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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)

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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

Japan Do #5 - Tokyo - April 13-15, 2017

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Jul 18, 2016, 11:46 am

#61

TravelKane

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: Homeless

Programs: Marriott Titanium / HH Diamond / Hyatt Explorist

Posts: 287

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirkwoodj

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!

Will Do

Aug 4, 2016, 5:53 pm

#62

BigRedBears

Join Date: Jul 2011

Posts: 1,114

Add me to the list, thanks!

I'll probably fly in a week early around Apr 8-9th.

Oct 15, 2016, 9:01 pm

#63

fifa

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: OOL

Programs: QF WP - LTG, VA Plat, HH D, IHG Plat, Rydges Black, GHA Black

Posts: 451

Quote:

Originally Posted by fifa

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!

Mr Fifa and I are now confirmed ^.
J flights booked using the Qantas companion sale fares.

Oct 17, 2016, 7:11 pm

#64

penegal

Join Date: May 2009

Location: Democratic People's Republic of Victoria

Programs: First Time Flyer

Posts: 833

Quote:

Originally Posted by fifa

Mr Fifa and I are now confirmed ^.
J flights booked using the Qantas companion sale fares.

^ *like*

I am yet to book, but if any AU based members are temped by the same sale and want to be my "companion" then let me know... SQ421?

Oct 18, 2016, 8:51 am

#65

ORD-TGU

Join Date: Jul 2005

Location: Chicago, IL

Programs: AA EP; WN CP;UA SILVER; MARRIOTT TITANIUM; HH DIAMOND; IHG PLAT; RADISSON PLAT; HYATT GLOBAL

Posts: 1,938

Booked!

Oct 18, 2016, 5:37 pm

#66

Angust

Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: ORD,MDW,MKE

Programs: AA 1MM EXP 2015, SPG Gold, PC Plat, HH Diamond Marriott Silver Alamo Budget Hertz

Posts: 305

Quote:

Originally Posted by nme7

I am looking into a tour operator that will get us back to Seoul by 1:30pm. Also the tour starts early. Meeting up at 7ish.

I use to live in Korea when stationed there with the US Military. A O/W trip to the DMZ area should take about 1 1/2 to 2 hours depending on traffic. Actual time inside the Panmunjun area will probably be like 1-2 hrs, including the walk into North Korea( in the conference room). North Korean guards will probably be looking in the windows watching you

Oct 18, 2016, 5:43 pm

#67

Angust

Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: ORD,MDW,MKE

Programs: AA 1MM EXP 2015, SPG Gold, PC Plat, HH Diamond Marriott Silver Alamo Budget Hertz

Posts: 305

Put me as interested for the Tokyo DO. I saw in Korea last Sept, so will probably pass on the post DO.

Oct 23, 2016, 6:19 am

#68

perthite

Join Date: Feb 2004

Location: Perth, WA, Australia

Programs: QF Gold, VA Plat, IHG Plat Amb, LCAH Gold, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 3,846

Quote:

Originally Posted by perthite

Colour me interested.

Myself and +1 have flights booked.

Quote:

Originally Posted by penegal

^ *like*

I am yet to book, but if any AU based members are temped by the same sale and want to be my "companion" then let me know... SQ421?

From what I could make of some of the prices, a companion wasn't always needed....

Oct 28, 2016, 9:22 pm

#69

SQ421

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Posts: 4,972

Quote:

Originally Posted by penegal

^ *like*

I am yet to book, but if any AU based members are temped by the same sale and want to be my "companion" then let me know... SQ421?

Messaging me on FB (where we chat daily!) about this might have been easier than leaving a post here, penegal!

Oct 29, 2016, 6:18 am

#70

perthite

Join Date: Feb 2004

Location: Perth, WA, Australia

Programs: QF Gold, VA Plat, IHG Plat Amb, LCAH Gold, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 3,846

Quote:

Originally Posted by krazykanuck

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TravelKane

^ I did the same to get fifth night free.

Quote:

Originally Posted by restlessinRNO

I have just booked the Tokyo Hilton, April 11-16, 5 nights for 200K HH points. This has now wiped out my HH account balance.

Not wanting to feel left out, I just did the 11-16 booking as well

Got a few more nights to sort out in Japan, but that bits sorted!

Oct 29, 2016, 10:26 am

#71

restlessinRNO

Join Date: May 2001

Location: RNO, NV, USA.

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Posts: 5,062

Quote:

Originally Posted by perthite

Not wanting to feel left out, I just did the 11-16 booking as well

Got a few more nights to sort out in Japan, but that bits sorted!

Excellent news!

Oct 30, 2016, 7:14 pm

#72

perthite

Join Date: Feb 2004

Location: Perth, WA, Australia

Programs: QF Gold, VA Plat, IHG Plat Amb, LCAH Gold, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 3,846

Quote:

Originally Posted by restlessinRNO

Excellent news!

^

Now I just have to work out what we're doing for a week in Tokyo!

Nov 5, 2016, 8:14 pm

#73

24left

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Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..

Posts: 18,877

Questions:

Will there be a wiki for sign up or is the attendee list managed by posting here or via PM?

Is there a preferred hotel for any of the events or is it pick where you like around Shinjuku?

Thanks

Nov 7, 2016, 9:45 pm

#74

nomadic.relief

Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: YVR

Posts: 2,120

Hiya 24left

Generally the Hiltons seem pretty popular with this crowd, but no, there is no "official" hotel for the Japan Do's. We're a pretty self-serving group - go with what suits you and your point scheme best.

If it's a big chain odds are someone from this group will be there. But then there are also those who will stay at hostels and smaller boutique hotels too. We don't discriminate.

Posting in here is the best way of announcing general interest/guaranteed presence in Japan. At some point, usually rather close to the date, one of the organizers will post a link for Eventbrite (at least that's what's been used the last two times) and you sign up for the things you wish to partake in. What those activities are won't be known until the organizers post some time in 2017 and there is no specific post illustrating who is participating in what.

Hope that helps!