Lleonie in Japan 2012

*Trip schedule

Feb 24 : Mt.Fuji sightseeing
Feb 25 : NAGOYA sightseeing & Party 
Feb 26 : NAGOYA sightseeing 
Feb 27 : Ninja village 
Feb 28 : NARA sightseeing 
Feb 29 : AMA NO HASHIDATE
Mar 01 : KINOSAKI ONSEN
Mar 02 : KYOTO sightseeing 
Mar 03 : KYOTO sightseeing 
Mar 04 : OSAKA sightseeing 
Mar 05 : KOBE sightseeing
Mar 06 :  HIMEJI  sightseeing
Mar 07 : HIMEJI party
Mar 08 :  Go to SHIZUOKA(my place) 
Mar 09 :  KAMAKURA sightseeing 
Mar 10 : SAITAMA sightseeing
Mar 11 : TOKYO sightseeing 


*The places to visit

Shizuoka (Host / Mochan)

Mt.Fuji viewing

Nara (Host / Dessy)

Nara Deer Park


Nara is the oldest capital city

Kyoto (Host / George)

Kinkaku-ji temple


Maiko / Geisha

Osaka (Host /  Shenglian)

Down town area of Osaka

Kyotango (Host / JJ)

Ama-no-Hashidate (Natural bay bridge)

Nagoya (Host / Nico & Nika)

Nagoya is the 3rd biggest city

Himeji (Host / Adam & Shinobu)

Himeji castle


*Map of the hosts in Japan during the trip

より大きな地図で Lleonie in Japan! , 2012.Feb-Mar を表示


 

* NINJA LICENCE *

I designed NINJA Licence for the participants of Japan Highlight Trip.

I need to prepare Ninja costume for taking photos of the people...

Coming soon!!

 

Recommend Accommodation in OSAKA & KYOTO

■OSAKA

*Chuo Group

http://chuogroup.jp/en/

*Hotel Toyo

http://www.hotel-toyo.jp/

Actually, there are many cheap hostels only for locals I mean without English web page near Chuo Group area besides JR Shin-Imamiya station in OSAKA. If you can't book any hostel in OSAKA, it's not big problem.

■KYOTO

*Kyoto hostel

http://www.kyotohostel.net/

*Gion A-yado

http://ayado.net/english/index.html

*Khaosan hostel

http://www.khaosan-tokyo.com/en/kyoto/

*K's house

http://kshouse.jp/index_e.html

*J-hoppers

http://j-hoppers.com/

*Kyotokko

http://kyoto.cheapest-inn.com/

*Utano youth hostel

http://yh-kyoto.or.jp/utano/

As you know, KYOTO is very busy touristic city. So, I strongly recommend to book hostel in KYOTO in advance.

■Train schedule & Fee

*Hyperdia

http://www.hyperdia.com/en/

■Highway Bus

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2366.html


 

About TOKYO stay guidance

*Maps 

http://www.att-japan.net/tinyd3+index.htm

*Information 

http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo 

http://www.digi-promotion.com/ 

 *Transportation  
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/
*English free magazine's website 
http://metropolis.co.jp/default.asp 
*Best of tokyo  

http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/720/feature.asp 
*The biggest travel bureau's website with some pakackage tours information. 

http://www.japanican.com/index.aspx 
*Magazine "att-japan" website

http://www.att-japan.net/  

*Tokyo travel guide 
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html

*Boat bus 

http://www.suijobus.co.jp/english/index.html 

*Cheap accommodations online booking sites 

http://www.travellerspoint.com/budget-accommodation-en-ci-1286.html

http://www.e-otomari.jp/~english/

http://jp.backpackers-planet.com/backpackers-hostels-Tokyo-0005278.html

*Ryokan (japanese style cheap accommodation) 

