Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!norn-news!news.mcu.or.jp!mmcatv.co.jp!jindaiji.chofu.tokyo.jp!gcd.org!leaf.gcd.org!news.unit0.net!news.germany.com!postnews.google.com!g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: "John W." Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Tour itinerary Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:10:44 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 44 Message-ID: <1182215444.574532.279940@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> References: <1178630654.783875.76030@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <1182215233.171473.77540@n2g2000hse.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.1.202.79 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Trace: posting.google.com 1182215444 2892 127.0.0.1 (19 Jun 2007 01:10:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:10:44 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <1182215233.171473.77540@n2g2000hse.googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com; posting-host=65.1.202.79; posting-account=IGBrEwwAAABPCeBilOMHVky8YEHrk0Ub Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:165715 On Jun 18, 8:07 pm, "John W." wrote: > On May 8, 8:24 am, Declan Murphy wrote: > > > > > > > Showing a relative around next week, and the plan is to not visit > > anywhere I've been to before, unless more than 10 years ago. Driving > > of course. > > > I don't know the roads in Shikoku very well, but will use expressways > > where possible. Is the following realistic? > > > Leaving from Uji around 8am, drive to the Iya valley in Shikoku via > > Awaji island. In the late afternoon/evening leave Iya and drive to > > Matsuyama, checking in to accommodations around 10pm. > > > Next day visit Matsuyamajo, then car/ferry to Hiroshima, head down to > > Miyajima and Iwakuni. Back into Hiroshima after dark. > > > Little bit of sightseeing in central Hiroshima, then back to Aichi via > > Okayama or Kurashiki, arriving home pretty late. > > > And any suggestions, recommendations etc? > > Only that you might consider going back along the Japan Sea coast > rather than the more crowded route through Osaka, etc.; I really enjoy > that stretch of coast in north Hyogo prefecture to Kyoto, and it > probably won't be too much longer of a drive by the time you factor in > traffic. You might also look into a car ferry to Wakayama and go > around that way; some great scenery in Wakayama. I wouldn't swear that > there is a ferry to Wakayama that takes cars, and I'm way to lazy to > look it up, but I know there are ferries, so you might look into it. > And, if you haven't been, a stop into Shodoshima might be enjoyable. > It bothered me that I didn't know this, so I looked it up, in case you're interested: http://www.nankai-ferry.co.jp/timetable/fare.html John W.