I was super excited for this. It's one thing visiting a place and looking at the scenery, but another thing entirely participating and immersing yourself in it. The next stop was the Eel restaurant Rin and Nadeshiko visit together to eat the most delicious eel ever. So I needed to try it for myself. This... Continue Reading →
I hopped off the bus from my previous location in Hamamatsu city and hopped onto a train to take me along the coast a little bit, to a couple of locations that Rin visits solo in episode 3 of season 2. My stop was Bentenjima. Rin stays at Nagisaen Camping Ground on the reclaimed island... Continue Reading →
Back to writing about Yuru Camp, yippee!! From here on, I go and visit a bunch of locations from season 2. I follow Rins footsteps to where she meets up with Nadeshiko to eat eel, and visit some of the geospots the whole gang go to too. 365Base Outdoor Hostel We hopped on the shinkansen... Continue Reading →
Just a quick break from the anime content for some more regular touristy stuff my sister and I got up to. After Kyoto, we hopped on the train to Osaka. Overall, it was a super cool city. Think Tokyo, but with a more laid-back atmosphere. People are smiling a bit more, and in general people... Continue Reading →
Hello again. University work has ramped up so it's been hard to write. But now it's the Christmas holidays I finally have a big chunk of time I can use to finish up documenting my adventures in Japan. Last time I did a crazy taxi tour with some random hibike euphonium fans I met while... Continue Reading →
This is part 2 of a crazy tour in a taxi that I had with some randoms I met while Hibike Euphonium sightseeing. Go check out part 1 if you haven't already! Back to the Uji river I walked back along the main road from JR Uji station towards the river again. I got to... Continue Reading →
I've been back home for a couple months now, and after procrastinating the entire time, I've finally got round to sitting down and writing up about the rest of my trip. Hibike Euphonium now, and more Yuru Camp to come. It's gonna be a long post, so strap in. Kyoto was super fun. I spent... Continue Reading →
I mentioned at the end of the last post that I would be hiking up to the Takabocchi highlands, where there is a campsite Rin stays at in the first season in episode 5. We would camp up there too, then rest a day. The plan after that was to hike up to Jinbatagayama, a... Continue Reading →
I just made it to Matsumoto, and between now and the last post I went up the Minobusan ropeway where the characters visit in season 2 and the movie, and I also attempted to reach the location that inspired the campsite in the movie (but failed). Read on to find out about all of that.... Continue Reading →
I'm currently writing this the morning after I reached Minobu. But I have some stuff to cover since the last post in Kawagoe. I wish I could have stayed there longer to pay Meru Coffee a visit (a quirky coffee shop that is somewhat of a niche anime spot for fans of the voice actor... Continue Reading →
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