Hackers In Japan

Hackers In Japan
Why	HIJ (Hackers In Japan) was an idea which is started by a few Japan fans
Where	Japan
Who	Bkay, Fish, nickfarr
More Info
Tags	Hacker Japan visit 2010

This is the documentation page for the "Hackers In Japan 2010" (HIJ2010) project.

About

HIJ (Hackers In Japan) was an idea which is started by a few Japan fans. The primary idea is to do a nice trip with hackers from all around the world to Japan. Idea's to visit are: Akihabara, Tokyo trip, Hackerspace Tokyo, etc.

There will probably be two planes leaving, one from the US and one from Europe.

You can add yourself/follow the maillinglist here: http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/hij

Ideas for activities

Tokyo Area

• Visit 4nchor5_la6 hackerspace
• Visit G-Cans, a massive sci-fi-looking underground water infrastructure project ~30km north of Tokyo (need Japanese-to-English translator)
• Visit underground farm beneath Tokyo Station: Japanese Link Link in English describing it
• Visit Fabric Town in Nippori Fabric shopping in Nippori
• Visit Kitchen Town in Kappabashi Kappabashi Official Page in English
• Visit the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)
• Shin Yokohama Ramen Museum (Yokohama)
• China Town (Yokohama)
• Autumn leave viewings trip to Takao-san
• Food pelgrimage around Tokyo
• Visit Akasaka and take boat trip

Suggested Schedule

• Friday Nov 5
  • Leaving for Japan
• Saturday Nov 6
  • Arrival at Narita
  • Checkin hotel
  • [Ramen show http://www.ramenshow.com/]in Komazawa
  • AVTokyo: Japanese security conference & drinking event
• Sunday Nov 7
  • Akihabara tour -- an entire area of Tokyo devoted to DIY electronics
  • Harajuku (Cosplay , Yoyogi Park and Meji shrine)
• Monday Nov 8
  • Day Trip to Hakone / Mount Fuji led by local hacker Stuart Woodward (From the lake Kawaguchiko) (eat ama-sake at Amazake Chaya) (Visie Sake factory at Kaiyun Sake)
  • Tokyo Metroploitan Government Tower (before 23h)
• Tuesday Nov 9
  • Roppongi (Hills)
  • Harajuku
  • Shibuya
    • Meiji-jingu sanctuary
    • Naien
    • Aoyama cemetery
    • Tokyo Tower
  • Tokyo Hackerspace Weekly meeting
• Wednesday Nov 10
  • Trip to http://wikitravel.org/en/Nikko Nikko], ¥3900 single way , Nikko limited express departs Shinjuku at 7:12, and makes stops at Ikebukuro and Omiya,
  • Kinugawa Onsen (Nikko)
  • Temple Tosho-gu
  • PacSec security conference
• Thursday Nov 11
  • PacSec security conference
  • Imperial palace
  • Ueno parc
• Friday Nov 12
  • Visit Tsukiji Fish market Tsukiji fish market
  • Eat sushi tour with Benny ;-)
  • Tori-no-ichi (Rooster Fair on the Day of the Rooster)
• Saturday Nov 13
  • Visit Tokyo Hackerspace and give fund-raiser Workshops and Auction Tokyo Hacker Space
• Sunday Nov 14
  • checkout Hotel Tokyo
  • take Shinkansen to Osaka
  • checkin hotel Osaka
  • Bay of Osaka
  • Umeda sky building
• Monday Nov 15
  • Visit Kyoto
  • Sanjusangen-do inside temple
  • national museum of Kyoto
  • Kinkaku-ki Temple
  • Imperial house of Katsura
  • Garden of Saiho-ji
  • early morning or night Kiyomizu-dera Unesco view
• Tuesday Nov 16
  • Visit Nara (Rent a bike)
  • Kofuku-ji (from south)
  • Todai-ji (very big)
  • Naramachi (take gps)
• Wednesday Nov 17
  • Visit Himeji
  • Castle
  • EC Studio
• Thursday Nov 18
  • morning Visit Hiroshima Memeorial (Aioi bridge + peace memorial)
  • afternoon Visit Miyajima (Itsukushima) + Daisho-in
• Friday Nov 19
  • checkout hotel Osaka
  • take Shinkansen to Tokyo
  • TLUG nomikai
• Saturday Nov 20
  • MAKE: Tokyo Meeting -- the Japan Maker Faire - Autumn Tokyo MAKE Meeting
  • checkin Capsule hotel Tokyo Shinjuku and explore nightlife
• Sunday Nov 21
  • Plane back home -- Leaving Japan

Usefull tips

• http://wikitravel.org/en/Japan
• http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo
• http://wikitravel.org/en/Osaka
• http://wikitravel.org/en/Hiroshima
• http://wikitravel.org/en/Kyoto
• http://wikitravel.org/en/Nara

• Hackers On A Plane

Japanese rental phones

• http://www.sakura-house.com/tips/living/rental_mobile/mobile_phone_rental.htm

Do's and don'ts in Japan

• Japanese HOWTO series (33) (youtube)
• Useful Japanese Culture Tips (youtube)
• How to Visit a Shrine in Japan (youtube)
• How to visit a Ryokan Onsen

Learning basic Japanes phrases

• Japanese manners (youtube)
• Master basic greetings (youtube)
• Japanese language learning podcasts by a member of Tokyo Hackerspace

Japanese culture

• O is for Otaku

Perfect spots for souvenir hunting

Time Out’s guide to the perfect souvenir-hunting

Project members

• Bkay
• Fish
• Nick Farr

List of interested people to join the trip

US

1. Nick Farr() US
2. Mitch Altman (Noisebridge) US
3. empty
4. empty
5. empty
6. empty

EU

1. Xflame (HSB) EU
2. Bkay (Voidwarranties) EU
3. Fish (Randomdata) EU

Asia

1. Elliot Lee, Vietnam

List of contacts in Japan

Tokyo

KyleHase Fumi atomita lhuga

Some details

Current date is 5 Nov - 21 Nov (arriving on the 6 of November)