nzpete 0 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Hey, I'm a kiwi English teacher living in Kumagaya, Saitama and would love to get up north an hour or so to the mountains in Gunma. Do I buy the stuff before or after Christmas/New Year? And where's the best place in Tokyo? (only an hour away for me) I've got all my clothes but I need Skis, boots, bindings and poles. I also have large feet (US 14 UK 13) which may pose an issue but and my budget is 100,000 yen. I assume if you get everything at one place they would offer you a small discount? Any ideas would be very helpful. Cheers Pete Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 check out the Jimbocho/Ochanomizu area.......loads of ski snowboard shops. You can get there using the subway or the JR lines from Tokyo station Link to post Share on other sites
nippontiger 8 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Loads of shops around the Ochanomizu/Kanda area. You can sometimes get some discount if you buy a few things in one place. Usually, the best deals are in the smaller shops - you should shop around cos there can be quite big differences between shops. Id say you can get stuff cheaper online or on Yahoo auction but you'll probably need a little bit of Japanese ability or a Japanese speaker to help with those. I usually dont see much of a difference before/after Christmas/New year, TBH. Link to post Share on other sites
nzpete 0 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Great information, thanks. Does anybody have large feet like me? Was it a problem acquiring high quality large boots in Japan? I'm not going to buy anything online as I will have to try them on! Any shoe shop over here just laughs at me Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 you are gonna struggle I think, Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 nzpete as a child Link to post Share on other sites
nzpete 0 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 hahahaha yep that's about it Well I'll head off to Tokyo after Christmas early next week and let ya know how I go, if I've got a couple possibilities i'll ask some more questions on which makes/models are best then go back and get them. Thanks again Link to post Share on other sites
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nippontiger 8 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 My friend had big feet and he got some boots in the Ochanomizu area - I think he got them from the London Sports shop. Im not sure they were quite as big as yours though! Im guessing you might be a bit limited in choice or perhaps you will have to order a pair in specially. Generally I wouldnt buy boots online as you really need them well fitted, but skis, bindings and poles are fine. Link to post Share on other sites
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