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 →
Another Doggy Shrine and a Cool Hostel – Yuru Camp Backpacking Part 4
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 →
Okonomiyaki, Animals and Dragon Quest Island – Osaka
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 →
Geeking Out in the City โ Kyoto and Hibike Euphonium (Part 3)
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 →
Yuru Camp backpacking: The highlands and the doggy shrine
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 →
The Yuru Camping begins
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 →
The First Day In Japan – Tokyo
I'm writing this up in the lounge area of the hostel at 6am of day 2. Me and my sister arrived yesterday morning and this post is documenting the journey here, and day 1. Pretty jetlagged but I think I'll get over it quick. The Journey The flights to Japan consist of two - one... Continue Reading →
The Journey Home
Since I got back I sort of forgot about blog writing and all that, but suddenly at around 3:45am on Friday morning, the last day of my two-week isolation, I felt the impulse to write what's happened so far. No Idea why. It was preventing me from sleeping though so I had to. This post... Continue Reading →
Yuru Camp Backpacking (part 3) / Bye Bye Japan
I won't do any contents links since there's only one Yuru Camp location in this post. If you're interested in reading my Yuru Camp content you can read part 1 and part 2 here. The rest is me accounting what I've been up to. Fortunately for those that came here for Yuru Camp, it's the... Continue Reading →
Yuru Camp Backpacking (Part 1)
I'm writing this introduction after the Lake Motosu/Shizuoka leg. Since these trips are probably going to span across a couple weeks, I'm going to write this as I go along. Most people that I've read on the internet have done their Yuru Camp pilgrimages with a car, which is definitively the most efficient way of... Continue Reading →
