gaitken 0 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 I will be traveling from Kyoto to Happo in January. I am thinking of hiring & driving (4 adults & 4 teens. Any advice? Besides train what are my other options (small bus with driver?) Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Train is by far the best option. Can you navigate Japanese raods and highways? Bullet train from Kyoto to Nagoya, then change for an express straight to Hakuba station. No stress and you can kick back with a few beers and enjoy the views. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 there are buses going up, but typically only on weekends (?) ...not true? I forget, havent used one in a long time. I agree with TT, train is best. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 i know people that drove last season it is not hard. drive to nagoya when you are almost through nagoya there will be a junction for the Chuo highway. take the Chuo for about 2 hours and then get onto the nagano bound highway. Get off at toyoshina and follow the signs to hakuba. Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 hello ding 33. i live in kyoto and i had happo one season pass last year. haven't planned anything yet for this winter but mostlikely i'll be driving up there a lot. let me know if i could help Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 ewok, you read your keitai mails? Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 seems like it is snowing in happo right now. cb and i are driving up there this weekend (sorry d33 for ..) and wondering if anyone else's coming and need a ride. leaving kyoto 8ish pm on friday the 21st and coming back on the 24th leaving happo 2ish. i drive to my work from mon to fri and then drive up to hakuba on the weekend, that is a lot of driving and no good for our environment at all. sorry about that so at least i would like to share a lift if possible in winter. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Did you guys go up? Sounds like opening weekend was DEEP! It's gonna be hard for me to get into the snow much this year but it would be great to go up to Hakuba again for a couple of days. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Saw daikon back in the UK over the summer. Pretty poor ones too they were with some weird name.... can't remember now..... Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 big-will, err daikon? å¤§æ ¹ã€€ã ã„ã“ん　(big root)　=) ger, cb stayed in kansai and i went up. was a skiier and puttier this wknd. good time. my senpai's friend who works in osaka during a week and teaches kyokushin karate in nagano city every weekend was driving last night and it was snowing heavily espacially from toyoshina to okaya junction. so today might have been good. when are you thinking of going up this winter? lets plan in advance so more people in the car Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Oops. obviously posted that in the wrong thread!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 big will's big root machigai heee Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy ewok, you read your keitai mails? probably about as often as you read your web mail Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 How many hours of treacherous driving does it take? And how long for a woman driver? Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 i saw my twin last that was skyline happo with his injured thigh. looking forward to going up with davo and rest, sg =) thursday, treacherous　and woman, what do you imply? takes about 4.5 hours from k to h. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Take no notice Ewok, of Thursday's nasty chauvanistic view of women's driving skills....I'm sure its very hard driving with the kitchen sink shackled to your hands Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Any trips planned? I probably won't be able to make it out much this year but I'll be in Kyoto around January 30th and hope to head into the mountains after that... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 what you gonna commit in Kyoto that warrants hiding in the mountains. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 There's a big elementary school English thing happening (which I'm planning on avoiding in lieu of going to the mountains). Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 jan 30 noted ger. can take days off feb 2nd and possibly the 3rd if the schedule suits you. got extra paid holidays and would like to use them all during this winter. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Feb 2 and 3rd... might be doable. Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 sounds magnifique. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 you two going on a date? I'm telling Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 We'll try and get a group together. If we get more than three or four people we could even go in two cars (I can could take my car). Hopefully CB can come this time too (so he can lend me some of his powder boards!!) Link to post Share on other sites
Ewok 2 1 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 im beginning to think that thursday wants to make his first visit to happo this season. yays. Link to post Share on other sites
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