IIIII 2 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I will be going to the area soon and wondering which of the lifts would be best for views/short walk on a fine day? Happo or Tsugaike? What you reckon? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I like the tsugaike area better but thats just me. The Happo gondola is cheaper but the Tsugaike gondola takes you higher, if thats any help. If i remember well from last summer, you can drive up till the Kurobishi restaurant and take the lifts up the top and skip the gondola. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Good luck with the weather. Whichever you choose if the weather co-operates you'll get some mighty fine views. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 best walks for short views happo or goryu Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I would say Happo is best. Tsugaike is too expensive and Goryu has too many trees on the ridge from the resort to see much from the path. You need to get really high at Goryu before the views open out. At Happo the ridge is exposed and you can see great in both directions, north being best. Dunno if the Kurobishi lift is moving every day, but you can drive up there for sure. Tsugaike is worth paying at autumn leaves time. Someone died paragliding the other day, so RIP to them. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Hi IIIII. I agree. I went up Happo last year (just uploaded some photos to SJ). You take the gondola and then 2 quad lifts, then walk up to Happo ike which is about an hour or so. Get views like this Link to post Share on other sites
PWL 0 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Lovely views! Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 They are. Impressive scenery up there. Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Oops, sorry forgot to say thanks, so... thanks. Hoping to get good clear weather when we're there. Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 I wonder if more people would use the gondolas if there were cheaper. When I sent the place was deserted. I couldn't help feel that if it was cheaper then more people would go. 3000 yen or whatever it was for Tsugaike just felt wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
zdlfskdladealijfsxdfk 0 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I'd love to know how much it cost to operate those things (not counting staffing costs). Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 This is totally one of those 'what I heard' things, so probably untrue (!) but - I heard from someone involved at Hakkai-san that it costs about 4000-5000 yen in electricity per ropeway trip. Big bag of salt perhaps needed. Link to post Share on other sites
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