Sendai adventure...

[hanikami]

hi, everyone.

I'll be heading off to Sendai for a short trip and would just like to ask some recommendations about possible places to visit and things to do around the area.

like, I'm told Matsushima (日本三景の一つ、nihon sankei no hitotsu; it's one of the most scenic spots in Japan along with Itsukushima in Hiroshima and Amanohashidate in Kyoto) is accessible from Sendai so I hope to go over and see it.
any other tips or suggestions?

if possible, I would welcome some first-hand info, based on actual experience (no links to Net sites, please. I can check that out on my own:D)

よろしくお願いします。
yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

~hanikami

[itchay]

whenever we go visit my husband's hometown, which is north of sendai, we never fail to buy "kamaboko" at the expressway rest stop in sendai. we especially like the kanezaki brand. very tasty!

as for places and things to do, sorry i don't have any personal recommendations, since we always forego roaming around the place.

enjoy your trip and have fun!
and don't forget to bring a thicker jacket.
it's a bit cold up north.

:)

[hanikami]

thanks for the tip, Itchay.
I'm ready to bring some of my thicker sweaters and jacket I usually reserve for 真冬 in Tokyo;)

any other tips, anyone?

~hanikami

[KikoyBalayon]

you forgot to bring me. :D

[hanikami]

hmm, I would've asked you to join...
if only you looked like Oscar the Grouch, rather than Elmo:wink:

you forgot to bring me. :D

[twinklyblue]

May I ask how you would be travelling to Sendai? Kaya ba ung ng train lang?:)

[hanikami]

hi twinkyblue.

am on a tight budget so it's the yakou (night) bus for me. would've loved to take the Shinkansen though:D

the bus leaves Tokyo station about 8:30 and should be in Sendai about 5:00 AM, I'm told.

~hanikami

May I ask how you would be travelling to Sendai? Kaya ba ung ng train lang?:)

[twinklyblue]

Ohh.. talaga. That's quite a long trip. But I think hindi mo na sya mapapansin dahil tulog ka ano.hehe..

Are you travelling alone? How long would you be there?

I am interested kasi in different places in Japan. If chances permit me, gusto ko sana sila puntahan..hehe..

hi twinkyblue.

am on a tight budget so it's the yakou (night) bus for me. would've loved to take the Shinkansen though:D

the bus leaves Tokyo station about 8:30 and should be in Sendai about 5:00 AM, I'm told.

~hanikami

[katheyrine]

maganda sa Sendai nagpunta kami duon last year para mag onsen. tapos nagpunta kami duon sa museum ng ORGOL ba yun? sorry di ko maspell ng tama yun eh basta mga antic na music instruments. ang ganda ganda ng tunog. Tapos kamaboko nga sarap duon..at yung museum ni matsumune ba yun? yung isang matang bulag na samuari ba yun?i??? naku ms. hanikami pasensya ka na wala akong siguradong sagot hehehe pero sana mag enjoy ka ng husto sa trip mo po! Ingat!

[hanikami]

hello, twinkyblue.

I read your message, thanks.
I'm just back from Sendai.
my friend made a mistake with the schedule.
our bus tour group converged in Shinjuku at 10:30, but we dropped by Tokyo station to transfer to the bus which would take us to Sendai.

we left Tokyo station a little before 12, and with only two 15-minute pit stops, we made it to Sendai at 4:55. which means, the trip was just about 5 hours.
I wasn't really able to sleep since it was a regular bus, but I think if you can take the bus with the separate reclining seats (called dokuritsu seki type), you should be able to get some real shut eye during your trip.

I traveled with a friend and although we planned to stay in Sendai the whole long weekend, I had to come back early to get some work done:p

I've actually been to a number of places around Japan already (Hokkaido and Shikoku are still on my must-see list;)) and I would recommend you to visit Sendai, but especially Matsushima which is along the Miyagi coast.

as I mentioned in a different post, it is considered one of the top scenic spots in Japan and I believe it deserves to be called such. the natural beauty of the place is just amazing and its tranquility really beckons one to relax and just drink in the beauty and serenity of the place. the food, especially the gyuutan and kaki (or good old lengua and oysters), is also tops!:D

Ohh.. talaga. That's quite a long trip. But I think hindi mo na sya mapapansin dahil tulog ka ano.hehe..

