* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aogashima * [[http://i.imgur.com/kPEvi6f.jpg| Amazing aerial view]] * [[WP:Enoshima]] * Setting for Tsuritama and Taritari * [[WP:Yokohama, Aomori]] * Featured in Clannad, it's got beautiful flower fields (and wind turbines) * A long bridge to the end of the world (search danbooru for that piece of K-On art) * http://zeark969.blog38.fc2.com/blog-entry-1988.html * [[WP:Tsunoshima]] apparently * http://tsunoshima.info/tsuno002.html * Way out on the south-western tip of Honshu, you'd do it on the way to Tanegashima * Haikyo * http://www.kirainet.com/english/vault-of-an-investment-bank-that-went-bankrupt-in-1997/ * This guy does a lot of them too: http://abandonedkansai.wordpress.com/special-nara-dreamland/ * Any and all of these ruins: http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/ruins-gallery/ * Visit [[WP:Shimane_Prefecture| Shimane]], the setting for the film [[WP:Railways_(film)| Railways]] * http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/101-things-to-do-in-tokyo * An 18 hour ferry trip between Sapporo and Tokyo comes [[http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/sleep/your-ferry-godfather-tells-you-how-go-sapporo-tokyo-18-hour-boat-556814| not recommended]] * Koyasan cemetery: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4901.html * [[WP:Shinjuku_Gyoen| Shinjuku Gyoen]], the setting for Shinkai's new thing, Kotonoha no Niwa * Go see Murakami's galleries in Nakano: [[WP:Takashi_Murakami#Kaikai_Kiki_and_Artist_Management]] * Check out the [[WP:Toden_Arakawa_Line| Toden Arakawa streetcar]] line * Icecream in Ikebukuro: "If you ever go to Japan, you should check out Ice Cream City in Namja Town in Sunshine 60, Ikebukuro. 100+ flavours. Some that I tried were salad, onsen, sakura, octopus, eel, persimmon, ox tongue. They also has stuff like shark, viper, 12 types of tofu etc etc" * [[http://www.odditycentral.com/travel/takeda-castle-ruins-japans-breathtaking-castle-in-the-sky.html| Takeda Castle]] in Asago, Hyougo Prefecture in the Kansai region * [[http://randomwire.com/kowloon-walled-city-rebuilt-in-japan/| Kowloon walled city recreation]] * Nagoya science museum and planetarium: http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lh1O4usmtwk/Vd89ixMbvCI/AAAAAAABGK8/yPjtIQlg3ew/nagoya-city-science-museum-8%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800 * Setting for Love Live Aqours: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0172933,138.8922265,3a,75y,333.22h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sehGkVKF42h2hrJFDFmizcQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=ja * Okinawa: http://www.wasa-video.jp/en/movie/1909/ * http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/10/12/gifu-prefectures-monets-pond-is-the-perfect-picturesque-place-to-paint-a-picture%E3%80%90photos%E3%80%91/ * http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/08/02/we-head-to-the-location-of-os-x-mountain-lions-desktop-blue-pond-and-soak-in-the-mysterious-beauty-first-hand/ * http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/04/02/japans-7-most-beautiful-views-in-blue/ * http://en.rocketnews24.com/2011/11/07/add-night-at-the-windsor-to-list-of-things-to-do-before-you-die/ * http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/11/03/four-awesomely-beautiful-shrines-for-your-next-trip-through-off-the-beaten-path-japan/ * Visit a fox sanctuary: http://zao-fox-village.com/ * Find somewhere to try Zunda Saryo, a vegetable juice speciality from Sendai * Ishigaki and Yaeyama islands, down in Okinawa. Kyo said they're like hidden treasures. * Cape Tappi in northwest Aomori * National Highway 339 * https://soranews24.com/2022/05/17/staircase-national-highway-the-only-highway-in-japan-that-cars-cant-enter/ * [[WP:Daisetsuzan National Park]] * Tour of the giant underground stormwater system in Tokyo/Saitama: https://gaikaku.jp/ * Traditional merchant homes, machiya, in Kyoto * [[https://manekimachiya.wordpress.com/| Maneki Machiya]] (~$100/night) - cozy home, free bicycles to borrow, AND supporting the @japancatnetwork * Kyoisuke (~$300-400/night) * Kyoto Machiya Zeniyacho (~$500-$600/night) * Fancy dining on an old first-class train, the Aru Ressha: https://youtu.be/RAAAmhhWtoY * Hashi (84) gaming bar run by an ex-Nintendo employee, EN guests well supported, kinda secret: http://what.tokyo/84/84-english/ * Amimegane, anime glasses! https://animegane.jp/ * Shibuya Sky is a rooftop bar that's a big glass box, meaning you get a spectacular view of the city at night time * Shiretoko National Park in far northeastern Hokkaido. "One of the most remote regions in Japan, much of the peninsula is only accessible on foot or by boat" * The Nakagin Capsule Tower has been demolished, but the architect build a holiday home in the mountains of Nagano, so it's the next best thing if you want the experience. Looks like a nice place to be in nature, too: https://soranews24.com/2023/01/11/200000-yen-per-night-airbnb-is-the-successor-to-tokyos-famous-nakagin-capsule-apartments%e3%80%90pics%e3%80%91/ * This next trip will be a Reiwa trip. Make something of that. = Bars and Restaurants = * Paolo knows a bunch of them: https://youtu.be/2PaXAb8chuM * Most remote ramen off the northern tip of Hokkaido: Rishiri Ramen Miraku https://youtu.be/8LUz6Zhud_k * Kyoto Ramen: http://regex.info/blog/2013-04-25/2250 * Gyoza in Sendai: http://tabelog.com/miyagi/A0401/A040101/4002355/dtlrvwlst/3607143/ * Good ramen joints in Tokyo, as of March 2017: https://ramenraff.