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
Arrival19:35 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
Departure8:50
Inn pick-up vehicle from Yunohama Onsen to Kamo Aquarium.
10min
Kamo Aquarium
Arrival9:00 Kamo Aquarium
Visit Kamo Aquarium
Departure9:59 Kamo Aquarium
Board bus no.034
38min
Arrival10:37
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
47min
Arrival12:20 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)
Arrival13:29
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)
Arrival14:30
Departure15:00
Travel by a sightseeing taxi
20min
Akagawa Embankment (a row of cherry trees)
Arrival15:20
Departure15:40
Travel by a sightseeing taxi
Travel by a sightseeing taxi
20min
Tsuruoka Park (strolling in a park filled with cherry blossoms)
Arrival16:00
Departure16:35 In front of Tsuruoka City Hall
Board bus no.034
12min
Arrival16:47
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
Arrival18:22
Hiyoriyama Park (night-time cherry blossom viewing)
Arrival19:00
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)
・Go to Sankyo Warehouse on foot and have lunch at a café in Sankyo Warehouse (12:20-13:20)
Departure13:30
Use the Sightseeing Taxi to enjoy cherry blossoms from Toriumi Mountain Range to Hachiman District.
Sankyo Warehouse - Tamaki no Taki Waterfall - Hachiman General Branch - Maizuru Park - Hachimori - Hot Spring Yurinko -
Farmers Market Tawawa - Kinowanosaku - Sakata Station (around 17:00)
Taxi arrangement fee for 3.5 hours: 22,470 yen / taxi
*Walk to Shoko Sakata BT after luggage collection at each hotel.
300min
Sakata Shoko Bus Terminal
Arrival17:10
Departure17:20 Sakata Shoko Bus Terminal
To Sendai by a highway bus
195min
Sendai Station
Arrival20:35
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
