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Thursday, 13 April
Friday, 14 April
Saturday, 15 April
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Planning to Attend Welcome Drinks at Pub Cardinal Akasaka, Thursday, 13 April 19:00~
beckoa (assuming I don't get lost)
Fifa
Mr Fifa
NewbieRunner
pudgym29
restlessinRNO
TravelKane
awc4
perthite
perthite+1
nme7
Mapleg
Mrs Mapleg
bk3day
RichardInSF+1
firstglobal
Planning to Join Tokyo Shitamachi Walk, Friday, 14 April 09:45~
angra
beckoa
Fifa
Mr Fifa
GarySTL
Mrs GarySTL
kirkwoodj
krazykanuck
Mapleg
Mrs Mapleg
NewbieRunner
pudgym29
restlessinRNO
TravelKane
wysiwyg
nomadic.relief
awc4
perthite
perthite+1
BigRedBears
nme7
bk3day
firstglobal
Thursday, 13 April
- Welcome drinks 19:00~ (Pub Cardinal Akasaka) Map
Friday, 14 April
- Tokyo Shitamachi Walk 09:45 (Meet at JR Shinjuku Station West Entrance Police Box - 新宿駅西口交番)
- Official Do dinner 19:00-22:00 (Awajishima to Kurae) -Map - Leave the Hilton Lobby at 18:35
Saturday, 15 April
- Day trip to Matsumoto 08:00 (Leave Shinjuku Station Platform 9 Super Azusa #5)
Please do not edit above this line
Planning to Attend Welcome Drinks at Pub Cardinal Akasaka, Thursday, 13 April 19:00~
beckoa (assuming I don't get lost)
Fifa
Mr Fifa
NewbieRunner
pudgym29
restlessinRNO
TravelKane
awc4
perthite
perthite+1
nme7
Mapleg
Mrs Mapleg
bk3day
RichardInSF+1
firstglobal
Planning to Join Tokyo Shitamachi Walk, Friday, 14 April 09:45~
angra
beckoa
Fifa
Mr Fifa
GarySTL
Mrs GarySTL
kirkwoodj
krazykanuck
Mapleg
Mrs Mapleg
NewbieRunner
pudgym29
restlessinRNO
TravelKane
wysiwyg
nomadic.relief
awc4
perthite
perthite+1
BigRedBears
nme7
bk3day
firstglobal
Japan Do #5 - Tokyo - April 13-15, 2017
Jul 1, 2016, 7:02 am
#46
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Finally tapped into the Avios I've been saving up (Plus some other programs). Flights completely booked Arrive evening of the 12th and leave on the 16th. No time for Seoul DO since my routings take a few days each way
I got you beat by 8K miles but the carriers are not as nice. Cant list the routing though so you will just have to trust me 
Last edited by CDKing; Jul 1, 2016 at 8:09 am
Jul 1, 2016, 2:54 pm
#47
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Location: YVR
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Jul 1, 2016, 10:32 pm
#48
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: OOL
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Posts: 451
I am definitely interested in this Do - Japan is one of my fave countries. Oh, and you had better add Mr Fifa as he would never forgive me if he was left out!
Jul 2, 2016, 1:52 pm
#49
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Flts to Japan have booked for awhile and were based on prior year's timelines which means I'm arriving on Thurs evening, missing that evening's soiree. 
Hopefully, I'll be able to move my trip up a day!
Looking forward to my 1st Japan DO! ^
Hopefully, I'll be able to move my trip up a day!
Looking forward to my 1st Japan DO! ^
Jul 3, 2016, 12:19 am
#50
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As posted in last year's thread I have an outbound booked- currently CX TPAC into NGO (no HND/TYO space yet).
Waiting for AS to start JL redemptions for the return I think
...of course if going via Korea...hmm...
Waiting for AS to start JL redemptions for the return I think
...of course if going via Korea...hmm...
Jul 7, 2016, 9:20 pm
#51
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chicago, IL., U.S.A.
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Awed.
Oh. 
Here I was logging on to FlyerTalk in order to refer in this blog post from Tokyo Cheapo on how to get to Sapporo.
If I am any way proficient this summer and fall, I'll get the soccer repowriter credentials I need to get to Tokyo | Osaka | Yokohama for the FIFA Club World Cup in December.
