marjude 0 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Will be heading to Hakuba Goryu in February 2014 and I am considering my options of travel from and to Narita Airport. I have in the past purchased a 4 day any day JR pass outside of Japan and it made for easy simple travel arrangements but I was committed to travel by train as much as possible to get my moneys worth. This pass is now a 5 day pass and I will only be using it for up to 3 days. This coming tip I have considered staying in Tokyo a couple of nights before hitting the slopes. One option may be to catch trains to Nagano but on the return trip to Narita one option would be to catch a direct bus from Hakuba. Questions are ...is it easy to buy and reserve train seats with no use of Japanese language? How and where do I reserve a seat on the bus to return to Narita? And, is there a bus terminal in Goru? Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Ask your accommodation they'll tell you the options. For the train tickets do you mean online before or when you are there? My brother came to Japan and had no problems buying tickets there and then. Link to post Share on other sites
marjude 0 Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 I am considering buying all tickets in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Shouldn't be a problem really. Link to post Share on other sites
marjude 0 Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Does the bus service pick up and drop off at the Goryu end of Hakuba or do I need to go to the main terminal in Hakuba? Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 there are daily direct buses to Narita from Hakuba in winter. I know that one company has pick ups/drop offs at Goryu Bus stop Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I think there is a train station at Goryu.... Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 The train station is Kamishiro http://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/nagano/hakuba/hakuba-goryu Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Take the shinkansen from Tokyo station to Nagano, then take the bus from Nagano to the bus stop at the base of Hakuba Goryu. The trains can be booked using the ticket machines, as there is an English option available. The big JR View plazas in Tokyo tend to have someone who can understand/speak English. Link to post Share on other sites
JohnPaulIII 0 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Take the shinkansen from Tokyo station to Nagano, then take the bus from Nagano to the bus stop at the base of Hakuba Goryu. The trains can be booked using the ticket machines, as there is an English option available. The big JR View plazas in Tokyo tend to have someone who can understand/speak English. Listen to this Man. Any bus will take 3 hours just to get you in to Nagano Prefecture. Take the Shinkansen as much as possible assuming you have the pass. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 and it's pretty cool riding a bullet train Link to post Share on other sites
Mikuzz 0 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 You should go by bus if you have ski bag with you. Train is with more stops and usually full of the people. Bus is fast and can you take straight to Hakuba... Link to post Share on other sites
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