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Destination: Lake Nojiri ,
Nagano Prefecture
(Distance from Tokyo
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Gosh! Another big earthquake hit this country last month. That was crazy, even though people are used to having frequent quakes here. On top of that, the nuclear power plant in
Can you believe
that??
If you want to
believe, fine. You are totally safe. But
if you don’t believe that, you can be finer and smarter than those
counterparts. Japan Japan
a. Less crowded
than usual.
Usually it’s so
crowded in any tourist destinations about this time of the year in Japan Fukuoka
Prefecture
But things would
be different at many spots this year, because many people – Japanese,
foreigners, whoever – unnecessarily refrain from traveling even to
disaster-free regions. Just overreacting
to the situations due to the hype the media create. Many tourist destinations are struggling to
bring people in. That means you can have
more space and time to enjoy your travel wherever you go in Japan
b. Less expensive
than usual.
Hotels and inns
are having a disaster as huge as the quake. Nobody comes in. When they pick up the phone, they have to hear
people say “I want to cancel my reservation” most of the time. TV news says there are tons of hotels even in
the safe areas that have dropped the sales close to 80 – 90 % after the
earthquake.
A lot of the accommodation
is now offering special discount rates to attract customers. If you research online, I am sure you can find
a better deal than a usual case. For example,
one of the giants in the Japanese hotel industry Prince Hotels (http://www.princehotels.com/en/)
offer more than a 50% discount for many of their rooms.
I’m also sure you
can get better hospitality from hotel employees, because you are a very very
valuable guest for them. They'd treat
you like a VIP once you step in their place. You might be even bale to occupy a whole hotel
facility as an exclusive guest without other ones, if you are lucky enough. So you should try your luck Right Now in Japan
See how good it
is to visit Japan Fukushima
is, you don’t know where a safe destination is in the country (FYI, Fukushima is about 225km, approximately 140miles, away up
north from Tokyo
Alright, here is
my recommendation of where to go (said differently how to stay away from the
tainted area). Go to Lake Nojiri
in Nagano Prefecture Japan
I’ll show you the
details on the next post.
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| The Lake Nojiri area is quite peaceful like this photo shows. |
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| Lake Nojiri |
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| Lake Nojiri |
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| Mt. Kurohime. It's kind of a symbolic mt. of the area |
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| Mt. Kurohime |
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Traveling Tips in the Lake Nojiri
- Getting there by:
Train;
Nagano Shinkansen to Nagano
Bus;
There are some companies offering highway bus services from Tokyo to Nagano Lake Nojiri
Car;
From central Tokyo
- To get around the northern part of Nagano
Preparing a car to transport yourself is strongly recommended. Driving is the best way to visit as many tourist spots as you can and save as much money as you can. The interesting spots are all scattered over out there. It’s quite hard to cover many spots by using the public transportation.
- Accommodation in the Lake Nojiri
Although there are many hotels and inns in the area, we believe El Bosco (http://www.nojirikohotel-elbosco.com/) is the best one among them in terms of ROI.
- Hotels in the Lake Nojiri
- Affordable Hotels:
FYI: http://rurubu.travel/hotel-list/200506/ <Japanese>
- Travel Expenses:
JPY 50,000 would be at least necessary to cover all your expenses for a 3 day / 2 night trip. But it totally depends on where you stay and how many people share a rental car. The costs can be much lower than we spent.
- Local Tourist Information Center
Shinanomachi Tourist Association (http://www.shinano-machi.com/index.php)
