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Originally Posted by jasonbvr
Ah January, one of my favorite months of the year. Freezing cold, good snow fall in the mountains and lots of days off from school, what's not to love? Not that you will find me in Tokyo.
If you can handle sigtseeing in the cold, January is fine. The weather is a bit clearer in the winter in Japan anyways. And yeah, I would think a youth hostel would be fine since you could move around between Tokyo, Yokohama, Nikko and Kusastu. Which is what I would do if I were sightseeing in January. But I don't, I snowboard in January.
Oh and go see that big mountain, what do they call it, Fuji-san.
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Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I was thinking about exploring around Tokyo and maybe even venture out to other cities. People always talk about how hot and humid Tokyo is in the summer so going when it's cold shouldn't be too bad. Mt. Fuji seems awesome and I think it would be a great experience to hike up the mountain and spend a night there. Do you think it's wise to get a 7 day rail pass for a little over $200? Or is it just best to buy tickets individually in Japan? You can get a one day pass around Tokyo for 500 yen, correct? I don't really plan on exploring a large portion of Japan in January. I just plan to travel around Tokyo and its surrounding areas and maybe go to Osaka and the surrounding areas there. I will have time to explore a larger portion of Japan when I become an ALT in two years.
I have some additional questions:
How do you arrange a hike up Mt. Fuji? How much does it cost to hike and sleep there?
Also, which airline is best to travel to Japan? The choices are JAL or ANA. NWA I read is not great so that's out of the question.