Itinerary

6/12/10 6:00 a.m. Depart Cedar Rapids, Iowa American Flight 3563
8:00 a.m. Arrive Dallas/ Ft. Worth
10:10 a.m. Depart Dallas/ Ft. Worth American Flight 0175

6/13/10 1:05 p.m. Arrive Tokyo Narita Airport
Exchange Money for Okinawa
5:45 p.m. Depart for Okinawa All Nippon Air 2159
8:35 p.m. Arrive Naha Airport - Okinawa

6/13/10 to 6/25/10 Host Family Experience.

6/25/10 7:45 a.m. Depart Okinawa Japan Airlines JL 2570
9:45 a.m. Arrive Osaka International Airport
Bus to Youth Hostel in Kyoto
p.m. Walking tour of area near youth hostel

6/25/10 – 6/29/10 Higashiyama Youth Hostel
112 Goken-cho,
Shirakawa-bashi, Sanjo, Higashiyama-ku
Kyoto Japan
TEL: 075-761-8135 　 FAX: 075-761-8138

6/25/10 Arrival and walking tour
6/26/10 Sightseeing in Kyoto （Bus Pass）
6/27/10 Sightseeing in Kyoto （Bus Pass）
6/28/10 Rail Pass to Nara for sightseeing in morning
sightseeing at temples between Nara and Kyoto

Bags sent by Takyubin to Tokyo
(I will pay for 1 large suitcase to be sent to Tokyo. Any extra luggage will be paid for by students. Students should pack an over-night bag in their backpack. No large suitcases – it will make travel miserable!!)

6/29/10 Shinkansen to Hiroshima in morning
Arrive In Hiroshima about 12 p.m.
Visit Peace Museum after lunch (we will put backbacks in lockers at station)
Check in to Guest House and evening on Miyajima about 5:00

6/29/10 – 6/30/10 Guest House Kikugawa (tentative)
796 Miyajima-cho, Saiki-gun,
Hiroshima-ken, 739-0511 Japan
Phone: 0829-44-0039 Fax: 0829-44-2773

6/30/10 11:00 Shinkansen to Tokyo


6/30/10 – 7/2/10 Tokyo International Youth Hostel
18F, Central Plaza, 1-1 Kagurakashi,
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo
162-0823 Japan
Tel: 011-03-3235-1107

6/30/10 4 p.m. Check-in at Youth Hostel (reclaim luggage)
4:30 Meeting at YH
Evening at Shinjuku/Shibuya

7/1/10 Tokyo Scavenger Hunt a.m.
Group Shopping p.m.

Send luggage to airport by delivery service

7/2/10 10:30 Check out of YH
Shopping in shinjuku with just backpacks!

2:00 p.m. Narita Express to Airport
3:00 p.m. Arrive at airport

7/2/10 – Return Date
6:00 p.m. Depart Narita Airport American Flight 0060
3:45 p.m. Arrive Dallas/Ft. Worth
7:10 p.m. Depart Dallas/Ft. Worth American Flight 3382
9:10 p.m. Arrive Cedar Rapids

Airmail Postage to Japan is as follows: Postcards $.98, Letters $ 1.82 and up. Airmail takes 4 -7 days to reach its destination in Japan. Please keep this in mind when sending items. If you are sending mail or faxes to any of our Youth Hostel addresses, please mark in care of Julie Cain OR that is for the Washington High School group. This will help insure that your student receives the message without causing confusion.