2angels 0 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 For my 2 daughters, aged 4 & 6, all we want is to play in the snow. No skiing, no snowboarding, but maybe some sledding. Any suggestions for a good cheap resort near Tokyo? Bus is not recommended (they start squirming in their seats even before the bus starts). And we don't have a car. There was an overnight tour to Hokkaido by HIS Travel for only 19,800 yen. Seems to be a good deal. Any comments? Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 http://www.fujiten.net/pc/ they have an excelent area for kids ..but no car, and bus is a no go, then how do you plan to go there?!?!? flying carpet? Link to post Share on other sites
2angels 0 Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 Hmmm, I guess we can also go there via taxi (20 mins) from Kawaguchiko stn. Thanks. Will think about it ($$$) Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Or you can hire me the giant flying turtle. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Kariuzawa perhaps? Not sure how kid capable it is, but it's soooo close to the Shinkansen, and not far from Tokyo, and there's a Prince Hotel there for the princely. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Is that Prince as dingy and horrid as the one at Naeba, or better than that? Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 I'm trying to remember the Naeba prince. Never skied there, but stayed there once a few years back off season. I think Naeba's probably bigger. Ask Markie about details of the Kariuzawa Prince. Link to post Share on other sites
2angels 0 Posted January 21, 2005 Author Share Posted January 21, 2005 Thanks for the tips. But Prince Hotels are way out of our budget... never heard anyone say that these hotels offer value for money. All we want is snow ... to let the kids wallow in. How is Sapporo in March? There's a 1-night package (plane & hotel w/ breakfast) for about 22,300 each (HIS travel). Is this a good deal? Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 there are some places that I often see lots of families with small kids playing around in Yuzawa. Ippon-Sugi, Yuzawa-Kogen, Iwappara. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 I think you can see snow somewhere around Gotenba which is probably closest from your location, 2 angels. Maybe Nikko also works? Echigo-Yuzawa or Karuizawa work better for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
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