2023 Japan workcation ⛩ī¸

From April 6, 2023 to June 30, 2023

April

  1. Mon
  2. Tue
  3. Wed
  4. Thu
  5. Fri
  6. Sat
  7. Sun
  1. 6 AprThu

    1. 5:05pm

      Arrive in Haneda airport

    2. Pick up pocket wi-fi at Terminal 3

    3. Before 12:30am

      Check-in hotel

  2. 7Fri

    1. New Daiso store in Ikebukuro

    2. After lunch

      Art Aquarium Museum

      • $27
  3. 8Sat

    1. Walk around Yokohama

    2. Evening

      Yokohama Gundam

    3. Night

      Tokyo Tower

  4. 9Sun

    1. Hang out with Kouki in Shibuya

    2. Evening

      Exchange JR Rail Pass at Tokyo station https://japanrailpass.net/en/exchange.html

  5. 10Mon

    1. 10am

      Shibuya Sky Observation Deck

      • $23

    2. Brunch

      Hayashi Ramen in Shibuya

    3. Tour Odaiba

    4. After 6pm

      Hang out with Misato in Tokyo

    5. Dinner

      World's largest sushi train restaurant

  6. 11Tue

    1. Before 11am

      Check-out hotel

    2. 10:25 -> 10:32am

      Hamamatsucho to Shinagawa

      • JR Keihintohoku Line-Negishi Line

    3. 10:40am -> 12:14pm

      Shinagawa to Nagoya

      • Hikari 639

    4. 12:48 -> 3:12pm

      Nagoya to Takayama

      • Hida 11

    5. After 2pm

      Check-in hotel

  7. 12Wed

    1. From 6am

      Book train tickets and Shirakawago bus ticket

    2. Afternoon

      Takayama Nohi Bus Center to Shirakawago Bus Terminal

      • In transit

    3. Shirakawago day trip

  8. 13Thu

    1. 7:48 -> 8:58am

      Takayama to Inotani

      • JR Takayama Main Line

    2. 9:14 -> 10:05am

      Inotani to Toyama

      • JR Takayama Main Line

    3. 10:24 -> 10:47am

      Toyama to Kanazawa

      • Kagayaki 501

    4. Open 7am to 6pm

      Kenrokuen Garden

      • $4

    5. Samurai district

    6. Try Kanazawa ramen

  9. 14Fri

    1. Morning markets by the Miyagawa river

    2. Before 10am

      Check-out then store luggage somewhere

    3. After 11am

      Ramen at Menya Toto

    4. Morning til 3pm

      Takayama festival

    5. 3pm

      Pick up luggage then take train

    6. Takayama to Maibara

      • Hida 14

    7. Maibara to Shin-Osaka

      • Hikari 649

    8. Shin-Osaka to Okayama

      • Kodama 865

    9. Arrive 9-10pm

      Okayama to Kurashiki

      • JR Hakubi Line

    10. Before midnight

      Check-in hotel

  10. 15Sat

    1. 8:03 -> 8:21am

      Kurashiki to Okayama

      • JR Hakubi Line

    2. Open 7am-6pm

      Korakuen garden

      • $5

    3. Grab lunch

    4. 8:24 -> 9:18am

      Okayama to Takamatsu

      • Marine Liner 11

    5. Open 7am-6pm

      Ritsurin garden

      • $5
  11. 16Sun

    1. Morning

      Tour Kurashiki Bikan district

    2. Washuzan for panoramic view of the inland sea

  12. 17Mon

    1. 9:35 -> 9:53am

      Kurashiki station to Okayama station

      • JR San'yo Main Line(Okayama-Shimonoseki)

    2. 10:05 -> 11:41am

      Okayama station to Oboke station

      • Nampu 1

    3. 12:08 -> 12:35pm

      Catch bus to Kazurabashi https://www.iyatime.com/bus-times

    4. Tour around Kazurabashi

    5. 3:10 -> 3:38pm

      Take bus from Kazurabashi to Oboke-kyo

    6. Walk back to Oboke station (30 mins)

    7. Once every hour

      Take train back to Okayama

  13. 18Tue

    1. Before 11am

      Check-out of hotel

    2. Oboke Gorge + sightseeing cruise

    3. 4:11 -> 5:59pm

      Okayama to Hakata (Fukuoka)

