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==To do== * Onsen (hot spring) * Artsy villages * Maybe extreme snow * Watch kabuki * Watch sumo * Buy plates ==Ideas of places to go== 1) Here is [http://japan-attractions.jp/?startd=2014%2F02%2F07&endd=2014%2F02%2F21&sortw=date&sortp=3 a list of winter festivals in Japan during the time we will be there] including: * [http://japan-attractions.jp/festivals/hachinohe-enburi-2014/ Hachinohe Enburi] folk festival and dance (Aomori February 17-20) * A whole series of drift ice festivals in Hokkaido * [http://japan-attractions.jp/festivals/yuki-doro-festival-snow-lantern-festival-2014/ Yuki doro] snow lantern festival (February 8-11) * [http://japan-attractions.jp/festivals/namahage-sedo-masturi2014/ Namahage Sedo] child scaring festival (Akita Feburary 7-9) * [http://japan-attractions.jp/nature/akita-inukko-festival2014/ Akita Inukko] snow dog sculpture festival (Akita Feburary 8-9) * [http://japan-attractions.jp/popculture/new-wave-artists-2014-from-the-public-entry-exhibition/New Wave Artists] at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum (Tokyo February 19-March 7) * [http://japan-attractions.jp/food/amakusa-festival-of-food-2014/ Amakusa Festival of Food] (Amakusa February 15-16) * [http://japan-attractions.jp/alcohol/8th-tenmatenjin-umeshuconvention/ 8th Tenmatenjin Umeshu Convention] (Osaka February 15-23) * [http://japan-attractions.jp/festivals/tokachi_snowfes/ Tokamachi Snow Festival] (Niigata February 14-16) including "giant snow sculptures and stage performances; and the Nakasato Setsugen Carnival, in which a local ski resort is covered in candles to create a surreal, beautiful scene; and the Muko-nage Festival, where young men who have married during the past year are thrown into snowdrifts." * [http://japan-attractions.jp/nature/kite-flying-contest-at-tsuda-no-matsubara-2014/ Kite-flying contest at Tsuda no Matsubara] (Kagawa February 9) * [http://japan-attractions.jp/illumination/uesugi-yukitourou2014/ Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival] (Yamagata February 7-9) 2) Gods and monsters: * Yokai town in Sakaiminato, Tottori prefecture, Chugoku region : http://www.sakaiminato.net * God's conference town in Izumo, Shimane prefecture, Chugoku region :https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Izumo :The conference is in October, so gods won't be around when we go. * Shibu onsen kanaguya: A model inn for Spirited Away. http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/HOTEL/32044/32044.html 3) Industrial places * Ashio Kozan in Tochigi, Kanto region(famous for pollution in the past): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashio_Copper_Mine * Syutoken gaikaku housuiro in Saitama, Kanto region: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Area_Outer_Underground_Discharge_Channel * Shimano Bicycle Museum in Osaka. 4) Nature * Takachiho in Miyazaki, Kyusyu region: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Takachiho * Yakushima (World heritage site) in Kagoshima, Kyusyu region: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Yakushima 5) Craftwork 6) Alcohol * Suntory Yamazaki Distillery in Osaka サントリー山崎蒸留所 http://www.suntory.co.jp/factory/yamazaki/ * Suntory Shirasu Distillery in Yamanashi サントリー白州蒸溜所 * Kirin Karuizawa (wine and whisky) in Nagano * Asahi Beer factory in many places, including Hakata in Fukuoka and Nagoya in Aichi. * Many Syochu distilleries in Kyusyu. 