But I will definitely resume looking for cheap flights to Tokyo in mid-April. {A note for U.S. Citizens: If you are out of the country on 15 April, you get an automatic extension on filing your 2016 Federal tax return.}
Mark me as close to a "yes" without it actually being a yes for now.
Here I was logging on to FlyerTalk in order to refer in this blog post from Tokyo Cheapo on how to get to Sapporo.
If I am any way proficient this summer and fall, I'll get the soccer repowriter credentials I need to get to Tokyo | Osaka | Yokohama for the FIFA Club World Cup in December.
But I will definitely resume looking for cheap flights to Tokyo in mid-April. {A note for U.S. Citizens: If you are out of the country on 15 April, you get an automatic extension on filing your 2016 Federal tax return.}
Mark me as close to a "yes" without it actually being a yes for now.
Jul 8, 2016, 5:09 pm
#52
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Homeless
Programs: Marriott Titanium / HH Diamond / Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 287
A Double Do! Yes Yes count me in on both.
Now I just have to figure out where I will be flying in from
I'll just have to do it the FT way, find a good flight and that is where I will travel from.
Any suggestions?
Now I just have to figure out where I will be flying in from
I'll just have to do it the FT way, find a good flight and that is where I will travel from.
Any suggestions?
Jul 8, 2016, 8:08 pm
#53
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As I start thinking about next year's travel, this (plus the post DO) is making the short list. Quite interested! I've spent all of about 3 hours in Japan and never been to Korea.
Edit: quite interested; also if there are any detours to Japanese whisky distilleries that would be welcomed by yours truly
Edit: quite interested; also if there are any detours to Japanese whisky distilleries that would be welcomed by yours truly
Last edited by krazykanuck; Jul 10, 2016 at 7:47 pm
Jul 15, 2016, 7:19 am
#57
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You can put me down as confirmed for both the DO and post-DO.
Just confirmed my booking on ANA, arriving Apr. 10 and departing the 19th.
Edit: booked at the Hilton Tokyo. 200k points for 5 nights works out to be 1.1 cpp at current rates. Awesome value, especially since I'm Diamond and will have lounge access.
Just confirmed my booking on ANA, arriving Apr. 10 and departing the 19th.
Edit: booked at the Hilton Tokyo. 200k points for 5 nights works out to be 1.1 cpp at current rates. Awesome value, especially since I'm Diamond and will have lounge access.
Last edited by krazykanuck; Jul 15, 2016 at 10:10 pm
Jul 16, 2016, 3:28 pm
#58
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Homeless
Programs: Marriott Titanium / HH Diamond / Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 287
You can put me down as confirmed for both the DO and post-DO.
Just confirmed my booking on ANA, arriving Apr. 10 and departing the 19th.
Edit: booked at the Hilton Tokyo. 200k points for 5 nights works out to be 1.1 cpp at current rates. Awesome value, especially since I'm Diamond and will have lounge access.
Just confirmed my booking on ANA, arriving Apr. 10 and departing the 19th.
Edit: booked at the Hilton Tokyo. 200k points for 5 nights works out to be 1.1 cpp at current rates. Awesome value, especially since I'm Diamond and will have lounge access.
Jul 17, 2016, 12:26 pm
#59
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RNO, NV, USA.
Programs: UA 2MM
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You can put me down as confirmed for both the DO and post-DO.
Just confirmed my booking on ANA, arriving Apr. 10 and departing the 19th.
Edit: booked at the Hilton Tokyo. 200k points for 5 nights works out to be 1.1 cpp at current rates. Awesome value, especially since I'm Diamond and will have lounge access.
Just confirmed my booking on ANA, arriving Apr. 10 and departing the 19th.
Edit: booked at the Hilton Tokyo. 200k points for 5 nights works out to be 1.1 cpp at current rates. Awesome value, especially since I'm Diamond and will have lounge access.
Jul 17, 2016, 8:16 pm
#60
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston
Programs: UA GS 2.6MM & Lifetime UC, Qantas Platinum, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Platinum, HawaiianMiles
Posts: 8,695
Ok, well I'm not getting there til the 13th, so I expect you guys to have all the cool stuff around the hotel scouted out!