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The plan of some friends of mine who went and enjoyed it, which may be useful as a reference: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z1agBa6BbmqP6Q8MPCNbKC-YiYkwXM3xqTQj9d-vBm0/edit

=== ~~In Osaka~~ ===

=== Itinerary ===

* Sat 17th: Some people fly and...

* Sun 18th: arrive in Tokyo, early am. Train to Odawara, visit Odawara Castle, Owakudani boiling sulphur eggs (7 years of life each!), Pirate Ships, Hot Springs, etc. Bus to Hakone, explore lake. Stay at Moto-Hakone. ''BOOKED''.

* Mon 19th: Team converge in Osaka. Meeting at noon at the "Plum" restaurant for lunch. pm, explore Osaka, visit aquarium. Stay in Osaka ''BOOKED''

* Tue 20th: Visit various old stuff in Osaka, perhaps including Nara-koen park, Iga Ueno Castle, tombs in Asuka, maybe with excursion to the south a bit. Stay in Osaka again ''BOOKED''

* Wed 21st: Kyoto, including Kiyomizu-dera, and Uji, the home of green tea!

** Either get train south to stay in Odawara

** or get night-bus to Fujikyu

** Both options still '''TO BOOK'''

* Thu 22nd: Go to Fujikyu if not there already. Explore as much themepark/countryside as time permits. Go to Tokyo ''BOOKED''

* Fri 23rd: Tokyo! lmm suggests Nagano trip this day, while Emma's train ticket is valid. Stay in Tokyo ''BOOKED''

* Sat 24th: Anime fair. Stay in Tokyo ''BOOKED''

* Sun 25th: More Tokyo. Stay in Tokyo ''BOOKED''

* Mon 26th: More Tokyo. lmm suggests visit fish auction. Stay in Tokyo ''BOOKED''

* Tue 27th: Emma flies home. Others get up ungodly early and train to Osaka to fly to Yakushima. Stay Yakushima ''BOOKED''

* Wed 28th: Yakushima. Stay Yakushima ''BOOKED''

* Thu 29th: Begin travel north. Stay in Fukuoka ''BOOKED''

* Fri 30th: See the sights in Hiroshima. Stay in Hiroshima ''BOOKED''

* Sat 31st: Castle tour, Himeji (scaffloding mafia), Kyoto, and Hikone all on Shinkansen line to Tokyo. Stay in Tokyo. ''BOOKED''

* Sun 1st: All but Ben fly home. Ben does some more stuff mostly booked.

=== In Tokyo ===

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* '''Shibuja''' is the central shopping district, and the place to wallow in the iconic Tokyo-is-a-Gibsonian-dystopia feeling.

* Further south are more boutiquey shops, a clumping of love hotels, and a photography museum.

* Shinjuku-ni is full of gay bars and readily accessible by tube (woof)

* I (Mike) would like to go here: http://www.ufotable.com/cafe/index.html

** This is in Nakano, slightly further out than Shinjuku. Not sure if there's anything else worth doing around there (Wikipedia claims it has an "otaku building", which may well be in the same area)....

East, Ueno to Ginza:

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The above is largely "places", and doesn't include generic activities, like seeing sumo wrestling, kabuki (or noh, or the creepy puppet thing), onsen, or any particular nighttime activities, eating/drinking/karaoke/cinema/etc.

=== In Osaka ===

=== In Kyoto ===

Google suggested, and I quote, that:

* this temple is the best - incredible views: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3901.html

* I'd recommend this walk, especially in blossom time, and it has a good 10 small temples on the way: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3906.html

=== In Kamakura ===

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History, or something

=== In Hiroshima ===

I don't know if we'll have the time for a train and ferry journey, but I'm told that the floating torii gate on this island is well worth seeing http://wikitravel.org/en/Miyajima

=== In $CITY ===

* Hot springs

* Shrines

** I (Mike) have had Atami (about 90 minutes south of Tokyo) recommended to me by people who have been to Japan recently. This might be worth checking out.

=== Possible Draft Itinerary ===

* Sat 17th: Some people fly...

* Sat 17th: Some people fly and...

* Sun 18th: Arrive in Tokyo, probably early am. Mike bitches until we find a hostel and sleep. Go to Osaka ~~at some point today or tomorrow~~.

* Sun 18th: Arrive in Tokyo, probably early am. Mike bitches until we find a hostel and sleep. Go to Osaka to sleep for the night. Maybe do the ferris wheel

* Mon 19th: Micky gets off the boat in Osaka in the morning. Day around Osaka. Go ~~on the ferris wheel~~ at ~~night. Weird restaurant is in the shopping centre under it.~~

* Mon 19th: Micky gets off the boat in Osaka in the morning. Day around Osaka - acquarium, palace. Go to Kyoto at some point

* Tue 20th: Kyoto~~, returning to Osaka to sleep?~~

* Tue 20th-Wed 21st: Kyoto

** Go to the monkey park: there are monkeys, also K-Onness, and views of kyoto.

** Also, go to Inari shrine

** Also nice restaurants along the waterfront.

* Wed 21st: More Kyoto

* Thur 22nd: Hiroshima, and the castle from live and let die on the way

* Fri 23rd: Travel back to Tokyo

* Fri 23rd: Travel back to Tokyo at some point

* Sat 24th: Tokyo international anime fair

* Sun 25th: anime fair continues, and/or time in Tokyo. Do tokyo tower at some point.

