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** ¥18,790 to fly to Yakushima on Saturday afternoon - 13:20 to 17:35. http://www.jal.co.jp/en/ . Other days flights don't show up - weird - maybe a number of days ahead thing? Flights to Kagoshima are cheaper but then we have to get the hydrofoil or something. | ** ¥18,790 to fly to Yakushima on Saturday afternoon - 13:20 to 17:35. http://www.jal.co.jp/en/ . Other days flights don't show up - weird - maybe a number of days ahead thing? Flights to Kagoshima are cheaper but then we have to get the hydrofoil or something. | ||
*** Seems pricey. Also not keen on leaving on the Saturday afternoon, Sunday afternoon would be earliest I'm willing to leave. -YYY | *** Seems pricey. Also not keen on leaving on the Saturday afternoon, Sunday afternoon would be earliest I'm willing to leave. -YYY | ||
**** It is - flying to Kagoshima is substantially cheaper - but do bear in mind the price of the ferry otherwise. I think it'd be better to have a solid block of time in Tokyo at the end rather than a few days at the start and a few at the end, but shrug. | **** It is - flying to Kagoshima is substantially cheaper - but do bear in mind the price of the ferry otherwise. I think it'd be better to have a solid block of time in Tokyo at the end rather than a few days at the start and a few at the end, but shrug. | ||
And you're right about us being short of time - having sketched out the day-by-day below. --lmm | And you're right about us being short of time - having sketched out the day-by-day below. --lmm | ||
* The flight + jetfoil option turns out to be more than the flight (11,290JPY + 8,300JPY) so I take back what I said earlier. The flight to Kagoshima, the Yakushima may be the cheapest option. I discount the ferry because it only runs twice a day and seems like it takes far too long. | * The flight + jetfoil option turns out to be more than the flight (11,290JPY + 8,300JPY) so I take back what I said earlier. The flight to Kagoshima, the Yakushima may be the cheapest option. I discount the ferry because it only runs twice a day and seems like it takes far too long. | ||
* Yakushima - stay 3 nights? (1-2 full days, plus arrival and departure days) | * Yakushima - stay 3 nights? (1-2 full days, plus arrival and departure days) | ||
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* <s>Fukuoka - stay 1 night?</s> | * <s>Fukuoka - stay 1 night?</s> | ||
* There's really not much there (or if there is then my group didn't find it) - I'd rather go straight on to Nagasaki. Also consider flying - there are flights Tokyo-Kagoshima for about GBP70, which would save most of a day of travel time (remember we can't use the Nozomi shinkansen without paying a supplement). --lmm | * There's really not much there (or if there is then my group didn't find it) - I'd rather go straight on to Nagasaki. Also consider flying - there are flights Tokyo-Kagoshima for about GBP70, which would save most of a day of travel time (remember we can't use the Nozomi shinkansen without paying a supplement). --lmm | ||
* 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. - YYY | * 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. - YYY | ||
* Ferries back: http://www.yesyakushima.com/getting-to-yakushima/by-sea/ | * Ferries back: http://www.yesyakushima.com/getting-to-yakushima/by-sea/ | ||
* Tanegashima space center: http://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html | * Tanegashima space center: http://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html | ||
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=== Sun, 26/03/2017 === | === Sun, 26/03/2017 === | ||
* Yakushima day 1 | * Yakushima day 1 | ||
** Day: walk up to the top of the mountain | ** Day: walk up to the top of the mountain | ||
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=== Mon, 27/03/2017 === | === Mon, 27/03/2017 === | ||
* Yakushima day 2 | * Yakushima day 2 | ||
** Day: walk around the old cedar trees | ** Day: walk around the old cedar trees | ||
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=== Tue, 28/03/2017 === | === Tue, 28/03/2017 === | ||
* Tanegashima | * Tanegashima | ||
** Morning: Ferry to Tanegashima | ** Morning: Ferry to Tanegashima | ||
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=== Wed, 29/03/2017 === | === Wed, 29/03/2017 === | ||
* Nagasaki day 1 | * Nagasaki day 1 | ||
** Morning: travel there | ** Morning: travel there | ||
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=== Thu, 30/03/2017 === | === Thu, 30/03/2017 === | ||
* Nagasaki day 2 | * Nagasaki day 2 | ||
** Day: stuff | ** Day: stuff | ||
=== Fri, 31/03/2017 === | === Fri, 31/03/2017 === | ||
* Hiroshima day 1 | * Hiroshima day 1 | ||
=== Sat, 01/04/2017 === | === Sat, 01/04/2017 === | ||
* Hiroshima day 2 | * Hiroshima day 2 | ||
=== Sun, 02/04/2017 === | === Sun, 02/04/2017 === | ||
* Kyoto day 1 | * Kyoto day 1 | ||
=== Mon, 03/04/2017 === | === Mon, 03/04/2017 === | ||
* Kyoto day 2 | * Kyoto day 2 | ||
=== Tue, 04/04/2017 === | === Tue, 04/04/2017 === | ||
* Hakone day 1 | * Hakone day 1 | ||
=== Wed, 05/04/2017 === | === Wed, 05/04/2017 === | ||
* Hakone day 2 | * Hakone day 2 | ||
=== Thu, 06/04/2017 === | === Thu, 06/04/2017 === | ||
* Tokyo day 1 (or maybe the monkey park if we really want to) | * Tokyo day 1 (or maybe the monkey park if we really want to) | ||
=== Fri, 07/04/2017 === | === Fri, 07/04/2017 === | ||
* Tokyo day 2 | * Tokyo day 2 | ||
=== Sat, 08/04/2017 === | === Sat, 08/04/2017 === | ||
* Tokyo day 3 | * Tokyo day 3 | ||
=== Sun, 09/04/2017 === | === Sun, 09/04/2017 === | ||
* Tokyo day 4 | * Tokyo day 4 | ||
** Suggest we make this a shopping day in Akihabara, to minimize the amount of carrying stuff around. Unless shops shut on Sundays? Also bearing in mind our JR passes will presumably be 14-day. | ** Suggest we make this a shopping day in Akihabara, to minimize the amount of carrying stuff around. Unless shops shut on Sundays? Also bearing in mind our JR passes will presumably be 14-day. | ||