SAI/STEVE/NEWLANDS – KOREA/JAPAN TOUR 2023

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6am Leave Newcastle Deehan express !
8 am check-in Arrive at Sydney Jetstar Flight JQ47 OYO Hostel
Sunday 2nd July – Seoul Sisters

for Airport SYD – ICN Address is:

11:10am Booking Ref
departure #GL6WVG 47 Toegye-ro
(we’re soooaring, flyyyying) 20-gil, Namsan-
8:30pm Arrive in Seoul ICN Terminal 1 dong 2(i)-ga,
Travel to Train from Airport- Jung-gu, Seoul,
Accommodation Seoul Station and bus South Korea
from Seoul Station 5
Platform-Namsan
Tunnel 3

10pm Check into OYO

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Mon 3rd to Thurs 6th July – Seoul Sisters

Celebrate Sai’s Birthday!

The city is our
Explore some of the places recommended to us. oyster.

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Friday 7th July – WCG begins!

OYO Rooftop
Hostel
Choir Group Meet all NCC
7pm Flight Arrives at Members and Tour
Incheon Airport Assistant at Arrival
Gate, wearing Tour
Polo!

Travel to Check in to
Gangneung Chonpines Ocean
(3hrs) Suites Hotel
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Sat 8th to Thurs 13th July - WCG WEEK!

WORLD CHOIR GAMES!

Refer to other tour booklet

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1.00pm Airport Transfer All Choir will travel
to Incheon Airport Bring JPY 45,583
6:35pm Flight to Fukuoka in cash needed
Friday 14th July – FUKUOKA

(we are yet again, soaring and flying… but now Steve is to pay for all
here!) Hostels
7.55pm Arrive in Fukuoka

Travel to
Accommodation WeBase Hakata
cost: JPY 23,546
Check in to 5-9 Tenyamachi
WeBase HAKATA Hakataku, Fukuoka,
Japan
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Explore Fukuoka Uminonakamichi or
Ohori Park - Fukuoka Accommodation
Saturday 15th July – FUKUOKA to

Castle Ruins - Shofukuji

Temple - Canal City (Mall) cost: JPY 80,640
Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi 24 towards Tokyo from
Hakata Station to Hiroshima Station (1 hr)
HIROSHIMA

Check in to 4-16 Nakamachi Gab wants to eat

WeBase Naka-ku, Hiroshima Okonomiyaki again!
It’s the city delicacy so
Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, lets find a restaurant
Hiroshima, Japan that serves it in
Hiroshima.

Peace Park/ Museum is JPY 200

Atomic Bomb entry, open 8:30am-
Museum 6pm
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Markets, Shrines, Potential From Hiroshima
Station, take the
Miyajima hike of Mt Misen (500 meters
Sunday 16th July - HIROSHIMA

JR Sanyo Line to
above sea level) via the Daisho-in
Island Course (1.5-2 hours to summit).
Miyajimaguchi
Station (25
There is also a ropeway ride that
minutes, covered
would get us to the summit
by the Japan Rail
sooner!
Pass). Then, a
short walk to the
ferry pier, ferries
depart frequently.
Peace Park/ Two competing
Atomic Bomb (if we didn’t go ferry companies:
Museum yesterday) JR and Matsudai
(both 10
minutes); take JR.
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Check out of
Monday 17th July – HIROSHIMA to

WeBase Osaka
Hiroshima accommodation
cost: JPY 24,200
Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi 18 towards Tokyo to Shin-
Osaka station (1.5 hr).

**Potential stop at Himeji Castle (get off at Himeji station, then

4 min bus)
Check into 1-13-28 Kitahorie,
Imano Osaka Nishi-ku, Osaka,
Shinsaibashi Japan
Hostel
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 10am 10:50 SUPER NINTENDO Also in Osaka:
Tuesday 18th July – OSAKA to KYOTO

WORLD Entry (No Re-entry)

○ 11:10-11:40 Mario Kart:
Universal Studios, Japan Koopa's Challenge Osaka castle-
○11:40-12:10 Yoshi's
Sumiyoshi
Adventure
Taisha Shrine
○ 14:40-15:10 Hollywood
Dream - The Ride: Backdrop

16:40~ Harry Potter Entry

(No Re-entry)
○17:00-17:30 Forbidden
Journey
○17:30-18:00 Flight of the
Hippogriff

○ Spider-Man ☆ Hollywood
Dream - The Ride or Jaws
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Check out of
Imano Osaka We can decide
Wednesday 19th July - KYOTO

