Japan 2017

Trip to Japan 2017

Dates

24/03/2017 - 10/04/2017

Who's Going

• YYY +2
• Mark P
• lmm
• Mark H
• Alasdair

Checklist

Handle	Annual Leave Taken	Plane tickets purchased	Other stuff here
YYY	(./)
Mark P
lmm	(./)	(./)
Mark H
Alasdair	(./)
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YYY's Rough Plan

• 24/03/2017: Arrive in Tokyo.
• Possibly do some stuff in Tokyo for a day or two (so that I can recover from travelling)? Meet up with James.
• Shinkansen down to Kyushu?
  • In some order: Fukuoka, Yakushima, Nagasaki?
• Shinkansen to Chugoku?
  • Hiroshima?
• Shinkansen to Kansai? Meet up with Dave?
• Shinkansen to Kanto?
  • Hakone?: fun2drive
    • Fun2Drive is the original JDM sports car entertainment company near Mount Fuji, only 2 hours from Tokyo. Conveniently located at a gateway to the greatest touges (mountain passes) in Japan, we offer the largest fleet of JDM sports cars from NISSAN: Skyline GT-R & Fairlady Z, HONDA: NSX, TOYOTA: Supra & AE86, MAZDA: RX-7, MITSUBISHI: Lancer Evolution, SUBARU: Impreza WRX, and more. Whichever JDM sports car you choose, experience it on a variety of touges in Hakone, a mecca of car enthusiasts in japan, while enjoying the stunning scenery of Mount Fuji, landscapes, lakes, oceans, etc…
    • Considering the Ultimate Hakone Drive in the GT-R R35.
    • If more people do it, then we can swap cars (for a fee).
      • Put me down as interested - I guess the RX-7 would be my first choice --lmm
• Tokyo:
  • Rabbit and hedgehog cafe
  • ngt=TT0c773e930001ac1e4a112ceMZnqYSN_EjdcS3aCnP12g Kujiraya - Whale meat restaurant
• Shinkansen to Hokkaido? We may not have enough days left for it to be worth it.
  • I have a vague interest in taking the sleeper train and going to the underwater station. Might well not be worth it in terms of the time though. --lmm
    • No sleeper trains to Hokkaido. Underwater stations also now shut.
• Shinkansen to Kanto?
• 10/04/2017: Leave Japan.

Things people want to see or do

• Kyoto
• Nagasaki
  • Dejima --Lmm
• Mahjong in some suitably fancy way (Gemma has offered to arrange) --Lmm
• Tokyo
  • Akiharbara etc. (possibly best as a non-group activity)
• Pop concerts if there are any at the right time? --Lmm
• The last remaining sleeper train, Tokyo - Izumo: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2356.html
• Yakushima (1-2 full days, plus arrival and departure days)
  • Walk up to the summit and look down on the whole island (1 daytime really)
  • Perhaps do one of the other walks to see more ancient cedar trees
  • Hot springs, the local baths and/or the JR hotel (1000 yen). List at http://www.yesyakushima.com/yakushima-activities/yakushima-onsen-hot-springs/ (1 or 2 evenings)

Flight details

• Lmm: Arriving 2017-03-24 12:05 HND, departing 2017-04-10 14:00 NRT
• YYY (not yet booked): Arriving 2017-03-24 10:35 NRT, departing 2017-04-10 12:35 NRT

Itinerary

Date
24/03/2017
25/03/2017
26/03/2017
27/03/2017
28/03/2017
29/03/2017
30/03/2017
31/03/2017
01/04/2017
02/04/2017
03/04/2017
04/04/2017
05/04/2017
06/04/2017
07/04/2017
08/04/2017
09/04/2017
10/04/2017