Are you travelling alone? How long would you be there?

I am interested kasi in different places in Japan. If chances permit me, gusto ko sana sila puntahan..hehe..

[hanikami]

katheyrine,

thanks for the advice.
I really enjoyed my trip. sana makabalik:)

you mean the orugooru (music box or orgel) museum, right? actually, I feel any tourist spot you go to in Japan, you're bound to find a place featuring music boxes;)

I really wished I had visited an onsen in Miyagi, but my friend still hasn't learned how to appreciate sharing a hot tub with strangers, hehehe:D

and yes, Date Masamune was the local daimyo, or feudal lord in Miyagi who was blind in one eye. sinilip lang namin ang museum nang saglit, kasi atat na atat na yung kaibigan kong makakain ng lengua nun.

~hanikami

maganda sa Sendai nagpunta kami duon last year para mag onsen. tapos nagpunta kami duon sa museum ng ORGOL ba yun? sorry di ko maspell ng tama yun eh basta mga antic na music instruments. ang ganda ganda ng tunog. Tapos kamaboko nga sarap duon..at yung museum ni matsumune ba yun? yung isang matang bulag na samuari ba yun?i??? naku ms. hanikami pasensya ka na wala akong siguradong sagot hehehe pero sana mag enjoy ka ng husto sa trip mo po! Ingat!

[KikoyBalayon]

hanikami.. sa susunod gusto ko nang sumama.. gusto kong sumakay ng bus for long trips.. :hihi:

[hanikami]

syur, why not?
mas masaya pag may boys :insane: (at may bodyguard, hehehe)

join the fun next time. I would love to visit Hokkaido or maybe Tottori/Shimane.

pero bawal ang malakas maghilik sa bus ha;)

hanikami.. sa susunod gusto ko nang sumama.. gusto kong sumakay ng bus for long trips.. :hihi:

[KikoyBalayon]

syur, why not?
mas masaya pag may boys :insane: (at may bodyguard, hehehe)

join the fun next time. I would love to visit Hokkaido or maybe Tottori/Shimane.

pero bawal ang malakas maghilik sa bus ha;)

sorry ka na lang sister.. di ako boy.. :hihi: jaskiding..

timbre na lang pag meron bago lakad.. hukee? :D

[katheyrine]

wow Hokkaido! talagang ikitai ako dyan..sarap lalo ng mga pagkain dyan...kung makakapunta ka man Hanikamisan eh isubo mo na lamang ako hehehehe

ingat!

[hanikami]

dream pa lang ang Hokkaido, katheyrine at wala pa tayong budget :(

but, oh definitely! walang problema sa akin request mo :)
I won't resist a chance to go on a food trip in a place like Hokkaido :food:
but if I do go in winter, have to watch the weight.
thank God, I'm still below my 50 kilo weight limit :D

~hanikami

wow Hokkaido! talagang ikitai ako dyan..sarap lalo ng mga pagkain dyan...kung makakapunta ka man Hanikamisan eh isubo mo na lamang ako hehehehe

ingat!

[hanikami]

naku ha. blowing your chances to be Mr TF? ;)
hmm, sabi naman nila di ako pwedeng bumoto kaya... sonna no kankei nee~♪ :D

wala pa naman plano ang mga kasamahan ko.
mukhang may plano pumunta ng Takao-san para mag-kouyou viewing.
ay, pero puro puti ata kasama ko. kamusta ang English skills mo? ;)

hehe, peace!

~hanikami

sorry ka na lang sister.. di ako boy.. :hihi: jaskiding..

timbre na lang pag meron bago lakad.. hukee? :D