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cornishmuppet · Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Posts: 642 Location: Nagano, Japan

Thousands of dollars?! Take a tent if you're worried and find a field somewhere.

There was no banging techno or other kind of music where I went because it was on the top of a hill alongside a river. There were perhaps a hundred people on my hill, most of them families. The hippies usually need no excuse to start proclaiming the end of the world and having fire dance parties or whatever, but I remember it all being pretty sedate up there.

The party I went to was just at my local pub with local pub kind of music.

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

I am talking about the money required to fly to Japan in peak season from overseas, not how much it would cost me to do it. Confused

Also, the tiny islands in the direct part of the total eclipse (nowhere on the Japanese mainland is) have restricted tourism to those who have booked (fairly expensive) tours in advance- it's not just a matter of getting on a ferry and pitching a tent in a field. The local governments are already kicking people off the islands if they didn't join a tour.

cornishmuppet · Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Posts: 642 Location: Nagano, Japan

Seems like way too much effort. It really wasn't that interesting.

I'd be tempted to wait around until there was one somewhere a little more convenient. Trust the Japanese to go the organised tour route.

Cool Teacher · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:33 am Post subject:

Yeah but I think its to do with logistics because lots of the islands are well small with populations of like seventy people. I saw it on the news and there were these tents put up and kids performing songs from the local primary school Smile

They don't want a barrage of dope-smoking hippies waking them up with banging techno. I think it is sensible? Wink

Cool Teacher · Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:54 am Post subject:

OK folks remember that it is at 11 o'clock tomorrow the weathers not so good though Crying or Very sad

but if your going out drinking set your alarm Smile

But if you go to Amami watch it from thd north. OMG! I'D better call my friend. Shocked

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

starteacher · Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 237

That was a quick 4 minutes.

Quite an amazing natural phenomenon, the distance and sizes and angles of moon earth and sun, all in perfect harmony.

What's even amazing is that the moon and the earth are whizzing around at super speeds......

Now waiting for 2012 when the entire solar system is aligned....

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

I caught a couple of glimpses through the clouds here in Tokyo, so quite happy Smile

Looks like the people who went to the Tokara islands to the south to see the total eclipse got totally rained out unfortunately.

Looks like we might get to see the one in 2012 as well- pretty lucky as there hasn't been a total eclipse visible from Japan in several decades apparently.

Cool Teacher · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:34 am Post subject:

I saw it a bit like a fingernail in the clouds! Very Happy

My pictures arent so good but I do have some on my phone. I hope you all wore Cool

cornishmuppet · Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Posts: 642 Location: Nagano, Japan

Cool Teacher · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:00 am Post subject:

cornishmuppet · Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Posts: 642 Location: Nagano, Japan

It was pretty cloudy where I was but you could still see it a bit and the kids used it as an excuse to get out of class for ten minutes. One kid almost never came back! Didn't amuse the JTE, but when he finally appeared 30min later and took up his usual sleeping position, she just kind of glared at him.... gotta love discipline in this country!

Cool Teacher · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:13 am Post subject:

starteacher · Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 237

Cool Teacher · Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:10 am Post subject:

You mean: wow! they look the same size? Smile