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Official Do Dinner

Friday 19 April 7pm~10pm Do Dinner - Koropokkuru (post 114 for details)
Please add your handle if you are coming to the dinner as soon as possible and by Wednesday 17th at the latest. If you decide not to come please remove your handle at least 24 hours before the event and confirm by posting in the thread. No-shows will be charged the full amount (7,000 yen).

NewbieRunner
restlessinRNO
restlessinRNO+1
kirkwoodj
BigRedBears
CDKing (cancelled)
nme7
ClaudiSTR
nomadic.relief
kpc
kpc+1
CMK10 (cancelled)
Gary STL
Gary STL+1
upup&away
lking
TravelKane
krazykanuck
Sykes
The_Wrath_of_Khan+2
armagebedar
keitherson

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Registration is not compulsory for other activities during the Do. However, it would help if those intending to come can add their handle below.


Thursday 18 April 7pm~ Welcome drinks - T’CAFE at the T38 Observation Deck of the JR Tower (see post 115)

restlessinRNO
restlessinRNO+1
CDKing
nme7
nomadic.relief (maybe, exhaustion dependent)
kpc
kpc+1
BigRedBears (maybe)
lking (maybe. Arriving that evening)
TravelKane - if no delays from the airport
Sykes
The_Wrath_of_Khan+2
armagebedar
keitherson
NewbieRunner
kirkwoodj (if I make it on time)


Friday 19 April 10am~ (Walking) tour of Sapporo (Meet at Ōdōri subway station Exit 8 - see post 203 for more info)

BigRedBears (maybe?)
CDKing
nme7
nomadic.relief (maybe?)
kpc
kpc+1
restlessinRNO
restlessinRNO+1
Gary STL
Gary STL+1
lking
TravelKane
keitherson
krazykanuck (probably, will catch up mid day)
NewbieRunner
Kirkwoodj


Saturday 20 April 9am~ Day trip to Otaru (see post 107)

BigRedBears
CDKing
ClaudiSTR
nomadic.relief
kpc
kpc+1
CMK10
restlessinRNO
restlessinRNO+1
Gary STL
Gary STL+1
upup&away
lking
TravelKane
keitherson
krazykanuck
NewbieRunner


Saturday 20 April - Optional visit to Nikka Distillery Yoichi

BigRedBears
CDKing
CMK10
Gary STL
Gary STL+1
lking , maybe
TravelKane
keitherson


Sunday 21 April 10am~ Historical Village of Hokkaido (see post 111)

CDKing
ClaudiSTR
nomadic.relief
upup&away
lking
TravelKane
krazykanuck
NewbieRunner
beckoa


Monday 22 April - Tuesday 23 April : Post-Do in Noboribetsu Onsen

ClaudiSTR
kpc
kpc+1
NewbieRunner
BigRedBears +1
nomadic.relief
beckoa
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 7:22 am
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Evening meal at Ryotei Hanayura, Noboribetsu Onsen (part 1)
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 8:02 am
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Evening meal at Ryotei Hanayura, Noboribetsu Onsen (part 2) + breakfast
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 8:09 am
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That's it. I'm signing up for the Post-Do Onsen next year.
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 1:03 pm
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OMG all this food...got me drooling at 4am
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 3:18 pm
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That's it. I'm signing up for the Post-Do Onsen next year.
....and as an added bonus, you will get to see your fellow FTers (of the same sex) in ways you never imagined. ps the food was absolutely beautifully presented as highlighted above!
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 8:31 pm
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Bye bye Hokkaidō! Weather has been extremely kind to us this year. Hope everybody who picked up a cold, sore throat, etc. is recovering and has a safe journey home. See you all at the next Japan Do!
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 9:35 pm
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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
Bye bye Hokkaidō! Weather has been extremely kind to us this year. Hope everybody who picked up a cold, sore throat, etc. is recovering and has a safe journey home. See you all at the next Japan Do!
Thanks for organising Japan Do #7 NR!.....we both had a great time in Sapporo and Noberibetsu, catching up with old and making new friends...and ate way, way too much!!..we are only 90 mins away from landing in Okinawa. Unfortunately, I have to work Easter 2020 so won't be able to make 2020 but will definitely come in 2021!
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Old Apr 23, 2019, 10:01 pm
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Originally Posted by NewbieRunner
ANA Holiday Inn Susukino where many of the Do attendees stayed is located only about 50m from the “original” Ramen Alley of Sapporo, which is well known for beer, “Jingisukan” (or Genghis Khan, grilled mutton dish) and ramen. From what I gathered some people seem to have had up to 10 ramens in 3-4 days! I only had 4 in as many days.
folks that went on ramen adventures - did you have any that really blew you away?
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Old Apr 24, 2019, 5:10 am
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Originally Posted by angra
Someone please go check this place out and report back.
Some folks managed to get there. Have you had their report yet?
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Old Apr 24, 2019, 6:36 am
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yes, it looks like they had a blast!
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Old Apr 24, 2019, 8:18 am
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There has been some off-FT discussion about where the next Japan Do should be held, with Nagoya in the running.

I think that is a pretty reasonable suggestion for a "new" place ... some might not feel there is enough to do there, but honestly, as a whole group, at best we usually only work in welcome drinks, a local site seeing walk, a dinner, a day excursion by train. So long as there is food on sticks, a brewery or beer place, and 3am ramen everyone seems to go away happy. Plus there is that weird Seattle hommage exhibit at the airport!

However, with that criteria I would also suggest Kagoshima could work, (museums, local sites, a hot sand burial excursion 1 hr away by train, ferry to volcano with day trip onsens, local delicacies of black pork, beef, and chicken sashimi), but it is much less connected and "chain" hotels as FT expects are pretty much non-existent. Every calibre, just not the names we know/expect.
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Old Apr 24, 2019, 4:33 pm
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Originally Posted by nomadic.relief
There has been some off-FT discussion about where the next Japan Do should be held, with Nagoya in the running.
I’ve heard Nagoya mentioned as well. Day trip possibilities include Takayama where cherry blossoms might be at their best at Easter 2020.

However, with that criteria I would also suggest Kagoshima could work, (museums, local sites, a hot sand burial excursion 1 hr away by train, ferry to volcano with day trip onsens, local delicacies of black pork, beef, and chicken sashimi), but it is much less connected and "chain" hotels as FT expects are pretty much non-existent. Every calibre, just not the names we know/expect.
An interesting suggestion. Are you there now?
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Old Apr 24, 2019, 7:04 pm
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Originally Posted by kpc
....and as an added bonus, you will get to see your fellow FTers (of the same sex) in ways you never imagined. ps the food was absolutely beautifully presented as highlighted above!
That's it. I just talked myself out of the Post-Do Onsen!
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Old Apr 24, 2019, 7:05 pm
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My vote would be for Kagoshima.
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Old Apr 25, 2019, 6:08 am
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Originally Posted by kpc
The post Onsen Do dinner the 8 of us had
But they are only the first three courses we had!
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