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05-13-2009, 11:55 AM
If art and design is your thing, this may interest you: Tokyo Shopping Guide | asking for trouble
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05-13-2009, 12:18 PM
Ooh yes, I found that a while ago - I'm really into crafts, so definitely plan on checking out some of those places.
If anyone else is interested in arty type stuff in Tokyo, Tokyo Art Beat has some good articles about events.
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05-13-2009, 01:12 PM
Awesome! Thanks
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08-28-2009, 05:44 AM
Alright! Less than a month to my trip, what do you think of my itinerary?
19 Sept Tokyo 20 Sept Osaka 21 Sept Day trip to Koyasan from Osaka (still deciding whether to just stay overnight at a temple) 22 Sept Day trip to Amanohashidate from Osaka 23 Sept Hiroshima 24 Sept Hiroshima 25 Sept Kumamoto 26 Sept Kagoshima 27 Sept Fly Kagoshima -> Osaka, train Osaka -> Kanazawa 27 Sept - 9 Oct Homestay in Kanazawa 10 Oct Tokyo 11 Oct Tokyo 12 Oct Tokyo 13 Oct Home - I'll be spending lots of time on trains which is a bit of a pain, but difficult to avoid if you want to go everywhere =/ I'll bring a good book or two with me. Before anyone points out that I'm missing some big places, I've already been to Nara, Kyoto, Miyajima, Hakone, Himeji on a previous trip.
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08-28-2009, 08:33 AM
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Are you using a JR rail pass to ride the shinkansen? If not, then you might consider skipping Hiroshima completely and going across the top of Shikoku rather than the bottom of Honshu. Consider the following: 21 Sept Day trip to Koyasan from Osaka, stay overnight at a temple 22 Sept From Koya-san, take train to Wakayama City (maybe visit castle), take ferry from Kansai airport to Awaji Island, see whirlpools in Naruto bay (http://www.wel-shikoku.gr.jp/eng/seto/uzusio.htm), sightsee on Awaji and/or Naruto. 23 Sept Visit Takamatsu (Takamatsu City Web Site: Main sightseeing spot) 24 Sept Visit Matsuyama and Dogo Onsen (Matsuyama Travel: Dogo Onsen , Dōgo Onsen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) 25 Sept Take ferry from west coast of Shikoku to east coast of Kyushu (I believe they go to Beppu), from there go to Kumamoto 26 Sept Kagoshima 27 Sept Fly Kagoshima -> Osaka, train Osaka -> Kanazawa IMHO, these places in Shikoku are far more interesting than Hiroshima. Or maybe skip all of them, head straight to Kyushu, and spend 2 days looking around Nagasaki instead... Nagasaki is FAAAAAR more interesting than Hiroshima IMO, and has a lot of historical sites related to the Meiji era, the trading island of Dejima, old churches, and much more (Nagasaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Either of these options is preferable to 2 days in Hiroshima, IMO. Also, while you are doing the homestay in Kanazawa, be sure to visit the park, and try to get down to Takayama and see the Hida Folk Village.
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08-30-2009, 05:29 AM
Hmm, well my intention was actually to spend the morning in Osaka (I have a couple of friends there, who I was intending to meet up with), then travelling to Hiroshima in the evening and staying the night. I've already seen Hiroshima on a previous visit though (passing through on the way to Miyajima) and seen the Peace Park, so maybe I could switch it for one of the other places you've suggested. I haven't been to either Fukuoka or Nagasaki before.
I really want to avoid staying in a different city every night though - as much as I'm trying to travel light, I think it will be a pain moving all my stuff and checking in to different places each time. How far is Awaji Island from Osaka? Is it possible to do as a day trip? Ooh, I just realised I'll be in Kyushu around the time of the Autumn festival in Fukuoka - I might have to spend a night there and see it. EDIT: Revised plan! Still have a lot of hostel hopping, but hopefully it won't be too bad... I'm also doubling back to Fukuoka, but I really want to see the lighting of candles on the evening of the 25th and also need to be in Kagoshima to meet up with a friend on the 26th, and I'm unwilling to give up either =_= Samurai, your suggestions of places in Shikoku look wonderful, but there's too many things I want to see in Kyushu and not enough time! 19 Sept Tokyo 20 Sept Osaka 21 Sept Day trip to Amanohashidate from Osaka 22 Sept Koyasan, temple stay 23 Sept Nagasaki 24 Sept Kumamoto, Mt Aso 25 Sept Fukuoka 26 Sept Kagoshima 27 Sept Fly Kagoshima -> Osaka, train Osaka -> Kanazawa 27 Sept - 9 Oct Homestay in Kanazawa 10 Oct Tokyo 11 Oct Tokyo 12 Oct Tokyo 13 Oct Home
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08-31-2009, 05:18 AM
Koya-san to Nagasaki in a single day is going to be a long trip, even if you take the bullet train. It will leave very little time to look around Nagasaki, and it's a city that deserves at least 1-2 days IMO. Do you have some special reason to see Amanohashidate? Maybe you could skip that so you'll be less pressed for time on Kyushu.
Awaji Island is very close to Osaka and would be an easy day trip. 
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08-31-2009, 05:46 AM
Yeah, after posting that I actually looked properly into travel times. I've decided that I really don't have the time to put into doing Nagasaki properly, so I'll be going to Hiroshima for that day instead. I understand your points but I think it's an easier in-between point to spend the night in, and there are a few things there I'd like to check out.
Amanohashidate just looked like it was pretty unique and picturesque, so I think I'd rather see it than another Japanese city unless there's something particularly interesting. Have you been there? Would you say that it's more or less interesting than Awaji?
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