http://gojapan.about.com/od/ryokan/tp/Ryokan-in-Tokyo.htm

*Cheap hostels 

http://www.khaosan-tokyo.com/ja/

http://www.tokyo-backpackers.jp/

http://www.key-yh.jp/english/introduce/2tokyo/tokyo.html 

http://kshouse.jp/tokyo-e/index.html

http://www.kangetsu.com/sub7.htm

http://www.kimi-ryokan.jp/ 

http://www.sakura-hotel.co.jp/ 

http://www.tctv.ne.jp/sawanoya/

http://www.andon.co.jp/index.html 

*Capsule hotels 

http://www.capsuleinn.com/

http://www.asakusa-capsule.jp/english/ 

http://capsule-inn.net/

*Short-term apartments or guesthouse 

http://www.tokyoapartment81.com/

http://apartments.gaijinpot.com/ 

http://www.tokyo-information.com/

http://www.t-guesthouse.jp/

 

Wish Club Aim!!!

Our Canadian friend Matt who joined our activity 2010
sent me an e-mail about questions of our activity for his weblog.

And when I wrote the answers, I thought I should leave behind the answers for people who want to understand WishClub aim.


*Here is the Q&A list.

> What inspired you to start the "Wish Club"?

I has been dreaming to organize international social gatherings since I was a kid.
Maybe I was born to do Wish Club activity.


> What do you love about couchsurfing?

Couchsurfing / Hospitality club gave me a opportunity to meet various country travelers.
And travelers is perfect people for Wish Club activity.
Because They have big motivations for seeing japanese
locals and japanese cultures. And they also have difficulities for language and normal life in Japan. 
Because they always need help. And if we can help them, it would be very helpful for them. I think it's easy to make friendly and trustable human relationships each other.


> When did you get started with couchsurfing and what made you want to take it further and eventually buy a
bus?

Actually, I already had a plan to buy before getting know CS. Just CS helped me a bus earlier than I imagine.


> Is the "Wish club" how you make a living?

About money, it isn't enough for living. But I can survive with only WishClub activities right now. Because of my savings of previous buisiness and my father left small house for my family when he died.
So I don't need to work so hard like everyone.


> I remember being in your living room looking at thousands of pictures and gifts that travellers have given you. How many people do you think you have hosted in Japan?

I'm not sure the number.....maybe 600 to 700 or more.
I don't care about the number of the people who I host.
Quality is more important than quantity.
I just want to make a good people network all over the world. That's why I don't count the nember of people.
It's the most important thing is how many good vibe people I could meet.
Total amount of hosting is no meaning for me.


> what's one really amazing experience you remember
while hosting others?

I'm very happy when I meet person who visited us again or people who were recommended to join us by someone who joined us before.


> How many of those same people have hosted you when you visit their home countries?

Here is the list of people who helped and host me when I had trips to abroad till 2009.

http://www.wish-club.com/english/01/ammbassador.htm

In 2010, more than 30 people helped and hosted me when i had a trip.


> what's one huge memorable experience you had while being hosted?

My Taiwan friend suggested me to travel Taiwan, and she planed special trip like down below weblink.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=173720&id=748050873&l=acb7e76ce4

I could bring French woman & Israel guy at the moment.
And my Taiwanese friend brought her American husband. So, we could organize small WishClub Taiwan trip then.
Because my dream, plan aim of WishClub is doing Highlight trips like in Japan all over the world. The trip was a kind of first Wishclub trip outside of Japan.

And when I had SE Asia trip this January, I could traveled with Italian friend, and we could meet with Spanish friend in Vietnam, Swiss friend in Cambodia and Turkey&Taiwan friends in Thailand.
My project is becoming true.


> Any inspiring quotes or stories you'd like to share that have inspired you?

I am thinking to rent a house for Wish Club activities in
SiemReap Cambodia from coming November.
And I will stay there until March at least (hopefully every Nov to March) and have SE Asia trips regularly.

Because I like the weather and people in the area.
I hope this project will be going well.

That's all.


*Please let me know if I answered wrong way.
Because my English is pretty bad!

And if you have any other questions, please feel free to
send me e-mails.

cheers
mochan
[e-mail]


*Matt's weblog "A World of Inspiration"
http://www.aworldofinspiration.com/