Hey guys. I need help with my Tohoku itinerary. I'll be going to Tohoku on Feb 2026 for 10 days. Days 1-5 are already set but i havimg trouble deciding what to do on days 6-9
Day 1
Arrive Tokyo. Head to yamagata
Day 2
Mount haguro day trip
Day 3
Yamadera then head to sendai. Tour the city
Day 4
Continue tour of sendai..possinly jead to matsushima
Day 5
Chusonji.geibikei. spemd night in morioka
Day 9
Day 10
Fly back
At the start of Day 6. Ill be in morioka. I can spend half or while day touring the city before going to the next desmation
OPTION 1
Day 6
Sanriku coast
Hachinohe – kabushima, miroku yokocho
Day 7
Aomori- nokkedon, a facotory, nebuta museum
Hirosaki – castle
Day 8
Iwakiyama shrine
Head back to tokyo
Day 9
Slow day or day trip in tokyo
OPTION 2
Day 6
Head to aizuwakamatsu, try to sneak in at least one attractio before checking in onsen
Day 7
Oichijukku. To no hetsuri, tsuruga castle, sazaedo, mount iimoriyama
Remain in aizu, go to koriyama/fukushima city or head to rokyo
Day 8
Comtonue tour of fukushima or slowday/daytrip in Tokyo
Day 9
Slow day/daytrip tokyo
OPTION 3
day 6-8
go learm to ski
Day 8-9
Fukushima
Personal comments
Option 1 seems more appealing to me. But the more i read about it..i think it's better left to a future trip in spring. Hirosaki castle has not yet been returmed to its original place.. hirosaki cherry blossom is supposed to be very nice. Oirase gorge is hard to reach im winter. Hachinohe morning market is closed durimg winter amd yhe temple os better seen in non-winter. Its just that im already in morioka. Also, would you recommend extending day to spend time in akita. Though i would know what to see ee in akita given that it is 3 hours away from hirosaki and iwouldnt have much time.
Option 2 is slower paced but i do not what else to do in fukushima. Ots nearer to tokyo so easier to set future trip there..but i get to spend time in ryokan
Option 3 might be good opprtunity to learn to ski. They say tohoku has some good resorts. Any recommendations?
Ideally, i would like to be in tokyo by night of day 8 but i am okay wit going back to tokyo day 9.
What do you guys think?
by bangkero89