Travel Plans/Winter 2009-2010

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 about 5km.
• Go to Itsukushima Shrine directly by a ferry or via Hiroshima station/Miyashimakou and then a ferry. Miyashima? (ferry details to the Shrine)