Shinsaibashi if we want more

Hostel time in Osaka or
Kyoto today 😊
Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi 18 towards Tokyo; Shin-Osaka
Station to Kyoto Station (15 min)
Accommodation
Check into 391-2, Motomachi,
cost:
Ryokan Hostel Higashiyama-ku,
JPY 29,600
Gion Kyoto City
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We should go early
Fushimi Inari to beat the tourists! Also in Kyoto:
Thursday 20th July - KYOTO

Shrine
Hike to the summit of Nishiki Market,
the mountain and back Nanzen-ji
takes about 2-3 hours
(optional); many only Temple
hike to Yotsutsuji
intersection (30 min)

Explore Kyoto !
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Friday 21st July – KYOTO to HAKONE

Check out of Accommodation

Ryokan Hostel cost: JP¥ 71,200
Gion
Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen Hikari 654 towards Tokyo; from
Kyoto Station to Odawara Station, then bus from Odawara
Station to Hakone Yumoto Station via Hakonemachi Line: Via
Hakoneguchi towards Hakonemachi Port

Check into Mysa 250-0407, Hakone,

Hakone 二ノ平 1230 - 60

+81 50-1807-0941
Relax!
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Explore Hakone!
Saturday 22nd July – HAKONE

Accommodation
cost: JPY 43,243

Check out of
Hakone
Accommodation

Travel from Hakone to Tokyo (to figure out while there)

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Sunday 23rd

To do in Tokyo:

Food/Tea tour –
Cat Café (Mad)
so much room for activities!! – Meiji Jingu
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To JR Mitaka
Station, take the
Monday 24th July - TOKYO

JR Chuo Line,
12pm Entry to Ghibli Ghibli Museum, 1 approximately 20
Museum Chome-1-83 minutes from JR
Shimorenjaku, Shinjuku Station.
Mitaka, Tokyo 181- From the south
0013, Japan exit of JR Mitaka
Station, it's a 15-
minute walk to
the Museum.
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Check out of
Tuesday 25th July -TOKYO

Sakura Hotel Flight

Jimbocho Confirmation
number:
Train Jimbocho Station to Mita Station, Train Mita Station OMN1FD
(platform 1) to Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station
5:30pm
check-in Tokyo Narita Flight JQ12
Airport

8:50pm Farewell, Japan! Flight JQ 405

departure
(soaring, flying to halfway home)
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6:30am Arrive in the
Gold Coast
Wednesday 26th July -
HOMEWARD BOUND

9:05am Depart for

Sydney
(soaring, flying home)
10:35 Land in
Sydney

Travel back to
Newcastle
and sleep
Phrase Pronunciation Japanese
Good Morning (before 11am) O-ha-yō go-za-i-mas おはようございます
Hello (after 11am) Ko-n-ni-chi-wa こんにちは
Good Evening Ko-n-ban-wa こんばんは
Goodbye (not coming back) Sa-yō-na-ra さようなら
How are you? o-gen-ki des ka おげんきですか
I’m fine Gen-ki des げんきです)
Yes/No Ha-i/ ii-e はい/いいえ
No, thank you (polite) Ke-kō des けっこうです
Nice to meet you Ha-ji-me-ma-shi-te はじめまして
Please (I would like) o Ku-da-sa-i をください
Please (asking for O-ne-ga-i-shi-mas おねがいします
something)
Thank you (formal) A-ri-ga-tō go-za-i-mas ありがとうございます
Excuse me Su-mi-ma-sen すみません
Sorry Go-men-na-sa-i ごめんなさい
I don’t understand Wa-ka-ri-ma-sen わかりません
I don’t speak Japanese Ni-hon-go ga にほんご が
はなせません
ha-na-se-ma-sen
Do you speak English? E-i-go ga ha-na-se-mas ka? えいごがはなせます か
Can you translate this? Ya-ku-shi-te ku-da-sa-i? やくしてください?
Do you have an English E-i-go no me-nyuu wa えいごのメニューは
menu? a-ri-mas ka? ありますか?
Before eating (Bon appétit) I-ta-da-ki-mas! いただきます
I don’t eat mushrooms Ki-no-ko wa ta-be-ma-sen キノコは食べません
A large coffee with milk, Mi-ru-ku-i-ri no ō-ki-na ミルク入りの大きな
コーヒー をください
please kō-hī o ku-da-sa-i
After eating (Thank you for Go-chi-sō sa-ma de-shi-ta! ごちそうさまでした
the meal)
Cheers Kan-pa-i! かんぱい!