Japan Itinerary 2009 July 26 Sunday wear team T-shirts arrive Indy airport by 9:30 AM baggage fees $450.00 leave IND 11:52 AM on Northwest #1634 arrive MSP at 12:38 PM leave MSP at 3:20 PM on Northwest #19 arrive NRT 5:10 PM on Monday July 27 Monday arrive NRT 5:10 PM exchange money ship boxes (go to ABC counter, expect ~75,000 ¥) exchange rail passes Holiday Inn Tobu Narita 8,480 ¥ x 4 = 33,920 ¥ #67384262 #67384263 #67384264 #67384265 011-81-476-32-1234 011-81-476-32-0617 fax (already paid by Visa) July 28 Tuesday train to Tokyo Station train to Akihabara (electronics bling-bling), Shinjuku (shopping), or walk the Imperial Palace Gardens train to Gotemba Gotemba Station Hotel 4 rooms 52,200 ¥ Visa OK conf. #072855839-237 011-81-261-75-5360 011-81-261-75-5361 fax Cole: train to Kyoto Plaza Hotel (2 nights) 011-81-753-61-3211 13,600 ¥ July 29 Wednesday bus to Subashiri Route, Mt. Fuji (need ~2,000 ¥ for ticket) hike to the top of Mt. Fuji Yamaguchi-Ya Hut need cash ~66,000 ¥ reserved, call from Gotemba 011-81-550-75-2012 011-81-550-75-3333 fax July 30 Thursday hike down Fuji, catch bus to Gotemba ship Fuji clothes/boots to Ogata train to Osaka Shin-Osaka Youth Hostel 3300 ¥ per person per night Visa OK 85,800 ¥ total 2 nights 011-81-663-70-5427 coin laundry 11 PM curfew Cole meets us here! July 31 Friday visit Kyoto Shin-Osaka Youth Hostel (see above) 011-81-663-70-5427 coin laundry 11 PM curfew August 1 Saturday train to Oji, check in at Yougendo Guest House train to Nara visit Todaiji Temple Sumiyoshi Matsuri Festival (evening) at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine (local train) Yougendo Guest House at Oji Station (2 min walk) 51,000 ¥ tax incl. Visa OK 5, 4, 2, 2-person rooms 011-81-745-32-0514 011-81-745-72-2166 fax coin laundry Wi-Fi August 2 Sunday train to Hiroshima visit Peace Park Backpackers Miyajima $1012.05 total 2 nights Deposit paid $103.20 Visa OK conf. #31705-13615357 011-81-829-56-3650 Due on arrival 82,800 ¥ internet, coin laundry, coin showers August 3 Monday ferry to MiyaJima Island hike to mountaintop Backpackers Miyajima (see above) August 4 Tuesday train to Shizuoka keirin or beach or ? Kagetsu Ryokan conf. #0213 1-5-2, Inagawa, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Pref. 422-8062 50,400 ¥ Visa OK 011-81-54-281-0034 August 5 Wednesday train to Akita then local train to Hachirogata MUST arrive for 15:08 bus free bus to Ogata for most of you Cole & Cindy rent car, drive to Ogata 50,000 ¥ (insurance extra?) arrive in Ogata (need cash for all expenses) International Exchange of Ogata Welcome Party (outdoor BBQ) starts at 18:00 Hotel UTASE 2900 ¥/person/night x 13 people x 4 nights = 150,800 ¥ cash (maybe more) 1-1 Higashi, Ogata-mura Minamiakita-gun, Akita 010-0442 011-81-185-45-3111 race registration 20,000 ¥/team x 3 teams = 60,000 ¥ rider insurance 4,700 ¥/person x 11 riders = 51,700 ¥ August 6 Thursday build bikes Hotel UTASE August 7 Friday riders need all riding gear (elbow pads!) wear team shirts leave for track ~6 AM registration, scrutineering, sprint group photos (lots of them!) test riding on track laundry party Hotel UTASE August 8 Saturday riders need all riding gear (elbow pads!) wear team shirts leave for track ~6 AM opening ceremony 7 AM race begins 7:30 AM awards ceremony (outdoors, at the track) ~5:00 PM pack bikes (all night if necessary) Hotel UTASE August 9 Sunday ship bikes train to Sendai? then Nikko (change trains at Ueno, local to Nikko) Nikko-Daiyagawa Youth Hostel 141,960 ¥ confirmed for 2 nights 011-81-288-54-1974 phone and fax 20 min walk from JR station August 10 Monday tour Nikko Nikko-Daiyagawa Youth Hostel (see above) August 11 Tuesday train from Nikko to Narita (arrive by noon) baggage fees $450.00 wear team T-shirts for flight leave NRT at 3:30 PM on Delta #800 arrive ATL 2:55 PM leave ATL 6:59 PM on Northwest #8023 arrive IND at 8:34 PM