Japan 2.0 Trip: Kantō Region (Yamanashi, Tochigi, Kanagawa, Tokyo)

Keadaan masa & laptop aku membuat kan aku malas nak catit cerite~ uhh

Anyway, let me list down what we manage to do on my 2.0 Japan Trip, it was amaaaazing~~!

9 Days trip (29th Oct 2015 - 6th Nov 2015)

*trip paling lama I ever had! first time merasa keje company proper yang ada cuti yang proper, kesian aku.. haha 

Highlights each day for our amazing 9 days trip ^_^

Since my Japan 1.0 dah focus on Kansai Region, so I decided to focus on Kantō Region for this time.

lukisan tak berapa tepat, Yamanashi is actually in a middle of Kanto & Chubu region

My Kanto region route

This is a very interesting trip I ever had, sebab first time try tido menggunakan host Couchsurfing & it was really a good experience, so saje la hashtag #hoboinkanto sebab tido bersepah-sepah, hehehe.. ;

Airport (Haneda) *ni pun nak bagitau ke :P

Hostel (Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi)

Couchsurfing Jap friend (Utsunomiya, Tochigi)

Airbnb Jap family (Tsurumi,Kanagawa)

Msian who work in Japan (Kikuna,Kanagawa)

Location wise:
Since we started with nature area first, it was a very peaceful & stress release trip :) Luckly when we were in Tokyo, kami tido kawasan Kanagawa, still a peaceful neighbourhood yet quite close to Tokyo city (30 min train).

SPONTANEOUS ITINERARY

List down sebelum lupa, hoho~

// 2 Day - Yamanashi
// 2 Day - Tochigi
// 4 Day - Tokyo

Day 1: (Haneda)

Arrives at night, tido airport

Day 2: (Haneda - Kawaguchiko)

Mount Fuji view :')
Stroll around Kawaguchiko Lake

Day 3: (Kawaguchiko - Utsunomiya)

Say good morning to Fuji-san :')
Cycle to Saiko Lake (22 km; return)
Namba Village
Bus to Shinjuku (2 hours)
Train to Utsunomiya (2 hours)
Taxi experience in Japan (gila haha)
Met my 1st CS host; Aya :D

Day 4: (Utsunomiya)

Morning walk at Utsunomiya neighbourhood
Futaara-yama Shrine (Shichi-Go-San festive)
Walk to Oya Stone (10 km) *sbb basikal habis, lol
Heiwa Kannon Goddess of Peace statue
Groceries
Sushi roll dinner with our CS host

Day 5: (Utsunomiya - Nikko - Tsurumi)

Nikko temple (random temple & shrine)
Jakko Falls Trekking
Nikko station - Tsurumi station (+- 3 hours)
Met our AirBnB host (Jap family house)

Day 6: (Tsurumi & Tokyo area)

Shichi-Go-San festive (again!) with Yukari's family :)*
Tokyo Design Week 2015
Harajuku street

Day 7: (Tsurumi - Shinjuku - Kikuna)
Light hike Mount Takao
Tokyo Metropolitan Goverment building (night lookout view)
Udon dinner with Takashi
Red light district & Yakuza hunting, lol
Met our 2nd CS Host; Idham :D

Day 8: (Kikuna & Tokyo Area)

Stroll around Kamata area
Lunch at the park
Yuzawaya textile shopping
Starbucks at Shibuya
Hachiko statue! :')
Groceries

Day 9: (Kikuna - Suzukicho - Shibuya)

Book-Off bundle
7E tempura lunch 
Last day shop at Shibuya
Sushi!
Back to Haneda airport~!

The End - cry~ hewhew


9 D TOTAL EXPENSES
RM635.00 Transportation
RM231.50 Accommodation
RM138.25 Entrance Fees
RM 24.50  Misc
RM171.10 Food
--------------------------------

RM1200.35 TOTAL

--------------------------------
*This includes my Tokyo Design Week tix RM105; tapi boleh claim kat boss, heuheuhue
*Transportation budget a bit lari, sebab kami hop from 1 perfecture to another (long distance), & included emergency case kena naik 3km ride taxi (nangesss)

But Hey! the total budget is still below, wayyy below my allocation budget! good job Nash! :D


Puas hati gila, dapat layan hutan, tasek, gua, cycle, trekking, autumn, feeling2 local (which is simply doing nothing), design event, experience good foooddd, make a loootss of new friends from different perspective, temple, shrine & culture, shopping, bundle!! 

Kami berjalan kaki sampai terkopak kaki masing-masing hahaha but we don't care, we were sooo curious and excited!

Haha so many thing we manage to squeeze, yet so many stuff we missed, but it's ok, aku yakin akan kembali ke Jepun, sugoi~ Totemo Jozu Desu ^_^