I thought of staying in both cities because it seems that its not very
practical to go from Takayama to Kiso valey and come back in the same
day, for example. Is there a better option ? I would like to keep
changing hotels to a minimum if possible. Maybe if in the hotel in the
"base city" they agree in keeping our luggage we could sleep in
different places.
Cesar.
worthj1970@yahoo.com (John W.) wrote in message news:<73fde4f0.0308101614.533eaa43@posting.google.com>...
> cfricks@terra.com.br (Cesar) wrote in message news:<9c73286a.0308101036.37b1d6d5@posting.google.com>...
> > I'm planning to go from Tokyo to Matsumoto and Takayama and have some
> > questions:
> >
> > 1. Are these good "base" cities for the region ? I will have large
> > luggage so I'd like to limit hotel changes.
> > 2. What are other nice places to go from these cities in day trips ?
> > 3. Is it OK to go from Matsumoto to Takayama by bus if I have large
> > luggage ?
> > 4. Is it too difficult to travel these places (taking bus, etc) if I
> > don't speak japanese ?
> > 5. Do I need hotel reservations in October (non-festival dates) ?
> >
> I think you'll be okay, language wise. I feel it's always a good idea
> to make reservations if you've got lots of luggage. Most likely you'll
> have no problem stepping out of the train station and getting a room.
> But if you shop around you might find a good deal online, and it's
> just much easier to know you have a place to go and don't have to lug
> around your suitcases.
>
> I'm curious why you're choosing to stay in both of these cities.
> Personally I'd stay in one or the other (or even Nagano, which is, I
> believe, a slightly larger municipality) and travel the region from
> that one place (unless, of course, I have the wrong two cities in
> mind; you're talking about the cities in the Japan Alps region?).
> Figure one day more or less wasted just transferring from one place to
> the other; it might just be easier to use your rail pass and travel to
> where you need to go.
>
> As for stuff to do, this shouldn't be a problem. I'm glad to see
> someone taking a trip to rural Japan.
>
> John W.
>
> > I have 5 days for this trip.
> >
> >
> > Thank you.
> > César. |