Travel: Japan - General

[ammonite]

Is he all set to go?

[galaxyraider]

Sallyting74:

Anyone can advice what time of the year and where will have the highest chance of snowing?

During winter...

[janet88]

ammonite:

Is he all set to go?

kind of.
13 degrees but dropped to 9 degrees during the day suddenly.
7-11 every 500m...really live up to the word 'convenience'.
activities start today.
2moro all will take shinkasen to chubu. stay 1 night in nagoya.

[Estéema]

janet88:

ammonite:

Is he all set to go?

kind of.
13 degrees but dropped to 9 degrees during the day suddenly.
7-11 every 500m...really live up to the word 'convenience'.
activities start today.
2moro all will take shinkasen to chubu. stay 1 night in nagoya.

Nagoya is a very nice, neat & clean city. IMO much more pleasant than Tokyo or Osaka. But the nightlife are in the other 2 cities! :evil:

[janet88]

2moro the whole group will be moving to chubu. dinner today is teppanyaki. son and his friends went sightseeing in taiki.

those stores with the doors closed are for smokers. stores have a nice peach scent lingering...possible only with nice cool air.
a lot of things which son saw are sold in Singapore and cheaper here.
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[muska]

Sallyting74:

Anyone can advice what time of the year and where will have the highest chance of snowing?

Hokkaido (fly to sapporo)
From xmas onwards to feb are the peak times of snow fall.
But price will also be highest then for hotels due to festive period..n snow festival.

If you hv sch kids, can only go during dec holiday...push the trip to mid dec onwards..

Google bumblebee mum 's blog..she had very detail hokkaido guide.

[bb_ mom]

My family’s heading to Kyoto in mid-Dec. I would like to stay 1N at a resonably prices ryokan that comes with ensuite bathroom and hot springs. Any suggestions?

[Estéema]

bb_ mom:

My family’s heading to Kyoto in mid-Dec. I would like to stay 1N at a resonably prices ryokan that comes with ensuite bathroom and hot springs. Any suggestions?

bb_mom,

If u hv 1 or 2 nites there are plenty of very nice ryokans in Kinosakionsen. The entire place is very romantic at nite esp with traditions also stone bridges & willow trees over hanging the waters with koi fishes swimming in the waters. We stayed at a ryokan with Michelin award winning chef (can't rmbr name of place but is one street away near train station) who was very warm & portions were very generous. Check it out.

However, we visited Kyoto in autumn & did the romantic train, the Bamboo Groove & the rafting as a family. It was great fun. Don't think winter can do any rafting tho.

Hope you hv a great holiday!

[janet88]

son told me he had a good sleep on shinkasen going to chubu. then on a bus ride, he slept again.

it’s colder in Tokyo than Taiki where he is now.
the food on the whole is very healthy (ie no taste) and there is soya sauce provided for every meal. the tempura prawns look extremely crispy but when he bit on it, he couldn’t taste the prawn…after dipping in soya sauce, they end up feeling thirsty all the time. he is yearning to try McDonald’s Mcpork there.

[MyPillow]

It is Sch trip - food have to be humble & low cost yet filling - after all subsidy d by moe n tax payers lei, cannot waste tax payers to eat luxury la

If go n pay ourselves is different,
Jap food is tip top delicious in Japan - no other place can fight de.
Go eatery to eat any grade beef n grille pork if he has a chance.