Japan Trip April 2018 ****** means hotel booked Tokyo******** (In 4/1, out 4/4) - Rod/Jovie come on 3/31 and Alex on 4/1 1. Asakusa Shrine & Senjo-ji temple & shopping 2. Ginza w/ Sony DiamondVision intersection & Nishiginza Dept. Store 3. Meiji Shrine 4. Tokyo Tower 5. Tokyo Skytree 6. Tokyo Bay Cruise (dinner at night) 7. Imperial Palace - cannot enter but outside is nice garden, etc. 8. Ueno Park & Zoo & Aquarium 9. Afternoon trip to Kamakura - 1st BAB (Big-Ass-Buddha) Food Places 1. Chofu Yakatori 2. Shinjuku Ramen Ichi-gaya 3. Lady's Place across from Royal Park 4. Chuo Italian in alley 5. Chinese Nagoya******** (In 4/4, out 4/6) 1. Shinkansen to Nagoya 2. Nagoya Castle 3. Good friends - Yutaka & Kaori Otsuka Kobe********** (In 4/6, out 4/8) - local train ? or shinkansen from Osaka 1. Harbor dinner cruise 2. Kobe Beef restaurant 3. Takatori JR station (strongest earthquake record recorded here) 4. Cable car Food Places 1. Ippudo Ramen Osaka******** (In 4/8, out 4/10) - Shinkansen to Osaka 1. Osaka Castle Kyoto******** (In 4/10, out 4/13) - Shinkansen to Kyoto 1. Kinkaku-ji (Rokuon-ji) Golden Pavilion 2. To-ji - 5-tier pagoda (symbol of Kyoto) & world's oldest wood building beautiful garden 3. Ryoan-ji Sand Garden 4. Nijo Castle 1603 - residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period - w/ Nightengale (whispering) floors 5. Afternoon Trip to Nara Todai-ji - 1st capital of Japan - Sika deer & 2nd BAB (Big-Ass-Buddha) 6. Wear kimono for few hours (maybe?? Tokyo (In 4/13, out 4,14) - shinkansen to Tokyo Open All Travel to Cebu 4/15 Travel to Leyte 4/20 Travel to Cebu 4/21 Alex to Tokyo 4/22 Alex return to USA