Hi,
I'm going back to Japan for a second trip after having been there before more than a decade ago. I visited Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji, Nikko and did a daytrip to Osaka back then. I'm going in november to Mito for Oarai's Anglerfish Festival. I'm wondering what the best route is to go from there. Looking at the options my best bets are to go to Sendai or back to Tokyo. But are there any other little towns nearby that are a good idea to visit? I've been clicking around and haven't really found much nearby. Outside of the Oarai visit my main, and really only goal while travelling is history.
Some other places I got in my sights are Takayama, Kanazawa, Hiroshima, Nagoya (Sekigahara), Matsumoto and Nagasaki. If you got any other great historical sights you know not in or nearby one of these towns feel free to name em!
Thank you in advance