Feb 9, 2014, 8:48 pm
Last edit by: NewbieRunner
■ INDIVIDUAL EVENT REGISTRATION ■
■ DO DINNER TICKETS ■
Schedule
■ Attendees ■ Inbound Flights ■ Accommodation ■ Outbound Flights ■
Getting there and getting around
Narita Express (N'EX) | N'EX Tokyo Direct Ticket | N'EX timetable from NRT | N'EX timetable to NRT |Keisei Skyliner | Keisei Skyliner Timetable | Airport Limousine Bus | Access to/from HND | Japan Rail Pass | JR Kanto Area Pass | Using Suica/Pasmo card
Route and station maps
Tokyo Metropolitan Area rail network map | JR East major route map | Tokyo Subway route map | JR Yamanote Line loop | Narita Airport (T1) station map | Narita Airport (T2) station map | Arriving in Shinjuku by Narita Express
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■ DO DINNER TICKETS ■
Schedule
- Thursday April 17th
- Welcome Drinks - 7pm, Eau de Vie, 3rd floor, Hyatt Regency Tokyo (Happy Hour 4pm-8pm)
- Friday April 18th
- Tokyo Disney
- Shinjuku walk - 10am, meet in Hyatt Regency lobby
- Main 'Do' Dinner - Yakichi Shinjuku-Nishiguchi - Doors open at 6.45pm, dinner begins at 7.00pm sharp (TICKETS) (DIRECTIONS)
- Saturday April 19th
- Day trip to Kamakura & Enoshima - 8:30am, meet on JR Shinjuku Station Platform 1 (who's coming?)
- DO pub crawl in Yokohama
- Sunday April 20th
- Day trip to Mt Fuji & Hakone - Leave 8.30am, Shinjuku Station. Please confirm if joining this trip as we need to reserve seats on the train to Kawaguchiko and buses to Hakone. (Definitive plan) (who's coming?)
■ Attendees ■ Inbound Flights ■ Accommodation ■ Outbound Flights ■
Getting there and getting around
Narita Express (N'EX) | N'EX Tokyo Direct Ticket | N'EX timetable from NRT | N'EX timetable to NRT |Keisei Skyliner | Keisei Skyliner Timetable | Airport Limousine Bus | Access to/from HND | Japan Rail Pass | JR Kanto Area Pass | Using Suica/Pasmo card
Route and station maps
Tokyo Metropolitan Area rail network map | JR East major route map | Tokyo Subway route map | JR Yamanote Line loop | Narita Airport (T1) station map | Narita Airport (T2) station map | Arriving in Shinjuku by Narita Express
■ Late Registration - Send Private Message to armagebedar, penegal and NewbieRunner ■
2nd Japan Do | Tokyo | April 18-20, 2014
Jul 7, 2013, 10:04 pm
#46
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If you really want rollercoasters there's always www.fujiq.jp/en/
Jul 7, 2013, 10:41 pm
#47
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If you really want rollercoasters there's always www.fujiq.jp/en/
http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/
Jul 7, 2013, 10:45 pm
#48
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Count me in as interested!
Even though I missed the inaugural, this DO played a big role in inspiring me to make my first visit to Japan before heading to PER for OzFest.
btw, while in Japan, I also visited both Disney Sea & Tokyo Disney (where I even experienced a true "E ticket" experience of doing a header off a curb resulting in a bloody face plant on the street
) and yet I would still return!
Just an FYI for those who don't know, unlike the US Disney parks, 1 or 2 day tickets are park specific.
Multi- park, "Hopper" tickets are only available from Day 3 on.
Even though I missed the inaugural, this DO played a big role in inspiring me to make my first visit to Japan before heading to PER for OzFest.
btw, while in Japan, I also visited both Disney Sea & Tokyo Disney (where I even experienced a true "E ticket" experience of doing a header off a curb resulting in a bloody face plant on the street
) and yet I would still return! Just an FYI for those who don't know, unlike the US Disney parks, 1 or 2 day tickets are park specific.
Multi- park, "Hopper" tickets are only available from Day 3 on.
Last edited by bk3day; Jul 7, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Jul 8, 2013, 5:56 am
#49
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Great idea to initialize a 2nd Japan Do ^
Could'nt attend this year due to other travelplans, but marked now the easter-weekend 2014 in my calender for joining the 2nd Japan Do.
I registered a friend and myself to the list as maybes.
As Japan-Starters it would be great to see some Japan basics like a classic sightseeingtour of Tokyo or a tour to Fuji-Hakone-Izu-Nationalpark (with close looks to Fujisan and Ashinoko (lake)). This could be combined with a Shinkansen-ride.
Could'nt attend this year due to other travelplans, but marked now the easter-weekend 2014 in my calender for joining the 2nd Japan Do.
I registered a friend and myself to the list as maybes.
As Japan-Starters it would be great to see some Japan basics like a classic sightseeingtour of Tokyo or a tour to Fuji-Hakone-Izu-Nationalpark (with close looks to Fujisan and Ashinoko (lake)). This could be combined with a Shinkansen-ride.
