damian 0 Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 alot of resorts are reached via train from Ueno or Tokyo stations. Does anyone know of one that has a direct from Shinjuku? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Don't trains go up to Nagano from Shinjuku? Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 how about... shinjuku->Tokyo Tokyo->Mountain of Choice... I mean...its like a 12min ride or something... danz Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Trains go direct to Nagano or Matsumoto from Shinjuku, but that still leaves you a fair distance from any of the resorts... Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Author Share Posted October 31, 2002 danz - I have to go seijo - shinjuku - tokyo - mountains. I was hoping to cut out the change in tokyo and the ride from shinjuku to tokyo. I am probably being lazy, but the less train changing the better at that time of the morning. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 It's only about 20-30 mins from Tokyo to Shinjuku anyway from what I remember. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Author Share Posted October 31, 2002 Ocean, yes, I think there are such trains direct from Shinjuku. Wouldn't the trains from Tokyo/Ueno also leave you an equally fair distance from the resorts? (besides teh GALA resort with the dedicated shin.) Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 No I don't think so. Anywhere is nearer to the station in Yuzawa than say Hakuba or Nozawa from Nagano, or Norikura from Matsumoto. Also the train to Nagano takes over two hours I believe. How do you Tokyo people generally get to Nagano? Someone must know... Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Shinjuku - Tokyo via Chuo Kaisoku ~12min. Close: Fujimi Panorama, Sugadaira, Kurumayama Far: Happo/Shiga area via Matsumoto Why don't you take an overnite ski bus from Shinjuku directly to the resorts? Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 deebee if you are living out that way you are kind'a close to me. I am in Nerima and I plan on doing some trips by car to Niigata given that it is only about 1.5hrs from where I am. I have a van with enough room for you and whomever so you are welcome to hitch a ride(I am cheap so we split gas and tolls) if the schedules meet. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Nerima to Niigata in 1.5 hours? Really? (Don't get in his van, deebee. He may have got the rockets working properly, but I wonder about the brakes...) Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Yeah it's called the Kanetsu at 7am! If you go then when everyone else has already gone there are no traffic jams. Usually. Don't trust dump days though. Coming home is the prob. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Author Share Posted October 31, 2002 Quote: Originally posted by IM: Why don't you take an overnite ski bus from Shinjuku directly to the resorts? HAPPY DAYS!!! I didnt know that it existed. Sounds pretty good in terms of avoiding the very early saturday morning drama of getting the early train (no doubt with the Tokyo crowds and all our ski gear). Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 31, 2002 Author Share Posted October 31, 2002 Very nice offer Mogski, thankyou. I reckon I will take you up on it. I certainly dont mind splitting costs either. where is Nerima? Setagaya-ku I assume? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Costs may include some 300,000 yen in fines for some serious speeding. It takes us nearly two hours by van to get to Nozawa (within the same prefecture) from Suwa. It takes more time to get to Niigata. We leave before dawn creeps over yonder hill, and sometimes commit minor civil offenses on the way (speeding). The highway ramp is not at all far from where we meet up. mogski, have you actually tried this yet? Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Ocean did it twice last year! I can't seem to figure the doubt. Naeba is not much more than 200km out of Tokyo.... Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Well I'll be damned! The way this country is linked up confuses me badly sometimes. Some places seem a long way away as the sheep flies, but because they're linked up better, you can get there much faster. Kindly forgive my ignorance. Maybe it makes sense to move to Tokyo to get nearer to the resorts . Have you bought snow tyres yet? Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Totally hear you on that linked up stuff! Crazy country! If you are prepared to donate to the "MSTF(Mogski Snow Tyre Fund)" then I will get them, but if not I am afraid that finances dictate chains. Link to post Share on other sites
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