Japan 2017
Trip to Japan 2017
Dates
24/03/2017 - 10/04/2017
Who's Going
- YYY +2
- Mark P
- lmm
- Mark H
- Alasdair
Checklist
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| Alasdair | (./) | |||||
| Zolty | ||||||
| dfb4067424 |
YYY's Rough Plan
- 24/03/2017: Arrive in Tokyo.
- Possibly do some stuff in Tokyo for a day or two (so that I can recover from travelling)? Meet up with James.
- Shinkansen down to Kyushu?
- In some order: Fukuoka, Yakushima, Nagasaki?
- Shinkansen to Chugoku?
- Hiroshima?
- Shinkansen to Kansai? Meet up with Dave?
- Shinkansen to Kanto?
- Hakone?: fun2drive
- 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
- Hakone?: fun2drive
- Tokyo:
- Shinkansen to Hokkaido? We may not have enough days left 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.
- 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
- Shinkansen to Kanto?
- 10/04/2017: Leave Japan.
Things people want to see or do
- Kyoto
- 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)
- Pop concerts if there are any at the right time? --Lmm
- The last remaining sleeper train, Tokyo - Izumo: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2356.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)
Flight details
- Lmm: Arriving 2017-03-24 12:05 HND, departing 2017-04-10 14:00 NRT
- YYY (not yet booked): Arriving 2017-03-24 10:35 NRT, departing 2017-04-10 12:35 NRT
Itinerary
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| 10/04/2017 |