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Old May 4, 2014, 4:59 am
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SUMMARY OF EVENTS Click links for details

Thursday 2 April
Welcome Drinks 19:00-20:00, Bar Fizz Grand Hyatt Fukuoka followed by Yatai food stalls, craft beer excursion, cherry blossom viewing
Late arrivals can meet at the GH reception at 21:00.

Friday 3 April
Half-day trip to Dazaifu (not organised)
Official Do Dinner - Yanagimachi Ikkokudō Haruyoshi-ten, 19:00-22:00

Saturday 4 April
Day Trip to Nagasaki Depart Hakata 07:54 (Kamome #7, Platform 4), Return Nagasaki 17:20 (Kamome #38) – arrive Hakata 19:14

Sunday-Monday 5-6 April
Post-do trip to Kurokawa Onsen
Lunch, day trip to Kumamoto, etc. for those still in Fukuoka

Planning to attend Welcome Drinks – Thursday, April 2, 7PM~8PM, Bar Fizz, Grand Hyatt Fukuoka
NewbieRunner
greendx
kpcs
kpc+1
Awesom Andy
JY1024 (arriving FUK @ 9:35PM, but will get to GH ASAP)
kirkwoodj (arr FUK 8pm)
lili (arriving FUK @ 9:35PM, GH)
BOB W (arriving FUK @ NH249 at 12:25 PM)
beckoa (arriving FUK @ NH249 at 12:25 PM)
ClaudiSTR (50% chance for 7 pm, but sure after arriving at 8:05pm at FUK)
DENchick
iris30
ParanoiaTX (arriving FUK 18:30 on OZ136)
ParanoiaTX+1 (arriving FUK 18:30 on OZ136)
Moomba
nme7
gvdIAD (arriving FUK @ 20:05 on NH2145)
nomadic.relief (arriving FUK @ 12:25 on NH249)
upup&away(arriving by train,Thursday, April 02 (16:39)
ZFW-ATC
Henwurst
The_Wrath_of_Khan - I'll be there as soon as the 1800 Hawks game is over.
Sykes (going to the Baseball game with The_Wrath_of_Khan, so will arrive at the end)
El_Duderito+1

Planning to trip to Dazaifu
(Unorganized - link up information)
Awesom Andy
restlessinRNO
JY1024
kirkwoodj
BOB W
beckoa
ClaudiSTR
pfbloom
lynnevt
DENchick
lili
iris30
Moomba
Sykes
violist got rained on too much this morning
nomadic.relief
upup&away
ZFW-ATC
nme7
O Sora
Henwurst
The_Wrath_of_Khan
El_Duderito+1

Do Dinner - Friday, April 3, 7:00PM
See post #3 for confirmed attendees.

Planning to join Day Trip to Nagasaki – Saturday, April 4, Depart Hakata 7:54AM
NewbieRunner
greendx
kpc
kpc+1
serfty
Awesom Andy
restlessinRNO
JY1024
kirkwoodj
lili
BOB W
beckoa
ClaudiSTR
DENchick
iris30
Moomba
Sykes (50/50 on going)
gvdIAD
nomadic.relief (assuming I'm capable of waking up early enough!)
upup&away
ZFW-ATC
El_Duderito+1
BigRedBears+1
nme7
O Sora
Henwurst


A summary of the events may be found in post #2.


This event also has a Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/JapanDo2015/ if you are interested in the event and enjoy a bit more social interaction with fellow attendees / organizers, feel free to join in.
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Old Jan 26, 2015, 12:07 am
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If anyone is interested in joining the post-do onsen trip please post here or get in touch as soon as possible. Details in post #246.
While I'm still a maybe for FUK I am unlikely to make the post-do onsen trip.
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Old Jan 26, 2015, 5:23 am
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Looking at tickets, I'm not sure I can make this trip work.

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Old Jan 26, 2015, 6:13 am
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I am a yes for Nagasaki but no can do on the post trip as I fly out of FUK on Sunday afternoon.
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Old Jan 26, 2015, 6:28 am
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Looking at tickets, I'm not sure I can make this trip work.

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Old Jan 26, 2015, 7:56 am
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Yeah, 600-700GBP just to get to Japan...
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Old Jan 26, 2015, 1:54 pm
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On or near Sakura - best to get those tickets in early.
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Old Jan 26, 2015, 5:15 pm
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I put in a join request on the facebook page weeks ago, could someone please approve me, since I'm all booked to go?! ^
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Old Jan 27, 2015, 12:10 am
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I put in a join request on the facebook page weeks ago, could someone please approve me, since I'm all booked to go?! ^
I can't see any pending request. Can you please request again and PM me your (FB) name?
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Old Jan 27, 2015, 1:56 am
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I can't see any pending request. Can you please request again and PM me your (FB) name?
FB being its usual self.
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Old Jan 27, 2015, 3:08 am
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FB being its usual self.
Ha- haven't used it before...and friends have always claimed it to be 'high and mighty'

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Old Jan 27, 2015, 6:55 am
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Will give it another go when I get to a non-fb-blocking computer. Also bought Kyushu North 3-day pass online yesterday re Nagasaki which is definitely top of my list on this trip. ^
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Old Jan 27, 2015, 5:40 pm
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There were three join requests to the Facebook group that I approved earlier today.
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Old Jan 27, 2015, 7:04 pm
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There were three join requests to the Facebook group that I approved earlier today.
In right away, thanks!
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Old Jan 27, 2015, 10:14 pm
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Also bought Kyushu North 3-day pass online yesterday re Nagasaki which is definitely top of my list on this trip. ^
I'm playing the currency game here, hoping JPY would keep going down against my local currency before buying.
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Old Jan 27, 2015, 10:49 pm
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Also bought Kyushu North 3-day pass online yesterday re Nagasaki which is definitely top of my list on this trip. ^
Oh thanks...I didn't realise you can buy the pass online^
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