Japan 2010

The plan:

• Fly into Japan on December 21
• Kobe from December 21-24
  • Tour sake breweries in the largest sake-producing region in the world and probably get free samples.
  • Track down some scenes from Fate/stay night, like so many other people.
  • Eat Kobe beef (this is pretty much a requirement, right?)
• Kanazawa from December 24-26
  • Check out a temple full of ninja traps.
  • Buy a bunch of Japanese confectionary, primarily as souvenirs for the trip.
  • Learn to make Japanese confectionary? I dunno, I have no confidence in my skills.
• Shirakawa-go from December 26-27
  • Track down some scenes from Higura-- wait, but it will be winter, completely different!
  • Sit in an onsen in the freezing cold, in the middle of a world heritage area.
• Tokyo from December 27-January 4
  • Attend Comiket 79, hopefully without being trampled into the ground.
  • Track down a bunch of visual novels, games and CDs from my wish list.
• Fly back overnight January 4-5

Problems and their solution:

• Getting a working phone and wireless data without paying hundreds of dollars

Chronicle:

• This gets its own index page