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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
Mutsu is a local hub for the area
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 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 B&B Muu (advised by 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
I hear there's a Vocaniconight event on today.
17th August
18th August
- 20:25
- Flight to Gold Coast
19th August
- 08:55
- Flight to Sydney
- 10:25
- Arrive in Sydney