We're taking off
* Meet at DIA at 4:45 a.m.(!!), Terminal East, by Door 605
* Depart DIA on flight DL 2709 at 7:00 a.m.
* Arrive Seattle at 9:00 a.m. at the South Terminal
* Transfer to Main Terminal A
* Depart Seattle on flight DL 167 at 11:47 a.m.

We arrive in Japan
* Arrive Narita International Airport, Terminal 1, at 2:30 p.m.
* Quarantine, Immigration (passport)
* Pick up bags, Customs
* Exchange currency
* Set JR passes to activate on Wednesday, June 13
* Shuttle bus to Shinjuku station
* Walk to our hotel, the Shinjuku Prince Hotel
* Check in, explore neighborhood
* Dinner in neighborhood (or just crash!)

To Takayama
* Breakfast on own
* 09:30 a.m. Check out of hotel
* 10:00 a.m. Walk to Shinjuku Bus Terminal
* 11:05 a.m. Board bus to Takayama
* 16:35 Arrive in Takayama
* Meet host family at city hall, they take you home

In Takayama
* 08:30 Meet at first floor of Takayama City Hall
* 08:45 Meet with mayor Michihiro Kunishima and vice mayor Ryosuke Nishikura
* 09:25 Visit Friendship Hill (City of Denver Park)
* 09:50 Hida Folk Village, and making Sarubobo doll
* 11:40 Visit Takayama Jinya
* 12:50 Lunch at aji-no-yohei
* 14:00 Visit Takayama Nishi High School
      participate in English class
      participate in cleaning the school
      attend Japanese fencing club
      participate with calligraphy club
* 17:00 Return to city hall, pick up by host family

In Takayama:
* Host family time

In Takayama:
* Host family time
* 18:30 p.m.: Welcome party at Takayama City Cultural Hall

In Takayama:
* 08:30 Meet at first floor of Takayama City Hall
* 08:45 Miyagawa Morning Market
* 09:45 Yatai Kaikan (floats museum)
* 11:30 Visit Shirakawa-go
* 12:10 Lunch on own
* 15:30 - Shopping at the hyaku-en store
* 16:15 Kyudo (archery) experience
* 18:30 Meet host family at city hall

In Takayama:
* 07:30 Meet at first floor of Takayama City Hall
* 09:00 Visit Shinotaka Ropeway and Cable Car
* 11:30 Lunch at Ankiya
* 13:00 Kimono wearing experience
* 17:00 Pick up by host family

To Kyoto:
* 09:20 a.m. Meet at Takayama station
* Depart from Takayama at 09:38 on Hida Express 6
* Lunch on train, on own; either buy bento in station or on the train
* Arrive Nagoya at 12:04 on track 4
* Depart Nagoya at 12:19 from track 17 on Shinkansen Hikari 509
* Arrive Kyoto at 13:11 on track 13
* Walk to hotel
* Check in to New Miyako Hotel
* 14:13 Kyoto City Subway Karasuma Line to Marutamachi Station (PASMO)
* 14:20 arrive Marutamachi, visit Nijo Castle
* Return when done (subways run frequently)
* Free time and dinnner

In Kyoto:
* 08:30 a.m. meet in lobby to go to breakfast
* 09:30 a.m. walk to Kyoto station
* JR Nara line to Joyo (track 8) or JR Nara line for Nara (track 9)
* (trains leave frequently) get off at Inari (5 minute ride)
* 09:45 Walk to Fushimi Inari Taisha
* 11:30 return to Kyoto station and lunch
* 01:15 p.m. from Kyoto station bus terminal:
   + Bus 206 to Kitaoji or 100 for Kinkaku-ji via Kiyomizu-dera
   + Get off at Gojozaka and walk 10 min. to Kiyomizu-dera

In Kyoto:
* 08:30 a.m. breakfast
* 09:30 a.m. walk to Kyoto station
* 10:03 a.m. JR Nara Line Rapid Service for NARA (from track 8)
* 10:45 a.m. Arrive Nara, walk to Todai-ji
* Noon-ish: Lunch (okonmiyaki restaurants on way back to station?)
* Possibly walk to Nara park and Kasuga-taisha
* 16:23 or 17:00 JR Nara line return to Kyoto
* Free time / dinner TBD

To Tokyo:
* 08:00 a.m. breakfast
* Depart Kyoto eki at 08:32 on shinkansen hikari 512 (JR), track 12, arriving Shinagawa at 11:03
* Depart Shinagawa at 11:25 on Ltd. Express Narita Express 12, arriving Shinjuku track 6 at 11:39
* Walk to hotel (12 min)
* Return to Shinjuku Prince Hotel, check in
* 13:00 p.m. from Shinjuku eki, take JR Chuo/Sobu Line Local Service for CHIBA (track 13)
* 13:16 p.m. arrive in Akihabara
* Akihabara explore
* Return to hotel
* Walk to Tokyo Metropolitan building for view of Tokyo from observation deck
* Dinner on way back to hotel

In Tokyo:
* 08:30 a.m. Meet in lobby to go to breakfast
* 09:30 Walk to Shinjuku Station
* 09:40 Train to Ikebukuro (6 minutes on JR Saikyo Line Rapid or 9 minutes on JR Yamanote Line(Outer loop))
* Explore Ikebukuro and Otome road
* Yamanote line from Ikebukuro to Harajuko (Inner loop) takes 12-13 minutes
* Lunch in area
* Explore:
   + Takashita Dori, Harajuku bridge, cos-play
   + Meiji shrine, Yoyogi park
   + Shibuya
* Dinner TBD
* Return to hotel

In Tokyo:
Tokyo touring
* Subway to Tsukiji market (Marunouchi line to Hibiya line, ~20 minutes) (PASMO)
* Hour at Tsukiji, walk to Hama Rikyu Garden (PASMO for entrance fee)
* Hour or two at Hama Rikyu Garden, board boat for trip up Sumida river (catch 11:15 boat)
* Get off boat at Asakusa (an old town area)
* Hour or two at Asakusa, subway to the Ginza (PASMO)
* Hour or two at Ginza, train / subway back to hotel on Marunouchi line (PASMO)
* Free time
* 16:45 JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line(Via Yokosuka Line) from track 1
* 17:18 arrive Yokohama
* Explore Yokohama pier area
* Last dinner in Japan!
* Maybe visit Yokohama Tower
* Return to hotel

Homeward bound:
* 08:00 a.m. Breakfast near hotel
* Free time
* 10:00 p.m. - Gather in hotel, then walk to Shinjuku station
* 10:40 p.m. Narita Express 19 to airport
* 11:57 p.m. Arrive Narita terminal 1
* Depart at 16:15 (4:15 p.m.) on flight DL 166 to Seattle
* Arrive in Seattle at 9:32 a.m., same day
* Depart Seattle at 11:20 a.m. on flight DL 842 to Denver
* Arrive Denver at 03:00 p.m. (same day)