dreaburn

Thanks. i'll be going as prepared as possible. i even found a layout of the Tokyo train station so i know which platform the Nagano Shinkansen leaves from. my travel agent here had a 7 day JR pass but it was way expensive - Y31,500. Compared to the each way cost of 8000. i'll be at Nagano for 7 days so does that mean i would need a 7 day JR pass? Or does it work like a Eurail pass where you can buy a 2 day pass and use it on any 2 non-consecutive days? dave

i'll be arriving in Tokyo next thursday night and plan to take the Shinkansen from Tokyo station to Nagano friday morning. Can people please give me advice about buying a ticket? The Hyperdia site says there's trains leaving early in the morning for 8000 yen. Will i be ok to just turn up the night before and buy a ticket at the station? thanks in advance. dave

i've been looking at the trail map for Hakuba Goryu / Hakuba47. From the map online it doesn't look that big. Is it big enough to keep you interested for 7 days of boarding? i mostly freeride and spend some time in the park.

thanks for the replies. Definitely helped. i think i'll stay a night in Tokyo and take an early train to Nagano. Hyperdia has one listed at 6:24 and getting in at 8am so should be fine. Definitely don't want to be stressed my first time in Japan! what's the best way to buy a Shinkansen ticket? Should i pre-buy it from Australia or wait til i get there? thanks again for your help

Kraut_in_HongKong, The bus from Shinjuku leaves at 10:30. Assuming i land on time at 8:10 and got through customs by 9, is it feasible to get to Shinjuku and find the bus in 1.5 hours?

Hi everyone.... my first post here. i'm heading to Japan early March and it will be my first time there. i'm finding it a bit difficult to arrange travel from Tokyo to Hakuba. My flight gets in at 8pm so i can't take the Shinkansen as the last one leaves Tokyo at 10pm and i wouldn't have time to get to the JR station. Can anyone suggest any other ways of getting there? I want to avoid staying overnight in Tokyo and then going early the next morning. I was thinking about an overnight bus but haven't found decent websites with timetables. any help appreciated. dave