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kelli91
Joined: 21 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:40 pm Post subject: thrill seeking in Japan |
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Hello,
I am moving to Fukuoka in November and have been researching places I can do some of my favourite pasttimes. (kayaking, skydiving ect. )
I am coming to a lot of dead ends.
Does anyone know of great kayaking places or skydiving on Kyushu preferably??
What are some other thrill seeking activities in Japan? I don't mean ikebana either;) |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| If it's outdoor thrills you seek, look at www.outdoorjapan.com for some help. |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
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Location: finally home-ish
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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If you have time for a trip further up north, there�s a great bungee jumping place in Yamagata-ken, near Mt. Gassan (on the way to the ski resort). You jump off a little wooden bridge over a river. Aaaaahhhh... I had a couple of great days there.
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P.S. I always got a thrill out of my weekly ikebana class! My sensei was an absolute riot, even though 94% of the time I had no clue what she was saying. |
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:20 am Post subject: Re: thrill seeking in Japan |
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| kelli91 wrote: |
Hello,
I am moving to Fukuoka in November and have been researching places I can do some of my favourite pasttimes. (kayaking, skydiving ect. )
I am coming to a lot of dead ends.
Does anyone know of great kayaking places or skydiving on Kyushu preferably??
What are some other thrill seeking activities in Japan? I don't mean ikebana either;) |
I did a quick google search and there was a page with several links on kayaking in Japanese. Nothing in English at all.
Kayaks are called "canoe" here so if you type that in katakana you should get some leads. I have heard of a bungee place in Gifu and I have also heard of hot air ballooning in Saga area. |
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stillnosheep
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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Location: eslcafe
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:44 am Post subject: |
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Extreme sports such as cycling in middle of road?
(I was reported to my school recently for "putting myself in danger by cycling in the middle of the road" - It's called waiting for a gap in traffic to cross the road dummy!). |
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rue_meridian
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
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Location: Scotland
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:17 am Post subject: |
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Hey...I'm not in Japan yet but will be soon. I am an avid Kayaker as well (enjoying the wonderful rivers in Scotland right now) and searched around for info on kayaking and other outdoor sports. I came across the following website:
http://www.outdoorjapan.com
Not sure if it will offer any useful info (haven't looked through it yet) but at least it's a start and it's in english.
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kelli91
Joined: 21 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 2:55 pm Post subject: kayaking |
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Rue,
It's not a great site for detail. I think I'll just have to look around. If you find anythign when you get here, please let me know.
Cheers,
K |
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