Depart - July 10 12:55 PM- New York JFK Booking Numbers: Barbour Slater Flight 1 - JFK to Seoul ICN Depart - JFK Terminal 1 - 12:55 PM Layover: 55min Flight 2 - Seoul to Narita (Tokyo) Depart - Seoul ICN - Terminal 1 - 3:30 PM ORIGINAL FLIGHT: – Shinkansen Timetable: http://www.shinkansen.co.jp/jikoku_hyo/en/sanyou/sdh_tokyo.html Shinkansen Info: https://www.jrailpass.com/shinkansen-bullet-trains https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2018.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen Where to activate JR Pass in Tokyo before taking Tokaido Shinkansen: OR Train to Cable Car to Bus!! About 2-2.5 hours ride. – Bus to Cable Car to Train to Shinkansen!! A bit of an odyssey. Shinkansen Timetable: http://www.shinkansen.co.jp/jikoku_hyo/en/sanyou/sdh_tokyo.html Shinkansen Info: https://www.jrailpass.com/shinkansen-bullet-trains – Nara Line (JR) from Kyoto Station - about 45 minutes – – Haruka Line from Kyoto Station - every 30 minutes – Peach Aviation - MM235 Simple Peach Fare 2h 25m Ferry from Ishigaki to Uehara (Port) Iriomote Island. There are two ferry companies. Which one we take depends on the schedule. (See below) Terminal Address: 1 Misakicho, Ishigaki, Okinawa 907-0012, Japan - 〒907-0012 沖縄県石垣市美崎町1 Ferry from Uehara Port (Densa Terminal - デンサターミナル) Iriomote Island to Ishigaki There are two ferry companies. Which one we take depends on the schedule. (See below) Terminal Address: 〒907-1541 Okinawa, Yaeyama District, 竹富町上原553-1 (〒907-1541 沖縄県八重山郡 竹富町上原553-1) – eTickets (PDF): Ishigaki to Tokyo Economy 3h Tenkubashi Station to Sakuragicho Station, Yokohama Keikyū Airport/Main Line - ¥440 - about every 30 minutes – We will definitely be getting new eyeglasses while in Japan, probably while we are in Yokohama. Prices are very reasonable, so you might consider getting some if you can find a style you like. The whole process takes about an hour. – – – – JR from Sakuragicho Station, Yokohama to Kamakura Station then Enoshima Electric Railway to Hase Station – We will visit Kyoko's family for lunch. Her brother will be coming in from Tokyo. We plan to be back to Kamakura for dinner. – After lunch Kyoko and Mihoko (& maybe Sarah) will go back to Kyoko’s mother’s. Ian will stay in Kamakura. They will have dinner there without us. – – Click for Narita Airport Map Return - Aug 3 - Tokyo Narita Barbour - Flight 1 - Tokyo to Montreal - Booking Number - 426ET7 Air Canada Flight 2 - Montreal to JFK Depart 6:25PM - Montreal Seats: Slater - Tokyo to Honolulu Zipair
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July 1, 2023 Leave for Japan - JFK 12:55 PM - UPDATED 7/9/23*
Leave for Japan - JFK 12:55 PM - UPDATED 7/9/23*
July 10, 2023
Air Canada = 426ET7
Asiana = 23859526
Air Canada = 44os99
Asiana = 97564329
Asiana Airlines - Flight No. OZ 221
Arrive - Seoul ICN - Terminal 1 - 5:35 PM (Tue, July 11 Seoul Time)
Duration: 15h 40min
Asiana Airlines - Flight No. OZ 108
Arrive - Tokyo NRT - 21:00
Duration: 2h 30min
Flight 1 - NYC to TorontoDepart 10:00 AM - JFK
