Trip to Japan

[saru1968]

Once summer holidays are out of the way i am planning my first trip to Japan. Anyone who has some good advice on Accommodation, flights etc please let me know. If anyone is also going or planning to go around this time let me know.



Gary


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[Shimura]

My only advice is to have lots of disposable cash handy, because the cost of things are steep. Going rate for one Asahi super dry was baout $5 a bottle in a cheap bar. As far as where to stay, that's totally up to you. I would also suggest, if you have the opportunity and time, to visit both Kamakura and Kyoto.

[poryu]

HI Gary

try this link its for bujinkan.

http://bujinkan.graycastle.com/tenshiyama/

also if you email shawn he will have info on others in the area that can help, another fav of the bujinkan is Hanata's ryokan.

[tweety]

Originally posted by saru1968
Once summer holidays are out of the way i am planning my first trip to Japan. Anyone who has some good advice on Accommodation, flights etc please let me know. If anyone is also going or planning to go around this time let me know.

Gary

Gary,

I highly recommend staying in Kashiwa at the Kashiwa Plaza. Double rooms are 10,000 a night, so 50 bucks a person. The rooms are clean and simple, WITH bathrooms.

Kashiwa is convient to Noda, jump right on the Tobu-Noda for 35-40 min to Atago. Since, I assume, you'll be hitting a lot of training at shihan's dojo (Ayase too) then it's nice to be a bit more centrally located.

The only thing to be aware of is that the hotel does not take credit cards. Don't expect a great deal of English from the staff, but it's enough to get the job done.

/s

[Greg Chapman]

Originally posted by saru1968
Once summer holidays are out of the way i am planning my first trip to Japan. Anyone who has some good advice on Accommodation, flights etc please let me know. If anyone is also going or planning to go around this time let me know

Gaz, Norman is out there in september why not go with him, he is out there in a couple of weeks with our guys but i bet thats too early, he gets a good deal at hanata and knows them well (they even give him their minibus to use while he is there!!)

Greg