cr500dom 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Just got my membership approved so thought I would come on and say hi I am coming out to Japan 1st week in March on a 6 - 9 month contract on my own and would like to get some boarding in while I am there.... I bought a season Pass for the 3 valleys in France at the start of the season (did a season in Meribel 04/05 and its been a regular winter haunt for 4 years now) and now I am not going to be able to make full use of it !! I am going to be Based in Mishima and working nearby, so interested to know what resorts are recommended that are close enough for easy travel to at weekends via Public transport ? I have been boarding for 8 years, and "advanced intermediate" level, prefer Off piste/back country to groomers and although I do venture in there from time to time, the Park still is not my natural habitat !! So do I bring all my Kit out with me ? or am I better just bringing Boots/clothing etc and Renting board and bindings ? Any advice gratefully recieved, as the whole Japanese experience is going to be new to me not just the Resorts Be good to hook up with some people already out there if possible as well Cheers Dom Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hi Where exactly is Mishima? Link to post Share on other sites
cr500dom 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Share Posted January 29, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by dale#1: Hi Where exactly is Mishima? Hi Dale Sorry, just south of Mt Fuji Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hi cr500dom So Shizuoka then? You'll be heading north to Nagano then I'd think. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hi there I think this is the nearest to you then http://www.snowjapan.com/e/maps/japan-ma...-town-yeti.html http://www.snowjapan.com/e/maps/japan-map-and-satellite-photos/shizuoka-prefecture/index.html You'll need to go further north into Nagano for more choice. Link to post Share on other sites
timcraig 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Bringing your stuff is the best option. Although if you are in the market for new board, Tokyo has some pretty good deals. Riding around Nagano is sweet Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Easy access to the mountains so I would say bring your whole kit. If you ride every weekend you could get quite a few days in all up. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Definitely. Fingers crossed for as long as possible season. Link to post Share on other sites
jgraves 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hey Dom welcome. I was excited when you said Mishima, cause there's a Mishima up in Aizu (Fukushima Pref) near me. Its not just south of Fuji, though. I'm sure there are tons of Mishimas, though. What Prefecture? Good gear tends to be on the expensive side here, so I'd bring what you've got and leave it behind when you leave, depending on how nice it is. Also depends on how much you plan to get on the slopes. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Shizuoka.... Link to post Share on other sites
gogalago 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Had some mates in Shizuoka who found it to be a fair task to get up here. Not difficult, just a bit tedious. You might find that buses are your best bet, as although you can catch trains, there is no direct/fast one... despite specifying that you wanted public transport you should go pick up an international licence, so you can at least rent a car occasionally, if you get chance to split costs... all this of course assuming you do want to come to Nagano. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Hiya cr500dom Shizuoka and Nagano are actually next prefecture but accessing is not good in many cases especially if it's northern Nagano where many ski slopes are located. Maybe you'd better go to #1---Tokyo to catch an Asama shinkansen to Nagano then bus to Shiga kogen / Nozawa /Hakuba area #2--- Shinkansen from Tokyo to Echigo Yuzawa to reach Gala Yuzawa, Naeba, Kandatsu etc #3--- Nagoya to catch a Shinano limited express train for Matsumoto or Nagano to reach Norikura/Hakuba/Nozawa/Shiga-kogen area But if you are located in Mishima, I think Tokyo is closer than Nagoya? Quote: I'm sure there are tons of Mishimas, though. What Prefecture? If there's a Mishima in Niigata, it might be Echigo-Mishima If it's in Nagano, could be Shinano-Mishima If it's in Hiroshima, maybe Bingo-Mishima Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Bingo?! A joke, right? Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 No, not a joke. Bingo 備後 is an old name for Hiroshima region. Bungo 豊後 is the one for Ooita. Confusing? There's a lot of place names that have some old region name at the top (usually ) e.g. Toshima-Oono 渡島大野 in Hokkaido. Tsugaru-Imabetsu 津軽今別 in Aomori Ugo-Honjo 羽後本庄 in Akita Rikuchu-Takada 陸中高田 in Iwate Rikuzen-Sanno 陸前山王 in Miyagi *** Shinano-Moriue 信濃森上 in Hakuba Echizen-Oono 越前大野 in Fukui Owari-Ichinomiya 尾張一ノ宮 in Aichi Hida-Furukawa 飛騨古川 in Gifu Kawachi-Nagano 河内長野 in Osaka *** Bicchu-Takahashi 備中高梁 in Okayama Bingo-Shohara 備後庄原 in Hiroshima Houki-Daisen 伯耆大山 in Tottori Tosa-Yamada 土佐山田 in Kochi *** Bungo-Mori 豊後森 in Ooita Hizen-Yamaguchi 肥前山口 in Saga Satsuma-Kawajiri 薩摩川尻 in Kagoshima *** Quiz How is this below pronounced? 半家 Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 banga? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 半家 = hanke and BTW, 備後庄原 is Bingo Shobara Gam Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Fukdane, I used to live at the bottom/western end of the Bingo area in Onomichi City. There was a big sports park there called "Bingo Undo Koen" Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by Bushpig: "Bingo Undo Koen" Please pronounce that UNDO as in 運動, not アンドゥー Quote: banga? Nope! Quote: 半家 = hanke Nope! Quote: BTW, 備後庄原 is Bingo Shobara Gam Arigato Bushpick Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 hehe Mate, there is a town in Kochi Ken called Hanke with that kanji. I have driven through that area a number of times. But OK, it wasn't the one you were after. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 If it's in Kochi Ken. Probably we refer the same place but what I heard in the train was not hanke. Maybe town name and station nane are different there and you know the town name while I know the station name, I guess? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 could be. I'll have a google and see Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 no, my bad! It's baldy! はげ Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 You got it, bushpig!! I hope there will be no bald oyaji passnegers if I have to work for the train as a conductor to announce Tsugi wa hage- hage- Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Might get some complaints about the rude service eh! Link to post Share on other sites
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