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Trip to Japan 2017

Outstanding Tasks (formerly High-priority things (or things lmm is worried about))

  • Book things that we think might book up
    • Fun2drive
      • Michael/Alasdair booked,
      • Yingke documents sent, awaiting confirmation
  • Agree where we're staying each night and book
    • Tokyo accommodation (Fri, 24/03/2017 only)
    • Yakushima accommodation - email sent
    • Sakurajima accommodation
    • Nagasaki accommodation
    • Hiroshima accommodation
    • Hakone accommodation
    • Tokyo accommodation
    • i.e. whether we travel in the evening or morning for Nagasaki-Hiroshima, Hiroshima-Kyoto, Kyoto-Hakone and Hakone-Tokyo
      • From memory Kyoto is expensive to stay in
      • 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, which parts are and aren't you coming on?

Things that can't be progressed until a later date

Dates

24/03/2017 - 10/04/2017

Who's Going

  • YYY - Yingke
  • Mark P
  • lmm
  • Mark H
  • Alasdair
  • Zolty
  • Maria
  • Dexter
  • James N (ish)

Checklist

Handle Annual Leave Taken International Plane tickets purchased Domestic Plane tickets purchased JR Pass purchased  Passmo card purchased International Driving Permit acquired JPY exchanged Japanese fluency achieved
YYY (./) (./) (./) (./)
Mark P (./) (./) (./)
lmm (./) (./) (./) (./) (./)
Mark H (./) (./) (./)
Alasdair (./) (./) (./)
Zolty (./) (./) (./)
Maria (./) (./) (./)
Dexter (./) (./) (./)
James N/A N/A N/A (./)

Rough Planning Area

Flight details

  • Lmm: Arriving 2017-03-24 12:05 HND, departing 2017-04-10 14:00 NRT (via Shanghai)
  • Alasdair: arriving 2017-03-24 10:00 NRT, departing 2017-04-10 11:00 NRT (via Helsinki)
  • Zolty: Arriving 2017-03-24 8:55 NRT, departing 2017-04-10 10:25 NRT
  • YYY, MarkP, MarkH: Arriving 2017-03-24 10:35 NRT, departing 2017-04-10 12:35 NRT
  • Maria, Dexter: Arriving 2017-03-24 10:40 NRT, departing 2017-04-10 11:40 NRT (via Copenhagen)

Itinerary

Fri, 24/03/2017

  • Morning and early afternoon
    • Arrive in Japan and meet up.
      • Narita Arrivals: Zolty, Alasdair, YYY, MP, MarkH, Maria, Dexter
      • Haneda Arrivals: Lmm
  • 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
  • Stay somewhere in Tokyo
    • 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.
    • I've stayed in Taito Ryoukan. Cheap, nicely traditional, but that does mean firm futons and poor sound insulation --lmm

Sat, 25/03/2017

Sun, 26/03/2017

  • Yakushima day 1
    • Day: walk up to the top of the mountain
    • Evening: baths

Mon, 27/03/2017

  • Yakushima day 2
    • Day: walk around the old cedar trees
    • Visit Senpiro's waterfall?

Tue, 28/03/2017

  • Ferries: http://www.yesyakushima.com/getting-to-yakushima/by-sea/
    • 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
  • Team Kagoshima:
    • Morning: ferry direct to Kagoshima
    • I was tempted by Sakurajima, the active volcano. - YYY
  • Stay in Kagoshima

Wed, 29/03/2017

  • Nagasaki day 1
    • Morning: travel there (Note that this takes around 3:30 from Kagoshimachuo, a little longer from Kagoshima central. Sakura shinkansen should be ok with the JR pass).
      • Thought about JR pass logistics: assuming we use the subway etc. to/from the airport in tokyo, we can probably defer activating them until the Tuesday, meaning they'll be live for the whole rest of our trip if we do get bored in Tokyo on the last Sunday and want to head out into the country or some such. --lmm
      • We can activate at Kagoshima-Chūō, though the office is only open from 10AM. May be better off activating at the airport, but we'd better all agree dates beforehand in that case. --lmm
  • Afternoon: Stuff.
  • Dejima

Thu, 30/03/2017

  • Nagasaki day 2
  • Stay in Nagasaki

Fri, 31/03/2017

  • Hiroshima day 1
    • Morning: travel there - again around 3:30
    • Afternoon: museum and peace park

Sat, 01/04/2017

  • Hiroshima day 2
    • Miyajima

Sun, 02/04/2017

  • Kyoto day 1
    • Shrines
      • Fushimi Inari Shrine- I've done it twice before but I'm up for it again if people are interested. The mountain trails are spectacular and you get great views of Kyoto. - MP
      • Kiyomizudera- big temple famous for its huge stage jutting out over the hill. Adjacent to a number of other temples and the traditional touristy Higashiyama District. -MP
  • Traditional theatre
    • Nijo Castle- Tokugawa Ieyasu's pad. Inner castle is usually closed but the gardens look very nice and include a variety of cherry trees that should be blooming when we're there. - MP
    • Kyoto station - 10 or 12 story escalator paradise, with a little wedding chapel sticking out the top with a great view over the city.
    • Animu tourism: http://likeafishinwater.com/2016/04/29/pilgrimage-to-uji-for-hibike-euphonium/ --lmm (with due regret)
  • This is the day of the Kawasaki penis festival, but attending is probably impractical

Mon, 03/04/2017

  • Kyoto day 2

Tue, 04/04/2017

  • Hakone day 1
    • Daytime: ???
      • Is there two days worth of stuff here, especially for non-drivers? Hakone Shrine looks fun but what else? -MP
        • The Hakone Tozan Railway looks interesting, and I would interested in seeing the Botanical Gardens or one of the art museums. - YYY
  • Evening: Baths? (to relax and prepare for driving)
    • Maybe look at booking a bath if we are quorate - otherwise they tend to be segregated

Wed, 05/04/2017

  • Hakone day 2
    • Team drivers:
      • 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
          • Alasdair: I have some interest in this - if I'm reading the price list right it comes to under 50,000 JPY? I'd be happy with most cars, as long as it has power steering and manual transmission. S2000 looks suitably bling, but the Super 7 looks hilarious.
  • Team others:
    • ???

Thu, 06/04/2017

  • Tokyo day 1
    • Rabbit and hedgehog cafe
      • You need to book this > 1 week ahead of time. I can handle this if you let me know how many people. They might not be able to fit everyone at once. - JN
  • ngt=TT0c773e930001ac1e4a112ceMZnqYSN_EjdcS3aCnP12g Kujiraya - Whale meat restaurant
    • Perhaps the LittleBSD cafe, having seen the advertising and been amused.
    • 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
      • I always find Shinjuku Park more spectacular than Ueno. You have to pay 200 yen or so to get in, but it's more grassy and much bigger so you don't have to wade through drunk Japanese people & big American tourists - JN

Fri, 07/04/2017

  • Tokyo day 2

Sat, 08/04/2017

  • Tokyo day 3

Sun, 09/04/2017

  • 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.

Mon, 10/04/2017

  • Part ways
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