<> = Scratch space = * Shinkansen northwards in the evening after day 3 of comiket * Aomori or Fukushima first? * Let's say Aomori first * Akiba -> Ueno -> Miku train to Shin-Aomori -> short jump to Aomori -> Toyoko Inn ftw * The Miku train is considered a hard requirement, and there's only 3 every day. Looks like: * 09:36 - arriving at 13:00 * 11:56 - arriving at 15:45 * 18:36 - arriving at 22:10 * Sounds like I have to ditch an entire day, or arrive very late. Very late is okay, so long as Toyoko allows check-in at any time (it looks like they do, as they have special rates for guests checking in after 23:00) * Current scheduling says I'll have a spare day to burn, if I have roughly a full day at each of Aomori/Mutsu and Fukushima * [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Mutsu| Mutsu]] is a local hub for the area * [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Yagen_Valley| Yagen Valley]] sounds very pleasant, and if the climate is at all like Aomori city, I can expect it to be about 19-27 degrees, being mid-summer. * Other ideas here: http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Shimokita_Peninsula * Enoshima is a feasible day-trip or overnight: http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Enoshima = 8th August = 07:05 :: :: Flight to Gold Coast 10:55 :: :: Flight to Narita 19:00 :: :: Arrive at Narita 20:00 :: :: Arrive in Akiba = 9th August = = 10th August = 10:00 :: :: Comiket Day 1 = 11th August = 10:00 :: :: Comiket Day 2 = 12th August = 10:00 :: :: Comiket Day 3 ?? :: :: Depart for Aomori 22:20 :: :: Check-in at [[http://www.toyoko-inn.com/e_hotel/00158/index.html| Toyoko Inn Aomori-eki]] = 13th August = 09:30 :: :: Collect rental car and drive to Mutsu, onward to Osorezan. Drive Route 4 to Noheji via the coastal road, then Route 279 to Mutsu, then Route 4 to Osorezan 12:00 :: :: Arrive at Osorezan ?? :: :: Stay in Mutsu at [[http://www.0175.co.jp/muu/| B&B Muu]] (advised by [[http://wikitravel.org/en/Mutsu| Wikitravel]] = 14th August = Drive back to Aomori, return car, get shinkansen to Fukushima = 15th August = Full day in Fukushima Stay in Sendai? = 16th August = Shinkansen back to Tokyo = 17th August = = 18th August = 20:25 :: :: Flight to Gold Coast = 19th August = 08:55 :: :: Flight to Sydney 10:25 :: :: Arrive in Sydney