2008 6 nights Osaka Trip Plan from Sydney

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1st Day 9/11/08 Sun
08:50 Sydney Airport
20:40 Kansai Airport
21:30 Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport book through Interpark
Interpark Korean website
Semi double room (inc. breakfast) ¥14400 per room per night payment due is 31/10/08

2nd Day 10/11/08 Mon
10:00 Rinku Outlet
14:00 City Plaza Osaka book through Jalan net
Jalan.net Japanese website
Semi double room (exc. breakfast) ¥9450 per room per night pay at the site
15:00 Shinsaibashi, Dotombori, Kaiyukan

3rd Day 11/11/08 USJ
Universal Studio Japan English web available
Birthday discount ticket (¥5100 per adult) available through websites.

4th Day 12/11/08 Wed Kobe use Kansai through pass
◈ Himeji-jō(姫路城)










How to get there: Nonstop express to Himeji @ Umeda station, Hanshin line, get off the last stop, Sanyo Himeji (ca. 1:30) 10 min walk from Sanyo Himeji station
What else: Kokoen
admission: Himeji-jo ¥600

Lunch set(¥2940) @ Biftek Kawamura
or
Ebi to niku no bata yaki(¥1600) @ Kamomeya Himeji nishi ten

◈ Kitano Ijinkan(北野異人館) and City
How to get there:

◈ Harbour area
How to get there:

Omurice (¥892) @ Guriru Suematsu, Kitano, Kobe
or
Dinner buffet (¥2499) @ Fisher Man's Market, Mosaic, Kobe

5th day 13/11/08 Thu Arashiyama area, Kyoto use Kansai through pass
◈ Sagano Kankō Tetsudō(嵯峨野観光鉄道, Sagano Kankō Tetsudō)
How to get there: Hankyu Umeda - (40 min. train) - Hankyu Saiin (2 min. walk) - Keifuku Sai - (17 min. train) - Keifuku Randen Saga - (4 min. walk) - JR Saga Arashiyama - (8 min. train) - JR Umahori - (10 min. walk) - Torokko Kameoka

admission:
JR Saga Arashiyama - JR Umahori : single ticket ¥190
Torokko Kameoka - Torokko Arashiyama : single ticket ¥600

◈ Tenryū-ji(天龍寺)

Obanzai @ Kiyaatei, near Arashiyama station, Keifuku line Lunch buffet (¥1580)

◈ Kiyomizu-dera(山清水寺)
Keifuku Arashiyama - Shijo Oomiya - bus no. 207 - Kiyomizu michi

◈ Gion(祇園)
Kiyomizudera - (walk via Sannenjaka & Ninenjaka) - Kion

Hankyu Kyoto Kawaramachi - ( 42 min. express train) - Umeda

◈ Otagi nenbutsu-ji(愛宕念佛寺)

6th day 14/11/08 Fri Osaka city Use Osaka Juyu Pass


7th day 15/11/09 Sat
09:00 Osaka
12:00 Hotel check out
14:00 Rinku outlet
18:00 Kansai Airport

8th day 16/11/09
09:45 Sydney Airport