Japan 2017

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Trip to Japan 2017

High-priority things (or things lmm is worried about)

  • Agree how we're getting from Tokyo to Yakushima (fly all the way vs fly + jetfoil) and book
    • I would tend towards the JAL flight for simplicity, but if others prefer to save money (and think we can) with cheap flight + jetfoil then we can do that --lmm
  • Book things that we think might book up
    • Fun2drive - emails sent, final booking may require international driving permits
    • Yakushima accommodation - email sent
  • Agree where we're staying each night and book
    • 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 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

Rough Planning Area

  • Flight down to Kagoshima on Monday morning?
    • ¥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
        • 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
          • 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. - YYY
          • Are you sure you're considering the cheapest options for flights? Hyperdia generally gives overpriced flights. The Jetstar flight to Kagoshima is only ¥4300 one way if we book now. - JN

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?
  • 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

Tue, 28/03/2017

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
  • 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)

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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