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= 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