RobBright 35 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 True - last season met some guys from Oz whilst on a weekend in Hakuba - said that they were staying there for 2 months. Was taken aback when they said that but they got a cheap deal and were happy. Different strokes and all that Link to post Share on other sites
andders 0 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Too long for me. A week in a place is good for me. Travel around and find new places all the time. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 If only that WORK thing allowed for such long period of dossing about! Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Am totally stoked as have really good mates joining me for the second 1/2 of the trip and we are booking into Hakuba from 8-17 Feb. The other guys (3 couples) have reserved rooms at the Century at Happpo One and Im happyo to go with the flow as they want ski in ski out or very close to it. Now I just need to plan my trip from the 21st to the 8th. We are all in Tokyo for 3 days on the way home so Im thinking of only spending one there on arrival. After that Im thinking of a week in Shiga Kogen to get my skills and fitness back and another in Nozawa Onsen then heading to Hakuba. Does that make sense from a logistical sense??? Thanks guys. Link to post Share on other sites
telehugh 0 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Myoko is worth visiting - so the "easy circuit" is Hakuba / Shiga / Nozawa / Myoko. There are loads of interesting places to visit near all of them - check out Togakushi (not the skiing but the shrines really in the forest), Manza Onsen (an AT trip from top of Shiga only in good weather), JUM Japan Ukiyoe Museum, Zao, Seki Onsen ....... loads to do Hugh Link to post Share on other sites
contender 0 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 If I only had a month in Japan I would stay in one place to really get to know the good spots so I would be able to enjoy new snow as much as possible when it comes. Maybe i weekend in Tokyo in the beginning or end. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 Originally Posted By: telehugh Myoko is worth visiting - so the "easy circuit" is Hakuba / Shiga / Nozawa / Myoko. There are loads of interesting places to visit near all of them - check out Togakushi (not the skiing but the shines really in the forest), Manza Onsen (an AT trip from top of Shiga only in good weather), JUM Japan Ukiyoe Museum, Zao, Seki Onsen ....... loads to do Hugh Doing that lap in reverse, would I need a car or could I do it using buses etc. Link to post Share on other sites
telehugh 0 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 It could all be done using buses - but if your wallet stretches a car would make life easier and allow you to get into some of the more interesting corners more easily. You can easily pick up a rental car at any major JR rail station. That all said, if you find somewhere that you like and the snow is good then staying put is also fun. In any of those 4 locations you could spend a month and still not discover all their secrets - or where the best powder stashes are. IMHO Nozawa has the best lift accessed off-piste - doing laps at the top on a powder day is always fun, Myoko has the best back country and typically gets the deepest snow, Hakuba the biggest mountains and Shiga the biggest ski-area. Hugh Link to post Share on other sites
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