    4. From 3 to 11:30pm

      Check-in hotel

  14. 19Wed

    1. 8:37 -> 8:48am

      Hakata to Futsukaichi station

      • Midori 11

    2. Walk from Futsukaichi station to Nishitetsu-Futsukaichi station

    3. Nishitetsu-Futsukaichi station to Dazaifu station

      • Can't use JR Rail Pass

    4. Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine

    5. Kyushu national museum

  15. 20Thu

    1. 6 -> 7am

      Hakata to Takeonsen

      • Relay Kamome 3

    2. 7:03 -> 7:31am

      Takeonsen to Nagasaki

      • Kamome 3

    3. 8:30 sharp

      Gunkanjima sightseeing cruise

      • Subject to weather

    4. 1:45 -> 2:13pm

      Nagasaki Station to Takeonsen

      • Kamome 32

    5. Takeo Shrine

    6. Sasebo Kujuku Islands

  16. 21Fri

    1. 7:04 -> 8:37am

      Hakata to Hiroshima

    2. Take ferry to Miyajima Island

    3. 9 to 10am

      Visit shrine at high tide

    4. Climb Mt. Misen

    5. Visit Kintaikyo in Iwakuni on the way back

  17. 22Sat

    1. 7:58 -> 9:34am

      Hakata to Kagoshima-chuo

      • Sakura 401

    2. 9:42 -> 9:46am

      Kagoshima-chuo to Kagoshima

      • JR Kagoshima Main Line(Sendai-Kagoshima)

    3. Frequent ferries

      Take ferry to Sakurajima (15 min walk from Kagoshima station)

