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Japan: Sendai, Yamagata and Fukushima + 2 more

A road trip through Sendai, Yamagata and Fukushima + 2 more, 5 stops in Japan.

Sendai is a major city in Miyagi Prefecture, home to over a million people, and serves as the principal urban hub of the Tōhoku region. Yamagata is a city in northern Honshu with a population of around 249,000, serving as the capital of Yamagata Prefecture. Fukushima is a city in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, serving as a regional hub in the country's northeast. Niigata is a major city on Japan's west coast, home to nearly 800,000 people and a prefecture that stretches across rich cultural and historical terrain.

Why it works

Rather than one city, this threads Sendai, Yamagata and Fukushima and more into a single trip, so you see more of Japan in one go. Spend longest wherever suits you.

The route

1SendaiDrive2YamagataDrive3FukushimaDrive4NiigataDrive5Nagano
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Your itinerary

  1. 1Sendai1–2 nights
  2. 🚗 Drive Sendai → YamagataFind car hire in Yamagata via EconomyBookings
    2Yamagata1–2 nights
  3. 🚗 Drive Yamagata → FukushimaFind car hire in Fukushima via EconomyBookings
    3Fukushima1–2 nights
  4. 🚗 Drive Fukushima → NiigataFind car hire in Niigata via EconomyBookings
    4Niigata1–2 nights
  5. 🚗 Drive Niigata → NaganoFind car hire in Nagano via EconomyBookings
    5Nagano1–2 nights

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