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* 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.

** Route march through the government building district to Tokyo Tower. Glimpse it as we rush past to the National Theatre.

** Kabuki continues forever and ever

** See [http://www.kabuki21.com/kumagai.php]. Lunch during the first interval. Dan had croquette sandwiches. Kabuki continues forever and ever.

** Wander around Shinjuku in the evening. Take forever to find a fondue place for dinner

** Dan hits the gay bars. Lmm goes to the cinema, sees the Eureka Seven film.

** Dan hits the gay bars, namely Advocates, and then gets taken on to Dragon, which has gaijin barmen in undies.

** Lmm goes to the cinema, sees the Eureka Seven film.

* Sat 24th:

** Go to the anime fair. It turns out not to actually contain much

** Go to the anime fair. It turns out not to actually contain much.

** Lmm sees the awesome pretty cure stage show. Everyone else discovers the maritime museum to be closed

** Lmm sees the awesome pretty cure stage show. Everyone else discovers the maritime museum to be closed.

** Science museum. Asimo walks a bit

** Science museum. Asimo walks a bit. Send messages with a working model of Internet.

** Evening trip to Akihabara

** Take in a disappointing anime in the museum's planetarium.

** Pay museum prices for a buffet lunch, which we are determined to get our money's worth of.

** Evening trip to Akihabara. Much consternation as we keep getting split up.

* Sun 25th:

** Laundry in the morning

** Wander around the temple in Asakusa. Lmm buys a suitcase.

** Head out to the suburbs for Mike's ''cafe''. It turns out to require tickets.

** Head out to the suburbs for Mike's ''cafe''. It turns out to require advance tickets.

** Eat okonomiyaki at a place that actually uses the hot plate

** Harajuku. Walk around the park a bit, and the fancy shops.

** Harajuku. Walk around the park a bit, and the fancy shops. Park turns out to be largely devoid of cosplayers, but there are one or two.

** Dan sees a costume show in the Evangelion shop.

** Lmm and Mike head back to Akihabara. Mike insists Lmm direct him where to buy his porn. Lmm runs away as soon as possible, and finds a ''cafe''.

** Other people try to see Shinjuku Gyoen, but it is already closed, so we instead see everything from the top of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building tower.

** In the evening we meet a girl from Chicago. She and Lmm arrange to go to the fish market.

* Mon 26th:

** Lmm gets up ungodly early. The girl does not. Lmm watches some anime and goes back to sleep.

** Some packing and the like in the morning. Decide we want to go to Osaka today, probably on the 15:30 or 16:30 shinkansen.

** ~~Breakfast~~ in the temple district

** Turns out the drum museum around the corner is closed, but Emma buys shoes.

** ~~Did we do anything else~~ in ~~the morning?~~

** Wander round the market stalls in the temple district, eating ice-cream and sweet bread.

** Head back to ~~akihabara~~ for lunch and a little last shopping

** Breakfast in a street that turns out to be full of cafes.

** Fail to say goodbye properly to Emma

** Head back to Akihabara for lunch and a little last shopping. Decide to split up this time and everyone has a better time.

** Fail to say goodbye properly to Emma.

** MELON BREAD

** Catch the train to Osaka as planned

** Eat at a cafe in Osaka station. Everyone has carbonara. Exciting frozen drinks.

** Eat at a cafe in Osaka station. Everyone but Dan has carbonara. Exciting frozen drinks.

* Tue 27th:

** Early plane to Yakushima

** Discover no-one can drive

** Discover no-one has the ryokan's address

** Get bus passes, and bus, and eventually get to ryokan

** Get bus passes, and bus, and eventually get to ryokan.

** Go to Senpiro's waterfall. Walk down the mountain

** Go to Senpiro's waterfall. Some photography. Walk down the mountain talking loudly about twenty questions.

** Onsen

** Onsen.

** Exceedingly traditional japanese dinner at the ~~guesthouse~~

** Exceedingly traditional japanese dinner at the ryokan.

* Wed 28th:

** Traditional Japanese breakfast at the ~~guesthouse~~

** Traditional Japanese breakfast at the ryokan.

** By bus to ~~the place of trees~~

** By bus to Shiragani Unsuikyo.

** 5 hours of hiking

** Bus back, booking jetfoil on the way

** Bus back, booking jetfoil on the way. Also a little souvenir shopping just outside Miyanoura.

** Dinner at the restaurant opposite the ~~guesthouse~~

** Dinner at the restaurant opposite the ryokan.

* Thur 29th:

** Traditional Japanese breakfast

** ~~Catch~~ the jetfoil

** Bus to Miyanoura and catch the jetfoil. A little more souvenir shopping at the ferry terminal.

** Lunch at the Steak & Hamburg in Kagoshima

** Train it up to Fukuoka

** Check into hotel, then visit canal city

** Watch a dude with some impressive diabolo skillz

** ~~Watch~~ a japanese schoolgirl acquire chocolate

** Dan nearly buys a watch.

** Back to the hotel as the shops shut

** Everyone else watches a japanese schoolgirl acquire chocolate.

** Back to the hotel as the shops shut.

* Fri 30th:

