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==Things to definitely do==
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=== January 4 (Wednesday) ===
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''Rail pass day 1.''
 
Arrive in Kanazawa in the evening. 
 
Stay at [http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/ Tokyu Inn] (economy double room for 5909 yen for 2 people. Reserved.)
 
Other backup options for staying include:
 
* [http://kanazawa-stay.cheap.jp/ Guest house from AirBnB]
* [http://kikunoya.ninja-web.net/html/eaccess.html kikunoya ryokan (きくのや旅館)]
* [http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Ryokan-Shibaya/Kanazawa/37747 Ryokan Shibaya] (~ 4100 yen for two people w/ onsen bath in basement)


=== January 5 (Thursday) ===
=== January 5 (Thursday) ===

Revision as of 04:07, 12 June 2012

Things to definitely do

This is getting a bit more sbtcejuive, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like Mixview' that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you're listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of neighbors will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune Social is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.

January 5 (Thursday)

Rail pass day 2.

Spend day in Kanazawa.

Travel to Jigokudani in the evening, Kanazawa to Yudanaka (~265 minutes).

Stay at Hotel Nishimasa (reserved for two people 7000 yen). (directions)

Other options include:

January 6 (Friday)

Rail pass day 3.

Spend day in Jigokudani seeing monkeys at the Snow Monkey Park and possibly doing a natural onsen. Also check out more Yudanaka resources

In the evening, travel from Jigokudani to Sado Island. Ferries come from Joetsu, Niigata and Teradomari (express/jet ferry). Ferries from Niigata come roughly once every hour (schedule) and seem like the best bet. Last ferry is to Ryotsu at 22:40.

January 7 (Saturday)

Rail pass day 4.

Spend day looking at Sado.

Travel from Sado to Tokomachi, Niigata. The train will involve getting a JR series from Yudanaka to Maikamachi (~200 minutes) and then taking the Hokuhoku line for 290yen (14 minutes) to Tokomachi station.

Stay at Sansei House. The price includes a room, 2 meals, onsen, transportation from/to the station, and a Kanjiki tour (total should be ~8000 yen)

Another option would be to stay in House of Light by James Turrell.

January 8 (Sunday)

Rail pass day 5.

Visit Tokomachi during the day. Then go snowshoeing at 15:00.

Look around Sado, take the boat back to the mainland and head to Kakunodate.

Train from Niigata to Kakunodate are two reserved shinkansen (~275 minutes).

In terms of where to stay:

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January 10 (Tuesday)

Rail pass day 7.

Day in Hirosaki which is has a big float museum.

Take train from Hirosaki to Sapporo (perhaps with a short stop in Aomori?) (~363 minutes).

Options for places to stay:

January 11 (Wednesday)

Visit Sapporo.

January 12 (Thursday)

  • 10:25 -> 12:15: Flight from Sapporo to Tokyo (Haneda)
  • Afternoon: 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.

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Potential things to do

  • Kobe
  • Ishikawa
    • Kanazawa; Ryokan Shibaya at ~ 4100 yen for two people w/ onsen bath in basement
    • Hakui; including the amazing lookingUFO museum and the ocean
  • Takayama, Hida
  • Nagano
  • Niigata
    • Sado Island
    • In Tokomachi, Niigata there are two cool art hotels. House of Light by James Turrel and Yume no Ie by Maria Abramovic (an art hotel where you get uniforms and sleep in boxes). Both seem reasonably priced. (Snowshowing is also available for a good price. We'd leave sometime in the early evening on the second day.) [1]
  • Yamagata
    • Notoya Ryokan (an awesome inn) in Obanazawa, Yamagata which is a town the highest snowfall in the entire world (looks like the cheapest places are too expensive and it's a 1 hour bus ride from the nearest JR station)
  • Akita
    • Nyuto Onsen (a secret onsen village); Housing: Magoroku Onsen Hotel
    • Kakunodate (the site of some samurai training houses) in Akita; housing: ohmagari hostel or a couchsurfer in Daisen.
    • Yurihonjo which is comprehensively covered on wikitravel and is an hour south of Akita (city)
    • Odate; perhaps for a quite stop to eat some kiritampo on the way to somewhere else
  • Aomori
  • Hokkaido
    • Sapporo
    • Noboribetsu has a nice onsen and is 1 hour from sapporo and is on the way to the city (a possible stop off)
    • Toya is another onsen stop along the way

Near Tokyo:

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