Cherie Soh 0 Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 glad to find this place. planning to go to Karuizawa to ski in mid january. not been to Nagano at all. just wonder if any of you have been there and any comment on the place? many many thanks Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Very average, I'm afraid... Can I ask, why have you chosen there? Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 i went there with the family last year. it was very very average. (thats a euphemism) Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Quote: Originally posted by amandanism: euthanism please stop making me visit www.dictionary.com Link to post Share on other sites
Cherie Soh 0 Posted December 26, 2002 Author Share Posted December 26, 2002 you guys are so kind. no wonder there is not much articles on karuizawa. time is running out. i'm going to tokyo on jan 18, and tend to go sking the next day in nagano. in this case, which is a good place to go, with easy access by train. pls help. Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Quote: Originally posted by db: Quote: Originally posted by amandanism: euthanism please stop making me visit www.dictionary.com it was actually Euphemism...my bad. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 ....and I still need to go to dictionary.com Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 this is what studying for english exams does to you... Link to post Share on other sites
tokyojoeknows 0 Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 I would sooner die than go skiing at Karuizawa! It's a small hill..YES HILL.. run by Prince Hotels. Great place to live as it's kind of a Tokyo retreat area. It's actually a cool area. But for skiing????? That's not what it's made for. Even mid-Jan will probabaly be just the snow machines running with fake snow. It does get snow but the temperature tends to make it all melt away. Try Naeba! Very close and it's pretty cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 Yeah, ditto here. Don`t go to Karuizawa...it`s a joke! Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 I'm just guessing, but a possible reason why Karuizawa was considered, given that Cherie is supposedly from Hong Kong, is that it is one of the resorts (together with Niseko, Rusutsu and Sahoro) advertised by Cathay Pacific in their ski packages. Karuizawa is a great place for elderly people or those with a heart condition. Carving your way full speed down that course at a full 15 km/hr, the great thrill will be just right for those with weak hearts. Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Not the best place to go - many better places in Nagano than Karuizawa. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I've not been myself but I have a Japanese friend who has - he went because they open very early with snow machines. He said the Japanese equivelant of "it sucked". Link to post Share on other sites
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