Tohoku trip
Posted on 12. Jul, 2007 by dimaks in Life
All the way gloomy days during the 4th till the 6th of July were all worth it by threading the way to and around Tohoku, Japan. Tōhoku (東北), which literally means “East-North” is the northeastern region of Japan’s Honshu (mainland) island. Tohoku is a host to many museums and temples and it has over a dozen of listed tourist attractions, ranging from parks to rivers and mountains.
The trip was organized by the International Students Center of the University of Tsukuba. It was a 3-days hop to the three (3) prefectures of Tohoku namely, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata.
The first prefecture we went to was Iwate. Take a peek at the photos I took. (1. Inside a restaurant 2. One of the temples in Chusonji compund 3. Miyazawa Kenji Museum)
Next destination was Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture. (1. Akiu Ootaki 2. Inside a museum 3. During the bay cruise)
And the last one was Yamagata prefecture. (1. Inside a museum 2. Yamagata ken souvenir shop 3. Cherry fuits)
Although the trip was a little bit tiresome by just sitting inside the bus, the tour guide’s efforts were worth mentioning, trying to be awake and genki (energetic and lively) all the time while all of us are dead tired slumbering in our seats.
The full of memorable stories museums in Iwate, the wonderful splashing waters of the Ootaki in Miyagi, and the tasteful cherries in Yamagata, all made the 3 days trip worth treasuring.
For the rest of the photos, you may view them in my Zooomr album.
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herb
Jul 12th, 2007
ay ang sosyal naman!!! mukhang masaya yang trip mo ah. i havent been up north myself!
tina
Jul 13th, 2007
so you’ve been travelling!!! hehe… enjoy talaga pag ganyan.. pero it’s tiring… but hey at least you got to be in a different place hihi
Wil
Jul 13th, 2007
Ryuzu falls looks interesting… not your typical waterfall. Looks like a fun trip.
verns
Jul 13th, 2007
Cool! Though masaya din yung road trip na you’re driving…I know it’s better to just be in the passenger seat enjoying the view and all.
Glad you had fun Dimaks
deden
Jul 13th, 2007
nice post made me want to go to Japan again…
annamanila
Jul 14th, 2007
You had fun and material for photoblogs. Plus a break from your scholarly activities. haha Great Dimaks.
rhodora
Jul 15th, 2007
Okay, ah!
Is that you in pic No. 3? You look like one of my cousins.. But don’t worry – guwapo naman siya, e… hehehe.
kathy
Jul 22nd, 2007
Whoa, this made me nostalgic all of a sudden. I agree, a visit to the Tohoku region is a must – ang ganda ng mga mountains at nature parks. Incidentally I was in Yamagata for three years, and prior to that, about 6 months in Sendai. During that period I had the opportunity to visit several fantastic places in the Tohoku region, but my most favorite places are Matsushima and Yamadera. If you have the opportunity do try to visit Yamadera.
I also had my first (and only one, I’m afraid) cherry-picking at Tendo, Yamagata. I still have my cherry-shaped souvenir keyholder bought from that souvenir shop.
A current Fukushima JET
Jan 22nd, 2008
You skipped over Fukushima? Psht, how could you skip over Fukushima.
We have… stuff. Here.
dimaks
Jan 26th, 2008
A current Fukushima JET,
thanks for dropping by.. i guess we passed by Fukushima but we did not stay for long, perhaps ‘was not part of the itinerary that our tour organizer have prepared. i am quiet aware though Fukushima have lots of nice “stuffs”
A current Fukushima JET
Jan 26th, 2008
In actuality, there aren’t really any big tourist attractions in the prefecture. Aside from Aizu’s Tsurugajo and the Onsen dotted around the prefecture, I can’t really think of much else. Then again, what part of Japan doesn’t have a famous castle and a bunch of onsen.