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- start in Japan for ~4 days,
- P/T or P/T/No/L meet up with Ari and Natalie in southern Japan ~Tues7/21
- No/L spend a few more days in Japan
- Korea either local or further ~7/23-7/28 P/T/A/Na
- Korea P/T/A/Na/No/L/J
- China ~8/3-8/9
- ferry leave Incheon Sat8/1 @ 5or7p Mon8/3 @7p(Weihai) or Tues8/4 @5p(Qingdao) arrive 9:00 the next morning ~$80
2 rail pass
- just do japan korea start with and end with railpass travel in japan
flyback to tokyo from seoul
flyback to tokyo from china
tokyo to china at end of trip
- $681 rt tokyo to shanghai
to china from seoul at end
by air
- $321 rt if you don't fly to Seoul Fri or Sat ex 8/1-8/7
air and ferry Seoul to China
- 256 1way air
- $80 ferry http://www.weidong.com/ leaves Weihai Thurs 7pm arr 11:00am
- leave Incheon Sat8/1 @ 5&7 Mon8/3 @7(Weihai) or Tues8/4 @5(Qingdao)
in china
http://www.visamailservice.com/application.php
http://www.deluxepassportexpress.com/states/local-china-visa.asp?zip=2100
http://wikitravel.org/en/China
buson PUS to NRT
- plane $281
main itinerary
TokyoNoahTim 7/18/09 Flight reservation Orbitz record locator: AP11010123EONCBD Airline record locator: Northwest Airlines - 23EONC Ticket numbers: 0127445347631-632 Traveler(s) Frequent flier details TIMOTHY MCKENNA NOAH MCKENNA Total flight cost: $1,471.28 USD Leave Saturday, July 18, 2009 Northwest Airlines 327 Economy | 2hr 13min | 622 miles Depart: 9:00am Boston, MA Boston Logan International (BOS) Arrive: 11:13am Detroit, MI Detroit Wayne County (DTW) Seats: 37A, 36B Requested seats were unavailable.The airline has assigned alternate seating | View/change seats | Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 22min Northwest Airlines 11 Economy | Boeing 747-400 Passenger (744) | Dinner | 12hr 50min | 6398 miles Depart: 12:35pm Detroit, MI Detroit Wayne County (DTW) <b>Arrive: 2:25pm Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Narita (NRT)</b> Your flight is confirmed. The airline is assigning seats at check-in View/change seats | This is an overnight flight. Total duration: 16hr 25min | Total miles: 7020 miles Return Sunday, August 9, 2009 Northwest Airlines 12 Economy | Boeing 747-400 Passenger (744) | Dinner | 11hr 45min | 6398 miles Depart: 6:55pm Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Narita (NRT) Arrive: 5:40pm Detroit, MI Detroit Wayne County (DTW) Your flight is confirmed. The airline is assigning seats at check-in View/change seats | Change planes. Time between flights: 3hr 35min Northwest Airlines 334 Economy | 1hr 55min | 622 miles Depart: 9:15pm Detroit, MI Detroit Wayne County (DTW) Arrive: 11:10pm Boston, MA Boston Logan International (BOS) Seats: 34A, 35E Seats are confirmed | View/change seats | Total duration: 17hr 15min | Total miles: 7020 miles TokyoPeri 7/18/09 Flight reservation Orbitz record locator: AP11010123DO69BD Airline record locator: Northwest Airlines - 23DO69 Ticket numbers: 0127445347742 Traveler(s) Frequent flier details PERI MCKENNA Northwest Airlines WorldPerks 104867070 Total flight cost: $845.64 USD Leave Saturday, July 18, 2009 Northwest Airlines 327 Economy | 2hr 13min | 622 miles Depart: 9:00am Boston, MA Boston Logan International (BOS) Arrive: 11:13am Detroit, MI Detroit Wayne County (DTW) Seat: 36C | Seat is confirmed | View/change seats | Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 22min Northwest Airlines 11 Economy | Boeing 747-400 Passenger (744) | Dinner | 12hr 50min | 6398 miles Depart: 12:35pm Detroit, MI Detroit Wayne County (DTW) Arrive: 2:25pm Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Narita (NRT) Seat: 60A | Seat is confirmed | View/change seats | This is an overnight flight. Total duration: 16hr 25min | Total miles: 7020 miles Return Monday, August 3, 2009 Northwest Airlines 26 Economy | Boeing 747-400 Passenger (744) | Dinner | 11hr 40min | 6398 miles Depart: 3:05pm Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Narita (NRT) Arrive: 1:45pm Detroit, MI Detroit Wayne County (DTW) Seat: 60K | Seat is confirmed | View/change seats | Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 25min Northwest Airlines 370 Economy | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 Passenger (D95) | 2hr 7min | 622 miles Depart: 3:10pm Detroit, MI Detroit Wayne County (DTW) Arrive: 5:17pm Boston, MA Boston Logan International (BOS) Seat: 21F | Seat is confirmed | View/change seats | Total duration: 15hr 12min | Total miles: 7020 miles
in Japan
- Otsuki's Trip Highlights staying in temple in kyoto, oysters in matsushima "All of our reservations were made when we first arived in Tokyo at the JR ticket office in the Shinjiku Station. The JR travel office has direct access to the reservation system and so it is the easiest way for tourists to arrange both train and hotel reservations."
