Goal: Visit the 3 great festivals in the Tohoku region – Kanto (Akita), Nebuta (Aomori), Tanabata (Sendai) additionally checking out the two great lakes Tazawa and Towada.
So my feet are actually still hurting from Mt fuji and Nikko but I got some blister plaster, let’s see how things will go. The goal is to visit all 3 great festivals of the Tohoku region within a week.
Google maps was very helpful in planning the itinery since it even had data about bus and boat routes. Once the festival was over i had to stay in another city over night, since the hotels in those cities were already booked or too expensive.
Diary: Tohoku Sandai Matsuri – Sendai | 08.08.2019
19:30 ararived at Sendai the bigest city in the Tohoku region. First stop – the AER building which offers a free city view at the 31.st floor. Althoough the observation platforms only faces to the (i believe it is )…
Diary: Tohoku Sandai Matsuri – Aomori | 06.08.2019
06.Aug 8:30 lets start the day Blisters are going better now and the breakfast was very welcomed. I woke up just in time and thought the meager breakfast buffet of 2 toasts and a little bit of marmelade was everything…
Diary: Tohoku Sandai Matsuri – Akita | 05.08.2019
I arrived at Tazawako station at 07:30 am and can feel that I am in the countryside already. There is nothing going on here besides the every now and then sound of a broom brushing at the streets. 08:05: Taking…