One-week Japan Itinerary for repeat visitors (6)

(Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Fukushima, Chiba 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 sixth route is a tour of Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Fukushima, and Chiba Prefectures. We have created a travel route that starts and ends at Narita International Airport, takes 6 nights and 7 days, and has a budget of Yen 200,000 or less. 

This itinerary includes one World Heritage Site, three national treasure buildings, two national preservation districts for groups of traditional buildings, and two gardens, allowing visitors to fully enjoy Japan's proud culture and scenery. In particular, it is a rare opportunity to visit Nikko Toshogu Shrine and Ouchi-juku, two of Japan's most popular sightseeing spots, on the same day.

 

Table of Contents

Day1（Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture）

Day2（Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture、Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture）

Day3（Mito City, Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture）

Day4（Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Minami-Aizu County, Fukushima Prefecture）

Day5（Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture）

Day6（Minami-Aizu County, Yama County, Fukushima Prefecture）

Day7（Katori CIty, Chiba Prefecture）

 

 

 

Day1（Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture）

 

1, Narita International Airport

 

2, Menumashoudenzan Kangi-in Temple (National Treasure)

Source: Kumagaya City

 

Recommended meal on Day 1

Kumagaya Horudon

 

Himokawa udon

 

Botamochi

 

 

 

Day2（Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture、Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture）

 

1, Railway Museum

 

2, Ashikaga Gakko (Ashikaga School)  (National Historic Site)

 

3, To Banna-ji Temple (National Treasure)

 

4, Ashikaga Flower Park

 

Recommended meal on Day 2

Shimotsukare

 

Chitake Soba

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site

 

Utsunomiya Gyoza

 

 

 

Day3（Mito City, Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture）

 

1, Kairakuen Garden（National Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty, one of three great gardens of Japan）

 

2, Hitachi Seaside Park

 

3, Art Tower Mito

 

Recommended meals on Day 3

Soboro natto

 

Vinegared monkfish

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site

 

Kinpira lotus root

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site

 

 

 

Day4（Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture、Minami-Aizu County, Fukushima Prefecture）

 

1, Nikko Toshogu Shrine（World Heritage, National Treasure）

 

2, Ouchi-juku（National preservation districts for groups of traditional buildings）

 

Recommended meals on Day 4

Nikko yuba rice bowl

 

Mimi udon

 

Takato soba

 

 

 

Day5（Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture）

 

1, Aizu Sazae-do（National Important Cultural Property）

 

2, Tsurugajo Castle (National Historic Site)

 

3, Oyakuen（National Place of Scenic Beauty）

 

4, Aizu Buke Yashiki

 

5, Nisshinkan

 

Recommended meal on Day 5

Kozuyu

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site

 

Pickled Herring in sansho

 

Sweetened boiled carp

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site

 

 

 

Day6（Minami-Aizu County, Yama County, Fukushima Prefecture）

 

1, Tou-no-hetsuri（National Natural Monument）

 

2, Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum

 

3, Lake Inawashiro sightseeing（Lake Inawashiro belongs to Bandai-Asahi National Park）

 

Recommended meals on Day 6

Cabbage mochi

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries web site

Horse-meat sashimi

 

Shingoro

 

 

 

Day7（Katori CIty, Chiba Prefecture）

 

1, Historic area of Sawara（National preservation districts for groups of traditional buildings）

 

Recommended Meals on Day 7

Namerou (Miso based fish tartar)

 

Sanga-yaki (grilled sardines)

 

Sardine dumpling soup