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** These are a pain to book from outside, I suggest we book them when we arrive (on the Saturday). They don't tend to fill up AIUI, but best not to be relying on it.

* Team space: Tanegashima

** Morning: ferry to Tanegashima (possibly involving an early start to get to the port on the time)~~. Ideally going to Shimama (even if that means leaving from Miyanoura), but I can't find a timetable for that~~. Assuming this year's summer timetable is the same as last year's, there should be a jetfoil at 07:00 from Anbo to Nishinoomote (arriving 07:50), which would easily get us there in time for the first space station tour at 11:00. Or one at 10:00 (arriving 10:50), in which case we should probably go for the 13:30 tour~~. The space center is a 50-minute taxi ride from Nishinoomote, whereas it's a lot closer to Shimama~~. Jetfoil timetable is https://www.tykousoku.jp/fare_time/.

** Morning: ferry to Tanegashima (possibly involving an early start to get to the port on the time). Assuming this year's summer timetable is the same as last year's, there should be a jetfoil at 07:00 from Anbo to Nishinoomote (arriving 07:50), which would easily get us there in time for the first space station tour at 11:00. Or one at 10:00 (arriving 10:50), in which case we should probably go for the 13:30 tour. Jetfoil timetable is https://www.tykousoku.jp/fare_time/.

*** Our only realistic option is car hire. Try Nippon-rent-a-car (who have an office in Nishinoomote)

*** Note one cannot get a bus to the 07:00. So we would have to be dropped there by a driver who was not coming to Tanegashima.

*** The 9:00 ferry to Shimama would be ideal http://www.town.yakushima.kagoshima.jp/en/e-access/ (arriving 10:05), but it only runs on "odd days" - does that mean day of the month? ~~<s>~~If so we could go previous day and then get the 16:40 jetfoil back to Anbo?~~</s> Space~~ center is closed on Mondays, so there is no way to correct our parity if it's wrong :(

*** <s>The 9:00 ferry to Shimama would be ideal http://www.town.yakushima.kagoshima.jp/en/e-access/ (arriving 10:05), but it only runs on "odd days" - does that mean day of the month? If so we could go previous day and then get the 16:40 jetfoil back to Anbo? No, space center is closed on Mondays, so there is no way to correct our parity if it's wrong :(</s>

* Day: space centre tour http://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html . Guided tours are 11:00 to 12:15, 13:30 to 14:45 or 15:30 to 16:45

** Evening: ferry to Kagoshima. Last jetfoil back is 16:45 arriving at 18:20 (via Ibusuki) - in turn that probably means leaving the space center around 15:30-15:45.

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 ** These are a pain to book from outside, I suggest we book them when we arrive (on the Saturday). They don't tend to fill up AIUI, but best not to be relying on it.
 * Team space: Tanegashima
-** Morning: ferry to Tanegashima (possibly involving an early start to get to the port on the time). Ideally going to Shimama (even if that means leaving from Miyanoura), but I can't find a timetable for that. Assuming this year's summer timetable is the same as last year's, there should be a jetfoil at 07:00 from Anbo to Nishinoomote (arriving 07:50), which would easily get us there in time for the first space station tour at 11:00. Or one at 10:00 (arriving 10:50), in which case we should probably go for the 13:30 tour. The space center is a 50-minute taxi ride from Nishinoomote, whereas it's a lot closer to Shimama. Jetfoil timetable is https://www.tykousoku.jp/fare_time/.
+** Morning: ferry to Tanegashima (possibly involving an early start to get to the port on the time). Assuming this year's summer timetable is the same as last year's, there should be a jetfoil at 07:00 from Anbo to Nishinoomote (arriving 07:50), which would easily get us there in time for the first space station tour at 11:00. Or one at 10:00 (arriving 10:50), in which case we should probably go for the 13:30 tour. Jetfoil timetable is https://www.tykousoku.jp/fare_time/.
+*** Our only realistic option is car hire. Try Nippon-rent-a-car (who have an office in Nishinoomote)
 *** Note one cannot get a bus to the 07:00. So we would have to be dropped there by a driver who was not coming to Tanegashima.
-*** The 9:00 ferry to Shimama would be ideal http://www.town.yakushima.kagoshima.jp/en/e-access/ (arriving 10:05), but it only runs on "odd days" - does that mean day of the month? <s>If so we could go previous day and then get the 16:40 jetfoil back to Anbo?</s> Space center is closed on Mondays, so there is no way to correct our parity if it's wrong :(
+*** <s>The 9:00 ferry to Shimama would be ideal http://www.town.yakushima.kagoshima.jp/en/e-access/ (arriving 10:05), but it only runs on "odd days" - does that mean day of the month? If so we could go previous day and then get the 16:40 jetfoil back to Anbo? No, space center is closed on Mondays, so there is no way to correct our parity if it's wrong :(</s>
 * Day: space centre tour http://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/index.html .  Guided tours are 11:00 to 12:15, 13:30 to 14:45 or 15:30 to 16:45
 ** Evening: ferry to Kagoshima. Last jetfoil back is 16:45 arriving at 18:20 (via Ibusuki) - in turn that probably means leaving the space center around 15:30-15:45.