Japan, July/August 2008

Saturday July 19
-fly from Seoul to Narita, JP
-take the train from Narita into Tokyo
-find a moderately priced hotel/motel/hole in the wall in the Shinjuku-gu(the young hip fashion district of Tokyo)
-chill out and take in the big city lights

Sunday July 20
-take a subway (egod, i'm already terrified) to Harajuku to see the Harajuku girls.
-spend the afternoon exploring the area
-walking tour of Shinjuku-gu

Monday July 21
-hop on a train to Kyoto
-find a cheap hotel (or park bench, or internet cafe)
-go geisha hunting
-explore temples and parks

Tuesday July 22
-marvel in the wonder of Kyoto and all its mystery and tradition
-try not to die from excessive financial expenditure

Wednesday July 23
-open day, get drunk in public, visit with strangers, make an ass of ourselves.
-hop on a train to nearby Osaka for a reunion with fellow University classmate, Natsuko Yoshino

Thursday July 24
-exploration of Osaka and all its glory and beauty...and bars
-look for a cheap hotel (or pc room)

Friday July 25
-look around in wonder, pinch ourselves and remind ourselves that we are really in Japan.
-enjoy our last night in Osaka

Saturday July 26
-hop on a train to Mt. Fuji, meeting other Uni classmate Jon Braden.
-begin at roughly 7pm our ascent to the top of Fuji

Sunday July 27
-at daybreak, arrive at the top of the 3000m volcano for a view that i hope will never forget (providing it's not cloudy, wouldn't that just suck)
-head down, spend the next huge amount of time recovering.

Monday July 28
-visit with Jon in a small village just outside of Tokyo.

Tuesday July 29
-hop on a train to Hiroshima
-arrive, walk to the Peace Park (the true ground zero)
-take in one of the most atrocious acts of the 20th century

Wednesday July 30
-hop on a train back to Tokyo, try not to be consistently and horribly depressed
-check into the swanky and bank-breaking hotel in Atasuku-gu
-explore the area

Thursday July 31
-Pick up the Hillstead family from the airport in Narita
-bring them back to the hotel in Atasuku-gu, and doubtless show them their room so they can crash after their 14 hours of flying.

Friday August 1
-explore Ginza, and area, the downtown core of Tokyo. check out some temples, maybe the fish market, and other things in the area.

Saturday August 2
-last full day in Japan, explore some things i cannot miss

Sunday August 3
-Check out, travel to Narita, wait for our flight
-Fly back to Seoul
-Take a train back to Taebaek
-resume our normal routine in slavery and submission of our jobs :(


this itinerary is subject to complete and abrupt change.