Akita Prefecture)
Japan Contents 2 ............ Getting to Japan Highlighted area shows Tohoku and North Kanto. 4 ............ Diversity of Tohoku & North Kanto 8 ............ Favorite Moments 12 .......... The Best of Tohoku in 3 Days 16 .......... The Best of Tohoku in 1 Week 20 ......... Exploring Lake Towada (Aomori prefecture) 24 ......... Kakunodate (Akita prefecture) 27 ......... Lake Tazawa & Nyuto Onsen (Akita prefecture) 28 ......... Tono (Iwate prefecture) 32 ......... Sendai (Miyagi prefecture) 35 ......... Matsushima (Miyagi prefecture) 36 ......... Nikko (Tochigi prefecture) 40 ......... Kusatsu & Ikaho Onsen (Gunma prefecture) 44 ......... Tokyo 46 ......... Sapporo (Hokkaido) 50 ......... Yamagata prefecture 55 ......... Fukushima prefecture 60 ......... Ibaraki prefecture 65 ......... Photo Gallery The articles and photos of p. 6 to p. 47 are featured in Frommer’s Japan day BY day. The hotels, restaurants, attractions in this guide (from p. 6 to p. 47) have been ranked for quality, value, service, amenities, and special features using a star-rating system. The listed information is up to date as of October 9, 2012. The listed information (prices, hours, times, and holidays) is subject to change. The listed telephone numbers are for when calling within Japan. When calling from outside Japan, add the country code of 81 and drop the 0 before the area code. Some of the listed websites are in Japanese only. Credit cards are abbreviated as following: AE: American Express, MC: Master Card, DC: Diners Club, V: Visa. The cities of Sapporo and Tokyo are not in Tohoku or North Kanto. 2 3 Cities in the U.S.A. with Direct Flights to and from Japan Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport), Boston (General Edward Lawrence Getting to Japan Logan International Airport), Chicago (Chicago O’Hare International Airport), Dallas (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport), Denver (Denver International Airport), Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), Guam (Guam International Airport), Honolulu (Honolulu International Japan has four international airports.
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