maestro 0 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 If all goes well, I will spend half of Febraury in Nagano, with a sprinkling of Tokyo in there. Link to post Share on other sites
mfriedm 4 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 The shink will do a lot more for domestic tourism than international tourism, that's for sure. Not just due to prices, but because of convenience and cultural preference, a lot of Japanese people really like trains. One concern lately is that with the arrival of the shinkansen, a lot of the smaller train stations in the area will shut down (i.e. Niseko). That would hurt certain programs on the Niseko Village/Annupuri side of the mountain. Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Will it have that much of an effect though, it's not as if it is much further. Actually, have they decided where to put the station anyway? Link to post Share on other sites
BillTheBinMan 0 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Lets hope they make it look a bit less of an eye-sore than most (all) other shink stations! Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Yes Shink stations are not renowned for being beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites
mfriedm 4 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Last I heard it was going to go into Kutchan. Kutchan is a pretty large town by population, especially compared to Niseko-cho. I think it will have a pretty major effect on the area, especially at first. It may encourage investment from domestic companies (think JR/ANA package tours and hotels partnering with JR to bring people on weekend trips from Tokyo). Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Will be interesting to see how much they accept the views being messed up by that great big hulking slab of concrete. I'm hoping for an underground station! Link to post Share on other sites
blinkin'ek 0 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Are there firm plans for that station Max, or is it all just talk and still planning stage? Trying to imagine where it would go. Link to post Share on other sites
Kool 0 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 The gang and I are thinking of a ski trip to Japan this winter. Still just learning about it. Link to post Share on other sites
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