cheeseman 1 Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Is it true that they are extending the shinkansen in Nagano?? Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 yes they are. it'll stop in iiyama- so easier access to nozawa, togari, other skijos near there. then i think it's gonna connect with the shink line in niigata. Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Shit didn't know that Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Wow! I bet the local businessmen in Iiyama are head over heels. This will do wonders for that woeful little one-horse town. It can only draw business away from Karuizawa though in terms of the weekend retreaters from tokyo. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 It is still a few years off isn't it. Joetsu is the intended detination if I remember correctly. That should put it within close proximity of Myoko, and Arai as well. I bet Blair is licking his lips. Link to post Share on other sites
dancing_barefoot 0 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 So is this being built now then? Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 Yes, you can see them building it coming out from Nagano towards Iiyama. Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted February 14, 2004 Share Posted February 14, 2004 actually iiyama's already been building up quite a bit- lotsa big stores like besia, cainz home, plug city, heinendo, mcds, etc and the best italian restaurant i've been to in japan. yeah, they've started building it- you can see pillars in various spots. it probably wont be completed for years though. Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 So there's gonna be an Iiyama Shink station?! Where next, go up north to Myoko and Arai stations? Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted February 16, 2004 Author Share Posted February 16, 2004 That will make it easier to get to Nozawa Very nice. Pity the landscape though (or is it going to be an "under mountain shink?) Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 They will be happy. Where abouts will the station(s) be then nekobi, you know? Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 i dunno. i think i've heard it's going thru nakano- but that could be just the track and not an actually stop. nakano and iiyama are pretty close (like a 10 minute drive) but they are on different sides of a river and different train lines (jr for iiyama, dentetsu for nakano). Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 It was first time for me to take Nagano Shinkansen on Friday. I really enjoyed beautiful view of Fujisan on the left side. And the bus from Nagano to Hakuba going along a dam was also enjoyable. It was snowing since the night before and the scenery was like an old Japanese folktale. I loved it. Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Nice ride isn't it? (Should be for the price!) They're really good, but jolly expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 I'm sure I read something about a new Shink station on the Joetsu Shink line as well. Just did a search, but can't find anything on that Was I imagining that? Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Aha, Nagano shinkansen is a part of Hokuriku Shinkansen (Tokyo-Toyama-Osaka!!). -by 2014- Nagano - Iiyama - Joetsu - Itoigawa - Shin kurobe - Toyama -in the future- Toyama- Kanazawa - Fukui - Shin Osaka Grand Project!! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 oo - that sounds very unlikely to me. Where would it be, surely if anywhere before the Niigata side of things. Link to post Share on other sites
GoodTimes 0 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 oo - you were surely imagining that one. Link to post Share on other sites
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