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** 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.

** Get to 'Fuji Hakone' ryokan in <s>Moto-Hakone</s> Sengokuhara (having discovered in time that there are two ryokan with the same name).

** Eat horse mackerel and tempura everything at a restaurant around the corner.

* Mon 19th:

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** 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.

** Lunch at a spanish cuisine sports bar.

** 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.

** Phil stays in the hotel and sleeps off jet lag. Everyone else goes around the corner to a sushi restaurant.

* Tue 20th:

** Breakfast at Mielparque.

** Day trip to Kyoto.

** See awesome railway station.

** Drink the waters of Kiyomizudera.

** 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?~~

** Breakfast at Mielparque again.

** Take a slightly odd route to Osaka aquarium, and spend all morning there.

** Take a slightly odd (but JR powered and involving a boat) 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.

** Train towards 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:

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 ** 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.
+** Get to 'Fuji Hakone' ryokan in <s>Moto-Hakone</s> Sengokuhara (having discovered in time that there are two ryokan with the same name).
 ** Eat horse mackerel and tempura everything at a restaurant around the corner.
 * Mon 19th:
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 ** 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.
+** Lunch at a spanish cuisine sports bar.
 ** 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.
+** Phil stays in the hotel and sleeps off jet lag. Everyone else goes around the corner to a sushi restaurant.
 * Tue 20th:
 ** Breakfast at Mielparque.
 ** Day trip to Kyoto.
 ** See awesome railway station.
+** Drink the waters of Kiyomizudera.
 ** 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?
+** Breakfast at Mielparque again.
-** Take a slightly odd route to Osaka aquarium, and spend all morning there.
+** Take a slightly odd (but JR powered and involving a boat) 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.
+** Train towards 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: