Hi all, my wife and I are going to a conference in Sendai in August. The city itself looks fine, but we’re keen to make the most of our trip. We’d love some recommendations based on the following info:
* I have already done a trip (10 years ago) to Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima, and would prefer to avoid overlapping entirely with this previous trip
* My wife wants to see the main attractions, in particular food in Osaka and the great things Tokyo has to offer
* I would love to go to Hokkaido, and my wife is pretty interested, but conscious that we can’t go everywhere
* We don’t like humidity and heat (excellent timing, I know)
* My wife wants to do some hiking and not just see cities
* We want to fly direct from London
It’s a laundry list of contradictions and circles that need squaring, and we can’t figure out what to do.
Do we fly in Tokyo, go south to Osaka and try to do some hiking down that way before heading back the other way to Sendai?
Do we just do a trip north from Tokyo, through Sendai for the conference, up to Sapporo, and back? No sleeper trains head north, and the ferry to Tomakomai would be an extra cost on top of the JR padd.
We could put the conference at any point in the trip (beginning, middle, end). Not necessarily looking to start with Sendai!
Any advice appreciated!
by De_dato