KKR Hotel Atami
Travel Blogs from Atami
Mt. Fuji
... a map from tourist information, in the mood for walking we walked around one of the bigger lakes at the bottom of Mt Fuji and up towards the mountain itself. We were both surprised that the area was like a little town, we thought we'd be walking on mud tracks but if we weren't on the public footpath we were on the road. We stopped for our packed lunch (yes, we really were like serious ramblers for the day) overlooking the ...
My longest blog in ths trip so far
... than double of some other places (700¥). I've never been to an onzen, can't compare if this is worthed. Anyhow, I enjoyed it very much. It was seperated by men and women. I was a bit uneasy walking around with "nothing"; seeing everyone is doing the same thing, who cares. There is an outdoor pool and different pools indoor. We have total spent 1 hr and 15 min for only the onzen, including shower, 'cus we have to catch a train. If I had more time, I could ...
More shrines, temples and Chinatown
... prior to arriving here to consume in this nice park like setting.
They say the most famous attraction at Kamakura is the Great Budda. We visited this gigantic specimen, 37' high and weighing 93 tons. The big bronze guy was cast in 1252 and has withstood a tidal wave, sun, snow and stars. No doubt about it, the dude was rather impressive.
It's getting dark but we're ...
Tokyo to Izu Oshima
... this about the weird structure: http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2009/02 /kaze-no-to-and-umi-hotaru-tokyo-bay/
Once docked at Okata, there appeared to be no one from our hotel to greet us but then a man came with a banner with the inn's name in kanji on it. Unfortunately neither of us could read it.
Once at the Hotel, the host arranged car hire for us and sent us off on a circumnavigation of the island. The ...
Enoshima
... bad in English but it's a very tender neck part.) and we shared sanma(fish) sashimi which is very seasonal. All of them look and taste awesome. Food is the one of the biggest reasons why I miss Japan sometimes. Enoshima was fun. Went through Enoshima shrine, climb up to the small mountain. And we saw beautiful sunset. From the top of mountain, from the bridge in between Enoshima and main land. It was just beautiful. Again, Happy birthday ...