Japan without a ladder

[McG]

I'm off to Japan in October. Planning on a few days at bases near Tokyo, plus the Hamamatsu & Tsuiki air festivals.

How feasible is it to do bases like Hyakuri & Atsugi without a ladder?

I am planning on using public transport to get around.

Is there anywhere close to Tokyo station that sells ladders?

Has anyone taken a ladder with them from
Europe?


Mark

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[SquAdmin]

Atsugi: no ladder needed, just climb the spotters hill (bring mm's though) and/or find yourself a good spot in the final approach.
Hyakuri: I think a ladder is still needed here, although I don't know how things have changed lately. How do you plan to get here by public transport by the way?

[Sleegertje]

At Hyakuri you don't need a stepladder, go to the gate for the towers and phone the number which is at the gate.An old lady will come and after payment you can go to the towers, which is really a perfect place for taxi shots and shots on the runway.From there even shots at the platform are possible.Good luck

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[Sleegertje]

We brought our ladders back to holland, no problem.At Schiphol they'll arrivé at a other transportband, for special packages.

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[Stefan]

At Hyakuri you don't need a stepladder

A ladder is pretty handy though for the afternoon to be able to capture the a/c on the runway;

[McG]

Many thanks.

I am going to be using the trains from Tokyo (Japan Rail Pass) and local buses to get around near bases.

For Hyakuri I can get to Ibaraki airport terminal relatively easily which should allow me to access the late morning / afternoon spots.

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[Einstein]

Judging by the photo, a mattress might come in handy as well

[Uni]

Hello,

To Hyakuri A.B..
When you use the bus from JR Tokyo Station(Yaesu Exit) to Ibaraki airport(Hyakuri AB),
the 1st. bus Dep.0810, Arr. 0950(1,000Jpy).

But there is no buses from airport to the base gate or Opp. site.
There are some taxies at the airport, but the fare is about 2,000-3,000Jpy in one way.
So I think you had better to rent a car at Tokyo area.(6,500-12,000JPY/24Hrs.)

To Atsugi:
You will not need the JR pass because you'll use one the private lines(Not JR lines).
***To the North side of Atsugi***:
Shinjuku--(Odakyu-Enosima line, Express.)--Yamato Sta.--walk 20min.
Yokohama--(Sotetsu line, Express.)--(via Yamato Sta.)--SagamiOtsuka Sta., walk 15 min.
***To the South side of Atsugi***
Shinjuku--(Odakyu-Enosima line, Express.)--(at the Yamato Sta. exchange to the local train)--Sakuragaoka --walk 20min.
Yokohama--(Sotetsu line, Express.)--Yamato Sta. exchange to Odakyu-Enoshima-line, Local--
--Sakuragaoka Sta.,-- walk 20 min.

[Niall Grant]

Hi

Mark, sorry to hijack your topic. I'm heading over myself in November.

Can anyone suggest a best place to purchase a ladder near Narita?

Niall

[Smoketrails]

Hi Niall,

1st visit for me too. But apparently the are enough hardware stores around the Narita area to buy step ladders. If you go to googleearth and zoom in on Narita. Type in "hardware store" in the search and voila. The are a couple of stores you can see in streetview as well, sporting many step ladders

Regards,

Chris

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[Niall Grant]

Thanks, Chris.