Yuki's Passion

Joetsu Kokusai does seem to have a good rep for having park/pipe, but I have never been.

First time to play Grand Theft Auto...that's pretty damn fun

Famous for burgers down there and thats about it. You're pretty damn far from Hiroshima 5-6 hours at least! Osorakan and Kokusai are your best bet.

Thanks for the info

Rob, does that mean that US blue rays will play here then? If so, thats pretty sweet - no need for a region free player.

Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads Rob is talking BluRay - there are only 3 regions Creek Boy is talking DVD (?) whoa, thanks. didnt know that myself!

Originally Posted By: RobBright Originally Posted By: pie-eater OK here's a question --- if I have a Japanese PS3, what Blu-Rays can I play? I have tried some DVDs on mine and they don't seem to work, but I use my region free DVD player for that so not so fussed. Bloody nuisance anyway isn't it. Region 1: North America, South America, East Asia except for China (India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia etc.) Region 2: Europe and Africa Region 3: China, Russia and other countries Per Wiki: Region code Area 0 Informal term meaning "worldwide". Region 0 is not an officia

Originally Posted By: muikabochi Great to hear that muikabochi.

Originally Posted By: Black Mountain Yeah, I think Hiroshima is an interesting place to visit and if you have the time you definitely should but don't drive all the way there. Take the shinkansen... if for example you were in Kyoto you could realistically do a day trip to Hiroshima by train. How many days do you want to spend on the slopes and how many days do you want to sightsee. Then you'll know if you have enough time to go or not. Hiroshima is worth a one night stay, but not a day trip out of Kansai. The Shink from Osaka to Hiro is about 3 beers, or 1:45. Granted, I drink slowl

Originally Posted By: Slippery Jim One thing for drivers to keep in mind: those guys have no legal authority, and more importantly, no responsibility. If one of them waves you on and you run over the little old lady they didn't notice was stepping out from behind the tree...it's 100% your fault. Never just follow their directions without checking yourself. It'd be great if people here actually stopped and looked. They're so used to people waving a flag and following, so the thought of looking is often beyond them. Ive seen a few accidents because of those 白髪s

I dont know the answer to your Q, but I bet you might probably actually earn more by keeping your money under your futon since it would keep you from having to withdraw money and paying a fee to take some out. There really isnt much incentive to have money in banks here. Whats the interest on the Post Office accounts? Its the "highest" right? On the other hand, interest on loans here for houses and cars is quite low compared with the States. So, are you really better off earning higher interest on your savings account but paying more interest when borrowing?

Originally Posted By: stemik Originally Posted By: Creek Boy One interesting thing about some resorts is how easy it is to do laps such as Skyline at Happo or Strawberries at Niseko. You can do a run and be back on the lift in 5-10 mins, and in an hour hit the run 5 times plus/minus a lap or two. On the other hand, hitting some SC off the resorts in Hakuba valley we would be doing a lap anywhere from 30-60 minutes after the traverse back to the lifts, so you get less "lines in" but enjoy a really nice long run. Which do you prefer? Skyline at Happo is a great run, one of my favo

One interesting thing about some resorts is how easy it is to do laps such as Skyline at Happo or Strawberries at Niseko. You can do a run and be back on the lift in 5-10 mins, and in an hour hit the run 5 times plus/minus a lap or two. On the other hand, hitting some SC off the resorts in Hakuba valley we would be doing a lap anywhere from 30-60 minutes after the traverse back to the lifts, so you get less "lines in" but enjoy a really nice long run. Which do you prefer?

Originally Posted By: ger Go leafs go... ...Kind of hard to follow NHL from Japan, unfortunately. I'd love to watch games on the tube!

You must not have had it bad then if you were able to drive home - lucky!!! That stuff will put anything down. I've (quite unfortunately) had to use it a few times on dogs when cycling and running and have tried everything possible not to use it, but in the end when you're going to be the one taken down, there is no other alternative. I've seen the biggest, nastiest dogs go down and basically lose control as they try to rub their faces on the ground trying to get it out of their eyes. Not a fun thing to do a dog - especially since its probably the owners fault that it is so aggressive, a

Get some cycling shorts with a chamois padding - helps in many ways. They even have mtn bike shorts with built in padding so you dont have to walk around in spandex shorts

I kinda expect pubs to be smoky - I dont like it, but I can handle it and not worry about others puffing away like crackheads. I simply despise people smoking while Im eating though.

Originally Posted By: RobBright Originally Posted By: Jynxx Haven't we already explained that the history is distorted, and there are reasons for that distortion? Yes, you mentioned that, but never explained why Japan would supposedly destroy it's writing form, yet there is no record of Japan doing that is there? 7ad? oops, yeah 4ad, damn key pad. :s Since you seem to be such the linguist, why dont you make that your PhD research? I doubt many people have tackled it!

Kojiki and Nihonshoki: read excerpts of them in Uni and was really bored.

Koshihikari is good. I buy that down here though its a bit more. I wonder if they play the announcements for the rice to lift the bar when getting off?

Originally Posted By: RobBright It's interesting that you believe "deliberate distortion" has taken place. What distortion do you supposedly think happened and why would Japanese distort their own history, if it were them that did it? You dont need to look further than 日本å²A and 日本å²B　to see just how badly Japan HAS distorted its own history. Try finding out any information on what Japan did in Manchuria, China, Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, etc and you'll walk away with your head shaking. You might find a sentence. One sentence on the subject matter. I recognize th

Originally Posted By: Mr Wiggles No one has explained why skier only is better "properly". Mr. Wiggs, we all know that you boarders never look over your shoulder = more dangerous than skiers. Argument over

Originally Posted By: Mantas Niseko sucks ! (just to get the ball rolling) Where is Niseko? Never heard of it

Originally Posted By: Go Native The writing system here is without doubt a huge barrier in allowing foreigners to more easily intergrate. Well it's not like the Japanese really want any of us here anyway though is it?

Japanese use roughly 2500+ Kanji while Chinese use 10,000 - why dont Chinese quit as well then? It seems like people want to change languages for their convenience. Mr. Wiggs and Metabo are spot on.