Leaving For Japan
May 27th (Saturday)
Get ready for the Long Flight
Day One
May 28th (Sunday)
Arrive at Haneda Airport (HND) in the early afternoon
Once we have all arrived and have a head count, we will head over to our Hotel
"NO Napping Upon Arrival. Try to push through till Dinner and the Meeting and then go to sleep. It will make Adjusting much much easier" - Advice from Dr. Cheryl Kojima.
MEAL
After we have all gotten settled, we will all get together for a group meeting and for dinner (This is included in the reservation with the Hotel)
Then it's off to bed for the night
Day Two
May 29th (Monday)
LUGGAGE
First thing in the morning we will get all of our larger luggage together and have it shipped over to the Hotel at Kumamoto (Cost ~1,500 Yen)
MEAL
Then we will have breakfast at the Hotel (Included in the Reservation)
FLIGHT
Next, we will be getting on a Plane
Haneda (HND) -> Kumamoto (KMJ)
BUS
Once we have arrived we will be getting onto a Bus
Sanko-Bus KMJ Airport -> JR Kumamoto Station
While at JR Kumamoto Station we will exchange the JR pass
MEAL
We Will Have Lunch around The Kumamoto Station
TRAIN
Round Trip
JR Kyushu Houhi-sen :
Kumamoto <-> Tokai Gakuen Mae
EVENT
Visit Dr. Imakawa at Tokai University in the Afternoon
MEAL
Dinner Together (No Place Picked Yet)
HOTEL
Day Three
May 30th (Tuesday)
MEAL
Breakfast at the Hotel
EVENT
Sightseeing at Kumamoto
MEAL
Lunch
Dinner Together
HOTEL
DAY FOUR
May 31st (Wednesday)
MEAL
No Breakfast at Hotel; Grab something at the Station
TRAIN
JR Kyushu - JR West Shinkansen
Kumamoto -> Hiroshima
TRAIN
JR West Sanyo-Honsen
Hiroshima -> Miyajimaguchi
MEAL
Early Lunch Together at "Anagomeshi Ueno"
FERRY
Round Trip
JR West Miyajima Ferry: to Miyajima and Back
EVENT
Visit Itsukushima Shrine and a Floating Torii Gate
TRAIN
JR West Sanyo-Honsen
Miyajimaguchi -> Iwakuni
EVENT
Meet with UT ANSC-CVM Alumni and Tour to "Kintai" Bridge
MEAL
Dinner together with UT Alumni
HOTEL
DAY FIVE
June 1st (Thursday)
MEAL
Breakfast at Hotel
BUS
Round Trip
Iwakuni-Bus from JR Iwakuni to MCAS Iwakuni Base and Back
EVENT
Visit Vet Clinic at MCAS Iwakuni Base with UT Alumni
MEAL
Lunch at the Base or Buy a Bento-Box
TRAIN
JR West Sayno-Honsen
Iwakuni -> Hiroshima
TRAIN
JR West Sanyo-Shinkansen
Hiroshima ->Shin-Osaka "Sakura 556"
TRAIN
JR Tokai Shinkansen
"Hikari 516" Shin-Osaka -> Kyoto
MEAL
Dinner at Hotel
DAY SIX
June 2nd (Friday)
MEAL
Breakfast at Hotel
EVENT
Sightseeing
Kiyomizudera
Sanjūsangen-dō
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Arashiyama
Kimono-sankaku (Arashiyama)
MEAL
Lunch Together
Dinner (On-Your-Own)
DAY SEVEN
June 3rd (Saturday)
MEAL
Breakfast at Hotel
TRAIN
JR Tokai Shinkansen
Kyoto -> Tokyo
MEAL
Lunch On-Your-Own at JR Tokyo Station or Buy a Bento-Box
