This page discusses how to plan your wardrobe taking into account some strategies for cleaning. See also the Discussions page on packing.

There are several alternatives to consider:

• Pack 12 complete outfits - not recommended
• Plan on washing / drying clothes in your room
• Use hotel services (no hotel we're staying at has in-house laundry facilities for use by guests)
• Use local laundry / cleaning services
• Wear the same clothes for 13 days without cleaning - please, no!

Below is a description of our trip in terms relating to laundry strategies:

• Wed Oct 12 - travel day: one outfit for the 12th and the 13th, no chance to change!
• Thu Oct 13 - travel day: one outfit for the 12th and the 13th, no chance to change!
• Fri Oct 14 - walking; free time from about 3:00
• Sat Oct 15 - train and walking; free time from about 1:00, dinner together
• Sun Oct 16 - bus to Takayama with stop in Matsumoto, arrive late afternoon / early evening;
                could use local laundromat / cleaners;
• Mon Oct 17 - plans by Takayama; can have laundry picked up in morning, returned after lunch,
                then pack in bag to ship
                ship bags to Hiroshima, keep out 2 changes of clothes
• Tue Oct 18 - plans by Takayama;
• Wed Oct 19 - train to Nagoya; Nagoya castle; train to Hiroshima
• Thu Oct 20 - full day in Hiroshima
• Fri Oct 21 - train to Kyoto, afternoon sites; could use local laundromat / cleaners
• Sat Oct 22 - pretty full schedule; could use local laundromat / cleaners
• Sun Oct 23 - Nara and Sagano; could use local laundromat / cleaners
• Mon Oct 24 - return home; long day; one outfit

 

Both the ryokan in Takayama and the hotel in Kyoto have laundromat / cleaners within a five minute walk.

Takashi Nomura has volunteered to walk us to the laundromat in Takayama.

There is also a laundry in Takayama called Yanagiya; they are willing to collect a load of laundry from the ryokan in the morning and deliver in the evening (sample prices: ¥ 450 (about $6.00) for a "long t-shirt", Underwear : ¥ 150 to 200).

The hotel in Kyoto also provides laundry services (sample price: ¥ 525 (about $7.00) for a casual shirt such as a polo shirt).

So keep these points in mind and decide on the best strategy for your needs. Hope this helps.