Day 9: Hiroshima Castle and Transfer to Yufuin
I took it a little easier on the fourth day of my tour. The only thing on the agenda was the transfer to…
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Day 8: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
The next morning I set off early because I had a long journey ahead of me: with the Shinkansen via Osaka to Hiroshima….
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Day 7: Ishinomaki and Sendai
After a relaxing night in the Ryokan, I had to get up way too early! To reach the cat island of Tashirojima, I…
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Day 7: Rinnō-ji
My last destination in Sendai was the Rinnō-ji. This temple was built in a different location in 1441. When the Data clan took…
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Day 7: Daikannon
Since the Cat Island didn’t work out, I found myself back in Sendai and decided to go to the colossal statue of Daikannon…
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Day 6: Sendai
On day six, my round trip finally began. For the first leg of this little road trip, I picked Sendai in the north,…
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Day 6: Zuihōden
My main reason for coming to Sendai was Zuihōden, the mausoleum complex of Date Masamune and his heirs. I was keen to see…
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