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* Book things that we think might book up
* Book things that we think might book up
* Agree where we're staying each night and book
* Agree where we're staying each night and book
** Tokyo accommodation (Fri, 24/03/2017 only) - '''Yingke to make proposal'''
** Tokyo accommodation generally - '''Proposals required'''
** Yakushima accommodation - confirmed-ish
*** http://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/astro-station.en-gb.html lol?
*** Car rental on Yakushima. I'm interested if 3 or more people are willing to split the cost with me.
*** <s>bAKpAK Tokyo Hostel I've stayed here twice before; it's relatively cheap and cheerful. I don't mind if people want to stay in different places in Tokyo. I would prefer that we all stay in the same place whilst we are travelling through other the parts of Japan though. </s>
**** Interest: Yingke
**** It's either booked up or their booking site ist kaputt. Can't reach them by email either. - YYY
**** '''Yingke to look a prices and make proposal. Others to register interest.'''
*** I've stayed in [http://www.libertyhouse.gr.jp/ Taito Ryoukan]. Cheap, nicely traditional, but that does mean firm futons and poor sound insulation --lmm
* Tokyo accommodation (Fri, 24/03/2017 only) - '''Yingke to make proposal'''
** Capsule hotel, possibly only for a night. Can split party between hostel and capsule hotel.
*** Interest: Alasadair
*** '''Alasdair to make proposal. Others to register interest.'''
* Yakushima accommodation - confirmed-ish
** Car rental on Yakushima. I'm interested if 3 or more people are willing to split the cost with me.
*** Interest: Yingke
*** '''Yingke to look a prices and make proposal. Others to register interest.'''
* Kagoshima accommodation - '''Proposals required'''
* Kagoshima accommodation - '''Proposals required'''
** Nagasaki accommodation - '''Proposals required'''
** Nagasaki accommodation - '''Proposals required'''
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** Kyoto accommodation - '''Proposals required, MarkP to make decision'''
** Kyoto accommodation - '''Proposals required, MarkP to make decision'''
** Hakone accommodation - '''Proposals required'''
** Hakone accommodation - '''Proposals required'''
** Tokyo accommodation - '''Proposals required'''
** i.e. whether we travel in the evening or morning for <s>Nagasaki-Hiroshima,</s> Hiroshima-Kyoto, Kyoto-Hakone and Hakone-Tokyo
*** Capsule hotel, possibly only for a night. Can split party between hostel and capsule hotel.
*** From memory Kyoto is expensive to stay in - decision therefore partially blocked on choosing Kyoto accommodation.
**** Interest: Alasadair
*** Otherwise it's a judgement call as to which direction we want to be flexible in (since the accommodation bookings will be what constrains how long we spend where)
**** '''Alasdair to make proposal. Others to register interest.'''
* i.e. whether we travel in the evening or morning for <s>Nagasaki-Hiroshima,</s> Hiroshima-Kyoto, Kyoto-Hakone and Hakone-Tokyo
** From memory Kyoto is expensive to stay in - decision therefore partially blocked on choosing Kyoto accommodation.
** Otherwise it's a judgement call as to which direction we want to be flexible in (since the accommodation bookings will be what constrains how long we spend where)
* James is with us for Yakushima and Nagasaki - to confirm whether he's staying in Nagasaki on the night of Thur 30th.
* James is with us for Yakushima and Nagasaki - to confirm whether he's staying in Nagasaki on the night of Thur 30th.


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* Any suggestions for a meeting point? Probably a case of having a late lunch?
* Any suggestions for a meeting point? Probably a case of having a late lunch?
* Late afternoon we can get a quick taste of Tokyo and enjoy some culture shock
* Late afternoon we can get a quick taste of Tokyo and enjoy some culture shock
* Stay somewhere in Tokyo
** <s>bAKpAK Tokyo Hostel I've stayed here twice before; it's relatively cheap and cheerful. I don't mind if people want to stay in different places in Tokyo. I would prefer that we all stay in the same place whilst we are travelling through other the parts of Japan though. </s>
*** It's either booked up or their booking site ist kaputt. Can't reach them by email either. - YYY
* I've stayed in [http://www.libertyhouse.gr.jp/ Taito Ryoukan]. Cheap, nicely traditional, but that does mean firm futons and poor sound insulation --lmm


=== Sat, 25/03/2017 ===
=== Sat, 25/03/2017 ===