Check @yaniee on the car rental. She's renting I think.

This post has been edited by imran85: Aug 23 2016, 02:41 PM

Lol, when was it ?
My booking total charge not include ETC+HEP.
Only basic charge + basic insurance. If want ETC+HEP, need to pay additional charge.
No wifi pocket stated in the booking information as well. :-(

i check through Nippon-rent-a-car, the quote almost the same as honda (ETC+HEP ), just toyota-rent-a-car additional 3000yen more than both company.

u hv about 9d8n, u need car to cover this wide area
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obihiro airport? i think u r the first person here mention this airport
but... from the maps it is kinda far compared to chitose to furano

r u comfortable driving in the dark? u can skip asahikawa...
Furano > Biei > Asahikawa > Sounkyo >

how bout jozankei and noboribetsu?

Thanks for your recommendation but im not looking for how to rent a car, would like to know what is the road condition during late november, is it ok for me to drive? because i dont have experience driving on icy road.

Ya obihiro airport by domestic flight, because i intend to visit tokachi, the asahikawa zoo not worth going?

I see. Ok. Yeah considering hokkaido, it may have snowfall already. My experience in snow havent included driving. Good luck.

thank you very much, will share here if i choose the rental car option

i tot u r going after Daizetsusan...

asahikawa zoo

Here is some info on the Olympic 2020
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2652721...for-tokyo-games

Have snow driving exp before?
If no better dont.
Better youtube how to put chain on tyre skill. You will needed it.
November snow still not that scary but still very slippery. If newbie level can be very challenging also.

Day light are very short. 4pm already sunset. Plus snow driving only allow 60km/h at highway and 40km/h at normal road. Need plan longer time put in travel journey.

But im too early for the penguin walk show

Thank you very much for your advices, will need to change my route if im taking public transport.

Either
asahikawa airport > sounkyo > daizet > biei > furano >tokachi > Obihiro > Sapporo > Otaru > Niseko > Lake Toya > Sapporo

or

Obihiro airport > Tokachi > Furano > Biei > Asahikawa > Sounkyo > Daizetsusan > Sapporo > Otaru > Niseko > Lake Toya > Sapporo > Back to Tokyo.

Smooth?

Please quote all message you want reply and done under one. Example what I doing.

Route 2 better but need modified abit.

Obihiro airport > Tokachi > Daizetsusan > Sounkyo > Furano > Biei > Asahikawa > Sapporo > Otaru > Lake Toya > Niseko > Sapporo > Tokyo

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Aug 23 2016, 09:34 PM

hi all

planning to visit Tokyo next year. going with my wife (no kids)

I already have a few hotel in mind, but unsure about the location (shinjuku, akihabara, etc)

which location is best for couple?

Honestly ... it doesn't really matter that much. I stay in ikebukuro, minato (near tsukiji), misakicho (near tokyo dome) and shinjuku before, and in none of those locations did I ever think "oh man I wish I stayed somewhere else."

Having said that ... I guess any of the major areas around the yamanote line will be good (ikebukuro, shinjuku, shibuya, ueno, etc) since you can hit a lot of the major attractions using this line.

Thanks! this is really interesting. Excitement pretty high after rio

haha...yalor. I wanna go too in 2020. So, see you there

thank you so muchhh

i check with the car rental the car already come with snow tyres. do expect rain also during that time.

i booked it last June. the price all include car, insurance, pocket wifi and HEP. 45,144 yen. roughly around 1.8k for 8 days.