Travel Plans/Winter 2009-2010: Difference between revisions

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Tokyo (12/29-1/3)

We'll stay in Meguro-ku with Mika's family. Meguro is close to Shibuya, one of the largest transit centers in Tokyo.

Things to do in Tokyo:

Kabuki-za (get tickets?)
Jimbocho (book town)
Osechi
Roppongi Hills (view)
Shibuya (easy) + Harajuku
Meiji jingu or maybe a temple to ring the bell
Asakusa

Train trip

Summary:

Day 1: Travel to Hiroshima; spend day there; travel the rest of the way to Fukuoka at night
Day 2: Stay in Fukuoka for the day; travel to Beppu do onsen in the afternoon;
Day 3: See Beppu and its Hells; travel to and stay in Okayama;
Day 4: Take boat to Naoshima and see the art island; Take boat to Takamatsu; Have udon. Go to Kansai;
Day 5: Stay in Osaka; See Kyoto
Day 6: see more kansai. go to aomori at night
Day 7: see aomori. return at night to tokyo

Wikitravel pages to the city's we will be going through (in order):

Hiroshima (Day 1)
Fukuoka (Day 1-2)
Beppu (Day 2-3)
Okayama (Day 3-4)
Naoshima (Day 4)
Takamatsu (Day 4)
Osaka (Day 4-6)
Kyoto (Day 5-6)
Hida (Day 6-7)

The JR East bullet train stops.

Railpass Day 1 (1/4)

Summary: Travel to Fukuoka with a stop in Hiroshima

Tentative travel plans:

Train from Tokyo early on first train possible (6AM or 7AM?) to Hiroshima (~5-6h)
Train from Hiroshima' to Fukuoka on one of the later evening shinkansens (~2.5h)

Place to stay in Fukuoka:

Things to do in Hiroshima:

Eat Hiroshima-yaki in Hiroshima
Explore the Peace Park and atomic bomb memorial
- Dome
- Transportation to Hiroshima Park
- We could possibly walk and pass by Hiroshima Castle. Will be abou
Go to Itsukushima Shrine directly by a ferry or via Hiroshima station/Miyashimakou and then a ferry. Miyashima? (ferry details to the Shrine)

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 Summary:
- Day 1: Travel to Hiroshima; spend day there; travel the rest of the way to Fukuoka at night
+* Day 1: Travel to Hiroshima; spend day there; travel the rest of the way to Fukuoka at night
- Day 2: Stay in Fukuoka for the day; travel to Beppu do onsen in the afternoon;
+* Day 2: Stay in Fukuoka for the day; travel to Beppu do onsen in the afternoon;
- Day 3: See Beppu and its Hells; travel to and stay in Okayama;
+* Day 3: See Beppu and its Hells; travel to and stay in Okayama;
- Day 4: Take boat to Naoshima and see the art island; Take boat to Takamatsu; Have udon. Go to Kansai;
+* Day 4: Take boat to Naoshima and see the art island; Take boat to Takamatsu; Have udon. Go to Kansai;
- Day 5: Stay in Osaka; See Kyoto
+* Day 5: Stay in Osaka; See Kyoto
- Day 6: see more kansai. go to aomori at night
+* Day 6: see more kansai. go to aomori at night
- Day 7: see aomori. return at night to tokyo
+* Day 7: see aomori. return at night to tokyo
 Wikitravel pages to the city's we will be going through (in order):
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 * [http://wikitravel.org/en/Osaka Osaka] (Day 4-6)
 * [http://wikitravel.org/en/Kyoto Kyoto] (Day 5-6)
-* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Hatchinohe Hatchinohe] (Day 6-7)
+* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Hida Hida] (Day 6-7)
 The JR East bullet train [http://www.rosenzu.com/rr/rrj31.html stops].
 === Railpass Day 1 (1/4) ===
+:Summary: ''Travel to Fukuoka with a stop in Hiroshima''
 Tentative travel plans:
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 * Explore the Peace Park and atomic bomb memorial
 ** Dome
-* Go to Itsukushima Shrine. [http://www.miyajima-wch.jp/index_e.html Miyashima]
+** [http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/ Transportation] to Hiroshima Park
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+** We could possibly walk and pass by Hiroshima Castle. Will be abou
+* Go to Itsukushima Shrine directly by a ferry or via Hiroshima station/Miyashimakou and then a ferry. [http://www.miyajima-wch.jp/index_e.html Miyashima]? ([http://www.setonaikaikisen.co.jp/main2.html ferry details to the Shrine])
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 Things to do in Fukuoka:
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 ===  Railpass Day 2 (1/5) ===
+:Summary: '''See Fukuoka and travel to Beppu for an Onsen'''
 Travel plans:
 * Train from '''Fukuoka''' to '''Beppu'' on a mid-day shinkansen (~2.5-3h)
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 === Railpass Day 3 (1/6) ===
-Travel:
+:Summary: '''See Hells in Beppu and then travel to Okayama on last train'''
+Travel plans:
 * Train from '''Beppu'' to ''Okayama''' in the afternoon or evening (~4h)
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 === Railpass Day 4 (1/7) ===
+:Summary: ''See Naoshima and Takamatsu and then arrive in Osaka''
 Travel plans:
 * Train from  '''Okayama''' to '''Uno'' as early as possible.
 * [http://www1.biz.biglobe.ne.jp/~shikoku/ Ferry] from '''Uno''' to '''Naoshima''' ([http://wikitravel.org/en/Naoshima WT]) for ¥600)
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 === Railpass Day 5 (1/8) ===
-Staying in Osaka and visting Kyoto.
+:Summary: ''See Kyoto or elsewhere in Kansai''
+Travel plans:
 * Train from '''Osaka''' to '''Kyoto''' (~1h)
 * Train from '''Kyoto''' to '''Osaka''' (~1h)
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 === Railpass Day 6 (1/9) ===
-Explore Kansai for the day and leave Kyoto (as late as possible) and head to Aomori in the afternoon.
+:Summary: ''See Osaka proper and then leave for Hida''
+Explore Kansai (maybe Osaka) to Hida.
 Travel plans:
+* Train from '''Osaka''' to '''Hida''' in the evening ~5-6pm via Nagoya (~4-5h)
+** [http://www.jr-odekake.net/train/hida/section.html Details] on infrequent direct trains from Osaka to Hida which we might be able to take
+Place to stay in Hida:
+* ???
-* Train from '''Kyoto''' to '''Hida''' in the evening
+http://www.hidatakayama.or.jp/
-Place to stay:
+=== Railpass Day 7 (1/10) ===
-* ???
+:Summary: ''See Hida and return to Tokyo''
-=== Railpass Day 7 (1/10) ===
+Travel plans:
+* Train from '''Hida''' to '''Tokyo''' on last train ~5-6pm via Nagoyo (~6h)
-* Back in Tokyo from Aomori.
+Things
 == Links ==
 * [http://www.japanrail.com/JR_timetableandfare.html JR timetables and maps]