Which airlines do u guys prefer fly to Japan?Is AA seat thinly cushioned?I cant sit longer that 3 hrs in AA seat. Japan Airways?

thenks boss

completely zero in snow driving experience, im 90% sure ill suffer and 10% learn new skill

but the convenience of driving is very tempting cause you get alot of luxury to drive here there on my own time

was targeting like a compact 1.5cc type car with winter tyres. no AWD tho

Never ever drive on winter without AWD car unless you super experienced. Must have AWD. Even compact car also need AWD version. Toyota Yaris got AWD version, Honda Fit / Jazz also got AWD version.

No winter driving exp, i advise you dont take the risk specially Jan - Feb. Once Accident, all your vacation plan bye bye.

Dec or March will be easy to start practice winter driving. Not yet learn how to walk already want learn how to run (Jan - Feb). Icing slippery road are way different than raining road.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Sep 18 2024, 12:33 AM

right? too much chance of error and really grave one. but thinking really hard on the convenience part. i kinda spooked by cases where people said they stuck at places without any transportation available, and they having zero knowledge on japanese made it even harder for them to find a way out of it

If no transpotation means the road or rail are suspended due to snow. If road was closed even youself driving also stuck. Japan winter, most reliable transport is Bus. Buses wil always run as long the road are not closed. No matter how big winter storm, Japan buses services will never stop. Those driver are all God level.

right? not unless sendiri fakap and miss the bus

i guess ill shelf the idea of driving then. the risks are much higher

another question, do you know when can booking for winter 2025 ski accom be done? i checked in several hotels/sites, some places only allows booking until Dec 2024, some places stated 3 months before 2025 while some already open and fully booked?

Winter 2025 meaning January 2025 onwards?

Bookings should already have opened, and I'm guessing some of the more popular options would've sold out by now.

I was checking Marriott Hakuba previously for January and not much choices (rooms/dates) remaining.

thanks! yes Feb 2025 ill be in Japan

shucks its quite confusing on trying to book them thru japanese website as it kept coming back with no search results on the dates even back in June when i was testing to do early booking. cause booking.com/agoda ones are already limited itself plus mostly fully booked when i checked in early Sept

i need to really dig deeper

Feb should be better than Jan, although still considered high season.

Which ski area are you looking at?

I normally try to lock in my ski trip plans 6-9 months ahead of time.

hi guys going to osaka on october...whats good in osaka? any recommendations guys?

currently planning for Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort, but i suppose since my itinerary is still partially done, i can still adjust to Hakuba/Shiga/Madarao if those spots have more slots or more convenient to plan from

my itinerary plan is as; only planning to try skiing first time with stay at Nozawa Onsen for 4D3N

KUL>Tokyo>Kanazawa>Takayama>Matsumoto>Nozawa Onsen>Nagano>Tokyo>KUL

what do you reckon? or should i try Hakuba instead since it is much bigger and can cater to tourists better?

direct flight between KL-Tokyo actually kinda sucks because most are either midnight flights (reach early morning) or afternoon flight and reach around 10pm ish where you hopefully can rush thru immigration + luggage collection to catch the last bus or train.

only ANA and Malaysia Airlines got morning flights that reach Narita Airport in the evening.

Personally, i prefer ANA because you can pair it with their occasional promo of free domestic flight

This post has been edited by tohff7: Sep 18 2024, 04:13 PM

later can meetup i also want to hit nozawa this coming winter

inb4, can book for february a

Don’t quote me - this will be my first time skiing in Tokyo as well
I chose Hakuba this time around cos I heard it was tourist friendly - easier to get around, convenient food options and engrish ok 👌🏻
Will probably venture to other areas if this trip goes well.

I like JAL’s overnight flight, as you reach Tokyo early and have the whole day ahead of you - no problem trying to align with connecting domestic flights or buses to other areas if needed.

noiceeee, lai sifu teach us how to ski/snowboard

which accom is this? i planning 24-27 feb tho

we on same boat haha but at least you got your planning done

this one susah man, i can't even teach my own wife she hates snowboarding now

use local travel site (jalan.net) to book, most of the time cheaper

nice, good tip. ill try this tonight

haha its okay if no teach also, im planning day 1 is ski lesson, then 2nd day is skiing, so see how if can make a meetup there around end of feb if all is well

old liao cannot take those midnight flight barely sleeping then hit the street next morning lol

unless of course pay more and get business class

not sure jalan.net foreigner can use or not but should be ok kut..they have english site but i always use the japanese ones, i think cheaper.
probably you will be wandering about the kids slope but actually one thing I used to like about nozawa onsen it's they have one of the longest run in Japan..
from top to bottom like 10km, really ski/snowboard until your leg jelly by the time reach the bottom
the forest run mid to bottom part the gradient very low, so very beginner friendly

yea see how later, I'll probably book only in Jan or something, see whether can drag the wife together or not otherwise it would be the usual single dog snowboard trip

yea very tiring, in 20s still can, now early 30s already kenot
nowadays when I plan trip, first day reach relax in hotel whole day, 2nd day only go jalan

everything is good in osaka. just stay around namba area will do. I now in osaka staying near the namba maid street. you can pick up young maid along the street.