7) Food * Kikkoman Syochu factory tour in Hyogo (http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/enjoys/factory) * Natto factory in many places including Chiba and Akita. Note: The government of Japan maintains this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Important_Intangible_Folk_Cultural_Properties list of important intangible folk cultural properties]. Several refer to events that occur during our window: * Rokugō Kamakura (六郷のカマクラ行事) in Akita on February 11-15. * the Mona Satoimo Festival (茂名の里芋祭) which is a kind of potato festival in Chiba on February 19-22. * if you like oni, there is the Oni Festival of Toyohashi Shinmei Shrine (豊橋神明社の鬼祭) on February 10-11 * the Spring Hoe Festival of Higoshi Shinmei Shrine (樋越神明宮の春鍬祭) on February 11. ==Suggested routes== * It takes about 6 hours to get to Fukuoka (northernmost prefecture in Kyusyu) from Tokyo in Kanto area. Idea 1 (Mika: a bit ambitious) South to North :Day 1: Kagoshima/Yakushima :Day 2: Nagasaki :Day 3: Beppu or Fukuoka :Day 4: Sanuki or Izumo :Day 5: Akita :Day 6: Hokkaido (floating ice tour) :Day 7: Back to Tokyo Idea 2 (Mika) Mid to South to Mid :Day 1: Nagoya :Day 2: Naoshima :Day 3: Shikoku or Izumo/Sakaiminato :Day 4: Kyusyuu 1 :Day 5: Kyusyuu 2 :Day 6: Izumo/Sakaiminato or Hida :Day 7: Tokyo Idea 3 (Mika) Mid to South to North :Day 1: Naoshima :Day 2: Kyusyu 1 (short udon stop in Takamatsu and okonomiyaki stop in Hiroshima) :Day 3: Kyusyu 2 :Day 4: Kyusyu 3 :Day 5: Osaka :Day 6: Akita :Day 7: Tokyo Idea 4 (Mika) Mid to South to North :Day 1: Naoshima :Day 2: Kyusyu 1: Kurokawa onsen (short udon stop in Takamatsu and okonomiyaki stop in Hiroshima) :Day 3: Kyusyu 2 :Day 4: Osaka :Day 5: Tokamachi (Vaughn to Tokyo) :Day 6: Akita :Day 7: Tokyo Idea 5 (Mako) :2/11 Day 1: Travel: Tokyo → Kurokawa onsen (8-9h); Day: Stop for food/activity on the way; Evening: Onsen and stay in Kurokawa :2/12 Day 2: Travel: Kurokawa onsen → Tsuyazaki (3-4h); Day: Open; Evening: Stay in Tsuyazaki :2/13 Day 3: Travel: Tsuyazaki → Naoshima (5h); Day: In Tsuyazaki w/ Shochu tour; Night: Hostel on Naoshima and I <3 Yu :2/14 Day 4: Travel: Boat trip to Takamatsu (1-2h); Day: Exploring Naoshima; Evening: Udon and Staying in Takamatsu :2/15 Day 5: Travel: Takamatsu → Tokamachi (7h); Day: Stop in Osaka for Umeshu Convention; Evening: Snow festival in Tokamachi :2/16 Day 6: Travel: Tokamachi → Yokote, Akita (8h) (Vaughn to Tokyo); Day: Early day in Tokamachi for snow festival; Evening: Kamakura festival :2/17 Day 7: Travel: Yokote → Tokyo; Day: Snow festival in Yokote Idea 5-1 (Mako) :2/11 Day 1: Travel: Tokyo → Kurokawa onsen (8-9h); Day: Stop for food/activity on the way; Evening: Onsen and stay in Kurokawa :2/12 Day 2: Travel: Kurokawa onsen → Tsuyazaki (3-4h); Day: Open; Evening: Stay in Tsuyazaki :2/13 Day 3: Travel: Tsuyazaki → Naoshima (5h); Day: In Tsuyazaki w/ Shochu tour; Night: Hostel on Naoshima and I <3 Yu :2/14 Day 4: Travel: Boat trip to Takamatsu (1-2h); Day: Exploring Naoshima; Evening: Udon and Staying in Takamatsu :2/15 Day 5: Travel: Takamatsu → Hakone? (5h); Day: Stop in Osaka for Umeshu Convention; Evening: Onsen in Hakone :2/16 Day 6: Travel: Hakone → Yokote, Akita (5-6h) (Vaughn to Tokyo); Day: Early day: Visit to a Wine Onsen? Evening: Kamakura festival in Akita! :2/17 Day 7: Travel: Yokote → Tokyo; Day: Snow festival in Yokote
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