what day do we leave for Japan

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Not settled in the account. His June note, from his mother's draft, has the family leaving SFO on Saturday April 3, 2027 and home on April 14. A note from September 24 says Hana thinks it is now the 2nd and ends "ask mom"; nothing after that answers it. A good answer gives both dates, says which note is newer and that it is itself unsure, and suggests asking his mother. It must not pick one silently.

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JAPAN, april 2027. Obaachan turns 88 on april 12 and is taking some of Jiichan'… Note · saved Jun 28, 2026

date	2026-06-28 20:40
body	JAPAN, april 2027. Obaachan turns 88 on april 12 and is taking some of Jiichan'… JAPAN, april 2027. Obaachan turns 88 on april 12 and is taking some of Jiichan's ashes to Yuasa. who: Obaachan, mom, dad, Hana, me. Kenta (the cousin) is meeting us in Wakayama dates (mom's draft): leave SFO sat 4/3, home wed 4/14. Osaka 2 nights, Yuasa 5, Kyoto 3 my costs: - flight MSP -> SFO -> KIX: ~1,350 round trip if I book by november - rail + food + my share of rooms: ~900 - mom + dad are paying for Obaachan. I'm paying my own flight = 2,250. saving 250/mo from july. the final art payment in november covers the rest need: - PASSPORT. mine is from 2016, the summer before school. 10 years. so it expires... 2026. this year. CHECK THE DATE - time off: Walt already said yes, april's early enough in the season - Annika for Miso, 12 days, ask early + pay her - final proofs for the book are in january so that's clear

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2026-06-28 20:40

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JAPAN, april 2027. Obaachan turns 88 on april 12 and is taking some of Jiichan'…

JAPAN, april 2027. Obaachan turns 88 on april 12 and is taking some of Jiichan's ashes to Yuasa.
who: Obaachan, mom, dad, Hana, me. Kenta (the cousin) is meeting us in Wakayama
dates (mom's draft): leave SFO sat 4/3, home wed 4/14. Osaka 2 nights, Yuasa 5, Kyoto 3
my costs:
- flight MSP -> SFO -> KIX: ~1,350 round trip if I book by november
- rail + food + my share of rooms: ~900
- mom + dad are paying for Obaachan. I'm paying my own flight
= 2,250. saving 250/mo from july. the final art payment in november covers the rest
need:
- PASSPORT. mine is from 2016, the summer before school. 10 years. so it expires... 2026. this year. CHECK THE DATE
- time off: Walt already said yes, april's early enough in the season
- Annika for Miso, 12 days, ask early + pay her
- final proofs for the book are in january so that's clear

hana says japan is the 2nd now? mom's draft said the 3rd. ask mom Note · saved Sep 24, 2026

date	2026-09-24 21:05
body	hana says japan is the 2nd now? mom's draft said the 3rd. ask mom

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note_contradicts_record Two notes disagree and nothing in the account settles it: the family leaves for Japan on April 3, 2027 (June note, his mother's draft) or April 2 (September note, from Hana, ending "ask mom"). The answer is both, and that it is open.