thursday 1 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 So. Is Yuzawa in Hokkaido now? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Or is Hokkaido in yuzawa? Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Everyone knows Yuzawa is in Akita! Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Was down in Itohigawa yesterday and the line is coming along. Those poor people though under the line dont know what they are in for. Also totally wrecks the view of the ocean as you drive into town. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Shinkansen stations and rails aren't known for their beauty. See: Yuzawa. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 But arriving into Echigo-yuzawa when it, or has been, snowing is beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Yeah but that is in spite of the great big horrible concrete station plopped next to the mountain. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Itoigawa has huge cement(?) works right in the center of town. Even by Japan standards, it's an ugly place. Sushi's not bad though, and a couple of good fishmongers. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Yeah Itoigawa isn't the prettiest of places is it! Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Town might be ugly, but the coast scenery along there is stunning. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 Yep, filter out the electric lines / burnt out car / other ugliness to see the sakura tree or other prettiness in the background. That's a good boy Slippery Jim. You are well tuned! Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I isnt a pretty town. The ocean view coming into town at sunset was always nice though. Now you can see a Shink buzz. I just cant see the value in that line still. I dont know what the cost is going to be. I would think that for a family of 4 traveling to Tokyo it will be double or triple the cost of taking your own car. One other thing to remember is that this shink is going through car country. Almost everyone along this line will own a motor vechile of some type. That is a big factor to consider. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Between Asahi and Itoigawa, they'll have to tunnel through the mountains by the sea like they did for the expressway. 4km at a time. All for next to no traffic. The old road built into the cliffs there has its moments but that section isn't very long and you can see the usual tetrapods when you look down. Oyashirazu might have been nice once, but now the highway has been built over the sea itself .... Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Those tetrapods are the only thing keeping a few of those town safe from the waves. Some houses are almost on the tetrapods. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Itoigawa has to be the ugliest place in Niigata. Can someone say anything that it has going for it? Other than the road into Hakuba from the north. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 bugaku Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 And expressways over the sea! Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 The Sea water is nice. The old wooden houses have lots of character. The surf north of itohgawa can be world class during a northernly blow. The JHS right on the beach would be a great place to go to school. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Itoigawa? Can't say that Naoetsu impressed me very much... Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 That southern seaside corner of Niigata is definitely the worst part of the ken. In terms of looks of course. Will be interesting to see how the Shinkansen affects the Joetsu Shink. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 What surprises me most about the shinkansen is the lack of regional goods i.e. beer and snacks that are sold on them. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Right smack on the fault line. Not the place I´d live re; earth quakes. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Between Nagano and Kanazawa, a mighty 2% of the Shinkansen line is on the ground. 44% of it is through tunnels. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Originally Posted By: Jynxx Right smack on the fault line. Not the place I´d live re; earth quakes. um have you seen how many fault lines are under Japan recently? Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Itoigawa-Kanagawa IS the major one. but then, no one thougt Kobe would get hit. So yeah, Fuji might go off, doesn´t really matter where you are I suppose ... Link to post Share on other sites
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