In article <a24d2dae.0405030525.19614109@posting.google.com>, wasabi
<shibuya@excite.com> wrote:

> >May 15 - Arrive Tokyo
> >May 16 - Be lazy in Shinjuku
> >May 17 - Omiya / Aizu-Wakamatsu
> >May 18 - Sendai; day trips to Matsushima/Yamagata
> >May 19 - Sendai
> >May 20 - Hiraizumi
> 
> I think spending less time in Sendai and adding a leisure,
> old-fashioned boat trip through spectacular Gibikei Gorge near
> Hiraizumi would more enjoyable.
> 
> >May 21 - Morioka; day trips Tazawako, Kakunodate
> 
> You might want to take a tour of the 300-yr old sake brewery in
> Kakunodate after visiting the old samurai district.
> 
> "If you've got some spare time during your stay at Kakunodate, visit
> Suzuki Shuzoten (tel 0187/56-2121, fax 56-2124, info@hideyoshi.co.jp
> ), a sake brewery that's been in operation for more than 300 years.
> The brewery is famous for its award-winning Hideyoshi brand, which
> prides itself on using crystal-clear water from the neighbouring
> mountains. Call ahead to set up a tour (in Japanese, but the staff say
> they'll do their best with foreign guests) which includes samplings of
> their concoctions, a small one-room museum of random Japanese and
> Chinese artefacts and a view of the stunning garden. To get out here,
> take the JR train a few stops on the Tazawako line towards Omagi, to
> Ugo Nagano station; the brewery is only a three-minute walk west of
> the station, or a fifteen-minute drive from Kakunodate on Routes 46
> and 105. For a detailed map and directions, pick up a brochure at the
> information centre in Kakunodate." station.
> 
> >May 22 - Morioka; day trip to Tono
> >May 23 - Towada-ko or Hirosaki or Aomori
> >May 24 - Somewhere on the way back to Tokyo, maybe the west coast?
> >May 25-30 - Tokyo

Thanks for the pointers, duly stashed.

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