Sunday, February 8, 2009

[BELATED] Seven Days




Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ by MM.

Covered by Smile! Project's Egao Musume.



Sorry I didn't post this yesterday. ;______; I was shopping all day yesterday.

Whelp, I got my itinerary:



Saturday, 14th

Flying there.


Sunday, 15th

arrive in Tokyo at 4:35p

switch to plane leaving Tokyo at 6:25p

arrive in Nagoya at 8:00p

go through customs and pick up luggage

take train from airport to Nagoya Station

secure rail passes at Nagoya Station

check into Chisun Inn Hotel

prepare bags; we will leave big bag at youth hostel in Osaka


Monday, 16th

check out of hotel at 5:30a

take Shinkansen for Osaka , leaving at 6:30a

arrive in Osaka at 7:29a, take large bags to youth hostel

return to Shin-Osaka Station and travel to Mt. Koya

lunch at Koya High School , spend several hours with students

have thank-you note ready for school person

sightseeing in Koya

dinner at Renge Join Temple


Tuesday, 17th

morning chants and breakfast at Renge Join Temple

sightseeing in Koya

leave for Osaka around noon, arrive in mid-afternoon

drop off smaller bag at youth hostel

sightseeing in Umeda

dinner and more sightseeing in Namba

return to Shin Osaka Youth Hostel


Wednesday, 18th

sightseeing in Kyoto

Sanjuusan Gendoo Temple

Kiyomizudera and lunch

Teramachi District and central Kyoto , dinner

explore Kyoto Station

return to Osaka to youth hostel


Thursday, 19th

early check-out and take shinkansen to Fukuoka

in Fukuoka , switch to Kamome Express for Nagasaki (lunch on train)

arrive in Nagasaki at 1:52p - school van picks up bags

visit Nagasaki Chinese Shrine and Kwassui University

meet Kwassui University students from wiki project

go to Kwassui High School and meet homestay families


Friday, 20th

go with families to Kwassui High School (you will pay your own way if going by bus or non-JR train)

spend day at school with Mr. Hirao's class

have thank-you note ready for Mr. Hirao or other school person who helps you

return home with student, spend evening with family


Saturday, 21st

morning and afternoon with families

meet at Nagasaki Station at 3:45p

leave for Fukuoka at 4:25p

switch in Fukuoka to 6:30p shinkansen for Osaka

arrive in Osaka at 8:58p

late dinner in Shin-Osaka area

check into youth hostel


Sunday, 22nd

check out of youth hostel at 7:30a

take shinkansen to Nagoya

in Nagoya , switch to airport express train

Plane departs Nagoya at 12:10p

arrive in Tokyo at 1:30p

Plane departs Tokyo at 3:30p

arrive same day at SFO at 7:50a

meet parents at 8:30a at SFO




Eesh. So busy...


I'm not looking forward to the fact that about half of the trip will be spent traveling.

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