Ocean11 0 Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 So I s'pose one night stands aren't really your thing then? There's all sorts of green and white grot floating about in the baths at Nozawa, and at 5 pm they're more crowded than inside a train. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 16, 2002 Author Share Posted December 16, 2002 1NS: I am the worlds biggest hypocrite. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 No car? Hmmm. OK. Niseko. or Hakuba. or Yuzawa/Myoko double Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 17, 2002 Author Share Posted December 17, 2002 I am not so flash in the 'know what I am talking about' department, but i didnt think Myoko and Yuzawa where that close, unless we speak of different Myoko's? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 They aren't close, but you can do both with a fairly stress-free train ride from one to the other. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 I would take in all the best resorts that offer a good selection of nutritious, fun and delicious cheeses. That would be my plan. Some research is required. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 5-days? Haven't seen any resorts in Japan that could keep you busy for 5 days (unless its snowing the whole time!), so I say head west my friend! Jackson Hole, WY Blackcomb/Whistler BC Salt Lake City UT Lake Tahoe NV,CA all excellent places to spend a week...of course, I haven't really thought about cost issues from japan...but thats not important, right debee?? danz Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 Do you have an international drivers license? you can hire a toyota "fun cargo" for 8000yen for 1 day so for 5 i would assume it would be cheaper. if you are hard up for cash you can always sleep in it too. they easily accomodate 3 people plus boards/bags etc for a day trip but two would be max to sleep in Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 17, 2002 Author Share Posted December 17, 2002 danz - would love to but 5 days aint enough time to factor in the flight time, plus it is a tad and a bit more expensive. I dont even have the international licence, my Oz licence expired whilst I was here, now I have to return to oz one day and renew. grrr. This has really got me stumped. Japan, the land of snow, 600 resorts etc and I cant find one honshu resort that would be suitable for a 5 day trip? At this stage I am thinking either the 3-4 resort set at Myoko Kogen or the Hakuba ensemble. Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Why dont you give Nozawa a go for a few days and then if you get bored you can always get on a train to Nagano (1 hr) then bus to Hakuba (1 hr?) and voila! More mountains to ride. Ditto with Hakuba for 5 days and then do it in reverse. And chill about the onsens mate! You dont know what you are missing out on. If you are so nuts dont stick your face in (I wouldnt) and then have a good wash afterwards. Nothing better than a post ski onsen and a beer. Or 5 And the floaties at Nozawa are just the silica deposits, makes you skin feel soooo smoottthhhhh Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 I'd try the Takasu region of Gifu, for a new change/adventure. There seems to be quite a few places in the same area, and fairly decent by all accounts. Link to post Share on other sites
Eriond 0 Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Wow, deebee, i have the same problem. I'll be travelling to Japan from Hong Kong just to ski, and I have 6 full days... my first criteria is of course the size of the mountain, and whether it has any other slopes linked to it. I've picked Hokkaido for the snow, so that sort of narrows down the "island". In Hokkaido, there are several large resorts, and Niseko has been ranked quite high up at the top from the rankings at Snow Japan. After looking at the resort map at Niseko, (http://www.niseko.gr.jp/map-e.htm), it looks good for a 5 ski-day trip plus a half day or full day of sightseeing. That's my view Eriond Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 yeah, Niseko would ahve been great, but the expense ruled it out. I then diddle-daddles around for so &^#$%$#% long that I couldnt get accomodation at any of the places I wanted to go to. (accomodation that meet the requirements for this particular trip, my xmas present to myself, ie no shared showers and bunk rooms). This has meant I ended up booking a far more expensive trip than I wanted and may aswell gone to Niseko in the end. However I am going locally, so I will get 5 straight days on the snow with minimal travel, something that I am very very much looking forward to after many one day trips requiring a total of 6 hours travel. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Danz - you missed Colorado - mainly Vail. Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 I win holiday for 3 day on snowJapan and then go Niseko for 2 days (3 if you let me!) Link to post Share on other sites
tokyojoeknows 0 Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 Hey akibun can I go with you? Link to post Share on other sites
hide 0 Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 I think I would also be going to Hokkaido. Did you mention?...is it expenses paid or do we have to pay? Link to post Share on other sites
OzOzOz 2 Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 Hokkaido for me too. Get 5 days and thats the place to go, if only because other places can be done in fewer. Link to post Share on other sites
Cherie Soh 0 Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 hey guys, thanks so much. i certainly change my plan to go to shiga instead of karuizawa. i found out that there is a english teaching school at yudanaka. yamanouchi. sounds great. anyone like to join us? mid jan. Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Check out the Sachiko ski school in shiga kogen, very friendly and good lessons. Info on this site somewhere, hold on a sec. here you go; http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/sachiko.html have a good time! Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 I would spend the 5 days going somewhere I can't normally go, and that'd be Hokkaido. Simple! Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsay 0 Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 I would go to the furthest place I can - for me too that would be Hokkaido. Link to post Share on other sites
proudtobegay 0 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 In Japan? I'd go on a tour of Tohoku, seems lovely. Link to post Share on other sites
Superman 0 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 I would go to a place I've never been before and a place that justifies 5 days. I'm still trying to work out where that might be Link to post Share on other sites
IANM 0 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 I would take in Yamagata/Fukushima/Tochigi. Link to post Share on other sites
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