Arrive 11:45 AM - Toronto YYZ
Flight No. AC 8553Flight 2 - Toronto to Tokyo (Narita)Depart 1:05 PM - Toronto YYZ
Arrive - 3:10PM (July 11 Japan Time) - Tokyo Narita
Flight No. AC 009Booking Number (Barbour) - 426ET7SeatsJFK - YYZ 16D, 16C, 16FYYZ - NRT 27G, 27D, 27E Arrive Narita - 3:10pm Japan Time*
EARLY START!! Shinkansen to Osaka*
EARLY START!! Shinkansen to Osaka*
July 13, 2023
Tokyo Station
JR EAST Travel Service Center (Marunouchi North Exit)
7:30-20:30
Tokyo Station
JR Tokai Ticket Office (Yaesu Central Exit)
7:30-20:30
Shinagawa Station
Information Center (Central Ticket Gate)
9:00-19:00
Shinagawa Station
JR Tokai Ticket Office
9:00-19:00
EARLY START!! - Train to Koyasan*
EARLY START!! - Train to Koyasan*
July 15, 2023 EARLY START!! Bus/Cable Car/Train/Shinkansen to Kyoto*
EARLY START!! Bus/Cable Car/Train/Shinkansen to Kyoto*
July 17, 2023 EARLY START! - Train to Nara*
EARLY START! - Train to Nara*
July 19, 2023 Train Return to Kyoto*
Train Return to Kyoto*
July 19, 2023 Train to Kansai International (Osaka) Airport (KIX)*
Train to Kansai International (Osaka) Airport (KIX)*
July 20, 2023 Flight to Ishigaki - 2:20pm departure*
Flight to Ishigaki - 2:20pm departure*
July 20, 2023
Osaka
KIX
2:20 PM
Ishigaki
ISG
4:45 PM Ferry to Iriomote*
Ferry to Iriomote*
July 22, 2023
Ferry to Ishigaki*
Ferry to Ishigaki*
July 24, 2023
Flight Ishigaki to Tokyo (Haneda) - 7:10pm departure*
Flight Ishigaki to Tokyo (Haneda) - 7:10pm departure*
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023
3h Nonstop
Japan Airlines - JL974
Ishigaki
ISG
7:10 PM
Tokyo
HND
10:10 PM Train to Yokohama*
Train to Yokohama*
July 26, 2023
Get Eyeglasses*
Get Eyeglasses*
July 26, 2023 Train to Hakone - EARLY START
Train to Hakone - EARLY START
July 27, 2023 Return Train to Yokohama
Return Train to Yokohama
July 27, 2023 TBD - Kyoko & Sarah w/ Family
TBD - Kyoko & Sarah w/ Family
July 28, 2023 TBD - Kyoko & Sarah w/ Family
TBD - Kyoko & Sarah w/ Family
July 29, 2023 Train to Kamakura*
Train to Kamakura*
July 29, 2023 Ian, Kyoko & Sarah w/ Family // Return to Kamakura for dinner*
Ian, Kyoko & Sarah w/ Family // Return to Kamakura for dinner*
July 30, 2023 Kyoko (& Sarah?) pack away painting at mother's & dinner*
Kyoko (& Sarah?) pack away painting at mother's & dinner*
July 31, 2023 August
August 1, 2023(1 event) Train to Tokyo
Train to Tokyo
August 1, 2023 Narita Express to Airport
Narita Express to Airport
August 3, 2023 Fly Back NYC/Hawaii - 5:30pm departure (IKS); 7:15 departure (DP)*
Fly Back NYC/Hawaii - 5:30pm departure (IKS); 7:15 departure (DP)*
August 3, 2023
Depart 5:30PM - Tokyo Narita Terminal 1
Arrive 4:50PM - Montreal (Yes, 40 minutes before we left on the same date!)
Flight No. AC 006
Arrive 8:00PM - JFK
Flight No. AC 8898
NRT - YUL 28G, 28D, 28E
YUL - JFK 16D, 16C, 16F
Flight ZG002
Depart 7:15 pm JST - Narita
Arrive 7:50 am HST - HonoluluSeptember
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Uehara Ferry Terminal - Densa Terminal - デンサターミナル
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