Trip to Japan - June 2009 /// What to do ? Where to go ?
Nous quitterons la France le 13 Juin tôt le matin, et aterrirons à Londres en premier lieu. De Londres nous volerons en direction de Narita, à Tokyo, et nous arriverons dimanche matin à 9.00
Nous avons réservé nos vols en Janvier 2009, et pour être honnête ça n'est pas donné, nous avons payé 900€ environ, et avons préféré payer plus cher pour avoir une assurance au cas où... Nous avons choisi la companie aérienne British Airways, pour le côté confort et sécurité, qui est important en cas de vol de douze heures.
Une fois arrivés à Tokyo, nous resterons de Dimanche jusqu'au lundi suivant, profitant de Tokyo et de ses alentours (plus ou moins éloignés) ensuite nous prendrons le train de Tokyo à Kyoto le lundi 22 tôt dans la matinée. Le vendredi suivant, il sera temps de rentrer sur Tokyo car nous nous envolerons le lendemain.
A travers ce site je préciserai davantage le côté organisation, pratique. Ce que chacun doit penser avant d'organiser un voyage au Japon.
We will leave France on 13th of June early in the morning and will land in London first. From London we will fly to Narita, Japan and will arrive on Sunday, at 9.00am.
We booked in January to have good prices. To be honest, it is not cheap, we paid each 900 € or something, including strong insurance just in case of... We chose British Airways cause it meant for us more safety and comfort, which is important during a twelve-hour-long flight.
Once in Japan, we will stay from Sunday to next Monday in Tokyo, enjoying Tokyo town and surroundings (far or not) and then we will go from Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkanzen on Monday 22 and will stay five little days. On Friday evening we will take the train back to Tokyo, and fly from Narita to London and Paris on next day.
Through the website I'll precise more of the organization part, each little thing one has to think about when it deals with planning a trip in Japan.
So, what will we do ? (Each day will be detailed post-trip !)
Sunday 14
Arrival at 09.00, we will head to our hotel and then discover the gardens around the hotel (Akasaka) and enjoy watching at teenagers cosplaying and offering little street concert in Yoyogi-Koen, Shibuya-Koen and maybe Harajuku-Koen.
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Monday 15
Tokyo city (Ginza, Akihabara, Ueno and Nippori)
Tuesday 16
Niigata city (2.30h far from Tokyo City thanks to the JR pass)
Wednesday 17
Tokyo city (Asakusa in the morning, Odaiba in the afternoon and evening)
Thursday 18
Yokohama city in the morning and Kamakura city in the afternoon
Friday 19
Tokyo city (crazy streets of Harajuku, Shinjuku and Shibuya)
Saturday 20
Nikko area
Sunday 21
Hakone area
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Monday 22
Train Shinkanzen from Tokyo to Kyoto early morning and visit of the surroundings of the Kyoto trainstations (full of gardens)
Tuesday 23
Exploring the traditionnal face of Kyoto, Higashiyama and Gion area (samurai and geiko plan on the afternoon !)
Wednesday 24
Osaka and Minoh-Koen
Thursday 25
Kitano-tenmangu flee market (to get me a real kimono) and Saga-arashiyama in the afternoon
Friday 26
Northern area and back to Tokyo by train in the evening
Saturday 27
Early morning, check-out and fly back to Paris
Sunday 28
Rest before next working week !
What do you think about it ?
I'm so excited in advance !
Nous avons réservé nos vols en Janvier 2009, et pour être honnête ça n'est pas donné, nous avons payé 900€ environ, et avons préféré payer plus cher pour avoir une assurance au cas où... Nous avons choisi la companie aérienne British Airways, pour le côté confort et sécurité, qui est important en cas de vol de douze heures.
Une fois arrivés à Tokyo, nous resterons de Dimanche jusqu'au lundi suivant, profitant de Tokyo et de ses alentours (plus ou moins éloignés) ensuite nous prendrons le train de Tokyo à Kyoto le lundi 22 tôt dans la matinée. Le vendredi suivant, il sera temps de rentrer sur Tokyo car nous nous envolerons le lendemain.
A travers ce site je préciserai davantage le côté organisation, pratique. Ce que chacun doit penser avant d'organiser un voyage au Japon.
We will leave France on 13th of June early in the morning and will land in London first. From London we will fly to Narita, Japan and will arrive on Sunday, at 9.00am.
We booked in January to have good prices. To be honest, it is not cheap, we paid each 900 € or something, including strong insurance just in case of... We chose British Airways cause it meant for us more safety and comfort, which is important during a twelve-hour-long flight.
Once in Japan, we will stay from Sunday to next Monday in Tokyo, enjoying Tokyo town and surroundings (far or not) and then we will go from Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkanzen on Monday 22 and will stay five little days. On Friday evening we will take the train back to Tokyo, and fly from Narita to London and Paris on next day.
Through the website I'll precise more of the organization part, each little thing one has to think about when it deals with planning a trip in Japan.
So, what will we do ? (Each day will be detailed post-trip !)
Sunday 14
Arrival at 09.00, we will head to our hotel and then discover the gardens around the hotel (Akasaka) and enjoy watching at teenagers cosplaying and offering little street concert in Yoyogi-Koen, Shibuya-Koen and maybe Harajuku-Koen.
*
Monday 15
Tokyo city (Ginza, Akihabara, Ueno and Nippori)
Tuesday 16
Niigata city (2.30h far from Tokyo City thanks to the JR pass)
Wednesday 17
Tokyo city (Asakusa in the morning, Odaiba in the afternoon and evening)
Thursday 18
Yokohama city in the morning and Kamakura city in the afternoon
Friday 19
Tokyo city (crazy streets of Harajuku, Shinjuku and Shibuya)
Saturday 20
Nikko area
Sunday 21
Hakone area
*
Monday 22
Train Shinkanzen from Tokyo to Kyoto early morning and visit of the surroundings of the Kyoto trainstations (full of gardens)
Tuesday 23
Exploring the traditionnal face of Kyoto, Higashiyama and Gion area (samurai and geiko plan on the afternoon !)
Wednesday 24
Osaka and Minoh-Koen
Thursday 25
Kitano-tenmangu flee market (to get me a real kimono) and Saga-arashiyama in the afternoon
Friday 26
Northern area and back to Tokyo by train in the evening
Saturday 27
Early morning, check-out and fly back to Paris
Sunday 28
Rest before next working week !
What do you think about it ?
I'm so excited in advance !