Misawa, 2014

David, Paul, Jim, and I visited Misawa, northern Honshu Island, Japan, July 26-August 6. We enjoyed the opening night of the Nebuta Festival in Aomori on August 2, then explored Hirosaki (including Hirosaki castle) and Odate on August 3, before taking a very scenic train through northern Honshu on August 4.

Really loving the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
I decided on this trip to select the Japanese option. These are the appetizer courses. Some were good; others not so much.
The Shinkansen from Ueno Station, near Tokyo. We'll be taking this up to Hachinohe, then connecting to a local train to Misawa.
Though we really do our best to stay awake for the bulk of the trip, eventually a 29-hour day catches up to you.