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    takkyubin - how does it work?

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    grazza,

     

    in short.

    1. you can send it from your house, hotel, the convenience store (only specially selected stores though). if needed the takkyubin guys will come and pick it up from you...

    2. you wont need to package it especially - ive always put my board in the boardbag and sent that as is. Depending on where you send it from you might have the option buy a plastic cover for it for 500 yen (i personally dont think it needs one)

    3. if you{re sending from osaka - hakuba - allow three days as a very conservative timeframe (2 days is normally standard for that sort of distance).

    4. Nope - it`ll get sent to where you need it to get to, and within the 2 hr timeslot you designate on the form

    5. last time i sent a board from tokyo - hakuba was 1300yen. such a cheap, efficient, convenient, reliable service that takes the hassle out of lugging stuff thru the train / bus stations

    6. think its about 2 hrs from Tokyo - Nozawa by bus / shinkansen. add another hour or so if he`s coming from Narita. there might be quicker / cheaper deals and im sure some others on here will be able to help you out more..

     

    any number of takkyubin companies - try yamato on their free dial number 0120 01 9625 (You`ll need Japanese though)

     

    (moderators - please delete if phone number part not appropriate)

    JR Ski deals

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    had a good day at gala a few years ago but if i went back now i think id be frustrated at the flatness of it all. very convenient and if you`re in for a quickie (ski trip!) and not too fussed about snow quality itd be OK.

     

    karuizawa on the other hand is a shopping outlet with a ski resort close by... or at least thats the way i view it anyway! low snow quality most of the time, and the runs are short and very suited to beginner level..

     

    theres a hatsu suberi deal to kagura that finishes on the 15th Dec but for 8100 you can get shink rtn from Tokyo + lift tix.. sounds like an awesome deal to me and would love to be up there but have things promised to the missus \:\(

    Riddles

    in General off-topic discussions

    Posted

    saw something on another thread and it reminded me of a good riddle i learnt a while back...

     

    thought it could be a good thread to start up given the amount of travelling to / from the hills thats going to get done in the coming months!

     

    what is:

    greater than god

    worse than the devil

    poor people have it

    rich people dont

    and

    if you eat it - you die......

     

    i would put a 'spoiler' box in here with the answer - but haven't worked that one out yet...

     

    Anyone got any other good ones??

    Newbie Skiers in Japan

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    for a closer option you might want to check out the Yuzawa area which is around only one hour from Tokyo on the bullet train.

     

    Gala Yuzawa is perfect for beginners and if you hit it midweek you`ll escape the crowds. If you head a bit further north you`ll have access to Kagura, Pine Ridge and a few other resorts that should match what youre after.

     

    run a search on here and see how you go..

    Hospitals in Hakuba - pregnancy concerns

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    hi guys,

     

    quick question for the Hakuba crew on here.

     

    a group of us are looking at coming up to Hakuba for the christmas weekend (dependant on snow conditions), but my friends wife (Australian) will be 7 1/2 months pregnant by then..

     

    she`s super keen to come on the trip and just spend time reading etc but is a little worried about hospitals etc if something happens and she needs medical attention..

     

    How far would we have to travel if she does need to head to hospital? I can translate for her, but would imagine there`d be some things she`d want to talk to the doc about on her own - so would they speak english?

     

    any help / suggestions / advice greatly appreciated!

     

    cheers,

    Tokyo people

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    hey 66 - i`ve come from a small town - lived here in tokyo for the last 4 years and it@s a cracking place to live - for a while.. you just need to make sure you get a regular hit of nature to stay sane that`s the only thing -

    the great thing is with a city this size there`s people from all walks of life into all sorts of things, so always a crew to hang out with.

     

    as for access to the mountains - there are a couple of close options.

    it`s a one hour bullet train ride to the yuzawa area which has about four or five different hills in the one area. Varying levels from complete beginner / family slopes to places which offer fairly easy access to the back country. at the height of the season a return shink ticket (bullet train) and a lift pass + lunch will set you back about 14000 yen, and you`re back in tokyo to buy the missus dinner.

     

    there:s also quick access to the airports as well which will serve you well if youw anted to head north into the tohoku region such as aomori or hokkaido... there`s loads of travel agents around as well also offering a lot of different packages as well - might be another cheapie option you could look at...

     

    anyway - best of luck with the decision!

    Anzac day

    in General off-topic discussions

    Posted

    Watched Gallipoli (that classic Aus. 80's movie with a v. young Mel Gibson), finished that, listened to the last post, had my minutes silence, and then off went to work..

     

    Finished off the day with other Aussie clients over yakiniku and beers, went home and watched the aussies flog those hapless Saffies in the cricket..

     

    All up a great day (altho did miss out on the two-up!!)

     

    Anyone get any two-up in??

    Have you climbed Mt Fuji?

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    Wattie - agree with you totally - somewhere in that pic there are a few ppl carrying pillows up there. saw them on the way down the next morning by the side of the track having a quick kip!!

     

    When i told my sister i'd just climbed the highest mountain in Japan with about 4 000 other people, she made a pretty good comment...

     

    'yeah - and how many people climed the second highest mountain that night?'

     

    Makes you wonder what peoples motives are for climbing with so many other people!!

    Have you climbed Mt Fuji?

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

    Posted

    Just been doing some research on boarding mt fuji in a month or so, and came across this thread which reminded me of why i'll never ever climb it in summer again....

     

    This pic was a friday of the last night of the 'official climbing season'.. personally I thought the climb itself wasnt too tough, but putting up with crowds the equivalent of rush hour in shinjuku has turned me off ever climbing it again in the summer....

     

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