Japan?

edmund_f

Anyone have any experience, where to go, how to get there etc.. thinking of heading over late this year / early next year.

Any thoughts?

tywy

Did you see the guy go to Japan on Ski Sunday, think he went to Mount Fuji... it looked deadly, night skiing - the whole lot. Don't know when's the best time to go but I would assume it would be similar to europe's ski season as Japan is in the Northern Hemisphere.

Static M.e.

Haven't been, its meant to be amazing though, I also heard its quite expensive.

I'll ask around and see if I can find some more info

edmund_f

cheers, best i can find is inghams.co.uk about 1200-1500 sterling for a week - starting to sort myself out a nice little snow calender each year

tywy

Would you not be better going solo?

Booking a flight with BA to Tokyo and then getting a train to Mount Fuji and sorting your own accomodation...

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2172.html

That link gives limited info...

Oh and btw, I'm incredibly jealous!

edmund_f

was thinking that myself - but this is just in the early early planning stage. Although looking back i think a package to Whistler would have worked out cheaper than DIY - no need to be jealous, not there yet

tywy

I'm headin to Tokyo at the end of June but won't be doing any skiing... only got 4 days there on the way to Sydney. Have you been to Japan before?

edmund_f

nope - which is the main reason that i want to go there - everything i hear about it is good.

justfortherecor

Skiing around Mt Fuji? Never heard of that before to be honest. I thought most of the ski resorts were in around the midlands of Honshu.

Nagano is the obvious area, with Hakuba being the resort with most downhill skiing I believe. This website may be of some use to you:
http://www.vill.hakuba.nagano.jp/e/index.htm
The slopes of Happo-one are the most famous in the region:
http://www.hakuba-happo.or.jp/

Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the archipelago also has some great resorts and is probably quieter than the resorts on Honshu I'd guess. I heard Niseko was worth a visit anyways:
http://www.niseko.ne.jp/en/

tywy

I think there is skiing but not a huge amount, I do know there are other resorts too... again, the guy on ski sunday went to a couple as far as I remember...

staker

did stopover in tokyo last year for a week. stayed in the shiba park hotel-very cushty but the area wasn't great (too commercial). the food for me was hard i didnt know exactly what it was but didnt make me sick tbtg. very safe and clean but the language barrier is huge. not the cheapest either

edmund_f

Hokkaido seems to be the best, from www.snowjapan.com - have to start checking out some prices now ... and start saving (