sedorikku 0 Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Hi everybody!I'm french, and I'm new on this forum. I will be in Japan(Tokyo)from december to work.I'd like to know if anybody sometimes do 2 days trip from Tokyo, especially on WE. What's the cheaper way to ride around Tokyo(transport, resort,...). Please help me, and let's meet us on december! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 No problems there. If you take the Shinkansen up to Yuzawa you'll easy be able to do that. It's just about 80 minutes or so there and a fair bit of choice of decent places when you get there. It may not be cheap, but it certainly is convenient. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by sedorikku: ....let's meet us on december! Are you sure your not Japanese?? Anyway, it is possible to do a 2 day WE trip from Tokyo, by shinkansen, cheap accom and eating ok for Y25,000. Some places will allow a cheaper weekend, some more expensive, but I use 25,000 as my 2 day trip budget minimum. (Note, I use Yen20,000 as my 1 day trip budget minimum, ergo, 2 day trips are indeed, the trip.) Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Yes lets doing it. Here's a trip I did last season, not the cheapest possible but it was good fun. Round trip to yuzawa - just under 12000 yen Shuttle to resorts from station and reverse - free Overnight - 10000 yen for 2 nights (a place called Asahikan, very friendly, in the places to stay section of this site) Lift tickets - about 12000 yen for 3 days So total was about 34000 yen for 3 days riding and a nice stayover. Oops, might need some food & drink on top of that Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Lots of choices from Tokyo, but of course 3 days is better than 2. 2 days just seems so rushed, but if that's all you can get..... I like the 5 day trips myself Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Try Gunma - a bit nearer and some good places there too. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Yeah some decent places in Gunma too, though many times going the extra distance to yuzawa is quicker. Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 An alternative to Yuzawa is Kusatsu Kokusai (草津国際). Skiing is not bad and I quite like the long runs (8km?). I think the onsens are some of the best in Japan. A two days package should cost you around JPY25,000 unless you stay in some of the very fine traditional inns which could cost around JPY40,000. Link to post Share on other sites
yodel 0 Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Kusatsu no good if you're a snowboarder. Link to post Share on other sites
Siren 0 Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Why's that? I am a snowboarder and rather like Kusatsu. Granted the snow condition has not always been good but I like the long runs. On both my visits I stayed at the Japanese inn called Yamamoto which has a superb onsen and okami (女将). I plan to go back there again this year. Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 If you use a ski bus that departs from various major stations it is about 12000JPY RT. Both JTB and Sun&Sun operates those things. SJ may have some information. I have never used this but may be someone on the Forum has. Link to post Share on other sites
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