Tohoku
Driving notes for Tohoku, starting from Sendai Airport.
Routes
- 158.3 kmSendai-Miyagi IC – Aizu-Wakamatsu ICSouth on the Tohoku Expressway to Koriyama JCT, then the Ban-etsu Expressway past Inawashiro to Aizu-Wakamatsu IC. The route to Aizu-Wakamatsu and Tsuruga-jo Castle.
- 87.9 kmSendai-Miyagi IC – Ichinoseki ICNorth on the Tohoku Expressway to Ichinoseki IC. The route towards Genbikei Gorge and the World Heritage town of Hiraizumi.
- 39.9 kmSendai-Miyagi IC – Matsushima-Kaigan ICTohoku Expressway to Sendai-Minami IC, then the Sendai Nanbu Road, Sendai Tobu Road and Sanriku Expressway (Sendai-Shiogama and Sendai-Matsushima Roads) to Matsushima-Kaigan IC. The route to Matsushima, one of Japan's Three Scenic Views.
- 179.7 kmSendai-Miyagi IC – Morioka ICNorth on the Tohoku Expressway to Morioka IC, about 180 km, passing Ichinoseki and Hiraizumi.
- 53.5 kmSendai-Miyagi IC – Yamagata-Zao ICTohoku Expressway to Murata JCT, then the Yamagata Expressway to Yamagata-Zao IC. The basic expressway route towards Zao and Yamagata.
Spots
- Michi-no-EkiMichi-no-Eki Genbikei
- Michi-no-EkiMichi-no-Eki Hiraizumi
- Michi-no-EkiMichi-no-Eki Inawashiro
- Michi-no-EkiMichi-no-Eki Kunimi Atsukashi-no-Sato
- Michi-no-EkiMichi-no-Eki Murata
- SightChusonji Temple
- SightMatsushima (Zuiganji and the sightseeing boat pier)
- SightTsuruga-jo Castle (Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle)
- SightYamadera (Hojusan Risshakuji Temple)
- ViewpointZao Okama Crater Lake