** Morning shinkansen

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 * 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.
+** Route march through the government building district to Tokyo Tower. Glimpse it as we rush past to the National Theatre.
-** Kabuki continues forever and ever
+** See [http://www.kabuki21.com/kumagai.php]. Lunch during the first interval. Dan had croquette sandwiches. Kabuki continues forever and ever.
 ** Wander around Shinjuku in the evening. Take forever to find a fondue place for dinner
-** Dan hits the gay bars. Lmm goes to the cinema, sees the Eureka Seven film.
+** Dan hits the gay bars, namely Advocates, and then gets taken on to Dragon, which has gaijin barmen in undies.
+** Lmm goes to the cinema, sees the Eureka Seven film.
 * Sat 24th:
-** Go to the anime fair. It turns out not to actually contain much
+** Go to the anime fair. It turns out not to actually contain much.
-** Lmm sees the awesome pretty cure stage show. Everyone else discovers the maritime museum to be closed
+** Lmm sees the awesome pretty cure stage show. Everyone else discovers the maritime museum to be closed.
-** Science museum. Asimo walks a bit
+** Science museum. Asimo walks a bit. Send messages with a working model of Internet.
-** Evening trip to Akihabara
+** Take in a disappointing anime in the museum's planetarium.
+** Pay museum prices for a buffet lunch, which we are determined to get our money's worth of.
+** Evening trip to Akihabara. Much consternation as we keep getting split up.
 * Sun 25th:
 ** Laundry in the morning
 ** Wander around the temple in Asakusa. Lmm buys a suitcase.
-** Head out to the suburbs for Mike's ''cafe''. It turns out to require tickets.
+** Head out to the suburbs for Mike's ''cafe''. It turns out to require advance tickets.
 ** Eat okonomiyaki at a place that actually uses the hot plate
-** Harajuku. Walk around the park a bit, and the fancy shops.
+** Harajuku. Walk around the park a bit, and the fancy shops. Park turns out to be largely devoid of cosplayers, but there are one or two.
+** Dan sees a costume show in the Evangelion shop.
 ** Lmm and Mike head back to Akihabara. Mike insists Lmm direct him where to buy his porn. Lmm runs away as soon as possible, and finds a ''cafe''.
+** Other people try to see Shinjuku Gyoen, but it is already closed, so we instead see everything from the top of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building tower.
 ** In the evening we meet a girl from Chicago. She and Lmm arrange to go to the fish market.
 * Mon 26th:
 ** Lmm gets up ungodly early. The girl does not. Lmm watches some anime and goes back to sleep.
 ** Some packing and the like in the morning. Decide we want to go to Osaka today, probably on the 15:30 or 16:30 shinkansen.
-** Breakfast in the temple district
+** Turns out the drum museum around the corner is closed, but Emma buys shoes.
-** Did we do anything else in the morning?
+** Wander round the market stalls in the temple district, eating ice-cream and sweet bread.
-** Head back to akihabara for lunch and a little last shopping
+** Breakfast in a street that turns out to be full of cafes.
-** Fail to say goodbye properly to Emma
+** Head back to Akihabara for lunch and a little last shopping. Decide to split up this time and everyone has a better time.
+** Fail to say goodbye properly to Emma.
 ** MELON BREAD
 ** Catch the train to Osaka as planned
-** Eat at a cafe in Osaka station. Everyone has carbonara. Exciting frozen drinks.
+** Eat at a cafe in Osaka station. Everyone but Dan has carbonara. Exciting frozen drinks.
 * Tue 27th:
 ** Early plane to Yakushima
 ** Discover no-one can drive
 ** Discover no-one has the ryokan's address
-** Get bus passes, and bus, and eventually get to ryokan
+** Get bus passes, and bus, and eventually get to ryokan.
-** Go to Senpiro's waterfall. Walk down the mountain
+** Go to Senpiro's waterfall. Some photography. Walk down the mountain talking loudly about twenty questions.
-** Onsen
+** Onsen.
-** Exceedingly traditional japanese dinner at the guesthouse
+** Exceedingly traditional japanese dinner at the ryokan.
 * Wed 28th:
-** Traditional Japanese breakfast at the guesthouse
+** Traditional Japanese breakfast at the ryokan.
-** By bus to the place of trees
+** By bus to Shiragani Unsuikyo.
 ** 5 hours of hiking
-** Bus back, booking jetfoil on the way
+** Bus back, booking jetfoil on the way. Also a little souvenir shopping just outside Miyanoura.
-** Dinner at the restaurant opposite the guesthouse
+** Dinner at the restaurant opposite the ryokan.
 * Thur 29th:
 ** Traditional Japanese breakfast
-** Catch the jetfoil
+** Bus to Miyanoura and catch the jetfoil. A little more souvenir shopping at the ferry terminal.
 ** Lunch at the Steak & Hamburg in Kagoshima
 ** Train it up to Fukuoka
 ** Check into hotel, then visit canal city
 ** Watch a dude with some impressive diabolo skillz
-** Watch a japanese schoolgirl acquire chocolate
+** Dan nearly buys a watch.
-** Back to the hotel as the shops shut
+** Everyone else watches a japanese schoolgirl acquire chocolate.
+** Back to the hotel as the shops shut.
 * Fri 30th:
 ** Morning shinkansen