showa Asahikura

 

6, Former Ishii prefectural governor's residence

 

7, Nanshoso (National Registered Monuments)

 

8, Baeren Kitayama Factory

 

Recommended meal on Day 5

Morioka cold noodles

 

Jaja-men

 

Donko soup

 

 

 

Day 6 (Aomori Prefectures)

 

1, Sannai-Maruyama Ruins (World Heritage)

 

2, Aomori Museum of Art

 

3, Nebuta House Wa Rasse

 

4, Hirosaki Castle (National Important Cultural Properties)

 

5, Tsugaru Han Neputa Village

 

Recommended meals on Day 6

Miso Curry Milk Ramen

 

Niboshi ramen

Source: Umaimono Aomori

 

Igamenchi

 

 

 

Day 7 (Fukushima Prefectures, Tokyo)

 

1, Daishichi Sake Brewery

 

2, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Art Museum

 

Recommended Meals on Day 7

Ekiben