drewski80

Thanks for all the advice, the trip is almost completely sorted now but I am looking for a bit of advice on one last bit of my trip. I have booked for Furano, then Niseko and was going to move on to Rusutsu for 5 days before heading back to Sapporo then on to Tokyo. The problem is that the first 2 days of the 5 that I had planned for Rusutsu are completely booked and I cant get a room. Is there somewhere between Niseko and Rusutsu that would be good to stop at for 2 days? Or am I better off just trying to get another 2 days at Niseko? I am already at Niseko for 10 days so I would pref

Thanks for the tips everyone, Im sending emails, hopefully I will get this all sorted. That 50hour ticket sounds awesome, hopefully they will keep that going for this season. Anyone flown from Tokyo to Sapporo and got a bus direct to Furano? Im tossing up over whether I can go straight from narita to Sapporo (flight) then get a bus to Furano on the day I land in Japan. I land at 3:40pm, Is this too late to be trying to get all the way to Furano? Should I just stay out in Narita for the night? It seems crazy to spend an hour heading into Tokyo for one night and then go back to Narit

thanks for the quick reply. I will look into that! As for the money situation, Im sure they would love my money Its just that most of the places I have looked at only have the option to pay cash on arrival i.e. no credit facilities. Maybe I have it all wrong, anyone have experience with paying for accom/lift tickets up front?

Hi everyone, Im a long time lurker on these forums, first time posting. I am planning a trip to Hokkaido from the 12th Jan - 11th Feb 2010 and I need some advice. Just a bit of background, This is my third trip to Japan, I have previously been to Nagano but not all the way up to Hokkaido and am planning to spend all of my time up there this season. Im a snowboarder with a fair bit of experience. So I am looking for cheap backpacker accomodation, I would rather spend the least possible on accom and stay in a dorm than stay in a hotel. I also would like to be able to pay the full su