From Tokyo both to Yoshino and Fukushima

Hi,
This is my second visit to Japan. I have two weeks. i'm planning to stay at Tokyo both at the begining and the end of the trip.
I have 6 days at the middle and I want to visit both Yoshino and a bit of Tohoku - Fukushima & Sendai.
Is such itinerary doable, in your opinion, or is it WAY too much?


8.4- Leave Tokyo, Arrive to Nara/Asuka at about 12 noon, sleep there
9 Yoshino mountain, sleep in Osaka
10 Kyoto until 19:00, then back to Tokyo
11 Fukushima
12 Sendai and back to Tokyo at evening
13 Kawaguchiko
14,15,16 - Tokyo

I don't know if you've booked everything, but it would sure make more sense to start at one end (either Kyoto or Sendai, and then work the other way, rather than having a few whirlwind days. I think your plan is possible, you just won't have a lot of time to enjoy yourself, especially if you are changing hotels so often.

If you went with your current plan, I would stay in Nara both nights, so you don't wast time trading hotels to Osaka. For the same reason, I would go right from Kyoto to Sendai or Fukushima, without stopping a night in Tokyo. (It's only 90 minutes more). Sendai and Fukushima are only a half hour apart on Shinkansen, so doesn't seem worth trading hotels. Just stay in one or the other and ride a tiny bit to visit the other.

Just a thought, if it is possible for you to have flights arriving at KIX and departing from NRT? Would save you a wee bit of time and "dough".

Thanks, Unfortunately we already have tickets and we arrive & depart from Tokyo...

I would go to Tohoku first. The following are the current estimates. You only could see Okusenbun at Yoshinoyama.
Apr 7-10 Funaoka Joshi Koen (JR Funaoka, 15 min walk) http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=49
Apr 6-10 Shiroishigawa Dutsumi (JR Ogawara, 3 min walk) http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=3403
Apr 6-12 Kasumigaokajo Koen (JR Nihonmatsu, 20 min walk) http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=3603
Apr 10-15 Miharu Takizakura (JR Miharu, 20 min bus) http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=71
Apr 10- Kawaguchikohan (Fujikyu Kawaguchiko, 25 min bus) https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/hanami/spot_208.html
Mar 31-Apr 5 Yoshinoyama/Shimosenbon (Kintetsu Yoshinoyama) http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=346
Apr 1-4 Yoshinoyama/Nakasenbon (Kintetsu Yoshinoyama) http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=345
Apr 5-8 Yoshinoyama/Kamisenbon (Kintetsu Yoshinoyama) http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=344
Apr 12-14 Yoshinoyama/Okusenbon (Kintetsu Yoshinoyama) http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=6408

Hi Luis. We are going to yoshino in April 5th. :)

That would be very nice. WeatherNews states Apr 5 for all the three lower sites at Yoshino now. Moreover, the day should be just before rainy days forecasted on Apr 6 and 7. Enjoy!
http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=346
http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=345
http://weathernews.jp/sakura/pinpoint/?id=344