Hi, I’m capping off a 3 week trip to Japan with a week in Tohoku and Hokkaido the last week of June (was planning on taking the Tuesday flight out of Asahikawa to Taipei after) – I’ve never been to the area before, so I figured I’d check and see if I was making smart choices.
For some context, I’m 21M, non-speaker (taking Japanese 1 in university this semester, not sure how effective that will be). I don’t drink, so I’m not super interested in stuff like the Sapporo beer museum, but I am into outdoorsy stuff and just generally hanging out in cities (still interested in nightlife/city life, though I imagine that scene will be better in Tokyo and Osaka).
My general plan was to do this:
2 days in Sendai (arriving \~10a):
* Day 1:
* morning/early afternoon in Yamadera & afternoon/night in City
* Day 2:
* Day trip to Matsushima Bay
1 day in Hakodate – (arriving 1-2pm):
* View from Mount Hakodate and Goryōkaku Tower
1 day in Noboribetsu (maybe Lake Toya instead? not sure which is better):
* Hell Valley
* Bear Park
* National Ainu Museum
* Orofure Pass
* Onsen
1 day in Sapporo:
* Mt. Moiwa
* TV Tower
* Clock Tower
* Najakima Park
* Hokkaido Govt. Office
* Tanukikoji
1 day in Furano & Biei:
* Flower farms
* ?
1 day in Asahikawa:
* Asahi-dake (probably hike up and ropeway down)
* Onsen?
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Am I missing something you’d really recommend? Are any of these stops a waste of time?
edit: formatting issue
by FortressXI