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/best-ramen-in-tokyo-2017.html?m=1 * Go visit Dear Stage sometime, probably with Blitz in tow as well * That [[http://newtype.ms/| New Type]] bar in the same building as Cos-Cha and Little BSD * Visit a butler cafe * Maid cafe in Ikebukuro called Wonder Parlour (https://twitter.com/wonderparlour), maybe now in Den-en Chofu as well * Sakanaya (さかなや), a sake place in Ikebukuro. Billboard has the name on in hiragana * Nishi-Ikebukuro 1-35-8, http://goo.gl/maps/1oDz * Alex: "it is my absolute favourite place but their english is about as good as that of a kitten. The boss man knows my name so if you say Mr. Sayle (or Mr. Alex for that matter) sent you, you may get away with murder." * This book has a [[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=fnwVnGviFk8C&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=Sakanaya+ikebukuro&source=bl&ots=xoykbmtuA0&sig=cIKDwDt-Bvc3AWr1AG2RjXY6HcE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=J-2YUPnBBamXiAfX5YGoDQ&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Sakanaya%20ikebukuro&f=false| glowing review]] * HUB in Shinjuku, a chain, the Japanese version of an Irish pub * http://goo.gl/maps/PKcn * Alex: "the ones in Shinjyuku tend to speak english. They'll seat you like a japanese place and have bar maids which are friendly" * Here's one, nominally the JR Shinjuku Minamiguchi branch: http://www.pub-hub.com/shop/minamiguchi/ * [[http://www.heavensdoortokyo.com/| Heaven's Door Bar]] in Shimokitazawa, run by a British expat, location [[http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/venue/399/Heavens-Door| here]], closes at 26:00 every day * [[http://craftheads.jp/craftheads/Welcome.html| Craftheads]] in Shibuya, looks like a beer and bourbon bar, closed on Mondays * Bar and restaurant in Shibuya, cheap beer and expensive food: https://goo.gl/maps/3zDOf * "Izakaya Sachi-chan/Kou-chan", the reading is unclear * Fantastic fancy restaurant in Tokyo, Peak Bar: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/3fe92x/im_ashley_barr_aka_adam_turner_the_first_mtgox/ctnvsss * Experience Anna Miller's: http://www.annamillersrestaurant.jp/shops_takanawa_e.html * Hamburg Strong in Akiba: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hamburg-Strong/1736470053235900 * Ramen recommendation from Tom-san: ramen + egg + cheese + curry powder minus soup, http://ootsuya-631.co.jp/kamibuta/menu.html * Rock/Metal bars in Tokyo, via knocky on Discord * Fox God bar, that’s focused on BABYMETAL * From Dusk Till Dawn, awesome drinks they serve - FDTD * Rockaholic is my go-to on Mondays, because the other two are closed on Mondays. Rockaholic closes at... 5am * HoukagoWeedtime reports good gyoza at this ramen joint out the east side of JR Akiba, called Ramen Kourakuen * https://goo.gl/maps/ytHudDWDMQRc5b4ZA * https://twitter.com/houkagoweedtime/status/1052973026071916544 = Onsen = * http://www.timeout.com/tokyo/museums/myojin-no-yu-oyata-onsen * https://onsenkappas.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/myojin-no-yu-onsen/ * http://tokyoing.net/myojin-yu/ = April 2017 potential = Go in mid-late March for sakura hanami: http://sakura.weathermap.jp/ * Tokyo * Kamata * Hakone * Yunessun beverage onsen: https://trip101.com/article/relax-and-soak-your-body-in-beverages-at-yunessun-spa-resort-hakone * Hiroshima * Oukunoshima rabbit island is sorta nearby: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Power+Plant+Ruins/@34.3051576,132.9944697,2794m/am=t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m19!1m13!4m12!1m6!1m2!1s0x60188bfbd89f700b:0x277c49ba34ed38!2sTokyo+Station,+1+Chome+Marunouchi,+Chiyoda,+Tokyo,+Japan!2m2!1d139.7662469!2d35.681298!1m3!2m2!1d132.9915266!2d34.3367804!3e3!3m4!1s0x0:0xa06a31674c9a64bc!8m2!3d34.3086803!4d132.9974078 * Itsukushima Shrine * Kyoto * Fushimi Inari * Kinkakuji * Osaka * Kobe (beef) * Ehime / Kochi * Alpine adventure to nice river along twisty road, maybe rent a car from Matsuyama || Day || Idea || || 1 || Tokyo || || 2 || || || 3 || || || 4 || || || 5 || || || 6 || || || 7 || Hiroshima || || 8 || Kyoto || || 9 || Kyoto || || 10 || Kyoto || || 11 || || || 12 || Tokyo || || 13 || Tokyo || || 14 || Tokyo ||