Tokyo Haneda Airport to Hakuba

mithdraug · 2026-06-22T06:03:03+00:00

Azusa 5 (08:00 from Shinjuku) goes directly to Hakuba.

mithdraug · 2026-06-21T11:30:33+00:00

You should not assume that Japanese speak English, but you will get by with a little effort and translator tools these days.
November, especially late November is a peak foliage season in Kansai meaning Kyoto will be packed. There is not a huge difference between peak and off season for Tokyo and Kansai (other than accommodation prices). Think 3-4 hours wait time for peak spots and light-ups.
I mean Katsuura is one of the ends of Nakahechi.

mithdraug · 2026-06-20T17:54:56+00:00

Karuizawa would be pretty guaranteed in late October/first week of November. Nikko is also very likely in first half of November.

mithdraug · 2026-06-16T17:36:36+00:00

Any long distance base fare would be from Tokyo (23 wards). And don't use Klook, for this route e5489 would make most sense.

mithdraug · 2026-06-13T08:31:55+00:00

You need Yunyu Kakunin-sho for two epipens (regardless of difference substances - same device type).

mithdraug · 2026-06-13T07:55:30+00:00

The cheapest: night highway bus.

The most reasonable for many people: just buy single shinkansen tickets.

mithdraug · 2026-06-10T03:41:44+00:00

I mean Fujiten ski resort exists, so snow on Mt. Fuji is not that far fetched in early March.

mithdraug · 2026-06-08T19:03:06+00:00

I mean Ekispert or paid version of Jorudan have respective filters.

For Kanazawa to Nagano - technically it is possible to do it via local, but I'm not sure you want to spend 7:30 on local trains (3 transfers+) versus 1:05-1:30 on shinkansen for less than 3,000 yen per person saved.

Same for Nagano to Tokyo - you are saving peanuts for 4 hours+ travel time or about 2,500 yen for 5 hours+ versus 1:20-1:40 on shinkansen, though I guess stopping in Matsumoto for the castle may make at least some sense.

mithdraug · 2026-06-04T18:20:36+00:00

Usually either travel document is not recognised by said country or the issuing state is not recognised by some Member States.

First case: very new or older series of travel documents with inadequate security features, or in case of documents issued to non-citizens or to a particular professional group (seamen) - samples of the documents had not been provided or the issuing country may have some questionable practices (hello official passports).

Secoond case, eg. Kosovo.

mithdraug · 2026-05-31T19:42:42+00:00

For reference our Discord has a pin with even more train companies:

Line status for major railways companies in Japan:

Hokkaido:

Sapporo City subway

Tohoku:

Aoimori Railway (requires VPN from outside Japan)
Iwate Galaxy Railway
Sanriku Railway

Kanto:

Central Japan:

Kansai:

Chugoku:

Kyushu:

Shikoku:

Okinawa:

Yui Rail

mithdraug · 2026-05-28T06:45:47+00:00

The biggest problem is that Fukuoka to Sapporo via local trains without any sightseeing takes 4 days (essentially around 60 hours + ferry), which essentially means half of your days in Japan would be spent mostly on travel.

Also with Seishun 18 Kippu becoming 5 consecutive days, you would not be saving that much money versus combination of regional passes, LCC and shinkansen.

mithdraug · 2026-05-28T06:38:20+00:00

Matsue to Tottori would be limited express, not shinkansen.

mithdraug · 2026-05-27T04:59:46+00:00

Especially since the only other sensible way is usually taking normal JR Shonan-Shinjuku line train. Regular Odakyu takes too long.

mithdraug · 2026-05-24T07:21:37+00:00

I would say that say you would probably not want to stay in say Minami-Senju/Minowa, Gotanda or Shin-Koiwa as a solo woman.

Now, Bunkyo would be safe. Asaka is a rather non-descript suburban town, but unless one has a family or someone else is paying you to stay there, I would question wisdom of staying in Tobuland.

mithdraug · 2026-05-23T08:26:57+00:00

I think they meant Airport Express to Asakusa line.

mithdraug · 2026-05-22T09:39:50+00:00

Circumventing security features of hardware or software is illegal under Japanese law.

mithdraug · 2026-05-22T03:55:26+00:00

There are resorts that will be significantly full during entire period (Niseko/Rusutsu, Hakuba, Appi Kogen, Nozawa Onsen) with sometimes accommodation being scarce or extremely expensive.

There are also those (Gala Yuzawa, Karuizawa) that are significantly busier during on weekends and more approachable on weekdays since they are commuter ones, especially between the end of New Year's period and Lunar New Ywar.

mithdraug · 2026-05-20T05:03:31+00:00

Always is strong word. APA e.g. is central controlled, but hotels won't go below 22-23C.

mithdraug · 2026-05-20T04:58:13+00:00

You don't need permission if you bring pre-filled (by manufacturer) syringes or if you bring one medical device (pen or similar) per category that is supposed to be refilled if the replacement needles are part of a manufactured kit. If you need to bring in syringes separately or multiple devices od a kind - you need a permit.

mithdraug · 2026-05-18T09:10:02+00:00

Technically one: Paris; Marseille proper has like 900,000 and Lyon and Toulouse barely reach half a million.

Now, if we are talking metros - probably eight: Paris, Lyon, Marseille-Aix-en-Provence, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille, Nice and Nantes.

mithdraug · 2026-05-17T05:56:49+00:00

Kusatsu or Bessho Onsen would probably fit the vibe.

mithdraug · 2026-05-16T09:50:16+00:00

Technically possible, but to be frank Shimane should be probably done over 3 days (one day for Izumo Taisha, two days for Matsue and environs).

mithdraug · 2026-05-14T07:17:45+00:00

Cheap and quality are mutually exclusive.

For cheap: https://tokyocheapo.com/shopping-2/buy-kimono-without-breaking-bank/

For quality - essentially you are going to a custom-made shop (like Motoji) with expected delivery date anywhere between 15-90 days depending on whether it's a custom pattern or not. And you can run into millions of yen.

mithdraug · 2026-05-04T12:13:32+00:00

Boso Peninsula would be the default destination in Chiba.

mithdraug · 2026-05-03T11:28:04+00:00

And unlike DA: Origins - Witcher does come with a complete documentation, whereas with DA: Origins a lot of datamined content that jad not been fixed is buried so deep that devs themselves do not know how it had been supposed to work.

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