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 The plan of some friends of mine who went and enjoyed it, which may be useful as a reference: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z1agBa6BbmqP6Q8MPCNbKC-YiYkwXM3xqTQj9d-vBm0/edit
-=== In Osaka ===
+=== Itinerary ===
+* Sat 17th: Some people fly and...
+* Sun 18th: arrive in Tokyo, early am. Train to Odawara, visit Odawara Castle, Owakudani boiling sulphur eggs (7 years of life each!), Pirate Ships, Hot Springs, etc. Bus to Hakone, explore lake. Stay at Moto-Hakone. ''BOOKED''.
+* Mon 19th: Team converge in Osaka. Meeting at noon at the "Plum" restaurant for lunch. pm, explore Osaka, visit aquarium. Stay in Osaka ''BOOKED''
+* Tue 20th: Visit various old stuff in Osaka, perhaps including Nara-koen park, Iga Ueno Castle, tombs in Asuka, maybe with excursion to the south a bit. Stay in Osaka again ''BOOKED''
+* Wed 21st: Kyoto, including Kiyomizu-dera, and Uji, the home of green tea!
+** Either get train south to stay in Odawara
+** or get night-bus to Fujikyu
+** Both options still '''TO BOOK'''
+* Thu 22nd: Go to Fujikyu if not there already. Explore as much themepark/countryside as time permits. Go to Tokyo ''BOOKED''
+* Fri 23rd: Tokyo! lmm suggests Nagano trip this day, while Emma's train ticket is valid. Stay in Tokyo ''BOOKED''
+* Sat 24th: Anime fair. Stay in Tokyo ''BOOKED''
+* Sun 25th: More Tokyo. Stay in Tokyo ''BOOKED''
+* Mon 26th: More Tokyo. lmm suggests visit fish auction. Stay in Tokyo ''BOOKED''
+* Tue 27th: Emma flies home. Others get up ungodly early and train to Osaka to fly to Yakushima. Stay Yakushima ''BOOKED''
+* Wed 28th: Yakushima. Stay Yakushima ''BOOKED''
+* Thu 29th: Begin travel north. Stay in Fukuoka ''BOOKED''
+* Fri 30th: See the sights in Hiroshima. Stay in Hiroshima ''BOOKED''
+* Sat 31st: Castle tour, Himeji (scaffloding mafia), Kyoto, and Hikone all on Shinkansen line to Tokyo. Stay in Tokyo. ''BOOKED''
+* Sun 1st: All but Ben fly home. Ben does some more stuff mostly booked.
 === In Tokyo ===
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 * '''Shibuja''' is the central shopping district, and the place to wallow in the iconic Tokyo-is-a-Gibsonian-dystopia feeling.
 * Further south are more boutiquey shops, a clumping of love hotels, and a photography museum.
+* Shinjuku-ni is full of gay bars and readily accessible by tube (woof)
+* I (Mike) would like to go here: http://www.ufotable.com/cafe/index.html
+** This is in Nakano, slightly further out than Shinjuku. Not sure if there's anything else worth doing around there (Wikipedia claims it has an "otaku building", which may well be in the same area)....
 East, Ueno to Ginza:
@@ Line 54: / Line 77: @@
 The above is largely "places", and doesn't include generic activities, like seeing sumo wrestling, kabuki (or noh, or the creepy puppet thing), onsen, or any particular nighttime activities, eating/drinking/karaoke/cinema/etc.
+=== In Osaka ===
+=== In Kyoto ===
+Google suggested, and I quote, that:
+* this temple is the best - incredible views: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3901.html
+* I'd recommend this walk, especially in blossom time, and it has a good 10 small temples on the way: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3906.html
 === In Kamakura ===
@@ Line 59: / Line 89: @@
 History, or something
+=== In Hiroshima ===
+I don't know if we'll have the time for a train and ferry journey, but I'm told that the floating torii gate on this island is well worth seeing http://wikitravel.org/en/Miyajima
 === In $CITY ===
 * Hot springs
 * Shrines
+** I (Mike) have had Atami (about 90 minutes south of Tokyo) recommended to me by people who have been to Japan recently. This might be worth checking out.
 === Possible Draft Itinerary ===
-* Sat 17th: Some people fly...
+* Sat 17th: Some people fly and...
-* Sun 18th: Arrive in Tokyo, probably early am. Mike bitches until we find a hostel and sleep. Go to Osaka at some point today or tomorrow.
+* Sun 18th: Arrive in Tokyo, probably early am. Mike bitches until we find a hostel and sleep. Go to Osaka to sleep for the night. Maybe do the ferris wheel
-* Mon 19th: Micky gets off the boat in Osaka in the morning. Day around Osaka. Go on the ferris wheel at night. Weird restaurant is in the shopping centre under it.
+* Mon 19th: Micky gets off the boat in Osaka in the morning. Day around Osaka - acquarium, palace. Go to Kyoto at some point
-* Tue 20th: Kyoto, returning to Osaka to sleep?
+* Tue 20th-Wed 21st: Kyoto
 ** Go to the monkey park: there are monkeys, also K-Onness, and views of kyoto.
 ** Also, go to Inari shrine
 ** Also nice restaurants along the waterfront.
-* Wed 21st: More Kyoto
 * Thur 22nd: Hiroshima, and the castle from live and let die on the way
-* Fri 23rd: Travel back to Tokyo
+* Fri 23rd: Travel back to Tokyo at some point
 * Sat 24th: Tokyo international anime fair
 * Sun 25th: anime fair continues, and/or time in Tokyo. Do tokyo tower at some point.