It is snowing heavily in Shirakawa-go now, at last.....

http://www.japantoday.com/category/nationa...cliff-in-nagano


14 dead, 27 injured after ski tour bus veers off cliff in Nagano
NATIONAL JAN. 15, 2016 - 11:00AM JST ( 14 )TOKYO —
A tour bus carrying 41 people bound for a ski resort veered off a road in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, early Friday morning, leaving 14 people dead and 27 injured.

The number of deaths and injured people was disclosed by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga at a morning press conference.

The injured were transported to hospitals from the accident site on National Route 18, some two kilometers south of Karuizawa station, according to local firefighters and police.

The bus with 39 passengers and two drivers went off the road at around 2 a.m. while it was en route to a ski resort in northern Nagano Prefecture after leaving Shinjuku in Tokyo on Thursday night. The road was not frozen at the time of the accident, the police said.

The bus with a full load of passengers strayed onto the wrong side of the road and rolled over the guard rail. The vehicle sustained heavy damage and many passengers were trapped underneath, police said.

One of the passengers made an emergency call immediately after the accident, according to the police.

The bus was carrying people on a ski tour package sold by a Tokyo travel agency.

© KYODO

This post has been edited by michlove: Jan 15 2016, 10:48 AM

hopefully the winter is not delay, else sakura blossom will get delay as well
if delay for 1 week, the i can see Sakura Fubuki aka 桜吹雪 for my travel period.

RIP

Next time please Put both together as one Post.
For Saving the post.
Your 1st post and your 2nd post does't have any people post in between.

Do like Cloudwan. Quote all he want to reply and post it just by one post.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jan 15 2016, 11:20 AM

some lee way abit...both posts were at different time apart.

Because in between no other people post. So you can still post can on your current post.

Travel to Japan thread, I am trying to do it most best , most guided , most saving post , most info , most less spam.
The best Travel thread in entire Lowyat forum travel section.

To make it success , It also need Co-Op with all of you guys also.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jan 15 2016, 11:41 AM

I'm using this
https://www.econnectjapan.com/

no problem with the connection, I only take 3G but fast enough for me to do last minute info search while on the train and navi. Last time free come with spare batteries and got discount if bought the plan 3 week earlier...

pick up from post office in KIX.. return in haneda's lawson post box.

i use before global advanced communications and the connections is good even at outskirt area. after surveying few pocket wifi company, i end up choosing this rental company as it's the cheapest among all. plus the delivery is free to airport airport (except haneda) even to hotel/guesthouse except you opt for premium delivery. return also free.

my friend use ninja wifi and she told me it's good as well. i heard alot of good reviews from people renting pupuru wifi. so in the end, is your choice whether which one you prefer

ya the music box shop
and i even wait for the hourly music at the clock tower

im thinking michlove can help me do the ordering
now need japan address
no fate dy

what bout the battery? can lasts for a day?
currently considering GAC standard wifi but found tht econnectjapan offer early bird discount.

nope... last about half a day.. that's why come with powerbank.. very cheap powerbank.. but very helpful in times of need..

i do carry my own powerbank too.. so make sure u have multiple adaptor to charge everything at night time.. fast charger is a must in my case.

This post has been edited by kerelbort: Jan 15 2016, 05:45 PM

sorry for this noob question, is the portable battery entioned above = powerbank? haha thanks

Sounds like it, but to be sure you gotta email them.

For those photographers, don't forget to visit "map camera" @ South western corner of shinjuku Station. This is a heaven for those seeking 2nd hand cameras & lenses. So many choices at reasonanle prices.

You can't find such a huge collection of 2nd hand cameras & lenses anywhere in msia. Within that area, there are also 2 more such establishment but smaller.

Some brand will only have Japanese language menus so check this before buying

This post has been edited by idoblu: Jan 16 2016, 08:55 AM

What is the fastest medium of transportation from Narita airport to Haneda airport? Booked a flight required to change airport for transit.

Thanks.

Yea, most likely.

What I can say is GAC standard wifi I used it for 2 weeks in Tokyo and the Hokkaido mountains and every day it surely tahan lasak from early morning to late night without worrying about carrying extra power bank.

thanks for the info
yea, will check this, thanks

wa, so tahan ah! geng wor!! but if econnect come wif powerbank then i don mind oso since its cheaper comparing to gac right?

This post has been edited by lee90: Jan 16 2016, 10:29 AM

Hello......wanna to ask now ringgit malaysia change to Japanese yen how much? ? last time I saw is change to 36.30

This post has been edited by Eujing: Jan 17 2016, 04:44 PM

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This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jan 16 2016, 01:56 PM