    4. Sakurajima Volcanic Island

  18. 23Sun

    1. 8:03 -> 8:19am

      Hakata to Kokura

      • Tsubame 302

    2. 8:34 -> 9:52am

      Kokura to Beppu

      • Nichirin Sea Gaia 5

    3. Beppu + Yufuin

  19. 24Mon

    1. 8:23 -> 10:59am

      Hakata to Shin-Osaka

      • Sakura 542

    2. 11:18 -> 11:31am

      Shin-Osaka to Kyoto

      • Hikari 648

    3. Arrive in Kyoto

  20. 25Tue

    1. Rest day

  21. 26Wed

    1. Around 7am

      Head to Kamikatsura station

    2. 7:37 -> 7:40am

      Kamikatsura to Katsura

      • Bound for Katsura

    3. 7:44 -> 7:53am

      Katsura to Karasuma

      • Bound for Kyoto-Kawaramachi

    4. 7:53 -> 7:58am

      Walk from Karasuma to Shijo

    5. 7:58 -> 8:02am

      Shijo to Kyoto

      • Bound for Takeda

    6. 8:09 -> 10:25am

      Kyoto to Kanazawa

      • Thunder Bird 5

    7. 10:34 -> 10:57am

      Kanazawa to Toyama

      • Tsurugi 706

    8. 10:57 -> 11:06am

      Walk to Dentetsu-Toyama station

    9. Grab food

    10. 11:50am -> 12:55pm

      Toyama Chiho Railway from Dentetsu-Toyama to Tateyama station

    11. 1 -> 1:07pm

      Tateyama cable car from Tateyama station to Bijodaira

    12. 1:20 -> 2pm

      Tateyama Highland Bus from Bijodaira to Tengudaira

    13. Between 2:30 to 4:30pm

      Check-in at Tengudaira mountain lodge

      • Accommodation

    14. Stargazing

  22. 27Thu

    1. 5:30am

      Catch sunrise

    2. 6:30am

      Breakfast

    3. 7:30am

      Take shuttle bus to Murodo

    4. Mikurigaike

    5. Snow wall

    6. 9 -> 11:21am

      Murodo to Ogizawa

    7. 12 -> 1:46pm

      Bus from Ogizawa to Nagano

    8. Grab food

    9. Around 3pm

      Nagano to Matsumoto

    10. Matsumoto Castle

    11. Around 5pm

      Matsumoto to Kyoto

  23. 28Fri

    1. Bullet train to Yokohama

    2. Try Yoshimuraya ramen

    3. Try Yamazakiya ramen

    4. Wander around Yokohama station

    5. Check out Yokohama station observatory platform

  24. 29Sat

    1. 1pm

      Hang out with Arisa in Arashiyama

    2. Evening

      Osaka/Umeda

  25. 30Sun
  26. 1 MayMon

    1. Back to work 👔

  27. 2Tue
  28. 3Wed

    1. Golden week day 1

  29. 4Thu

    1. Golden week day 2

  30. 5Fri

    1. Golden week day 3

  31. 6Sat

    1. Golden week day 4

    2. Hang out with Kouki near Nijo

  32. 7Sun

    1. Golden week day 5

    2. Visit Tita Britt in Kobe

  33. 8Mon
  34. 9Tue
  35. 10Wed
  36. 11Thu
  37. 12Fri
  38. 13Sat

    1. Morning

      Universal Studios

      • $200
  39. 14Sun

    1. Have ramen at Shikura

  40. 15Mon

    1. Kamogawa Odori and Daimonjiyama with Arisa

  41. 16Tue
  42. 17Wed

    1. Hang out in Omiya with Masaaki

  43. 18Thu

    1. Check out night view of Kyoto city from Arashiyama

  44. 19Fri

    1. Hang out in Tennoji with Mao

  45. 20Sat

    1. Uji trip with Greta and Lisa

  46. 21Sun

    1. Takao to Hozukyo hike with Greta https://www.insidekyoto.com/takao-hozukyo-hike-via-kiyotaki-kuya-no-taki-waterfall

  47. 22Mon
  48. 23Tue

    1. Try out Starbucks with tatami mats

  49. 24Wed

    1. Mt. Kurama to Kibune hike

  50. 25Thu
  51. 26Fri

    1. Afternoon

      Tour Hyogo with Tita Britt

  52. 27Sat

    1. Nakasendo trail

      • Possible crowds
  53. 28Sun

    1. Koyasan day trip with Mao

  54. 29Mon
  55. 30Tue
  56. 31Wed
  57. 1 JuneThu
  58. 2Fri
  59. 3Sat

    1. Visit Amanohashidate

    2. Go on ferry around the bay

  60. 4Sun

    1. Climb Mt. Hiei

  61. 5Mon

    1. Fireflies in Arashiyama

  62. 6Tue

    1. Check out Nanzen-ji temple and Tenju-an garden

    2. Have dinner at the original Tenkaippin ramen restaurant

  63. 7Wed
  64. 8Thu
  65. 9Fri

    1. After work

      Window shopping for potential souvenirs in Kyoto or Osaka

    2. Buy and activate Japan Rail Pass

  66. 10Sat

    1. Kyoto station to Nagahama station

    2. 10:15 -> 10:50am

      Nagahama port to Chikubu island https://www.biwakokisen.co.jp/en/images/2023_Pamphlet_en.pdf

    3. Tour Chikubu island

    4. 12:20 -> 12:55pm

      Chikubu island back to Nagahama port

      • $35

    5. Lunch at Nagahama

    6. Nagahama station to Hikone station

    7. Tour Hikone

    8. Hikone station to Oumihachiman station

    9. Tour Oumihachiman

    10. Oumihachiman station to Otsu station

    11. Otsu station to Kyoto station

    12. Starts around 7pm

      Takoyaki party at coliving space

  67. 11Sun

    1. Lunch and pottery workshop with Arisa

    2. From 7pm

      Take bullet train to Tokyo

  68. 12Mon

    1. Niigata Pokemon Fossil Museum

    2. Hakusan garden

  69. 13Tue

    1. Dinner

      Yakiniku bbq with housemates

  70. 14Wed

    1. Dinner

      Nigiri Chojiro sushi train with Rahman + friend

  71. 15Thu

    1. Late afternoon

      Sanzen-in Temple with Greta and Rahman

    2. Night

      Fireflies along Philosopher's path

  72. 16Fri

    1. Kyoto to Kagoshima

    2. Kagoshima to Yakushima

  73. 17Sat

    1. Take jetfoil to Yakushima

      • $110

    2. Shiratani Unsuikyo tour

      • $300

    3. Stay overnight in guesthouse

      • $230
  74. 18Sun

    1. Yakusugi Land tour

      • $300

    2. Take jetfoil back to Kagoshima

      • $110
  75. 19Mon

    1. Kagoshima to Omisaki station

    2. Omisaki station to Kyoto

  76. 20Tue

    1. Lunch with Junko and friend

    2. Watch new spider-man movie

  77. 21Wed

    1. Fujinomiya

  78. 22Thu
  79. 23Fri
  80. 24Sat

    1. From 10am

      Ceramic flea markets with Greta

    2. From 1pm

      Tour some temples in eastern Kyoto

  81. 25Sun

    1. Amanohashidate with Greta

  82. 26Mon

    1. Hang out with Arisa

  83. 27Tue

    1. 6am

      Check out of share house

      • Bus no. 21

    2. Store suitcase in a locker

    3. Hang out with Greta

    4. 1-2pm

      Head to Tokyo

    5. After 3pm

      Check-into the hotel

    6. 6pm

      Tokyo drift tour

  84. 28Wed

    1. Morning

      Hang out with Asami in Nerima

    2. 3:30pm

      Harry Potter Studio Tour

      • $72

    3. 8pm

      Yakiniku with Misato in Akihabara

  85. 29Thu

    1. Visit random places around Tokyo

    2. Buy souvenirs

    3. Evening

      Hang out with Kouki (meet at Kamata station)

  86. 30Fri

    1. Store luggage in Haneda airport station

    2. Yokohama ramen

    3. Return pocket wi-fi at Haneda Terminal 3

    4. Evening

      Fly back to Sydney