OT: Going to Japan next month, Uozo-Shi to be specific, What's there to do on weekends? Options

[neo914-6]

I'll be on the west coast, Tokyo is almost directly opposite on it's east coast, maybe a couple hours.

It's been about 10 years since I've been to Japan.

[3liter914-6]

Oh, man Uozu? There ain't nothing to do in Uozu.

Since it's on the coast there in Toyama, there's some pretty decent sushi/sashimi to be had if that's your thing. Right now is hotaruika season (firefly squid-they're quite proud of them in that region), so you should be able to catch a ride on one of the fishing vessels. They leave late (Midnight IIRC), and arrive back around 5 or 6 am, so probably not a good idea if you'll be working. Otherwise, there's not much else to do except go drinking.

It's a pretty long day flying in to Narita and heading off to Uozu. I used to do it fairly regularly, and it was pretty much 21-22 hours from getting on the plane to walking through the door of my apartment. It's about 5 hours from Narita to Uozu assuming you arrive at the right time, and catch the right trains. Figure on JPY120000 each way. They should take credit cards at the JR counter. Using an ATM is the cheapest way to get yen, but once you get outside of the airport, it can be a bit of a challenge to find an ATM that'll take a US card, so stock up there.