Off to Japan

[jengi]

Hi Everyone,

Just looking for a few suggestions from anyone that's been to Japan before.

I'm heading over from the 4th to the 19th of Feb with a few mates and we've currently got one week booked purely to snowboard, but still debating the other week's worth of activities.

Definitely keen to check out a few workshops and the like but I was also hoping to find out if there were any decent events on worth seeing (track/drift/whatever)?

All suggestions welcome!

Thanks! :)

[regi]

back in 2008 i managed to catch a D1 exhibition round in Odaiba (Tokyo) which was awesome, definitely recommend a D1 event if there is one on!!

[VRX]

If your into theme parks Disney Sea is a must.It's like Disneyland but aimed more at adults,the place is a massive 176 acres and the sheer scale and attention to detail of the place will stay with you forever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_DisneySea

Also Akihabara is worth a look if your into electronics and all that.

[evil1]

jap hookers

[Mad_Aussie]

Try the Whale while you're there

[SLIPPERY]

ill be there from the 11-28th of Feb and skiing from 11-19th in niseko.

Whereabouts will you be staying?

Im skiing first then heading to tokyo, kyoto, himeji and hiroshima. Ive got plenty things planned for tokyo so if youre heading there let me know and ill tell you what.

Also, the sapporo snow/ice festival is on from the 7th feb to 13th Feb or something like that...a must see! im heading there on the 13th

[SLIPPERY]

Hit up the onsens too! Especially the izu peninsula if you can.

[SLIPPERY]

im keen to hear about some car events too...havnt seen or heard too much advertised yet for the time ill be over there

[[FFOUR]]

Anyone not going to Japan in Feb?!

I'm heading over late in the month and into March for some snowboarding (Niseko) and then to Tokyo. Keep the ideas coming!

[SLIPPERY]

wicked! best time to go. Will be interesting to hear so many aussie accents all the way near russia

[Tocchi]

Jan 13th to Feb 7th for me

[SLIPPERY]

bastard! you leave very soon :)

[urabus]

How are you getting to niseko? Flying into tokyo. Internal flight to sapporo and then the bus up to Niseko? Only reason I say is that with all the connections etc it basically took us 24 hours to get there. I THINK you can catch a train from tokyo up to kutchen (which is about a 30 min free bus ride from Niseko and the closest half major town). Just figured I would catch the train next time because at least you would get to see a bit of the country side and it would be faster.

Brendon

[SLIPPERY]

all JAL internal flights were booked already at the times i wanted so i did some hunting around.

I found Skymark airlines to have flights just over a 100 bucks to get to sapporo. So...

I arrive at narita 7:30.
Get the limousine bus to haneda airport (90 mins)
Catch internal flight from haneda at 10:30.
Arrive Sapporo at midday
Go to the "big runs" desk and they have a coach service to Niseko one way for 2300 Yen.
Booked on 13:00 bus
Arrive Niseko 16:00 at information centre then a small walk to my hotel at Greater Hirafu

Cool!

Train takes 10 hours and is wayyyyy longer and more expensive than a flight
Id recommend the budget internal airlines

[1JZNOSHIT]

Jan 13-19 for me. whats on the agenda?

Tokyo Auto Salon (friday, media day)
Upgarage
Super Autobacs
Tomei workshop
Nissan factory
Kirin Beer Factory
Daikoku Futo

Looking forward to this!

[SLIPPERY]

wheres the nissan factory and tomei workshop?

I wouldnt mind having a squiz around there

[jengi]

Looks like most of us are going to be over there :)

The plan so far is for eight of us to leave Perth on the 4th of Feb, land in Narita and then trek up to Hakuba. We'll spend a week at Hakuba snowboarding, then make our way to Tokyo for hookers and beer.

Once successfully fueled with alcohol a few of us will try and check out a few of the bigger workshops i.e Nismo factory, Tomei factory, Top Secret, Signal etc (hopefully more!).

@ VRX_VRX - Yep definitely going to check out Akihabara

@ Evil1 - fuck yeah, hookers for all

@ Trav - we're definitely going to Kyoto and Osaka also, but not sure on timings for the rest yet. I think there's going to be a hell of a lot to choose from, it's going to be coordinating it all :)

@ Tocchi - Lucky bugger :P

@ 1JZ - Looks like an awesome agenda man, I am going to do my best to find a D1 exhibition too, hopefully there will be something on.

This is going to be a bombed two weeks :)

[LostInTheWoods]

Fark, there won't even be any japanese on the slopes!

Fly to Hakuba on the 4th for 9 days.

Might extend to do some other stuff in japan if there are some good ideas that come up!

[jengi]

You're going to be in Hakuba? Awesome stuff

[SLIPPERY]

antilag cruise down the slopes?

[jengi]

I'll talk to the other boys regarding Sapporo, it definitely sounds good. +1 for AL Japan cruise

[dstyle]

Lol I'm there feb 3rd to march 10th, Perth invasion

[Tocchi]

keen to meetup with peeps etc.

wont be hard to spot me.

[Tocchi]

Anybody looking for snowboard gear while over there?

Recently purchased (new), 3 days riding old
Rossignol 157 Agnus board, size 9/9.5 boots (28cm), bindings & board bag
Can organise something in japan if somebody will be near us.. Or can organise when we get back to Perth on feb 7

Selling cheap. $1000 for everything.
PM here, or FB message me. As I have no mobile reception

[[FFOUR]]

Currently looking for a board package, but the boots/bindings are too small for me. The Rossi board looks good though.

[morgazmatron]

Thought i would post in here rather than start a new thread...

Heading over snowboarding with a few mates. But I got restless and have 2 nights by myself in Sapporo while I wait for them..

Any tips on where to stay? (right by JR station or closer to the action) and also any must see's? Cheers pingpingpingpings

[evo5aurus]

been tossing up the idea of Japan with a few mates. just spent 2 months in Europe snowboarding and after just about everyone we met recommended Japan probably going to head there Jan next year to board. anyone recommend some good spots? so far heard good things about Niseko.

should probably mention that we hiked up an epic mountain in the Dolomites and snowboarded back down on untouched waist deep powder so not very interested in groomed pistes.