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==Regions in Japan==
* There are 8 main regions in Japan. In general, it's cold everywhere in Feb but it's colder in Chubu, Tohoku, and Hokkaido. There's a mountain range in the middle of Tohoku region; west of the mountain range is very snowy.
* There are onsen, temples/shrines, and vending machines pretty much everywhere. The whole country is made of volcanoes.
[[File:Japanregions.jpg]]


==Suggested routes==
==Suggested routes==


Idea 1 (Mika)
Idea 1 (Mika: a bit ambitious) North to South
:Day 1: Kagoshima/Yakushima
:Day 1: Kagoshima/Yakushima
:Day 2: Nagasaki
:Day 2: Nagasaki
:Day 3: Beppu or Fukuoka
:Day 3: Beppu or Fukuoka
:Day 4: Sanuki/Izumo
:Day 4: Sanuki or Izumo
:Day 5: Akita
:Day 5: Akita
:Day 6: Hokkaido (floating ice tour)
:Day 6: Hokkaido (floating ice tour)
:Day 7: Back to Tokyo
: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
Day
==Interests==
==Interests==



Revision as of 22:43, 22 January 2014

Itinerary

  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
  • Day 5
  • Day 6
  • Day 7

Regions in Japan

  • There are 8 main regions in Japan. In general, it's cold everywhere in Feb but it's colder in Chubu, Tohoku, and Hokkaido. There's a mountain range in the middle of Tohoku region; west of the mountain range is very snowy.
  • There are onsen, temples/shrines, and vending machines pretty much everywhere. The whole country is made of volcanoes.

Suggested routes

Idea 1 (Mika: a bit ambitious) North to South

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

Day

Interests

  • Onsen (hot spring)
  • Artsy villages
  • Maybe extreme snow

Ideas of places to go

1) Here is a list of winter festivals in Japan during the time we will be there including:

2) Yokai town (Sakaiminato, Tottori prefecture) 

3) God's conference town (Izumo, Shimane prefecture)

Note: The government of Japan maintains this 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.


To do

  • Watch kabuki
  • Watch sumo
  • Onsen (hot spring)