"John" <gh14tq5@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c48vrb$2g8v17$1@ID-228044.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi,
>
> A friend of mine and his family will be coming to Japan this summer
> around August 9th.  He said that this will be during Obon (I didn't
> check this) and was wondering how difficult it will to travel due to
> holiday crowding.  He specifically mentioned wanting to visit Tokyo
> Disneyland and Nikko National forest.  Does anyone have a feel for how
> the crowds will be around this time especially at these places?  Thanks
> in advance.

Ahhhh, Disneyland during Obon! Imagine if the Nazis ran a passenger train
out of Auschwitz and you'll get a feel for what it'll be like.