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** Arrive in Tokyo, early am.
** Arrive in Tokyo, early am.
** Wander around Tokyo near the station, glimpsing Imperial Palace.  See lots of shops that aren't open yet.
** Wander around Tokyo near the station, glimpsing Imperial Palace.  See lots of shops that aren't open yet.
** Breakfast in a 24hr noodle bar in Tokyo.
** Collect JR passes and train to Odawara, onward to Hakone.
** Collect JR passes and train to Odawara, onward to Hakone.
** Various modes of transport around Hakone (Train, bus, Pirate Ship, ropeway (cable car), cable car (funicular), bus again). Stay at Moto-Hakone.
** Various modes of transport around Hakone (Train, bus, Pirate Ship, ropeway (cable car), cable car (funicular), bus again).
** Share an umbrella with an old lady who is amazed at John's stature and finds us the right bus stop.
** Get to 'Fuji Hakone' ryokan in Moto-Hakone.
** Eat horse mackerel and tempura everything at a restaurant around the corner.
* Mon 19th:
** Breakfast at the ryokan with slightly underdone toast.
** Take a series of trains to Osaka. On arrival, Phil goes to find Mickey and Emma; Ben, Dan, John, and Mike to find Mielparque.
** Fail spectacularly to meet at noon, on account of (a) not getting to Osaka soon enough, and (b) confusion over which branch of the Plum chain to meet at. Meet eventually.
** Head to the castle, narrowly missing a Funky Monkey Babys concert. Wander round the castle, eating octopus balls and jaywalking like crazy.
** Look at the centre of Osaka. Light shopping and a Ferris wheel ride.
** Phil stays in the hotel and sleeps off jet lag. Everyone else goes around the corner to a restaurant.
* Tue 20th:
** Breakfast at Mielparque.
** Day trip to Kyoto.
** See awesome railway station.
** Temple fatigue.
** Drink the waters of Kiyomizudera.
** Lunch in a trendy cafe in Kyoto.
** Eat ice-cream and cake in the awesome station again.
* Wed 21st:
** Did we breakfast at Mielparque again before checking out?
** Take a slightly odd route to Osaka aquarium, and spend all morning there.
** Train to Fujiyama for most of the afternoon, and then a bus to K's House.
** Both K's House and the bar around the corner turn out to be full of gaijin.
* Thu 22nd:
** Train to Fujikyu Highlands almost in time for opening. Some consternation over dropping off bags.
** Rather large lunch at Fujikyu. The Q in its name turns out to be appropriate & not much gets done in the afternoon.
** Leave just in time for the train to Tokyo.
** What did we do for dinner? Was that the restaurant with the buzzers?
* Fri 23rd:
** Get up unsure of what to do. Decide to see kabuki.
** Route march through the government building district to Tokyo Towers. Glimpse it as we rush past to the National Theatre.


The remainder of this list is ripped from [[ThingsToDoInJapan]] and has yet to be updated to indicate what we actually did:
The remainder of this list is ripped from [[ThingsToDoInJapan]] and has yet to be updated to indicate what we actually did:


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

Revision as of 12:32, 8 April 2012

It was suggested that we record what we actually did:

  • Sun 18th:
    • Arrive in Tokyo, early am.
    • Wander around Tokyo near the station, glimpsing Imperial Palace. See lots of shops that aren't open yet.
    • Breakfast in a 24hr noodle bar in Tokyo.
    • Collect JR passes and train to Odawara, onward to Hakone.
    • Various modes of transport around Hakone (Train, bus, Pirate Ship, ropeway (cable car), cable car (funicular), bus again).
    • Share an umbrella with an old lady who is amazed at John's stature and finds us the right bus stop.
    • Get to 'Fuji Hakone' ryokan in Moto-Hakone.
    • Eat horse mackerel and tempura everything at a restaurant around the corner.
  • Mon 19th:
    • Breakfast at the ryokan with slightly underdone toast.
    • Take a series of trains to Osaka. On arrival, Phil goes to find Mickey and Emma; Ben, Dan, John, and Mike to find Mielparque.
    • Fail spectacularly to meet at noon, on account of (a) not getting to Osaka soon enough, and (b) confusion over which branch of the Plum chain to meet at. Meet eventually.
    • Head to the castle, narrowly missing a Funky Monkey Babys concert. Wander round the castle, eating octopus balls and jaywalking like crazy.
    • Look at the centre of Osaka. Light shopping and a Ferris wheel ride.
    • Phil stays in the hotel and sleeps off jet lag. Everyone else goes around the corner to a restaurant.
  • Tue 20th:
    • Breakfast at Mielparque.
    • Day trip to Kyoto.
    • See awesome railway station.
    • Temple fatigue.
    • Drink the waters of Kiyomizudera.
    • Lunch in a trendy cafe in Kyoto.
    • Eat ice-cream and cake in the awesome station again.
  • Wed 21st:
    • Did we breakfast at Mielparque again before checking out?
    • Take a slightly odd route to Osaka aquarium, and spend all morning there.
    • Train to Fujiyama for most of the afternoon, and then a bus to K's House.
    • Both K's House and the bar around the corner turn out to be full of gaijin.
  • Thu 22nd:
    • Train to Fujikyu Highlands almost in time for opening. Some consternation over dropping off bags.
    • Rather large lunch at Fujikyu. The Q in its name turns out to be appropriate & not much gets done in the afternoon.
    • Leave just in time for the train to Tokyo.
    • What did we do for dinner? Was that the restaurant with the buzzers?
  • Fri 23rd:
    • Get up unsure of what to do. Decide to see kabuki.
    • Route march through the government building district to Tokyo Towers. Glimpse it as we rush past to the National Theatre.

The remainder of this list is ripped from ThingsToDoInJapan and has yet to be updated to indicate what we actually did:

  • 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.
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