- Japan Rail JR $295/7days hyperdia trains schedules Seishun_18_Ticket $120/5days nonconsecutive local no Shinkansen
- Narita Airport
in Tokyo
http://www.japan.nanoda.com/japan-guide/japan-guide-definitive-guide-to-japan.html
notes from metafilter site
Dos
- Shinjuku, Harajuku, Odaiba, and Ginza
- Shibuya-the best little shops, stationary stores, singing karaoke with random Japanese college students.
- Yurakucho- Best Flea Market Every second Sun, 10am-4pm, Tokyo International Forum
- Daikanyama cute part of town to shop, eat and walk around
- Tsukiji Tokyo Fish Market
- Kappabashi or Asakusa Shrine-plastic food and incredible array of highly specific commercial-kitchen suppliers- Inaricho or Tawaramachi stations
- Hayajuku Ota Museum,and then go next door to La Foret for maximum old/new contrast. Meiji-jinumae station
- Meguro-The Institute for Nature Study is a nature reserve in the heart of Tokyo near Meguro Station http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3044.html
- Tokyo Dome area walk
- Shimokitazawa- at night interesting area with lots of small clubs (where indie bands play nightly), and zakka stores. restaurant Favorite Izakaya
- Roppongi Hills- Tokyo City View, during sunset, on a semi-clear day, admission to the excellent Mori Art Museum, and arguably the best theatre in Tokyo is right there too
Transportation Do
- Yamanote Line,Tokyo's big loop line, to Shinjuku, Shibuya (from there you can go to Shimokitazawa and Yokohama)
Outside Tokyo
- Mitaka- studio , selling tickets on site now Ghibli museumstrictlu by advance purchase of a reserved ticket with date of the reservation- 30" outside JR chou line
Buy tickets in USA online http://www.jtbusa.com/en/other/o-ghibli.asp or in Japan go to http://www.lawson.co.jp/loppi/ghibli/english.html
- Kamakura- gardens and the ocean views, bike around see temples and shrines
- Hakone-hot spring, sculpture, ceramic, ropeway, boats, museums, long day trip from Tokyo
getting there Ropeways schedule
- Nikko- shrine, national park, waterfalls getting there
=Don't
Akihabara Asakusa Ueno?
hotels
http://www.tctv.ne.jp/members/sawanoya/gaikyaku1.html
train
- TOKYO(08:28) 21 MATSUSHIMA(10:49) ¥10900 2hours 21min 375.2 km 1time
- TOKYO(09:21) 7 KAMAKURA(10:10) ¥890 49min 51.0 km 1time
nikko matsushima
- TOKYO(06:16) 20 NIKKO(08:25) ¥5630 2hours 09min 150.0 km 1time
- NIKKO(12:26) SHIOGAMA(15:00) ¥9130 2hours 34min 296.2 km 2times
- MATSUSHIMA(20:38) TOKYO(23:08) 21 ¥11100 2hours 30min 375.2 km 1time
sites recommednded by A&N
- castle Matsimoto lots of info or beautiful white castle in Hmeji little info
- walk Magome Tsumago http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6078.html arrive early in the day, book accommodations beforehand, don't turn down offer of a meal
- mountaintop museum at night in Tokyo
- Tokyo restaurant tapenaki underground feel with wood walls "Den in Omotesando"
- island south of Kirashiki museums adventure with A&N Naoshima
Here's my friends article on the island, you can click on Naoshiima, http://www.danielledemetriou.com/travel/ www.naoshima-is.co.jp/english or Hiroshima or Nagasaki
- bike around Kyoto, cheap hostel type, "Budget Inn" has wifi, near things and info
- "Tokoyo" chain hotels with hot water and wifi
- Onen are spas
- Shinjuku and Shibuya in Tokyo bustling to be experienced
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