一點意見:
- 11月北海道, I did it. 冇lavinder, 雪又未有, 紅葉most likely已過. 除了吃和温泉, 我連函館夜境都因下雨見不到. 11月去Kyoto 就好. 3月, 好彩可以有sakura.
- 真正日式wedding 可能悶死人, 但也是難得一見的文化體驗.
- 佢expect你地去, 是真正的俾面.
- 09 March is too far away. get adjustable tickets.
- 有些Youth hostel非常好住. I don't know which city you are going.
The November trip is basically a driving trip, mainly for eating & onsen (exactly what you have pointed out!) with my mom, 3 of us don't like sightseeing at all so no fall leaves, no snow, no sakura is totally not a concern for us (BTW actually we have all these things in Vancouver ). I have been to Japan for a few times already, and twice to Japan in March!! so I do know November is not the best time for going to Hokkaido but it is the best time for us to go to vacation. So we rather choose November over March. And if we decide to attend, I don't think we can afford to go twice, once for mom and once for the wedding. My mom is from Ontario, we don't see each other everyday and she hasn't been going to a vacation with me for years, so this is another reason why I am struggling too. Haha maybe I rank family reunion higher than a wedding.
hmm... i think i have to clarify my point it's family vs friend, not money v.s friendship. If the wedding is not firm, I don't want to give up a chance going to Japan with my mom, we can only see each other once a year.
Daimo: forgot to say, it's going to be a wedding dinner in Japan, not japanese wedding =).
Sigh, the truth is, I think it's easier to tell my mom we cannot go to Japan together, she will not mad at me, it's just ourselves think it's a very precious time as well to have a trip with my mom together.
from the net, don't know if it means per person or not.
‘If you are attending a Japanese wedding reception, you are expected to bring cash for a gift (called Oshugi). The amount depends on your relationship with the couple and the region, unless the fixed amount is indicated on the invitation card. The average is 30,000yen ($250) for a friend’s wedding. It’s important that the cash is enclosed in a special envelope called Shugi-bukuro and your name is written on the front.’ … ‘It is a grave insult to give less than $200.’
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) with my mom, 3 of us don't like sightseeing at all so no fall leaves, no snow, no sakura is totally not a concern for us (BTW actually we have all these things in Vancouver 
). I have been to Japan for a few times already, and twice to Japan in March!! so I do know November is not the best time for going to Hokkaido but it is the best time for us to go to vacation. So we rather choose November over March. And if we decide to attend, I don't think we can afford to go twice, once for mom and once for the wedding. My mom is from Ontario, we don't see each other everyday and she hasn't been going to a vacation with me for years, so this is another reason why I am struggling too. Haha maybe I rank family reunion higher than a wedding.
