iiyamadude 6 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 You're probably right. Can anyone think of a better reason?! Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Confusion to the aliens! Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'm pretty sure a fair bit of confusion to the locals too. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Perhaps, but they've got Abenomics for support! Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 We all do. And should be thankful. As for the train station name, who actually got to choose it? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 They should Just call it the Abenomics Shinkansen Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Abenomics bring you back to Japan, Tubby? Are you now Tubby-er Beaverinho after your two weeks in the USA? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Haha....yes....Abenomics inspired my return. I haven't weighed myself (I'm literally just home) but the gut reflected back in the mirror says that Im a fuller beaver than when I left Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 The USA effect! Though I must say that a few weeks back here in UK has somewhat similar effects. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 That doesn't deserve to be 'hidden' in this thread! Link to post Share on other sites
NECK 14 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Drove past the station on the highway the other day. Looks long! Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 As long as your neck? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 if it was station, it would be a bit longer. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Can anyone tell me: 1. How far is Wakinoda Station (basically where the new shink station is being built) from Myoko Kogen skijo? 2. When will the shink to Myoko Joetsu open? 3. How much further in travel time will it be from Nagano (i.e. total travel time from Tokyo - I'm guessing about 2 hours). Whatever the case, with an early enough departure, you'll be able to do day trips from Tokyo. Thanks! SdS Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 See earlier in thread. Seems to me that Iiyama might just be as good as Joetsu Myoko for the Myoko skijo. And cheaper too, in terms of distance anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
NECK 14 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 As long as your neck? Not quite, but still a respectable length :-) Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Can anyone tell me: 1. How far is Wakinoda Station (basically where the new shink station is being built) from Myoko Kogen skijo? 2. When will the shink to Myoko Joetsu open? 3. How much further in travel time will it be from Nagano (i.e. total travel time from Tokyo - I'm guessing about 2 hours). Whatever the case, with an early enough departure, you'll be able to do day trips from Tokyo. Thanks! SdS People living closer will know better than me, but I guess you're looking at 40 minutes or so each way by bus to the lifts from the Shinkansen station for Nozawa and Myoko. Discounted trips on the Nagano shink to Karuizawa are around 8500 return offpeak for a shorter train ride and no bus/lifts, so I guess you're looking at 15,000 minimum for train, bus and lift ticket in a discounted package. For day trips, it makes more sense to use the Niigata shink. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yes, Myoko might well be in the name, but it's going to be a bit of a trip to the lifts whichever station. Madarao will be the closest, I would guess 10-15 mins on a bus. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'm sure Madarao will be over the moon Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Bet they can't wait. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Thanks, Mr Wiggles, I know I was being a bit lazy not wading back through all of this thread to dig out the answers... Anyway, I have done Kagura day trips via Echigo Yuzawa more times than I can count, so I know the tricks and exactly how long that takes (our record's about 95 minutes from Tokyo Station to arrival at Mitsumata Ropeway if you catch the 07:00 fast train and assuming there's no taxi queue at Echigo), but I'm really looking forward to the chance to go somewhere decent on the Nagano Shink, which is traditionally a lot quieter than the Niigata. For those who don't know, Hakuba is really not day-trippable - once you have caught the first bus from Nagano Eki Higashiguchi it will be late morning before you are likely to be on the snow - even if you going to Goryu, which is the first place the bus stops in Hakuba. Taxi is a possibility if you are sharing with others but it won't be much faster and it will be a lot more expensive. Same story for Shiga - great bus journey, but it takes time, and a taxi to the far end costs 15,000 yen, I know this from personal experience. Should be interesting to see if Myoko or Madarao is realistically worth the effort for a day trip. Maybe. If only Karuizawa had more decent snow and a bigger mountain, I often think. Prince Hotels probably think the same. SdS Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Madarao / Tangram is worth a shufty. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 No problems SdS! Full marks for getting out there. Anyway, a quick look suggests that the current Iiyama Station to Madarao takes 30 minutes by bus. http://www.avis.ne.jp/~tomosibi/koutu.html Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I have whizzed up there in a car in just over 10 mins. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 I see that the new Hokuriku Shinkansen (will have Nagano mentioned in brackets). So that 'people aren't confused'. Hurray! Link to post Share on other sites
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