snowdude
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Cloudy, slightly foggy with drizzle.
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Indeed that is true BM, but really just not looking nice this year.
Too much brown and not enough colour.
Another week or two will make a difference, but still not looking good this year.
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But wouldnt trees in Yamanashi be at their peak later than those in Hokkaido?
Later than some parts of Hokkaido yes, but earlier than for example Sapporo.
It is not so much the timing and as this is my first full autumn here I dont know the exact timing, although every year varies in all areas anyway.
What we are not seeing here are lots of nice colourful trees, just a few.
The leaves have simply or are turning brown and dropping off, not really going different colours.
I think it has been the lack of sunshine and turning cold too quickly.
The higher parts of the mountains are just bare, we had no colour, just went from green to bare.
The lower areas have turned, but not looking colourful at all.
May be another week or two and we migjt see a bit more colour around the mountains I hope, but I do not think it will be anything special.
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Lovely pics TB.
Your autumn leaves look much better than this area.
A few trees look nice otherwise a lot of them have just gone brown and lost all there leaves.
Really not looking promising for nice autumn leaves this year.
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Raining!
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Same here, cloudy with rain due later.
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After another frosty start it was sunny and quite warm really in the sun, another really beautiful day.
Look like the run of nice days will come to an end after tomorrow for a few days with a lot of rain expected from Wednesday onwards.
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Was nice out on my bicycle today in the sun, veey nice in fact.
Off to a country fair in Kiyosato tomorrow and looks like another fine weather day.
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Another car worth considering is the Toyota Rav4, it is a medium sized SUV and with plenty of them on the road should mean you can pick up a decent second hand one for under 1 million, I would guess.
I have never owned or driven on, so cant tell you what they are like, but out of all the cars mentioned here the Rav 4 is (maybe) the easiest to get a hold of.
Not so much space for luggage, but with a roof rack or box it may suit your needs.
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It was frosty here this morning first thing, but the sun is out and clear blue sky again, very nice indeed.
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Well, you see Muika, snow dude has lived there for (almost?) a whole year now so he has become an expert on the long term seasonal weather patterns for that area.
Here in Shizuoka, we're having another of our perfect autumn days. Sunny and deep blue skies. Love it!
Bloody cheek!!!!
Not an expert on this area at all, but Yamanashi as a whole has been less sunny than usual this year including Kofu where I lived for six years.
And talking to people who have lived here for many years it is unusual to have so few sunny days in this area.
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I had a Suzuki escudor before the Delica I got now. It was the model before the latest one, which actually I prefered over the newer shape.
That is a 4WD suv very capable off road and in the snow and big enough to carry a reasonable amount of luggage.
You can pick up a decent second hand one of them for probably 1.5m with quite low miles and not to old. Go a bit older or a few more miles and you could be talking 1mil.
Depending on your budget of course.
They are pretty tough cars and will put up with a lot of abuse.
Will far outdo any standard 4WD, not maybe in the land cruiser or Delica class, but still very good.
I did over 100,000 with it and never put a spanner to it, just regular oil changes.
As well as what BM said about the taxes, etc, you will also need to get a signed document from the local police or ward office, I forget which to say you have sufficient parking space at your house which you need to submit when you purchase a car, not a major problem, easy enough to do but another thing to remember.
Also like Mr. Wiggles said a van will give you more space, a big reason why I went for a Delica.
The older ones of them may be in your budget and are also worth considering, especially the D5 like I have, the seats will go full flat and you can sleep in it.
Skis will fit in the back so to will all the luggage and you can still get 5 adults in.
It will also go almost anywhere. Actually last year I drove it through 60cm deep snow.
A decent second hand will probably set you back about 1.5 -2 mil or more though.
If you buy a dealer serviced one it comes with 10 year parts and labour, so even one 4 or 5 years old will still have 5 or 6 of the 10 years parts guarantee on it.
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Blokey stuff......at skytree?!
Lol
Well why not nothing wrong with a bit of sightseeing who ever you are.
Even if it aint very blokey.
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Take them to sky tree, although on second thoughts that is probably a no no, I think it is booked for months in advance.
Or maybe visit Asakasa, not maybe a blokey thing, but it might be fun for them, depends on what they want to do besides rugby and drink beer.
A bit of hiking could be a go followed by an onsen, that is a very typical Japanese day out kind of thing.
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Been unbroken sunshine all day and not a cloud in the sky, really nice and really rare this year.
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Yatsugatake and minami alps also got a dusting of snow
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Yes now the sun is out I can see Fuji, it has a really nice white cap down quite low.
Some of the higher peaks here should have got snow too, but still covered in cloud. Hopefull will clear up.
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Foggy and cloudy here so cant see the mountains at all.
Hopefully will be sunny today.
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Use your phone on wifi and then use skype or line to speak with its free
That is what I do.
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Shite day here, rain all afternoon and 8oC.
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Currently 11oC cloudy with a brisk cold NW wind blowing and rain showers forecast.
Could get some snow on Fuji and the peaks around here later today.
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Was on the news, they were showing the snow falling and cars driving through snow it was on a mountain pass somewhere up in Hokkaido.
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Do you do delivery?
Delivery is possible!
But sorry no more spare beet this year just what I got pickled in my fridge and I don't have enough to let that go.
Will have to be next year as I do grow them every summer.
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Snowdude, where'dya get your beets from?
Managed so smuggle some piccalilli back on my last trip home, but by god your sandwich sounded Chou yummy.
I grew them then pickled them.
Morning Greetings!
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Raining here, with a chilly wind.
Supposed to rain all day, all tonight and most of tomorrow.