viv&kev
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Haven't been around for a while as we have left Japan.
Congratulations on the move.
And thanks for being a great site and community.
Really helped when we were over there.
Doesn't look like we will be back to Japan anyime soon.
Good luck with everything and keep going strong!
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I didn't know you could get sky (you mean sky?) tv on hikari....
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Quote:49 minutes: The time each day the average family spends together
Chasing the clock and worrying about money put more and more pressure on home life, a survey reveals. But Jonathan Owen finds that modern British households come in many forms.
The fabric of British family life is being reduced to stress and "chaos" by time pressures and money worries, experts said in response to the findings of a major new survey.
With the average British family now spending only 49 minutes a day together, almost half of the parents questioned admit they do not spend enough "quality time" together as a family. More than one in five children complain they don't spend enough time with either of their parents, according to the poll commissioned for National Family Week, which begins tomorrow.
The study of 4,000 parents and children, to be published tomorrow, reveals that one in eight families admit to spending no more than two hours together each week. Three out of 10 parents and children say they spend between two and four hours together. Family meals, watching TV and going out together are the most common ways that they spend time together. Only one in 10 parents cited reading stories. More than two-thirds of parents blame money and a lack of time as the biggest barriers to spending more time with their family. One in five claim that family members don't want to spend time together.
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I found that to be really interesting.
I know when I look at my brothers family I feel they almost never see each other.
Looking back, my family used to spend so much time together, it is totally different to how things seem to be these days. -
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One of my work colleagues went last weekend. He said it was very limited and not worth the trip and has decided to wait now until decent snow arrives.
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I like being near Tokyo but would not like to live in a busy place. Luckily we both can miss the rush hour traffic as well with our work and live in a comparatively quiet area. Enjoy it here.
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That will be early January
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Yes there is a free bus that goes round the whole place.
Okushiga Kogen >> Maruika is all skiable.
Kumanoyu >> Yokoteyama is all skiable.
The only area that is not linked up is between those two areas and you hop on the bus for that.
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We have 3 weekends sorted.
Hakuba
Nozawa
Yuzawa
On top of that hope to get another in and maybe a few days here and there.
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Also good with a miso sauce
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They can't decide what to sound like! Indie > rock > 80s pop?!
I quite liked their first album,
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Kazuizawa really must be seen as a last desperate resort. Better still, please save your money!
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Double bed!
How come so many hotels have only twins!?
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Shiga Kogen doesn't generally seem to get the hype that N or H get. I suppose because there aren't the foreign owners over there pushing it as much.
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Thanks Ewok I thought we had missed it as well.
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I got some from viv. What a surprise.
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That woke us as well, though you probably got it much stronger. Difficult to go back to sleep after that!
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The snow is usually really good.
Have you looked at the now reports on here
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We are off for just under three weeks in early August.
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I really dislike licorice. What is it in Japanese? I can't recall seeing (or smelling!) any here.
Marmite!
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Yes it was a gas leak apparently. That guy is as you say very lucky!!
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I can't see any stupid question at all (just a rather ott response).
I'd try asking the places you are in contact with up there TB and see what they say. I know plenty of people who have booked for the same season in December without any problems. Yes I'm sure the peak will be full but..
Good luck.
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I really love the scenery around Kusatsu (Shirane? the top volcano area) and also the one at Zao in Yamagata. I have some pics somewhere will have to get them up.
Earthquake/tsunami in Tohoku, North East Japan (11th March 2011)
in General off-topic discussions
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Had a read through this thread the other day.
A wild ride you guys have all been on since that day.
Hope things are calmer now and hoping that the Fukushima problem clears itself up sooner than later.