Destination
Aogashima sounds interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aogashima
The view is amazing: http://i.imgur.com/kPEvi6f.jpg
Someone's Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/izuyan/5668694811/in/album-72157626606763266/
How and why
I'm between jobs and have some time free, about a week.
Buying interest
Feasibility
- Think of some stuff to do and/or an event to centre the trip around
- Aogashima is an island south of Tokyo, it's a volcanic island
- What dates?
- Depart August 2nd or 3rd (after Martin's birthday party on the 1st)
- Arrive back in time for Smash, which is the 9th and 10th
- Need some time to prepare for Smash cosplay beforehand
- Check prices for airfares
- Can be done for just under $1400
- Tax return just came in, liquid cash is available
- Jetstar again
- Apply for leave
- Not applicable
- Thrash out a rough timeline of where to be on which days
- Figure out where you'll be and book accommodation
- How much is accommodation going to cost?
- How about travel?
- JR pass?
Car hire? http://rent.toyota.co.jp/en/index.html
- How many yens will you need? Buy some yens
To do
- Book airfares
Where to go
Let's go.... Izu Islands! http://wikitravel.org/en/Izu_Islands
With the ultimate goal of Aogashima: http://wikitravel.org/en/Aogashima
http://www.tofugu.com/2011/12/07/japans-hidden-tropical-island-aogashima/
A heli-shuttle goes to the islands, sounds like a good way to reach Aogashima: http://www.tohoair.co.jp/english/shuttle/index.html
Other people's experience getting there: http://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/26846/what-options-exist-to-get-to-aogashima-japan-from-tokyo
http://www.japanzine.jp/article/jz/2082/touring-the-tiniest-town-in-japan
Timing and logistics
TBC.
- Martin's party is on Saturday 1st
- Maybe photoshoot on Sunday 2nd
- Smash is on the 8th and 9th
- Sunday 9th is Kancolle cosplay, so I can arrive home on the 8th at the absolute latest
- Departing on Friday 7th would be best
Days:
- Sunday - depart Sydney
- Monday - arrive Tokyo in morning, 0835, start heading to Hachijojima (ferry or ANA), or chill and catch ANA in the morning
- Tuesday - heli to Aogashima in morning? check-in at 0830, arrive at 0940. Explore!
- ANA departs Haneda at 0730, arrives Hachijojima at 0825. Might be too close for the heli pickup
- Wednesday - Explore! Maybe camp
- Thursday - heli from Aogashima in morning? check in at 0855, arrive Hachijojima at 1005. arrive back in Tokyo when/how?
- Friday - relax, do local stuff, depart Tokyo in evening at 2030