Amelia's Travels

• Shikoku
• Tohoku, especially visiting the filming sites of 送り人
• Do a road-trip around Kyushu
• Visit Gero onsen + Gujo-Hachimangu
• Western Izu Peninsula
• Shimoda

Here's a trip plan which I'm planning to bring Azni around Japan with :)
A little more fast paced than what I am used to, but due to time constraints >.<


April 17th
Hotel for the night: Central Hotel Narita

Land in Narita Airport from Phoenix, Arizona
Spend rest of day at Narita City



Onsen at Yamatonoyu 大和の湯,
~ Walking distance from JR Shimousamanzaki Stn
~ Entrance fee ￥1000
*Picture taken from website





*Updated!
Found an Onsen closer to Narita airport called Hana no yu 華の湯
￥800 entrance fee and 7min walk from Kouzunomori Stn!
*Picture taken from website

Go for Sunset mass in Japanese at Narita Catholic Church.





April 18th
Hotel for the Night: Hotel Sun City

Morning after check out, head to Aeon Narita Mall for some shopping, via shuttle bus.
*Pick up snacks and food for Azni

Head back and start making way to Narita Airport to pick up friend.
Take Narita Express to Ikebukuro to check in.
Take JR Yamanote to Shibuya for some shopping!

April 19th
Hotel for the Night: Hotel Dotonbori

Check out of Hotel and head to Harajuku for Lunch and shopping
Collect luggage and take Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari to Osaka.
Take Midosuji Subway line to Namba and check into Hotel Dotonbori.
Shop at Shinsaibashi and walk around Dotonbori

Might go to Shimizuyu for a sento dip + do laundry while i'm there.
Entrance is ￥410, but need to bring own towel and toiletries, or buy at ￥100 for bath towel.

April 20th
Hotel for the Night: Ichinoyu Honkan

Check out of Hotel.
Take Local Municipal bus to Tenpozan bus stop.
Osaka Kaiyukan! *Picture taken from website
Tenpozan Ferris Wheel + Huge 100yen store in Tenpozan Marketplace
Lunch at Green's

Take Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama from Shin-Osaka Stn to Odawara.

At Odawara, buy Hakone Free Pass and take Hakone Railway to Tonosawa Stn.

Check-in Ryokan (Ichinoyu Honkan) and dinner in Ryokan. We're booking the Japanese style room with the Outdoor Rotenburo on the ground floor.
*Picture taken from website

In room rotenburo :)


April 21st
Hotel for the Night: Kadoya Hotel  Have decided might change to either Nishitestsu Inn or Kent Hotel

Last dip in onsen before breakfast in Ryokan.

Check out and leave luggage at Ryokan.
Take bus to Togendai, transfer to the Ropeway to Sounzan and transfer to the Cablecar.
In Cablecar, take to Gora and transfer to the Hakone Railway.
Take the Hakone Railway back to Tonosawa and pick up luggage.

Take Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari to Shinagawa and take JR Yamanote to Shinjuku.
Check-in and shop at Shinjuku.

April 22nd

Check out and make way to Narita airport

Hoping to restart a travel blog again to make new memories and start my life again on a new slate :)

Sadly i deleted my old blog and all my flickr pictures (well 99.99% of it) due to personal reasons, but i'm hoping to start building up a new collection again.