grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Big birds are well cool. 3 weeks in summer = England. Other than that I am also planning a few Japan trips here and there. Let's exploring the Japan Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 I've been to Toya before...the same time they had the G8 Summit. Beautiful area all around. Anyone got any reccomendations on where to see the cherry blossoms? I'm probably heading to Chidorigafuchi tomorrow, but I'd like to know other good spots as well. Maybe near Mt. Fuji? Looking for something within a 2-3 hour drive. Shinjuku & Ueno just seems like there would be waaay to many people. (not bad, just not for me) Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: norcal I've been to Toya before...the same time they had the G8 Summit. Beautiful area all around. Anyone got any reccomendations on where to see the cherry blossoms? I'm probably heading to Chidorigafuchi tomorrow, but I'd like to know other good spots as well. Maybe near Mt. Fuji? Looking for something within a 2-3 hour drive. Shinjuku & Ueno just seems like there would be waaay to many people. (not bad, just not for me) We have some pretty fine cherry blossom viewing down here in Ito although I think this is the last weekend for viewing. My band is playing a charity event tomorrow at Sakura no Sato park (around 3:00) in Izukogen part of Ito. It's a 2.5 hour drive from Tokyo and makes for a nice day trip. Here's a link to the event if you are interested. Sakura charity event Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 As much fun as possible. Link to post Share on other sites
pickled mushhead 0 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Okinawa. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Okinawa hey, that has never been on my list of want to go places. Out of interest what's the appeal of going down there? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads Okinawa hey, that has never been on my list of want to go places. Out of interest what's the appeal of going down there? Possible Answer..Experiencing the creative and clever ways Okinawans make goya somewhat palatable. I feel the same GG...however, I do live in Izu which has the nice beaches, sun and surf thing covered. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 its meant to be beautiful down there....pristine ocean, good snorkelling, scuba etc. Stay away from the bases and I reckon it'd be cool. Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'd like to go, does look pretty cool place. Maybe a bit hot for my liking. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I want to get to and around Gifu. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Back from Okinawa now. Great little trip for not much money. Its about 25C or so there now with the sea at 22C or so. Warm enough once you're in. We got five sunny days out of six. The kids loved it. Why go? Great sandy beaches, beautiful clean sea like Hawaii or SE Asia, and the best value accommodation in Japan, at this time of year at least. It's warm enough to camp too, which we did one night. It would have been two, but that was the day we had some rain. I'll write it up when I have some time. If you can avoid Golden Week and GW prices, its a great time to go. View from one room we stayed in Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yeah, I'm also in 2 minds about Okinawa but everyone who's been there seems to love it. Could you give me/us a rough idea of prices Mr Wiggles? Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Ishigaki is meant to have great beaches. But my wife is not interested in it, I think because it is not exotic for her and also it is not that cheap. Cost of getting there is similar to going to SE Asia, and once there the hotels and items cost more than SE Asia. Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 GN those pictures are awesome, quite the cute little girl. Good to see Niseko still has a lot of snow. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I went to Kumejima in Okinawa 5 or 6 years ago. Really great place! It was about 50,000Â¥ for flight and 5 nights. Restaurants and booze was significantly cheaper than prices on Honshu. Flying domestic to places in Japan is very convenient so if you have only a short vacation its much better than flying to another country. Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 I went to Fuji Safari Park today...that was a fun time with the family. Will probably go back before the end of summer this year Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Where abouts is that norcal? Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Near Susonoshi IC, Shizuoka Link to post Share on other sites
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