Dear Japan Guide Community,
i intent to go next year to Tohoku and have planned some spots which i want to visit and i would glady receive some feedback from you.
Please check this map:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bDqWMhiCT5YeQyTL34X8YyqTdkU&usp=shar...remarks:
* i will probably start in Sendai and return from Aomori. (which connection flights from / to tokyo)
* I have marked all kinda spots which might be interesting, i assume it will not be possible to visit them all, so for that reason not all of them are on the driving routes
* below the points of interests i added some layer for each day, including the things that i want to see on these days
so my requests and questions to you:
* do you think the general route is ok or would you drive somehow else?
* which time you think is the best for the route?
** I intend to go on august, since it seems to be the best time for dewa sanzan - is it ok?
** all other points seem not to be season critical, since i will not go in winter (but i could go july-november)
* related to the above question: do you think it is better to make the route from north to south or like i planed from south to north? or does it not make much difference, since it is anyhow only 2 weeks
* do you think some of the days are too "empty" or would you add / remove / combine some and spend the time on something else?
** generally i rather be a slow pace traveller, enjoying sceneries, rather than rushing from one place to another
* do you maybe have some other points of interests which you recommend and i am missing?
** i am interested in all kind of stuff, especially
*** architecture (also modern ones),
*** art / museums,
*** food (i would drive very far for good, special food) and
*** (most important:) onsen.
* i assume this route is only do-able by rental-car?
** or do you think i can also make this with public transports? (which i would prefer, but as far as i saw especially in the Hachimantai area i will get problems?)
** should i drive back from Aomori to Sendai? according to google it takes 4 hours per car, which doesnt seem to be so horrible... if possible i would only go one way, but i heard it is very expensive to leave the car in another city, than the one where you rented it. or this this not the case?
Also any other feedback welcome. Thank you very much!!!