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== Overview == | |||
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* 2/8-2/11 Tokyo | * 2/8-2/11 Tokyo | ||
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== Tokyo == | == Tokyo == | ||
Staying in an | Staying in an AirBnB place. | ||
== 2/11 Tokyo → Tsuyazaki == | == 2/11 Tokyo → Tsuyazaki == | ||
* Travel: Tokyo → Tsuyazaki which includes: JR Tokaido / Sanyo Shinkansen from Tokyo to Hakata; JR Train to Futuma Station (the 鹿児島本線 train); Then | * Travel: Tokyo → Tsuyazaki which includes: JR Tokaido / Sanyo Shinkansen from Tokyo to Hakata; JR Train to Futuma Station (the 鹿児島本線 train); Then #5 Bus to Tsuyazaki-bashi (14 mins, 13 stops)run by Nishitetsu Bus. The bus and trains run until midnight. | ||
* Day: Travel mostly but maybe stop for food/activity on the way? | * Day: Travel mostly but maybe stop for food/activity on the way? | ||
* Evening: Stay in Tsuyazaki | * Evening: Stay in Tsuyazaki | ||
If we leave on a 6am train on the fastest train, we can be in Tsuyazaki before 1pm. We should try to leave on an early train and then try to spend a big chunk of the day in a stop along the way. Hiroshima for some bomb tourism and okonomiyaki? | |||
In Tsuyazaki, we'll stay in [http://1000gen.com/kawanotei/ an amazing guest house run by friends of Mika's college friend Takara] who now lives in the US and won't be there. | |||
Vaughn will leave Tokyo around noon and should be able to arrive in Tsuyazaki by 7. | Vaughn will leave Tokyo around noon and should be able to arrive in Tsuyazaki by 7. | ||
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* Evening: Onsen and stay in Kurokawa | * Evening: Onsen and stay in Kurokawa | ||
Bus from Aso to Kurokawa onsen leaves Aso: 10:28, 11:28, 12:28, 14:40, 17:12. We must leave Tsuyazaki by 12:50 to arrive in Aso at 16:35 to make the last bus. | |||
* Stay in [http://rurubu.travel/A11/43/4303/430307/4342403/8125A01/list.html?ref=regular&featcode=RyokanSudomari this ryokan?] | |||
== 2/13 Kurokawa Onsen → Naoshima == | == 2/13 Kurokawa Onsen → Naoshima == | ||
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Afternoon and evening ferries leave Uno at: 20:25, 18:53, 17:10, etc. | Afternoon and evening ferries leave Uno at: 20:25, 18:53, 17:10, etc. | ||
We'll plan to stay in | We'll plan to stay in '''Dormitory in Kowloon (ドミトリーin九龍)''' right in front of Miyanoura port, behind a 'snack' bar, ☎ +81 87-892-2424. | ||
Useful links for the day: | Useful links for the day: | ||
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* [http://www1a.biglobe.ne.jp/shikoku/ Naoshima ferry schedule] | * [http://www1a.biglobe.ne.jp/shikoku/ Naoshima ferry schedule] | ||
* [http://www.town.naoshima.lg.jp/pdf/bus_jikokuhyo_130120kaitei.pdf Naoshima bus schedule] | * [http://www.town.naoshima.lg.jp/pdf/bus_jikokuhyo_130120kaitei.pdf Naoshima bus schedule] | ||
== 2/14 Naoshima → Takamatsu == | == 2/14 Naoshima → Takamatsu == | ||
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* Evening: Udon and Staying in Takamatsu | * Evening: Udon and Staying in Takamatsu | ||
'''Takamatsu''' ([https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Takamatsu WV] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takamatsu WP]) is major port city in Shikoku and the ''udon capital of the planet''. ''Gird your loins fellow travelers.'' | |||
'''Takamatsu''' ([https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Takamatsu WV] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takamatsu WP]) is major port city in Shikoku and the udon capital of the planet. ''Gird your loins fellow travelers.'' | |||
[http://busshozan.com/ This public bath in Takamatsu] looks interesting. | [http://busshozan.com/ This public bath in Takamatsu] looks interesting. | ||
There are many famous udon places but | There are many famous udon places but one of the more famous is '''Tsurumaru''' (手打ちうどん 鶴丸), 古馬場町9-34 (About halfway between Kataharamachi Station and Kawaramachi Station on the road running along the Kotoden Line.), | ||
== 2/15 Takamatsu → Hakone == | == 2/15 Takamatsu → Hakone == | ||
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:2-1-8, Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi 530-0041 | :2-1-8, Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi 530-0041 | ||
== 2/16 Hakone → Yokote == | == 2/16 Hakone → Yokote == | ||
* Travel: Hakone → Yokote, Akita ([https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Yokote WV] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokote,_Akita WP]) (5-6h) (Vaughn to Tokyo) | * Travel: Hakone → Yokote, Akita ([https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Yokote WV] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokote,_Akita WP]) (5-6h) (Vaughn to Tokyo) | ||
* Day: Onsen | * Day: Early day: Visit to a [http://www.yunessun.com/english/yunessun.html Yunessun] for a wine Onsen? | ||
* Evening: [http://japan-attractions.jp/festivals/yokote-snow-festival-kamakura-bonden-2014/ Yokote snow festival] with kamakura and bonden (Akita February 15-17) Kamakura festival in Akita!] | * Evening: [http://japan-attractions.jp/festivals/yokote-snow-festival-kamakura-bonden-2014/ Yokote snow festival] with kamakura and bonden (Akita February 15-17) Kamakura festival in Akita!] | ||
According to the [http://www.yokotekamakura.com/01_event/04_winter/kamakura_kaisai_h26.html official festival website], the igloos are in action 18:00 to 21:00 so we should plan to be there before the igloos are shut down. | According to the [http://www.yokotekamakura.com/01_event/04_winter/kamakura_kaisai_h26.html official festival website], the igloos are in action 18:00 to 21:00 so we should plan to be there before the igloos are shut down. | ||
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The two nearest trains along the railroad are: Yuzawa (Akita) and Omagari. | The two nearest trains along the railroad are: Yuzawa (Akita) and Omagari. | ||
* A potential place to stay | * A potential place to stay (business hotel): http://rurubu.travel/A02/05/0508/050801/0520301/2216008/list.html?ref=regular | ||
== 2/17 Day 7: Travel: Yokote → Tokyo == | == 2/17 Day 7: Travel: Yokote → Tokyo == | ||
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* Night: Back in Tokyo | * Night: Back in Tokyo | ||
== 2/ | ==Tokyo== | ||
Reserved an Airbnb room in Shinagawa. | |||
==Itinerary== | |||
We'll definitely check out: | |||
:Naoshima | |||
:Osaka (Plum wine festival) | |||
:Akita (igloo festival) | |||
:Tsuyazaki (Shochu distillery/1000gen) | |||
* Day 1 | |||
* Day 2 | |||
* Day 3 | |||
* Day 4 | |||
* Day 5 | |||
* Day 6 | |||
* Day 7 | |||
==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/popculture/new-wave-artists-2014-from-the-public-entry-exhibition/New Wave Artists] at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum (Tokyo February 19-March 7) | ||
* Natto factory in many places including Chiba | * [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 | |||
==Regions in Japan== | ==Regions in Japan== | ||
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==Accounting== | ==Accounting== | ||
* Mika: 166GBP for Tokyo Airbnb Feb 8-12. | |||
* Mika: 480GBP for 3 JR pass. | |||
* Mika: | |||
* Mika: 480GBP for | |||