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RE: 3rd Base for Japan Trip

by Tokyo_girl 09 May 2012

Sendai could be an option with Matsushima, Hiraizumi, Yamadera all easy trips on local trains. Sendai is also a logical base for Zao san,…
RE: LP Japan 2011 edition: Tohoku

by Tokyo_girl 28 March 2012

I just came back from my local JR - usually I am on the subway - and they are having an Iwate promotion at the moment - you might get…
Iwate Prefecture and Morioka---great places to visit

by kikumi2 17 March 2012

On this, the first anniversary week of the earthquake/tsunami, I feel compelled to write this message about one of my favourite places…
IWATE Prefecture--a must visit place in Japan

by kikumi2 12 March 2012

On this, the first anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami, I feel compelled to write this message about one of my favourite places in Japan--…
RE: June trip to Japan, some help please?

by katakanadian 05 January 2012

My favourite Big 3 Garden is Kenroku-en in Kanazawa right across the street from the castle remains which have an interesting display…
Re: Tohoku Recommendations

by lsalomon 07 December 2011

Thanks again for all this info, it really helps! As much as I want to stay in a small accessible town, sleeping in Sendai makes this…
RE: Tohoku Recommendations

by lsalomon 05 December 2011

Wow, thanks for the feedback, everyone! Peter, that's one of the main reasons I want to go to Tohoku, the huge drop in tourism must be…
RE: Tohoku Recommendations

by bamse 05 December 2011

Thanks for the suggestions, maybe I can do one of those some day. I took a relaxed full day for Matsushima (from/to Sendai) and a full…
RE: Tohoku Recommendations

by Tokyo_girl 05 December 2011

hmm... depends a lot on what someone likes and depends a lot on the season - much more than more travelled parts of Japan. I am spoilt…
RE: Tohoku Recommendations

by bamse 05 December 2011

re Tokyo_girl: Agree, Sendai is not the most exciting and beautiful city. I mainly suggested it for convenience to get to other places.…
RE: Tohoku Recommendations

by Tokyo_girl 05 December 2011

Sendai is convenient, no doubt, good for seeing Yamadera, Hiraizumi & Matsushima in particular. But IMO you don:t see Tohoku in the major…
Re: Tohoku Recommendations

by bamse 05 December 2011

You could place yourself in Sendai and do daytrips to Matsushima (culture and landscape), Hiraizumi and/or Naruko Onsen (decent onsen…
Tohoku Recommendations

by lsalomon 05 December 2011

I'm planning a visit to Japan for next spring, expecting to be there in early/mid-April, well before Golden Week and possibly in time…
Re: Tohoku Travel

by Tokyo_girl 22 November 2011

Kakunodate would be on most people's list - I was a bit jaded by the experience as I was there in Hanami. If you are up for seriously…
RE: Tohoku Travel

by Tokyo_girl 21 November 2011

Machiruda, I am sure you know Hiraizumi not far from Sendai. It's a Europeans kind of place that has just been made world heritage. …
Re: Tohoku Travel

by Tokyo_girl 11 September 2011

Machiruda, O hi sashiburi. Tohoku is great. For a short trip I wouldn't be worried about Fukushima either. It's probably reasonable…
Re: Kyoto and Kyushu - Safe enough again to travel?

by katakanadian 21 August 2011

On a 2 week trip, you don't have to worry even if you visited Fukushima, swam in the ocean, stood in the rain, and ate contaminated food.…
Re: Hiraizumi, Ogasawara UNESCO World Heritage

by GrogBlossom 02 July 2011

interesting opinion letter [here|http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/rc20110630a1.html]
Re: Hiraizumi, Ogasawara UNESCO World Heritage

by crossfire 02 July 2011

they sometimes film samurai dramas there. I understand they did a series on the Fujiwara clan of Hiraizumi 10 or so years ago
RE: Hiraizumi, Ogasawara UNESCO World Heritage

by Tokyo_girl 02 July 2011

Crossfire.... aka Lazarus I hope you have been keeping well. I like Hiraizumi too - very pretty - only down side was they had no postc…
Re: Hiraizumi, Ogasawara UNESCO World Heritage

by bamse 02 July 2011

I also liked Hiraizumi. Great place and congratulations for becoming a WH site. Hadn't heard about Fujiwara no Sato, but why do they have…
RE: Hiraizumi, Ogasawara UNESCO World Heritage

by crossfire 02 July 2011

Hiraizumi is one of my favorite places in Tohoku. there's also a replica of it in Esashi called Fujiwara no sato
Hiraizumi, Ogasawara UNESCO World Heritage

by Tokyo_girl 27 June 2011

Even if one has misgivings about World Heritage Listings being handed out like.... tissues outside Shinjuku South Exit... It's worth…
Re: Travel Suggestions

by bamse 03 June 2011

+but not much seems to stand out about Northern Honshu from the guide books+ really? Yama-dera, Hiraizumi (soon to be World Heritage Site),…
Re: Tohoku in May?

by Tokyo_girl 28 March 2011

> {quote:title=kapstown wrote:}{quote} > Long ago I planned a month long trip to Tohoku: Tokyo, Nikko, Nasu, Sendai, Matsushima, Kinkasan,…