TRAIN
JR East Shinkansen
Tokyo -> Sendai
MEAL
Dinner Together ($30)
HOTEL
DAY EIGHT
June 4th (Sunday)
MEAL
Breakfast at the Hotel (Included)
TRAIN
JR East Senseki-sen
Sendai -> Nakano-Sakae
BUS
Round Trip Bus
JR station To the Aquarium
EVENT
Visit "Umino-Mori" Aquarium
MEAL
Lunch at the Aquarium
TRAIN
JR East Senseki-sen
Nakano Sakae -> Sendai
MEAL
Dinner Together
DAY NINE
June 5th (Monday)
MEAL
Breakfast On-Your-Own at the Convenient Store
TRAIN
JR East - JR Hokkaido Shinkansen
Sendai -> Hakodate - Hokuto
TRAIN
JR Hokkaido Hokodate-Honsen
Hakodate-Hokuto ->Hakodate - Hokuto
MEAL
Lunch at Ramen Shop Together
EVENT
Sightseeing
Walk Around Hakodate
MEAL
Dinner at Kaiten-Sushi Together
EVENT
Hakodate-Yama Bus Tour at Night
HOTEL
DAY TEN
June 6th (Tuesday)
EVENT
Visit Fish Market ~ 0500 - 0700
EVENT
Visit the Hakodate Morning Market
MEAL
Breakfast at Hotel
EVENT
Sightseeing
Around the Hakodate Bay-Area
EVENT
Visit Goryokaku
MEAL
Lunch and Dinner together
DAY ELEVEN
June 7th
MEAL
Breakfast at the Hotel
TRAIN
JR Hokkaido
Hakodate -> Sapporo
MEAL
Lunch On-Your-Own
EVENT
Free afternoon at Sapporo
MEAL
Dinner Together : Sapporo Beer Garden
HOTEL
DAY TWELVE
June 8th (Thursday)
MEAL
Breakfast At the Hotel
EVENT
Visit Hokkaido University
TRAIN
Round Trip Sapporo Subway
Susukino <-> Kita 12 Jyo
MEAL
Lunch
EVENT
Visit Okurayama Ski Jump And Museums
BUS
Round Trip JR Hokkaido Bus
Maruyama Koen <-> Okurayama
TRAIN
Round Trip Sapporo Subway
Susukino <-> Maruyama Koen
MEAL
Dinner Together
DAY THIRTEENTH
June 9th (Friday)
MEAL
Breakfast at Hotel (Included)
LUGGAGE
Ship Large Suitcases to Tokyo (~1,500 Yen)
EVENT
Tour to Asahiyama Zoo By Hokkaido Chuo-Bus
TAXI
Round Trip: Taxi to and From JR Sapporo Station
MEAL
Lunch at the Zoo
Dinner Together at/or near Sapporo Station
DAY FOURTEENTH
June 10th (Saturday)
MEAL
Breakfast at the Hotel
TAXI
Round Trip: Taxi To and From JR Sapporo Station
TRAIN
JR Hokkaido
Sapporo -> Obihiro
MEAL
Lunch Together at "Yuutaku" Tonkatsu Shop
BUS
Tokachi Bus To and From Horse Racetrack
EVENT
Visit Obihiro Banei-Kaiba (Draft Horse Race)
TRAIN
JR Hokkaido
Obihiro -> Sapporo
MEAL
Dinner Bento-Box from Obihiro Station
DAY FIFTEENTH
June 11th (Sunday)
MEAL
Breakfast At The Hotel
TRAIN
JR Hokkaido
Airport Liner Sapporo -> Shin-Chitose
FLIGHT
Shin-Chitose (CTS) - Haneda
MEAL
Lunch at Haneda Airport
BUS
Airport Limousine Bus
Haneda -> Nakano Sunplaza
EVENT
Broadway Free Time (Shopping)
MEAL
Dinner
HOTEL
DAY SIXTEENTH
June 12th (Monday)
MEAL
Breakfast at Hotel
EVENT
Sightseeing
Tokyo Emperor's Palace
MEAL
Late Lunch at Nihombashi Cafe
MEAL
Last Dinner together, Then Hotel Meeting Room
FLY HOME
Get on Plane to return to Knoxville
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