gerard 6 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 indoor wave pool is a good idea but it might confuse people in Hakuba. They tend to put those on the beach. --next to the ocean. Link to post Share on other sites
Pascal 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 back to an earlier comment, isn't there a flight from Matsumoto airport to Sapporo? Almost as good as a shinkansen connection between Hakuba and Niseko! Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 one flight per day Pascal Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 A real peeler bar Not Japanese style where you pay a huge amount just to sit and talk to a lady I'd like western style where you get in for free. Sit down at the stage. If you are hungry you can order a burger. You can get a beer at a reasonable price and if you want you can get a lap dance again for a reasonable price (maybe 2500-4000 yen) Hakuba would be set Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 a vegetarian izakaya! Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 Thanks guys some really helpful info both on the forums and via PM/email. Quote: Originally posted by le spud: . Perhaps Hakuba (resorts) could collude to lead the way in Japanese environmentally sensitive resort management policy. That would be great because I'm an Environmental Scientist. I'd have work all year round Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Better Shuttle buses, currently the shuttles are confusing and no one really knows which one goes where and the routes arent clear, the shuttle stops are vague. Get those shuttles organized!! Colorize them, distinguish them clearly, have a blue shuttle, a green shuttle, black, silver shuttle. Make it clear and obvious which shuttle goes where. Make the shuttle stops easy to see and gets some decent maps of the shuttle routes, the current ones I have seen were drawn by a 4 year old. Shuttle times from Happo at the end of the day are too far spread out and generally a nightmare, if you are going to do something do it properly. The current shuttle organizers couldnt organize a pissup in a brewery. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Yes, transport around the town could be much better. I bet that is all linked up with the resorts not working together again, hey? Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 What does the current shuttle cost? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 theyre free Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 yes they are free but that doesnt mean they have to be hopeless, other World class ski resorts have easy to use and efficient shuttle services that are free. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 agreed, kidporche (incompetent boob) and I had a few probs w/em and ended up flaggin a freakin taxi Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Toque: A real peeler bar Not Japanese style where you pay a huge amount just to sit and talk to a lady You obviously never went to a real Japanese peeler bar. panhead_pete could slap up a prefab in Hakkers with a solar-powered spangle-ball inside and a rack for snowboards outside. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Pan_Head, you are the man for the job, you are in your moment. That's three votes on these forums for a Hakkers Titty Bar... and you can bring your environmental scientificness into play. Unless your specific skill is the disposal of cyanide from copper mine tailings . Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 I see we are ceratinly going to get along Ocean11. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 How about some skimpies? Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 It needs to not become like Niseko. However, in a number of unwelcome ways, I think it will. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by nagpants: It needs to not become like Niseko. However, in a number of unwelcome ways, I think it will. With more foreigners coming, the accusation of foreigners ruining the place is only a short head behind. It's what some people are going to say regardless of how many gaijin come or how they behave. C'est la vie. Sho ga nai. Haway the Toon! More visitors with deep pockets is what "Habuka" needs! Wave Pool? Tried. Failed. Derelict. Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I would like to see some Japanese comments on this.It is their country. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I asked my Japanese girlfriend, I said babe, what do you think Hakuba would benefit from? She thought about it for a while and to my surprise, she suggested a titty bar. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Everybody likes titty bars Ocean: I only have experience with J-Titty bars where I lived in Japan I did not know that there were western style places where you could get cheap beer and just sit and watch the show Link to post Share on other sites
holo 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by le spud: I asked my Japanese girlfriend, I said babe, what do you think Hakuba would benefit from? She thought about it for a while and to my surprise, she suggested a titty bar. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Toque: Everybody likes titty bars Ocean: I only have experience with J-Titty bars where I lived in Japan I did not know that there were western style places where you could get cheap beer and just sit and watch the show and you paid for that? woulda been free in Kansai Link to post Share on other sites
grassie 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 needs to be moved closer to tokyo Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 The ski resorts i`ve lived in (Banff and Whis) don`t have titty bars, or at least nothing that that is a big draw for people. Personally, When i am done riding at the end of a day, i wanna eat good food, soak in an Onsen, and then if i have the energy, go out and dance. And i hate the homogenization of ski hills here. I want Japanese hills to be a little Japanese, NOT a bad imitation of a swiss k-mart. I would love to see something like an old-style inn, with a semi-modern interior designed for skiers and snowboarders. For example, Kurashita no Yu is one of my favorite placs in Hakuba. Cozy, clean, but still traditional (except fot the big, vinyl curtains). Does Hakuba have a decent live house to see showns and stuff? That was one of the big draws for the younger crowd when i was in Banff and Whis. Have some decent DJs and bands come in and give peope something else to do than just wander aimlessly looking for Omiyage at night. Link to post Share on other sites
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