Hi all. Planning to do a Tohoku trip utilizing the 5 day JR East pass, an I would like to visit as much as possible whilst maintaining a realistic itinerary. Main spots I would like to visit is Geibikei Gorge, Lake Towada, Nebuta Museum, Hirosaki Castle. Current version:
Day 1: Sendai
Take shinkansen to Sendai early morning, explore Matsushima bay in first part of the day and the city in the second part. Stay in Sendai.
Day 2: Morioka
Leave Sendai for Morioka, stopping by Geibikei Gorge on the way and explore Morioka in the remaining part. Stay in Morioka.
Day 3: Aomori (Lake Towada)
Get to Aomori and take the bus/rent car to Lake Towada and spend the day there. Evening in Aomori and stay there.
Day 4: Aomori/Hirosaki:
Spend the first half of the day in Aomori, then move to Hirosaki (Castle, surrounding area). Either extend stay in Aomori or stay somewhere else in Hirosaki.
Day 5: Akita:
Leave Aomori for Akita, and the explore the city and surrounding sights. In evening leave for Tokyo with shinkansen.
Is there not too much changing location/ and is it not too busy over all? Perhaps it would be worth to stay for longer in some places (and in turn skipping some location on the list)?. Seeing as I want to visit Lake Towada I think it makes sense to stay 2 days in Aomori/Hirosaki, however am not sure for the others.
Thank you in advance!
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