Monday, December 13, 2010

Japan Trip Day 4 - Check in to Hakone Green Plaza (Review) -> Dinner

This hotel was recommended by the Odakyu agent as I wanted a hotel near Lake Ashi. Another reason given by agent was this hotel has a view of Mt Fuji on a clear day. Unfortunately, it was cloudy today and so Mt Fuji could not be seen,

We stayed in 1 Japanese room and the rate was 10,500yen/person. It was very cold in the room so the hotel staff had to bring in a heater. Room size was quite enough for 4 futons which they laid while we had our dinner.
Our room number

Room key

Our room was supposed to have a view of Mt Fuji

Entrance to room

Living Area




Titbits

Area after entering the room. Wardrobe on the left.

All the futons are kept in the cupboards

The bathroom/toilet was very small, smaller than the one in Sardonyx. There was an additional sink just outside the bathroom.



Colourful toothbrushes

View of Lake Ashi. A storm was imminent.

There is a rule in this hotel that we have to wear a jacket provided by hotel when wearing the yukata. As it was a special day for ladies, my daughter and I got the colourful yukata for free. On normal days, there is a charge for these nicer yukatas.
Hotel Lobby - pretty big and nice.




Check-in/checkout counter

Hotel Front/car park





Chapel in Hotel





We had Japanese Kaiseki dinner again and the highlight was Abalone!!
Dinner Menu

Appetizer


Sashimi


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Steamed Egg

Mini Steamboat



Live abalone cooked over fire - very cruel


Fish

Springroll

Rice and soup

Desert

The futons were laid on the floor after we were back from dinner


We really had nothing to do since this hotel is in the middle of no-where. I think I will not stay here again. Lesson learnt is never take the hotels chosen by travel agents. They are always below my expectation.

It rained heavily throughout the night. End of Day4.

Our Japan Itinerary

Day 1 - Flight to Incheon-Seoul

Day 2 - Breakfast -> Incheon Transit area -> Lunch -> Tokyo, Narita -> Limited Express to Ueno -> Checked in Sardonyx Hotel (Review) -> Matsusaka Beef Steak Dinner at Satou, Kichijoji -> Shinjuku at Night

Day 3 – Breakfast -> Odyaku Romance Car to Hakone-Yumoto -> Small train to Gora Station -> Leave luggages at Setsugetsuka Hotel -> Gora -> Sounzan -> Owakudani Boiling Valley -> Black Eggs -> Togendai -> checked into Setsugetsuka Hotel (Review)-> Dinner at hotel restaurant -> Outside the hotel at night

Day 4 - Breakfast -> Gora Station -> Checked out -> Gotemba Premium Outlet -> Togendai -> Check in to Hakone Green Plaza (Review) -> Dinner

Day 5 - Breakfast -> Checked out -> Odawara Castle -> Checked in Sardonyx Ueno -> Ueno Unagi Dinner at Izuei Honten, Ueno -> Ameyoko

Day 6 - Breakfast - > Ueno Park -> Lunch at Tsujiki -> Imperial Palace -> Ginza -> Asakusa -> View from Shinjuku Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building -> Ramen Dinner

Day 7 - Breakfast -> Early Lunch at Kyushu Jangara, Harajuku -> Meiji Shrine -> Harajuku -> Shibuya -> -> Dinner at Shinsuke, Shin-Urayasu

Day 8 - Tokyo Disneyland -> Lunch at Tomorrowland Terrace -> Dinner at Hokusai

Day 9 - Breakfast -> Tokyo Disneysea -> Lunch at Vulcania -> Dinner at Sakura

Day 10 - Breakfast - > Check out -> Skyliner to Narita Airport-> Holiday Inn Tobu Narita (Review) -> Lunch at Edokko Sushi
-> Old Narita Temple Town -> Naritasan Temple -> Dinner at Aeon Shopping Centre

Day 11 - Breakfast -> Flight back to Incheon -> Transit -> Lunch at Incheon -> Home Sweet Home

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