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* Sat 17th: Some people fly and... | * 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''. | * 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 '' | * 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 '' | * 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! | * Wed 21st: Kyoto, including Kiyomizu-dera, and Uji, the home of green tea! | ||
** Either get train south to stay in Odawara | ** Either get train south to stay in Odawara | ||
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* Tue 27th: Emma flies home. Others get up ungodly early and train to Osaka to fly to Yakushima. Stay Yakushima ''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'' | * Wed 28th: Yakushima. Stay Yakushima ''BOOKED'' | ||
* Thu 29th: Begin travel north. Stay Fukuoka | * Thu 29th: Begin travel north. Stay in Fukuoka ''BOOKED'' | ||
* Fri 30th: See the sights in Hiroshima. Stay in Hiroshima '' | * 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'' | * 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. | * Sun 1st: All but Ben fly home. Ben does some more stuff mostly booked. | ||
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* Further south are more boutiquey shops, a clumping of love hotels, and a photography museum. | * 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) | * 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: | East, Ueno to Ginza: | ||
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* Hot springs | * Hot springs | ||
* Shrines | * 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 === | === Possible Draft Itinerary === | ||