Archived:ThingsWeDidInJapan

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.
  • 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.

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
• 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.