3da5snow 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 So I'll be going to Joetsu Kokusai this coming Tuesday by shinkansen to echigoyuzawa. My shin will arrive in yuzawa at 9:34. My question is, are there any other ways of getting to joetsu kokusai without having to wait a freakin hour for the train connection to joetsu kokusai ski-jo mae stn? Are there shuttle buses running during the weekdays? How much would a taxi cost? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan.Com#5 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Hi there Unfortunately according to this page: http://www.jkokusai.co.jp/joetsu/route/bus3.html it looks like there isn't a shuttle bus running on that Tuesday. A taxi to JK from Yuzawa would be expensive - probably somewhere between 3000-4000 yen (really not sure on that), so unfortunately waiting for the train might be the way to go. Hope you enjoy your day.... pray for snow! Link to post Share on other sites
3da5snow 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 Thanks sj #5! When we got to the shinkansen stn yesterday they told me there was a free shuttle bus that leaves at 9:50. So we didn't have to wait over 2 hours for the train thank goodness. It was a beautiful day yesterday at joetsu. It was actually pretty warm. Snow was nice and soft. An awesome day! Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 That was probably the shuttle bus for the Green Plaza hotel on the gelande. Glad you were able to take that one, even though you weren't staying there, right? Link to post Share on other sites
3da5snow 0 Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 Actually, I approached the Green Plaza Hotel shuttle first and the driver asked me if i was staying in the hotel or day tripping (higaeri). When I told him I was day tripping, he directed me to go to the other side of the station where a shuttle bus for day trippers would pick us up at 9:50. Being 9:45 at the time, my friend and I hauled a** to get there. Another girl working there directed us to the bus stop, which was across the street in front of a japanese restaurant. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Neat, didn't know there was a daytrip shuttle bus. Thanks for the info. Wish all the shuttle bus and city bus infos for the Yuzawa area was centralized somewhere.. Link to post Share on other sites
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