New Japan Schedule

Alrighty !! i am done wz the Trip's daily schedule !! :-D
i can say it is 80% firm. i have almost all transfers & accommodation info ready.
As well as Places of interests. the rest will have to be done on ground.

Home Work for team :
. research a bit and list wz ranking what would u like to do, eat, go for in :
-Tokyo
-Nagoya
-Kyoto

Generally, there are 4 areas to look into for inspiration.
(Places, Food, Culture / events, Museums... etc)
i try to include them in the plan as much as possible.

. consider protection from rain & cold for rider & Brompton.
-i will be sewing brompton covers for all.

. think abt clothing sets to bring. i am having generally :
- 5 sets top
- 3 sets bottom
- 1 set jacket / coat for cold protection.
so basically i will need abt 3 washes during the trip.


Japan Trip Schedule :
M= Morning
A= Afternoon
WD= Whole Day

Day 1 : 13 April Saturday
M : Arrival Flight from Singapore to Narita
. Transfer from Narita to Ueno eki. (Keisei Line)
. Cycle from Ueno to Kurame K-house
A : Imperial Garden . Koishikawa Korakuen . Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden . Meiji Shrine
. Go Shinjuku eki to get bus ticket to Matsumoto tomoro. 
Dep : 14/4 Morning 9am approx
. Nite @ Tokyo

Day 2 : 14 April Sunday
M : Tokyo Shinjuku -------> Matsumoto (Bus Trip)
A : Matsumoto Castle . Kyu Kaichi Gakko . Folklore Museum
. Get bus ticket to Takayama @ Matsumoto eki. 2 ways return
. Nite @ Matsumoto

Day 3 : 15 April Monday
M : Matsumoto --------> Takayama (Bus Trip)
A : Sanmachi Suji dori . Takayama Jinja
. Nite @ Takayama

Day 4 : 16 April Tuesday
M :  Hida Minzoku Mura . Teddy Bear Eco Village
A : cycle / tour Hida Furukawa Area .
. Nite @ Takayama

Day 5 : 17 April Wednesday
M : Takayama --------> Matsumoto (Bus Trip)
. Matsumoto --------> Shiojiri (10km)
A : Shiojiri --------> KIso Village (27km)
. Kiso Village --------> Harano eki (11km)
. Harano eki --------> Kiso Ryojoan Ryokan (6km)
Total approx : 54 km 

. Narai Postal Town
. Nite @ Kiso Ryojoan Ryokan

Day 6 : 18 April Thursday
M : Harano eki --------> Nagiso (40km)
A : Nagiso --------> Tsumago (20km) *option to take mountain route*
Nite @ Tsumago

Day 7 : 19 April Friday
M : Tsumago --------> Magome (12km)
. tour Magome
A : Magome --------> Nakatsugawa eki  (12km)
. Nakatsugawa --------> Nagoya (JR limited express)
. get Bus tickets to Kyoto @ Nagoya eki
Nite @ Nagoya

Day 8 : 20 April Saturday
M : Cycle / walk Yamazaki RIver (watch Cherry Blossoms)
. Atsuta Jinja . Tsuruma Koen .
A : Osu shopping street . Nagoya - Jo
Nite @ Nagoya

Day 9 : 21 April Sunday
M : Nagoya --------> Kyoto (JR Bus)
A : Kyoto Gosho . Pontocho dori Dinner
. find & book for Villa Tour tomoro
Nite @ Kyoto

Day 10 : 22 April Monday
M : Shugakuin & Katsura Villa 
A : Tetsugaku no michi . Ginkaku-ji . Kinkaku-ji
. Get Bus Tickets to Tokyo @ Kyoto eki
Nite @ Kyoto

Day 11 : 23 April Tuesday
M : Arashiyama Area
A : free & easy . pack for bus ride
. Kyoto --------> Tokyo (overnite Bus)

Day 12 : 24 April Wednesday
M : ARR 6-7am . Tokyo Towers . Roppongi Hills
A : Shibuya Junction
N : TMG Building for night view
Nite @ Tokyo

Day 13 : 25 April Thursday
M : Tsukiji market . 
A : Free to plan
. Nite flight to singapore

Kick start Ticket

Yea ! we got our tickets already !
unfortunately, entry & exit is via Tokyo. so a different schedule is in plan.

Generally, new schedule is to do a round about around Central Honshu (Central Japan).
Starting from Tokyo, overnight bus to Nagano first. After that, transfer to Matsumoto.
From Matsumoto, cycle along the Nakasendo (old merchant route) to Magome.
Then, to Nagoya followed by Kyoto before heading back to Tokyo via overnight bus.

Magome looks something like this. :-)

Also, i got meself 2 special Brompton stuff.

the Brompton T-shirt and Brompton toolkit. :-)

Thanks to Debbie for ordering for all of the Bromptoneers.

I will be doing a lot of updates from now on. A lot to log in especially regarding detailed schedule.