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Zao Onsen, Yamagata - 22nd February 2010

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Started by muikabochi, Feb 25 2010 08:53 AM

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Posted 25 February 2010 - 01:06 PM

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GREAT PICS MUIKABOCHI.Thinking about next year allready.how big is the area how many days would you recommend to stay there.I have two teenagers to keep happy.

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Posted 25 February 2010 - 01:08 PM

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Those night pics are beautiful thumbsup
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Posted 25 February 2010 - 01:11 PM

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Personally I would like to go there for about 4 days.

I must have spent a few hours at and around that top area taking photos, looking, walking up to the top to get a view over the other side and just generally enjoying being there.

Even with the 2 days or so skiing, we really didn't spend a huge amount of time in any one area and I could quite easily spend more time there as I still felt like I wanted more.

I would say it is a fair bit bigger, and for me better, than Nozawa.

The only thing I feel Zao lacks really is anything to do in the evenings apart from go up the mountain ( I wrote about that here )

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Posted 25 February 2010 - 01:23 PM

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Top.
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Posted 25 February 2010 - 02:22 PM

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They bring back a lot of fine memories.
Thanks.
I make up for it with cunning and guile.

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Posted 25 February 2010 - 02:29 PM

    　

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Originally Posted By: Nisoko
Wow! veryshocked

For me this one is just superb



That's my favorite too. Looks like it ought to be a Pink Floyd album cover.

This one is nice too, a peek at a migrating herd:
Originally Posted By: muikabochi

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Posted 25 February 2010 - 02:40 PM

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Sugoi. Thanks for sharing that lot.
( But please take more next time wink )
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Posted 25 February 2010 - 03:07 PM

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Your photos are better than the postcards I bought!
lol
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Posted 25 February 2010 - 10:43 PM

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Thanks for the info yes I have read the report about the night life.Hope we can go there in2011 and another resort close by.Will start researching the SJ pages. Thanks for your help and pics and I love Zao as well. smile

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 02:37 AM

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Superb!
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Posted 26 February 2010 - 02:46 AM

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Good vid clips too got a good feel for the place.
Well that top bit anyway!
On the list of want to go places.

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 04:50 AM

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That place looks spectacular!

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 05:33 AM

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where did you stay, and if you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost overall?

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 07:51 AM

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I always look at the hotels on SJ first but they were all booked for when we wanted.
Ended up at Zao Kokusai Hotel. My lady paid and booked it actually so I don't know the details but it was reasonable for a nice hotel. I think it was about 11000 yen per person. Really nice onsen.

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 07:53 AM

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Whats funny?

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 07:58 AM

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I look on SJ too - think Thursday is thinking he is more flush than us perhaps?

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 07:59 AM

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No please tell me, what is so funny? It seems an obvious place to start which is all I am saying. And if I do find something I like and end up booking with one of those, I am helping support this site at the same time.
So whats funny?

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 08:00 AM

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Yay, no more Thursday razz

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Posted 26 February 2010 - 08:01 AM

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Wow. Well, consider me ever so impressed then.
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Posted 26 February 2010 - 08:16 AM

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Bit confused with that run of posts. Did thursday post some smartarse comments?

Passed this thread around at work, people are amazed. Everyone wants to go!
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