Eight travellers, two families, eighteen days. Brisbane to Tokyo, the snow at Akakura, and back again. Cathay Pacific, Business — refs EMROHJ & ENL9GH.
Plus a hire car in Fukuoka. Branch and dates still TBC.
Hokuriku Shinkansen to Jōetsu-Myōkō, then pick up the 4WD.
Arrive 19:00, depart 09:05 — airport-area hotel for 8.