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| * 3/25-30 | | * 3/25-30 |
| * Airbnb (reserved) | | * Airbnb (reserved) |
| * [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0313e26443/ Rikugien]
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| * [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kitakyushu wikivoyage on Kitakyusyu]
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| * 3/30: Leave early in AM; go to Fukuoka-shi for our first ohanami at Maitsuru Koen; take a shinkansen back to Kitakyusyuu to check in; Yozakura at castle (~21:00); get food and maybe onsen | |
| * 3/31: walk around Mojiko if we have time; TOTO Museum (opens at 10AM); head out (see below)
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| * To stay: TBD | | * To stay: TBD |
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| : visit [http://www.toto.co.jp/museum/en/ TOTO Museum] | | : visit [http://www.toto.co.jp/museum/en/ TOTO Museum] |
| : visit [http://www.jalan.net/kankou/spt_40100ad2152036661/ Mojiko "retro"]: maybe skip if we want to go somewhere else on 3/31 like Itsukushima. | | : visit [http://www.jalan.net/kankou/spt_40100ad2152036661/ Mojiko "retro"]: maybe skip if we want to go somewhere else on 3/31 like Itsukushima. |
| : visit [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/topics/article/104159/image576474.html Maitsuru koen]: note this is in Fukuoka-shi while the others above are in Kitakyuusyuu
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| * 3/31 afternoon: take a train to Hiroshima; eat okonomiyaki; take a train to Mitoyo-shi; Yozakura at Asahi Sanrin Koen | | *? Stop in Hiroshima/Itsukushima for sakura/okonomiyaki? |
| * 4/1: Hike up Shiudeyama; picnic; take a train to Kotohira; onsen | | |
| * 4/2: Hike up Kotohira shrine; picnic; head out (see below)
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| * To stay: TBD (weekend, so book early)
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| * Mitoyo-shi in Kagawa for [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0937e26306/ Shiudeyama]: best spot in Shikuko, it seems. | | * Mitoyo-shi in Kagawa for [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0937e26306/ Shiudeyama]? |
| * Near Mityo-shi in Kagawa for [http://www.rurubu.com/season/spring/sakura/detail.aspx?SozaiNo=370001 Kotohiragu]: famous shrine for having many stairs. Also, [http://www.jalan.net/yad322060/ good onsen] | | * Near Mityo-shi in Kagawa for [http://www.rurubu.com/season/spring/sakura/detail.aspx?SozaiNo=370001 Kotohiragu]: famous shrine for having many stairs. Also, [http://www.jalan.net/yad322060/ good onsen] |
| * Mitoyo-shi in Kagawa for [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0937e26302/ Asahi Sanrin Park] | | * Mitoyo-shi in Kagawa for [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0937e26302/ a park] |
| * Takamatsu-shi in Kagawa for [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0937e26294/ Ritsurin Park]: we've been there. More udon time? | | * Takamatsu-shi in Kagawa for [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0937e26294/ Ritsurin Park]: we've been there. More udon time? |
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| =Kyoto/Osaka/Nara= | | =Kyoto/Nara= |
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| * 4/2 afternoon: udon stop in Takamatsu; head to Osaka; Yozakura at the castle or the park
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| * 4/3: Go to Nara; hike up Yoshinoyama; come back to Osaka for yozakura
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| * 4/4: Stop in Kyoto for Maruyama koen; head out (see below)
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| * Maybe stay in Kyoto or Osaka and make day trips?
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| * To stay: TBD
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| * Kyoto | | * Kyoto |
| : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0726e26131/ Maruyama koen] | | : |
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| * Osaka
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| : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0727e26137/ Osaka Castle]
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| : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0727e26138/ Banpaku Park]
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| * Nara | | * Nara |
| : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0729e26171/ Yoshinoyama] | | : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0729e26171/ Yoshinoyama]? |
| : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0729e60295/ 1000 year old tree]? | | : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0729e60295/ 1000 year old tree]? |
| : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0729e26172/ Hasedera]? 1000 sakura trees. | | : [https://hanami.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0729e26172/ Hasedera]? 1000 sakura trees. |
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| =Gifu or Yamanashi (or skip this and spend an extra night in Kyoto etc) = | | =Gifu?= |
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| * 4/4 afternoon: go to Kofu-shi or somewhere around there to check in; take a train and hike up to the old tree; come back for onsen
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| * 4/5: head back to Tokyo; maybe in stop in Saitama for more trees?
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| * Those two trees are regarded as one of the oldest and best sakura trees in Japan:
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| * [https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2142219841464448201/2142220078966048103 Neodani Usuzumi Sakura]: in Gifu.
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| * [https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2142219841464448201/2142220078966047803 Yamataka-Jindai Sakura]: in Yamanashi; a bit out of the way but doable. Lots of onsen in a nearby town.
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| == Tokyo Places ==
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| * Y & M Kisling - 7th floor in Ginza, very upscale
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| * Anthem Bar (Ansemu) in Ginza - [https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13088679/ 3.71]
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| * Bar Bennfiddich (Absinthe Bar) - 9F Yamatoya Building, 1-13-7 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku - [https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1304/A130401/13159249/ 3.67]
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| * Bar ODIN - Excellent for shochu and cocktails - Two locations in Yebisu and Ginza - [https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1303/A130302/13077494/ 3.64]
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| * [http://www.kamiya-bar.com/ Kamiya Bar] - Asakusa - Famous for an herbaly Japanese brandy - [https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13002270/ 3.56]
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| * [https://www.starbar.jp/blog Star Bar] - Ginza and Kyoto - High-end formal cocktail bar, very famous, very pricey - [https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1301/A130101/13002270/ 3.78]
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| * [http://ishinohana.com/en/menu/ Ishino Hana] - Classy Place in Shibuya - generally requires reservations, ¥500 cover - [https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13004802/ 3.86] - Phone: +81-3-5485-8405
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| There's a [http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/tokyos-new-ceramics nice list of ceramic shops] here:
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| * Marco Polo (1-36-13 Uehara, Shibuya-ku; 81-3/3466-1523)
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| * Kou (1-1-19 Uehara, Shibuya-ku; 81-3/3398-9679)
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| * Tsuchi-No-Hana (5-11-22 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku; 81-3/3400-1013)
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| * Toukyo (20-5-13 Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku; 81-3/3797-4494)
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| * Zakka (6-28-5 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku; 81-3/3409-6768)
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| * Party (2-9-2 Komaba, Meguro-ku; 81-3/3467-6830)
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| * Gallery Shun (Sun Palace Bldg., 1st floor, 4-2-49 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku; 81-3/3444-7665)
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| Onsen:
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| * [https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/museums/tokyo-somei-onsen-sakura Sakura Onsen] near Sugamo Station is apparently most excellent during ohanami season
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