Quote Originally Posted by ZERO View Post
I know if I do ever go it will be in March-April b/c I want to be able to ski in Hokkaido but still hit up the beach in the south while I am there. One thing I totally want to check out is Ogasawara, Tokyo now that is something that truly is once in a lifetime opportunity. Sure it takes over a day to get there but talk about landscapes.
Really there's no bad time to see Japan haha. Got the Sapporo Ice Festival during the winter (with RAMEN ALLEY!), Cherry Viewing during the spring, Onsens during the fall (Hakone, another really great place to check out), Deer at Nara and the temples in Nara during the summer/spring, let's face it this could go on forever haha. But I'd definitely like to go to Ogasawara, it reminds me of the climate in Hawaii, great sealife, and some great history. I highly recommend if you're passing through Tokyo, to go down to the ginza line (it's like 3-4 escalators into the ground, very unnerving), and just people watch. You see the guards literally packing people in like sardines, the funniest shit to watch as most just shrug off this fact haha.

Quote Originally Posted by Carmichal View Post
ain't nobody got time for that.
That's why it's a special meal =P. You can go as little as 3-4days for the dry aging in the fridge (really makes a difference), but if you're gonna plan something in advance, take the time to do it up right. Makes that special person feel that much better.