Day 2: Journey to the north

After spending the morning in Tokyo, I took a long-distance bus to Sendai. The journey took about 5–6 hours, with two stops along the way. I had never taken a long-distance bus in Japan before—on my previous trip, I traveled by high-speed train. Though it's faster, it's also more expensive. Taking the bus gave me time to catch up on my reading. I finally arrived in Sendai around 7:30 PM, checked into the hotel, then went out for a nice bowl of ramen, which I found based on Google reviews.

Here's my bus to Sendai, departing from Tokyo main station

First stop of the journey, somewhere in Saitama

Scenery along the way

Second stop of the journey, Motomiya, Fukushima

Finally arrived in Sendai

Ramen for dinner

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