7 days by rail in northern Honshu and Hokkaido

Hi Charles,

I would recommend taking the Hitachi Ltd. Express train up from Tokyo to Iwaki, the Akita Shinkansen to Akita, the ShiroiKami train from Akita to Aomori past the northern coast. The ltd. Express from Hakodate to Sapporo.

These are all quite scenic and on the route, however they can't all be done in 1 day and will require good planning beforehand.

Hope this helps,
Daniel