Jul 8, 2013, 6:01 am
#50
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How about an all-you-can-eat sushi place? I did one of those 7 or 8 years ago with my two oldest sons. Had a great time, but I bet they were happy when we left! Two-hour time limit.
Bruce
Bruce
Jul 8, 2013, 6:47 am
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Next time we'll be more prepared - with a backpack of Sapporos!
Jul 8, 2013, 6:58 am
#52
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Or, you can get up at 3:30am, hike all the way to the fish market to find out that by 4:30am all the tickets had been given out, then stand in an ambiguous line until 8am to get stuffed into an uncomfortable space where you're elbow to elbow for what turned out to be fantastic sushi.
Next time we'll be more prepared - with a backpack of Sapporos!
Next time we'll be more prepared - with a backpack of Sapporos!
Jul 8, 2013, 7:05 am
#53
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Or, you can get up at 3:30am, hike all the way to the fish market to find out that by 4:30am all the tickets had been given out, then stand in an ambiguous line until 8am to get stuffed into an uncomfortable space where you're elbow to elbow for what turned out to be fantastic sushi.
Next time we'll be more prepared - with a backpack of Sapporos!
Next time we'll be more prepared - with a backpack of Sapporos!
Well, other than maybe the clams and baby squid...
Jul 8, 2013, 7:13 am
#55
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Okay, Japan First Timers, let that not scare you one bit. It was my first time in Japan for the first do, and it was a piece of cake (wven for me, whose knowledge of Japanese extends to Konnichiwa and Sayonara!) to get from NRT to the Hyatt Regency in Shinjuku using one of them hotel transfer buses that continue to operate late into the night.
On that note, too early to start a "who's staying where" thingie? I've got a booking at Hyatt Regency Shinjuku, as does penegal, lowjhg and I think eightblack
A couple of others have indicated Park Hyatt as their place of choice.
2c from a Japan Newbie, and I'll let the experts weigh in. I thought Shinjuku was an excellent area to be in. The train station is massive and I think you can get from there to anywhere in the network without much fuss. There's a few hotels (both chain, and otherwise) in the area, and walking around is quite easy. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building is quite an easy landmark for those late night taxi rides back.
Last edited by SQ421; Jul 8, 2013 at 6:12 pm
Jul 8, 2013, 7:18 am
#56
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Or, you can get up at 3:30am, hike all the way to the fish market to find out that by 4:30am all the tickets had been given out, then stand in an ambiguous line until 8am to get stuffed into an uncomfortable space where you're elbow to elbow for what turned out to be fantastic sushi.
Next time we'll be more prepared - with a backpack of Sapporos!
Next time we'll be more prepared - with a backpack of Sapporos!
Jul 8, 2013, 7:18 am
#57
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2c from a Japan Newbie, and I'll let the experts weigh in. I thought Shinjuku was an excellent area to be in. The train station is massive and I think you can get from there to anywhere in the network without much fuss. There's a few hotels (both chain, and otherwise) in the area, and walking around is quite easy. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building is quite an easy landmark for those late night taxi rides back.
Jul 9, 2013, 9:11 pm
#59
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May I also request you to fill out the form linked in the opening post? It allows the organisers to easily collate the list of affirmatives/interesteds as well as, down the line, allows us to mail out information to your email.
No spam, we promise.
Cheers
SQ421 on behalf of the Japan Do Organising Team
Jul 9, 2013, 10:35 pm
#60
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Watching this and can perhaps offer a couple of tips.
April is the month when all new recruits start at companies in Japan and "Welcome Parties" are the norm here for several weeks in April (on weekdays). Thursday and Friday of the event most venues will fill up very quickly so it is strongly recommended to get reservations in place very very early.
In terms of central location, Shinjuku is one of the worst choices. It is on the west side of the city and to get there or from there to anywhere else is a hike. Shinjuku itself offers some choices but unless people are fluent in Japanese it is less language user friendly than other areas. Slightly further along the Yamanote (loop) line is Shibuya and adjacent to that Ebisu. Both significantly better choices for a larger group of visitors. Roppongi (GHT) is easy from either and the various pints from which train-based days trips will depart are more easily accessible too.
Some people like Shinjuku as an area to spend time but generally they are of a certain age. If a group wishes to go to Shinjuku for fun, it would be a far better activity destination than base of operations.
April is the month when all new recruits start at companies in Japan and "Welcome Parties" are the norm here for several weeks in April (on weekdays). Thursday and Friday of the event most venues will fill up very quickly so it is strongly recommended to get reservations in place very very early.
In terms of central location, Shinjuku is one of the worst choices. It is on the west side of the city and to get there or from there to anywhere else is a hike. Shinjuku itself offers some choices but unless people are fluent in Japanese it is less language user friendly than other areas. Slightly further along the Yamanote (loop) line is Shibuya and adjacent to that Ebisu. Both significantly better choices for a larger group of visitors. Roppongi (GHT) is easy from either and the various pints from which train-based days trips will depart are more easily accessible too.
Some people like Shinjuku as an area to spend time but generally they are of a certain age. If a group wishes to go to Shinjuku for fun, it would be a far better activity destination than base of operations.