* [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Aomori_%28prefecture%29| Aomori]]
  * Hiking in [[WP:Hakkoda_Mountains| Hakkouda]]
  * The deep blue [[WP:Lake_Towada| Towada Lake]]
  * Fed by the [[WP:Oirase_River| Oirase River]]
  * [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Mount_Osore| Mount Osore]] is a temple and miniature wasteland with interesting volcanic features
   * And it's quite out of the way: https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Osorezan

 * [[WP:Enoshima]]
  * Setting for Tsuritama and Taritari

 * And and all of these ruins: http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/ruins-gallery/

 * Fukushima
  * http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/26585/Fukushima+Exclusion+Zone+Photos.html
  * http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2013-02-15/revisiting-fukushima-s-ghost-towns.html#slide4

 * Gyoza if we visit Sendai: http://tabelog.com/miyagi/A0401/A040101/4002355/dtlrvwlst/3607143/

 * http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/101-things-to-do-in-tokyo

 * That [[http://newtype.ms/| New Type]] bar in the same building as Cos-Cha and Little BSD

 * [[https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1014361_10152974659905637_114507707_n.png| Miku cafe]] {{{
19:02:57 < zalas> miku cafe
19:03:45 <@furinkan> not attached to GSC?
19:03:53 < zalas> it's a separate thing in roppongi hills
19:04:32 <@furinkan> Is it gonna be open in time for ket? :3
19:04:56 < zalas> dunno if it'll be closed by then heh
19:05:05 < zalas> oh it'll be open
19:05:11 < zalas> jun 28 to sep 1
}}}


= Accepted =


== Destinations ==


== Other ==

 * Visit a butler cafe with Ast
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku_Gyoen
 * Setting for Shinkai's new thing


== Bars ==

 * 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