Japan 2006 Travel Journal
Date of Trip: 2006-10-28 to 2008-12-03
Transportation: Trains and Bus, cable car and taxi.
| Day |
Date |
Place |
morning |
afternoon |
night |
sleep |
price (¥) |
| 1 |
28/10 |
Vancouver |
|
1:00p> |
flight |
flight |
CDN$900 |
| 2 |
29/10 |
Ueno |
flight |
train to Ueno 3:10p>5:00p |
Akihabara |
Oak hotel ueno |
¥4,500 |
| 3 |
30/10 |
Mitaka |
Ghibli studio museum |
Shinjuku |
7:03p> |
Sleeper train to Hakodate |
¥9,190 |
| 4 |
31/10 |
Hakodate |
>6:41, cemetery |
Onuma Park |
mount hokodate night |
Hakodate toyoko inn |
¥5,040 |
| 5 |
01/11 |
Noboribetsu |
Hell Valley |
Hell Valley |
sapporo susukino |
Sapporo toyoko inn |
¥5,040 |
| 6 |
02/11 |
Sapporo |
botanic garden |
train to Asahikawa 1:30p>3:00p |
bus to Sounkyo onsen |
Ginga ko in Sounkyo |
¥8,870 |
| 7 |
03/11 |
Sounkyo |
Hike to kuro dake |
bus to kamikawa |
train to abashiri |
Shinbashi hotel in abashiri |
¥5,250 |
| 8 |
04/11 |
Abashiri |
Abashiri prison, museums |
train to shari, bus to utoro |
utoro sunset |
Iwaobetsu Hostel |
¥4,350 |
| 9 |
05/11 |
Utoro |
Shiretoko National Park |
bus to shari |
train to kushiro |
Kushiro toyoko inn |
¥5,040 |
| 10 |
06/11 |
Kushiro |
Kushiro Shitsugen Park |
Kushiro City Museum |
Bridge Area |
Kushiro toyoko inn |
¥5,040 |
| 11 |
07/11 |
Kushiro |
Kushiro museums |
train to sapporo |
Otaru, buy ferry ticket |
Sapporo toyoko inn |
¥5,040 |
| 12 |
08/11 |
Otaru ferry |
Ferry to Niigata |
Sea sick |
Sea sick |
Ferry to Niigata |
¥7,700 |
| 13 |
09/11 |
Sado-ga jima |
ferry to sado at 9:20 |
Mano |
ferry to niigata 7:30 to 10:30 |
Niigata toyoko inn |
¥6,510 |
| 14 |
10/11 |
Niigata |
Northern culture museum |
Niigata City |
train to kanazawa |
Kanazawa toyoko inn |
¥5,250 |
| 15 |
11/11 |
Kanazawa |
Museums |
Kenrokuen Garden in rain |
train to shin osaka |
Shin osaka toyoko inn |
¥6,510 |
| 16 |
12/11 |
Kyoto |
kyoto station area |
Inari shrine |
kyoto train station |
J hopper hostel in kyoto |
¥2,500 |
| 17 |
13/11 |
Kyoto |
tofukuji, byodoin |
yasuka, gingakuji |
train to shin osaka |
Shin osaka toyoko inn |
¥6,510 |
| 18 |
14/11 |
kyoto |
mimizuka, kinkakuji |
nijojo, otagi |
train to hiroshima 19:23 - 21:33 |
J hopper hiroshima |
¥2,500 |
| 19 |
15/11 |
Hiroshima |
peace park |
miyajima |
train to hakata 20:10 - 21:20 |
Toyoko inn hakata |
¥6,510 |
| 20 |
16/11 |
Fukuoka |
canal city, asian art mus. |
tenjin, fukuoka tower |
train to Beppu 20:04 - 22:09 |
Kamei hotel in Beppu |
¥6,930 |
| 21 |
17/11 |
Beppu |
Beppu Hells |
Beppu Hells |
triain to Miyazaki 17:59 - 21:20 |
Miyazaki toyoko inn |
¥5,670 |
| 22 |
18/11 |
Miyazaki |
science world, udo shrine |
sun messe |
train to Usuki |
Awazu business hotel |
¥5,775 |
| 23 |
19/11 |
Usuki |
buddha, city tour |
ferry @ 12:40 to Yawatahama |
train to Uwajima |
Uwajima grand hotel |
¥5,500 |
| 24 |
20/11 |
Uwajima |
taga shrine, castlle |
train to matsuyama @ 13:48 |
Dogo onsen |
Matsuyama |
¥4,950 |
| 25 |
21/11 |
Matsuyama |
castle |
Ishite temple |
train to Takamasu, Ritsurin Park |
Makiya in Takamasu |
¥3,750 |
| 26 |
22/11 |
Takamasu |
Yakuri, temple 85 |
Stone Sculpture Museum |
Yashima, temple 84 |
Makiya in Takamasu |
¥3,750 |
| 27 |
23/11 |
Kotohira |
train to kotohira, zentsu ji |
kompira shrine |
train to Himeji |
toyoko inn himeji |
¥5,880 |
| 28 |
24/11 |
Himeji |
himeji castle |
kokuen |
shoshu san |
toyoko inn himeji |
¥5,880 |
| 29 |
25/11 |
Nara |
train to Nara 8:30 - 11:30 |
Nara koen |
Train to Namba, osaka |
osaka capsule hotel |
¥2,700 |
| 30 |
26/11 |
Wakayama |
train to Kada |
Awashima jinja, Wakayama City |
train to Osaka, rain |
osaka capsule hotel |
¥2,700 |
| 31 |
27/11 |
Ishikiri/Osaka |
ikoma trail |
Osaka - sinsekai |
aquarium |
Nagoya toyoko inn |
¥6,090 |
| 32 |
28/11 |
Nagoya |
train, tagata jinja, train |
train, Solar ark, train, tv tower |
Sky tower |
Nagoya toyoko inn |
¥6,090 |
| 33 |
29/11 |
Nagoya |
train to kiso valley |
kiso valley |
Nagoya port |
Nagoya toyoko inn |
¥6,090 |
| 34 |
30/11 |
Nagoya |
Toyota museum |
Nagoya Castle |
Nadya park |
capsule hotel riverside |
¥3,000 |
| 35 |
01/12 |
Tokyo |
Parasite museum |
Crime museum |
Yasukuni Jinja |
capsule hotel riverside |
¥3,000 |
| 36 |
02/12 |
Tokyo |
odaiba, maritime museum |
Emerging Science Museum |
Telecom Center, Aqua City |
capsule hotel riverside |
¥3,000 |
| 37 |
03/12 |
Tokyo |
Shibuya |
Menjei, HaraJuku |
Flight to Vancouver 7:00p->10:55a |
Flight |
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Colors: |
Honshu |
Kyushu |
Shikoku |
Hokkaido |
total cost in hotels |
¥182,105 |
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