seemore 66 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Never been here in any other season but thought I might start #1 The snow consistent and light compared to other countries #2 Easily accessible from Perth (where I live) with minimul time difference #3 Affordable especially considering the costing the cost of skiing, eating, drinking, smoking in Australia #4 Polite friendly people who have respect for everyone else #5 Beautiful scenery and landscapes #6 Onsens the whole Japanese bathing culture #7 Toilets that wash your bum for you #8 Vending machines There are so much more and I am sure things people hate as well but I love being here 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 #9 SnowJapan Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 #10 Boots 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 A good list, though only 1 and 3 are exclusively winter things. You should try fall one of these years the colors are beautiful! Summer and Spring aren't so bad either Of course winter is going to be the favorite on this site Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 You would of course have to be complete insane (or live in hokkai-blah blah) to love summer. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Yeah would love to see everything in the different seasons, especially trying to find the runs out of the valleys I am to afraid to drop into Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 You would of course have to be complete insane (or live in hokkai-blah blah) to love summer. That is true. If I didn't have to work I could maybe love summer, but being stuck in a sweaty classroom kind of ruins the fun. Minakami is pretty awesome in summer though. Canyoning is one crazy sport if you haven't seen it, check it out. I also go swimming on the regular in the Tone River and even do some white water bogey boarding from time to time. Getting high up in the mountains can also be a nice break from the heat. Being stuck in the muggy valley is what gets you..... I will say summer is my least favorite Japanese season but it has it's good points. For now TGIW (Thank God it's Winter!) Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 To get back on topic. I love snow covered old style Japanese houses like in Shirakawago and the crystal blue skies on a clear winter day 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 You would of course have to be complete insane (or live in hokkai-blah blah) to love summer. Not true.....I loved summer in Kanagawa and I'm of (reasonably) sound mind Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 You would of course have to be complete insane (or live in hokkai-blah blah) to love summer. Not true.....I loved summer in Kanagawa and I'm of (reasonably) sound mind Being near a river or the ocean can really take the edge off summer. If I can stay cool summer is great! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Yep definitely! Living 5 mins from the beach was definitely the reason I loved Shonan summers Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I'm partial to #11 Skiing myself. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 You would of course have to be complete insane (or live in hokkai-blah blah) to love summer. Not true.....I loved summer in Kanagawa and I'm of (reasonably) sound mind Being near a river or the ocean can really take the edge off summer. If I can stay cool summer is great! No.....NO, Ohhh...no......no......NO..NO..NO... :naughty: There is no escape. I'm 30ft from the damned ocean and IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.... Now, PLEASE you and tubby go share your crack pipe in some distant, dark corner and continue your "Summer is OK" silly talk there. I love winter because I can actually disagree with the Japanese people who incessantly say..."Kyo...samui desu ne".... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 The only thing I can think of about summer that I like is the usual chance to go home and visit family. Otherwise, I hate it. I hate the constant sweating. I hate it when people around me say 'today is cool isn't it'. Er no, it's bloody hot and humid. It's just slightly less so than it was yesterday. It's just not nice at all. Yuck. Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Summers in Japan are horrible, the best thing about winter is that I can keep myself at a nice pleasant temperature. In summer there is a limit to the number of clothes you can take off before mirrors start to crack and people run screaming in the other direction. However in winter I have all the right clothes to keep myself nice and warm no matter how cold it gets. Spring and Autumn are great, Winter wonderful, and Summer just plain horrible. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I had a feeling we might get jumped on for saying Summer is OK on this website. I did say that it was my least favorite season in Japan. I'm OK with summer when I'm swimming, in a cool valley in the mountains or hiking high in the mountains. I am not OK with summer when I am sweating at least twice as much as a room full of sweaty stundents trying to make myself care about teaching English so they might care about learning it while my mind just keeps telling me to run for the cool mountain swimming holes to stop my body from leaking salt water just for a second. For now I'll say it again TGIW! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Yes, you just take that back! (You need to be is censed and apologise issue!) I also do not like summer here. I like being in a cold bath or up a mountain maybe but they are very temporary fixes to a generally pretty miserable 3 month period of the year here. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Actually, I'll take the cold bath bit back. I don't like that. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm calling this on myself. Let's get back to what we love about winter Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I had a feeling we might get jumped on for saying Summer is OK on this website. I did say that it was my least favorite season in Japan. I'm OK with summer when I'm swimming, in a cool valley in the mountains or hiking high in the mountains. I am not OK with summer when I am sweating at least twice as much as a room full of sweaty stundents trying to make myself care about teaching English so they might care about learning it while my mind just keeps telling me to run for the cool mountain swimming holes to stop my body from leaking salt water just for a second. For now I'll say it again TGIW! When you spend summers in swim shorts, t-shirt and flip flops, spitting distance from a cooling dip in the sea, with a cooler bag full of beer at ur side........summer is pretty damn fine Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 #12 Snow bunnies Link to post Share on other sites
Kansaiash 6 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Last summer I had the coldest night sleep I have ever had in Japan. Camped out on top of Kita-dake I woke to frost on the ground on August 15th. There are definitely ways to escape the heat. If you have to work on the other hand and your school or workplace is enforcing coolbiz and the air con is set to 28 or 29 then yea I completely agree it does suck. Edit: #13 Hot cans of coffee Link to post Share on other sites
Error404 0 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Maybe I will spend 3 months up at the top of Kita-dake this coming summer. Will try and fit it into my other commitments! Link to post Share on other sites
Kansaiash 6 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I wouldn't recommend it. One night was enough. Link to post Share on other sites
Error404 0 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Any ideas for the other 3 months then? Link to post Share on other sites
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