Travel Plans/December 2021 Japan Trip

Overview

• [2021-11-29 Mon] Arrival
• [2021-11-30 Tue] through [2021-12-09 Thu] 10 days)
• [2021-12-10 Tue] Freedom (in Tokyo)
• [2021-12-11 Sat] Tokyo Fly in the evening to Ishigaki
• [2021-12-11 Sat] through [2021-12-16 Thu] Stay in Ishigaki
  • [2021-12-12 Sun] through [2021-12-15 Wed] 3 days diving, maybe a dive on [2021-12-15 Wed] depending on flight
• [2021-12-16 Thu] Flying to Hokaido
• [2021-12-16 Thu] through [2021-12-22 Wed] Stay in Hokkaido
  • a. Skiing days [2021-12-17 Fri] through [2021-12-21 Tue]
• [2021-12-22 Wed] Fly back to Tokyo
• [2021-12-22 Wed] through [2022-01-06 Thu] Tokyo
  • [2022-01-04 Tue] Mako Leaves
  • [2022-01-06 Tue] Mika Leaves

General things to keep in mind/decide

• Try to plan no meetings on THURSDAY or FRIDAY 16-17 (or that weekend). Those will be in Rutsutsu.
• [TODO] do we want to get a rail pass?
• [TODO] trip to nagasaki? when?

Useful links

• Quarantine Japan with a useful calendar for counting days of quarantine
• US Embassy in Japan COVID information
• MofA Pages
  • Border enforcement measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Phased Measures for Resuming Cross-Border Travel
• MHLW Page about Entering Japan
• Entering Japan Questionnaire from MHLW

Things to schedule

• Plan to go to swrl in Shibuya (they book/reserve only 1 month out)

Schedule

[2021-11-29 Mon through [2021-12-11 Sat] Arrival and Tokyo

• [DONE] reserve stay in Metroresidences through 2021-12-11
• [DONE] reserve transit to Metroresidences via car service

Alternate plan is to get a place near kujukuri.

Airbnb place

• RideTown bike rental in Kujikuri (bad English version of website)

List of places to get COVID tests to get out of quarantine:

• Official list of places (bilingual search) from MHLW
• Chosei Clinic, 2777 Honno, Mobara, Chiba 299-4192, Japan [https://chouseihp.jp/posts/news12.html details on their test)

[2021-12-11 Sat] through [2021-12-16 Thu] Stay in Ishigaki

• [DONE] book flight to Ishigaki on 2021-12-11
• [TODO] book place to stay in Ishigaki
• [TODO] book/reserve three days of diving with a local dive shop ([2021-12-12 Sun] through [2021-12-15 Wed])

• Charlie's general exams @ 2:00:00 am JST, Thursday, December 16, 2021
• Special faculty meeting @ 8:30:00 am JST, Thursday, December 16, 2021

[2021-12-16 Thu] through [2021-12-22 Wed] Stay in Rutsutsu

Skiing days [2021-12-17 Fri] through [2021-12-21 Tue]

• [DONE] book flight to Hokkaido
• [DONE] reserve place in Rutsutsu

Stay:

Option #1 (PURCHASED)

Rusutsu Lodges Pension Lilla Huset, Cancellation by November 15

Option #2

Ohisama House, Ohisama House ($143/night), 32-18 Izumikawa, Rusutsu, Abuta District, Hokkaido 048-1711

[2021-12-22 Wed] through [2022-01-06 Thu] Tokyo

• [TODO] flight from hokkaido back to tokyo on the 22nd (any time?)
• [TODO] place to stay in Tokyo
• [TODO] decide if there will be any other traveling

Departures:

• [2022-01-04 Tue] Mako Leaves
• [2022-01-06 Tue] Mika Leaves