Plan to enjoy full-bloom cherry blossom in Shonai
Day1
Sendai Airport
Arrival
11:40 Asiana Airlines OZ152（Mon・Wed・Fri・Sun Flights）
14:25 Air China CA155（Wed・Sun Flights）
15:30 Peach Aviation 776（Mon・Tue・Wed・Fri・Sat Flights）
Departure16:10 Sendai Airport
Take the Sendai Access Bus to Tsuruoka (Shonai Tourist Shopping Mall)
Shonai Transportation Bus ￥3,300
205min
Shonai Tourist Shopping Mall
Departure19:35 Shonai Tourist Shopping Mall
Upon arrival, take a taxi or a shuttle bus (please make a reservation for the bus before departure from Sendai Airport) to your hotel or inn.
Day2
Yunohama Onsen
Departure9:00
Yunohama Onsen Board bus no.034
9min
Departure9:09 Kamo Aquarium
Visit Kamo Aquarium
Departure10:14 Kamo Aquarium
Board bus no.034
38min
Departure10:52
You can leave your luggage in a coin locker inside the S Mall Bus Terminal and travel around on the bus
Departure11:40 Tsuruoka S Mall Bus Terminal
Board bus no.042
40min
Departure12:20 Haguro Zuijinmon
A round trip to the Five-storied Pagoda of Haguro Zuijinmon, a National Heritage（12：20〜13：10）
Departure13:15 Haguro Zuijinmon
Board bus no.042
07min
Yupoka (Yamabushi Hot Spring)
Departure13:29
Lunch at a restaurant inside Yupoka（13：30〜14：00）
Departure14:00
Sightseeing Taxi (from the morning of the day, reservation required): Time required 2 h, fee: 7,320 yen, Shoko Hire（LINK）
Take the sightseeing taxi to Matsugaoka Kaikonjo, and then to Tsuruoka Park via the Akagawa Embankment
30min
Matsugaoka Kaikonjo (a row of cherry trees)
Departure14:30
Departure15:00
Travel by a sightseeing taxi
20min
Akagawa Embankment (a row of cherry trees)
Departure15:20
Departure15:40
Travel by a sightseeing taxi
20min
Tsuruoka Park (strolling in a park filled with cherry blossoms)
Departure16:00
Departure16:35 In front of Tsuruoka City Hall
Board bus no.034
12min
Departure16:47
Upon arrival, pick up your luggage and move to Sakata.
Departure17:32 Tsuruoka S Mall Bus Terminal
Highway Bus Yamagata Line
50min
Sakata Shoko Bus Terminal
Departure18:22
Hiyoriyama Park (night-time cherry blossom viewing)
Departure19:00
night-time cherry blossom viewing
19：30 On foot / Dinner in Sakata City (individual)
Departure21:00
Walk or take a taxi to the hotel
Day3
Sightseeing in Sakata City
・After breakfast, walk to Hiyoriyama Park(Stroll and enjoy the cherry blossom: 8:30 - 9:20)
・Walk to Sanno Club (visit Kasafuku @¥800: 9: 30 to 10:10)
・Walk to Sakata Shonai BT, then leave your luggage and go to Homma Museum of Art
Visit Homma Museum of Art, Kakubu Park, and the Seisenkaku (@¥1,000: 10:30 - 11: 20)
・Stroll along the Shiida River to enjoy the cherry blossom (Shimbashi Bridge - Nakanokuchi Bridge 11:40 - 12:10)
・Sakata Ramen lunch at Mangetsu (12:20 - 12:50)
Departure13:00 Nakanokuchi
Board bus no.441
270min
Matsumine Honcho (sightseeing in Matsuyama area)
Departure13:30
Walk around Matsuyama area
・Matsuyama Historical Park (Otemon and cherry blossom), Matsuyama Cultural Heritage Museum (admission fee @¥360)
・Sokoji Temple (garden viewing @¥400: mushroom-shaped cedar trees), Chokai-no-Mori Forest
Departure16:35 Matsumine Honcho
Board bus no.441
30min
Sakata Shoko Bus Terminal
Departure17:13
Departure17:20 Sakata Shoko Bus Terminal
To Sendai by a highway bus
Ugo Kotsu Bus @¥3,200
78min
Sendai Station
Departure20:35
Check in to a hotel around Sendai Station, followed by dinner
Day4or5
Free time in Sendai City for half a day or 1.5 days
