Popular Post muikabochi 208 Posted February 1, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2013 Beautiful weather from early on this morning both here in Minamiuonuma and also over in Gunma. So I was off to one of my favourite skijos for photos - Tanigawa Tenjindaira in Minakami, Gunma. About 50 minutes drive from where I live. Beautiful clear blue skies. Got on the Gondola at 6am and arrived at the top at 9am. Just kidding. Took some knitting to amuse myself on the ride up. Had a bit of a panic when I was trying to get a shot just beyond a rope. Bending down and my camera bag was open. 2 lens roll out of bag and one of them starts going down a rather steep area. I thought it was a gonner. Went into a bit of a panic and lost my balance in this rather dangerous position. Luckily I didn't slip in the wrong place and luckily the lens stopped and so I was just about able to rescue it. But it took a while to get composure back, pretty scary. You'll see one some of those photos people hiking up. Must say, the thought scares me. I'll just take photos of them! Totally stunning place. I think I said that last year. I just love the scale of the scenery. Unfortunately scaling photos down to small jpgs really takes away lots of the impact of this place. Check out all the 'little people'! Here's a couple larger ones that SJ kindly said ok. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/tenjina.jpg http://www.snowjapan.com/e/tenjinb.jpg If you want to see any others "bigger" let me know which one and I'll save it bigger. In no particular order (sorry so many, need to get some work done!) 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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Mike Pow 52 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 WOW Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Wow wow wow wow wow! number one favorite pic set EVER!!! What an amazing looking place! Its snowporn as far as the eye can see. And yes, id hit the shit out of it to all you thinking im a eunuch. An appropriate picture set to bling out the little muika or whatever its name is. Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 The photos of the trails don't have anyone in them, was this just luck or was the place deserted? Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Nice Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Awesome. Would love to see huge versions of these. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I'm so unbelievably jealous I've been staring at Tanigawa and Hotaka the last view days contemplating faking a flu to get my self up there! I might have even climbed Tanigawa in the morning and boarded in the afternoon. Beautiful pics! every time I go to Tanigawa I send your links to my family to show them how beautiful it is. Thank you!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Can we have a few more big ones please? excellent stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 The photos of the trails don't have anyone in them, was this just luck or was the place deserted? Tenjin doesn't even have that many people on weekends let alone weekdays. You can also print a coupon of their website for 3,000 yen full day pass! The only negative about Tenjin is the previously mentioned notoriously slow rope way, but I think the positives outweigh the negatives. First skijo I ever went to in Japan and still one of my favorites Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Beautiful. Are most of the hikers just there to hike, or are they skiing/boarding? Don't see too many ski/board tracks coming down from that seemingly well-hiked ridge. Or do they come down somewhere not visible? Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Probably 98% of the people who climb the mountain are doing just that. They may come back to the skijo and board/ski after that, but most are there to climb the mountain. I have seen a couple of lines coming off the peak on the left in the first pic from this thread, but I would be scared to try it. The av danger is probably low, but if it went I don't anything would save you. Link to post Share on other sites
nippontiger 8 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Great pics! It didn't look like that when I was there a few weeks ago - blowing a gale and couldn't see anything!! Shame cos I really wanted to try some of those runs through the trees..... Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Superb again, thanks. Those big ones are good.... hey deserve to e big! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Got to be one of the most spectacular settings for a skijo here. Did you see the Super Mario pipe thingy? Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Great photos, and glad to hear everything was okay. Don't risk your life big man, not even for a pro lens! It looks like you took all three, so that's quite some gear to be carrying and juggling around with cases and caps and ski poles and things. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Thanks folks. It's difficult to take bad pictures up there, camera eats it up! Yes I'll take the 12-24, 24-70 and 70-200 to places like Tenjin. Better than going and regretting not having them. The lens was covered in snow when I recovered it. It seems to be ok. I'll have to check out out. Good job they are built sturdy! Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Amazing looking place is tenjin. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 It is a beautiful place. If you are not into the hiking thing, or photography, it's hardly worth going though. BTW, were any of those hikers naked muika? Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 It is a beautiful place. If you are not into the hiking thing, or photography, it's hardly worth going though. BTW, were any of those hikers naked muika? Completely disagree Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Then you have left me with absolutely no alternative but to challenge you to a duel!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Do elaborate, Gunma Boarder! Link to post Share on other sites
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