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==Things to definitely do== | ==Things to definitely do== | ||
=== January 4 | === January 2 === | ||
=== January 3 === | |||
=== January 4 === | |||
''Rail pass day 1.'' | ''Rail pass day 1.'' | ||
Arrive in Kanazawa in the evening. | Arrive in Kanazawa in the evening. | ||
=== January 5 === | |||
=== January 5 | |||
''Rail pass day 2.'' | ''Rail pass day 2.'' | ||
Line 21: | Line 15: | ||
Spend day in Kanazawa. | Spend day in Kanazawa. | ||
Travel to | Travel to Jigokudani in the evening (~265 minutes). | ||
=== January 6 | === January 6 === | ||
''Rail pass day 3.'' | ''Rail pass day 3.'' | ||
Spend day in Jigokudani seeing monkeys | Spend day in Jigokudani seeing monkeys and doing a natural onsen. | ||
In the evening, travel from ''' | In the evening, travel from Jigokudani to Tokomachi, Niigata. The train will involve getting a JR series from '''Yudanaka''' to '''Maikamachi''' (~200 minutes) and then taking the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokuetsu_Express_Hokuhoku_Line Hokuhoku line] for 290yen (14 minutes) to '''Tokomachi''' station. | ||
=== January 7 | === January 7 === | ||
''Rail pass day 4.'' | ''Rail pass day 4.'' | ||
Visit the area during the day. Then go snowshoeing at 15:00. | |||
In the evening, travel from Tokomachi to Sado Island. Ferries come from Joetsu, Niigata and Teradomari (express/jet ferry). Ferries from Niigata come roughly once every hour ([http://www.kodo.or.jp/ec/travel/index_en.html schedule]) and seem like the best bet. Last ferry is to Ryotsu at 22:40. | |||
Trains go from '''Muikamachi''' to '''Niigata''' (~75 minutes with connections). | |||
=== January 8 | === January 8 === | ||
''Rail pass day 5.'' | ''Rail pass day 5.'' | ||
Look around Sado, take the boat back to the mainland and head to Kakunodate. | Look around Sado, take the boat back to the mainland and head to Kakunodate. | ||
Line 59: | Line 43: | ||
Train from '''Niigata''' to '''Kakunodate''' are two reserved shinkansen (~275 minutes). | Train from '''Niigata''' to '''Kakunodate''' are two reserved shinkansen (~275 minutes). | ||
=== January 9 === | |||
=== January 9 | |||
''Rail pass day 6.'' | ''Rail pass day 6.'' | ||
Spend day in | Spend day in Kakunodate looking at the samurai houses. | ||
Travel from '''Kakunodate''' to '''Odate''' (~170 minutes). Grab dinner with a quick stop at Odate so that we can eat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiritanpo kiritanpo]. Finally, travel to '''Hirosaki''' (~36 minutes). | |||
=== January 10 | === January 10 === | ||
''Rail pass day 7.'' | ''Rail pass day 7.'' | ||
Day in | Day in Hirosaki. Arrive in Sapporo? | ||
=== January 11 | === January 11 === | ||
Visit Sapporo. | Visit Sapporo. | ||
=== January 12 | === January 12 === | ||
* 10:25 -> 12:15: Flight from Sapporo to Tokyo (Haneda) | * 10:25 -> 12:15: Flight from Sapporo to Tokyo (Haneda) | ||
* Afternoon: [http://sumo.pia.jp/en/sumo01.jsp Sumo Tournament] - The cheapest tickets should be around ¥3600 but it is often possible to move up. We should buy tickets at the gate to avoid a ¥1000 extra fee for booking online. | * Afternoon: [http://sumo.pia.jp/en/sumo01.jsp Sumo Tournament] - The cheapest tickets should be around ¥3600 but it is often possible to move up. We should buy tickets at the gate to avoid a ¥1000 extra fee for booking online. | ||
=== January 13 | === January 13 === | ||
Return to Boston! | Return to Boston! | ||
Line 107: | Line 78: | ||
* Takayama, Hida | * Takayama, Hida | ||
* Nagano | * Nagano | ||
** [http://wikitravel.org/en/Jigokudani_Monkey_Park Jigokudani] (snow monkey onsen); Yudanaka station (about 265min from Kanazawa; 357 from Takayama) | ** [http://wikitravel.org/en/Jigokudani_Monkey_Park Jigokudani] (snow monkey onsen); Yudanaka station (about 265min from Kanazawa; 357 from Takayama) | ||
* Niigata | * Niigata | ||
** [http://wikitravel.org/en/Sado_Island Sado Island] | ** [http://wikitravel.org/en/Sado_Island Sado Island] |