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**** GBP70 seems reasonable for a flight. There wasn't anything in particular I wanted to do in Fukuoka so going straight to Nagasaki may be preferable.

* Nagasaki - stay 2 nights?

** Kagoshima - stay 1 night?

** Dejima --Lmm

*** Again I don't remember there being much there - would sooner proceed directly to Yakushima --lmm

* Kagoshima - stay 1 night?

**** I was tempted by Sakurajima, the active volcano. - YYY

** Again I don't remember there being much there - would sooner proceed directly to Yakushima --lmm

* Yakushima - stay 2 nights?

*** I was tempted by Sakurajima, the active volcano. - YYY

* Yakushima - stay 2 nights? (1-2 full days, plus arrival and departure days)

** I'd argue for 3 nights if we end up with enough time - my group liked Yakushima a lot last time. --lmm

** http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~yasuakim/english.html is where we stayed last time.

** 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)

* Tanegashima space center: http://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html

* Shinkansen to Chugoku?

** Hiroshima - stay 2 night?

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** Perhaps the LittleBSD cafe, having seen the advertising and been amused.

** [http://www.nasu-oukoku.com/contents/english2015.html Nasu Animal Kingdom] In Tochigi Prefecture. You get to feed Capybara!

** Mahjong in some suitably fancy way (Gemma has offered to arrange) --Lmm

** Akiharbara etc. (possibly best as a non-group activity)

** Skytree- again, I've done it before, but fantastic view. - MP

** Ueno Park- over one thousand cherry trees so likely great at this season. Features museums and a zoo. - MP

** Pop concerts if there are any at the right time? --Lmm

*** Basically impossible to book from outside with the possible exception of entering the AKB48 lotteries.

* The last remaining sleeper train, Tokyo - Okoyama: http://jprail.com/trains/sort-by-type/limited-express/sunrise-izumo.html

* <s>Shinkansen to Hokkaido?</s> We almost definitely don't have enough days 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.

* 10/04/2017: Leave Japan.

~~== Things people want to see or do (TODO: Merge with above) ==~~

* 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)

** Skytree- again, I've done it before, but fantastic view. - MP

** Ueno Park- over one thousand cherry trees so likely great at this season. Features museums and a zoo. - MP

* Pop concerts if there are any at the right time? --Lmm

** Basically impossible to book from outside with the possible exception of entering the AKB48 lotteries.

* The last remaining sleeper train, Tokyo - Okoyama: http://jprail.com/trains/sort-by-type/limited-express/sunrise-izumo.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)

* Tanegashima space center: http://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html

== Flight details ==

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 **** GBP70 seems reasonable for a flight. There wasn't anything in particular I wanted to do in Fukuoka so going straight to Nagasaki may be preferable.
 * Nagasaki - stay 2 nights?
-** Kagoshima - stay 1 night?
+** Dejima --Lmm
-*** Again I don't remember there being much there - would sooner proceed directly to Yakushima --lmm
+* Kagoshima - stay 1 night?
-**** I was tempted by Sakurajima, the active volcano. - YYY
+** Again I don't remember there being much there - would sooner proceed directly to Yakushima --lmm
-* Yakushima - stay 2 nights?
+*** I was tempted by Sakurajima, the active volcano. - YYY
+* Yakushima - stay 2 nights? (1-2 full days, plus arrival and departure days)
 ** I'd argue for 3 nights if we end up with enough time - my group liked Yakushima a lot last time. --lmm
 ** http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~yasuakim/english.html is where we stayed last time.
+** 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)
+* Tanegashima space center: http://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html
 * Shinkansen  to Chugoku?
 ** Hiroshima - stay 2 night?
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 ** Perhaps the LittleBSD cafe, having seen the advertising and been amused.
 ** [http://www.nasu-oukoku.com/contents/english2015.html Nasu Animal Kingdom] In Tochigi Prefecture. You get to feed Capybara!
+** Mahjong in some suitably fancy way (Gemma has offered to arrange) --Lmm
+** Akiharbara etc. (possibly best as a non-group activity)
+** Skytree- again, I've done it before, but fantastic view. - MP
+** Ueno Park- over one thousand cherry trees so likely great at this season. Features museums and a zoo. - MP
+** Pop concerts if there are any at the right time? --Lmm
+*** Basically impossible to book from outside with the possible exception of entering the AKB48 lotteries.
+* The last remaining sleeper train, Tokyo - Okoyama: http://jprail.com/trains/sort-by-type/limited-express/sunrise-izumo.html
 * <s>Shinkansen to Hokkaido?</s> We almost definitely don't have enough days 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.
 * 10/04/2017: Leave Japan.
-== Things people want to see or do (TODO: Merge with above) ==
-* 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)
-** Skytree- again, I've done it before, but fantastic view. - MP
-** Ueno Park- over one thousand cherry trees so likely great at this season. Features museums and a zoo. - MP
-* Pop concerts if there are any at the right time? --Lmm
-** Basically impossible to book from outside with the possible exception of entering the AKB48 lotteries.
-* The last remaining sleeper train, Tokyo - Okoyama: http://jprail.com/trains/sort-by-type/limited-express/sunrise-izumo.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)
-* Tanegashima space center: http://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html
 == Flight details ==