Hi all,
In the (Oct-Nov ish) I'll be visiting, and the first week will be spent in the Tohoku region. I'd like to stay in one, perhaps two different locations and use them as a home base for checking different things out.
We are debating between Morioka, Yamagata or Sendai as options for our home base, and have been recommended the following places to visit: Iake towada, Hachimantai, Yamadera, Dewa Sazan, Matsushima Naruko gorge, Geibikei and Genbikei gorge & Koganezaki Furofushi Onsen.
I would be very grateful for anyone's perspective on the best city to stay in, as well as places to visit. We are not trying to hit all of the above as we have to travel slow with a baby in-arms.
I am also interested in hearing perspectives on rental car vs trains for the region. It seems like rental cars are generally recommended, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to rent a baby car seat as well?
Very grateful for all of the helpful comments on this sub as we prepare for this exciting trip!
Thanks
by majoralfalfs