★Saori Press Vol.39★Sightseeing spots for Japanese anime!

Welcome to Japan!  Here are some hot sightseeing spots for Japanese anime! ~in Hakone~

 

 

(o*・ω<)o “Hello, everybody!  The sightseeing spot which I want to go to most now is ‘Hawaii’!  It’s Saori from Otaku Republic!”

 

 

(  'ω') “Hello everybody, I’m a boss of Otaku Republic, who has recently been into Kan Colle and really wants to go to Kure-Shi, which was the model city in that anime.”

 

http://bradbury3404.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-140.html

 

http://bradbury3404.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-140.html

 

http://bradbury3404.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-140.html

 

 

(*´∀｀)ｂ “Wow!  You seem to be crazy about anime, don’t you?”

 

 

(  'ω') “Hmmm... ‘Hawaii’ sounds really good too...!  But!  Today, I’ll share some sightseeing spots related more with anime, which I recommend with you, instead!”

 

 

(o´Д`)=з “C’mon, boss!  Then... you can give me some information about holidays, which can heal and relax me, forgetting about work like the one in Hawaii!”

 

www.his-j.com

 

 

(  'ω') “Hmmm... Let’s see...  the one related with anime and heal your tiredness...  Well, how about this kind of place?”

 

www.yusaka.jp

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “Whoa!  It looks awesome!”

 

 

(  'ω') “This is one of the Japanese famous onsen (hot-spring resort) spots and also... a sacred place for various anime!”

 

 

★Welcome to Japan!  Here are some hot sightseeing spots for Japanese anime! ~in Hakone~★

 

 

(　〇□〇) “Hakone?”

 

 

(  'ω') “I’m afraid that most of the anime fans who read this article, might not have heard of the name of this place.  It’s quite a famous sightseeing spot in Japan, though!”

 

mery.jp

 

 

( ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ “Yes, but boss!  I thought we would share other spots such as Akihabara or Shinjuku this time for the sightseeing visiting series with everybody!”

 

 

(  'ω') “Oh well, I know how you feel but Akihabara and Shinjuku are exactly the very staple sightseeing spots of anime, right?  Why don’t we focus on some other minor spots for refreshment?  And, you know what...?  Hakone is related with winter anime 2015 too.”

 

 

★The charm of Hakone! No.1 ~Rich in nature~

 

 

(  'ω') “As you can see two pictures above, Hakone is a sightseeing spot which is very rich in nature, even though it’s located near Tokyo.”

 

ja.wikipedia.org

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “I’ve been there once, when I was a little.”

 

 

(  'ω') “For real?  Wasn’t it wonderful place?”

 

 

(´ж｀;) “I really don’t remember it well but the only thing I remember very clearly is that there were so many mountains and curvy roads that I got carsick...”

 

 

(  'ω') “Okay, maybe that’s enough.”

 

 

┐(’～｀；)┌ “But bosssss, there were really so many mountains, just mountains, mountains and mountains..... full of mountains for real....!”

 

 

(  'ω') “Oh I see. ‘Their strength’ must have come from that...”

 

cyclist.sanspo.com

 

 

( ﾟДﾟ) “!, Hakone... bicycles...!”

 

 

(  'ω') “Yes!  I’ll tell you more later, but Hakone is a town which has beautiful mountains and precious historic buildings.  Therefore, there are so many people who visit here riding bicycles for refreshment especially on weekend.”

 

sumabo.jp

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “Speaking of Hakone and bicycles, it’s Hakone Gakuen from Yawamushi Pedal!  Hakone actually appears in the story of Yowamushi Pedal, as the course of the race too!”

 

www.presepe.jp

 

 

(  'ω') “Hakone is not very far from Tokyo and has a lot of nature.  Please visit there as your sightseeing spot too!”

 

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/106230080.jpg

 

shizuoka.mytabi.net

 

 

(´ж｀;) “Ahhh....  as I was watching all these beautiful views..., I almost remember that nostalgic and bad feeling......”

 

 

(  'ω') “Not anymore.”

 

 

★The charm of Hakone! No.2 ~Famous for Onsen (Hot-spring resort)~

 

 

( ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ “We can never miss onsen in Hakone, right?”

 

www.mapion.co.jp

 

travel.rakuten.co.jp

 

 

(  'ω') “Yep, they’re such awesome views, aren’t they?”

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “I know!  I bet 80% of people would answer ‘onsen’, if they were asked what they would imagine, ‘speaking of Hakone?’!  Hakone is that famous for onsen spots!”

 

matome.naver.jp

 

 

(  'ω') “By the way, Toudou-Kun who appears in Yowamushi Pedal use to own a ‘ryokan’ (Japanese-style hotel) in Hakone, right?”

 

rubese.net

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “That ryokan reminds me of something...  There was an anime which collaborated with the onsens in Hakone.  Do you remember?”

 

 

(  'ω') “Really?  What anime is it?”

 

 

(人´∀｀) “I bet everybody knows this anime so well!  It’s Evangelion!”

 

www.evastore2.jp

 

 

(  'ω') “Whoa!  Yukata (a kind of Japanese traditional costume)-look!  I love it!!  But why did Hakone and Evangelion collaborate in the first place?”

 

 

 

(*○-○) “I searched for the reason and I found out that TOKYO-3・Neo Tokyo-3 which is shown in the anime was the city which was located mainly in Ashino-Ko (Lake Ashino) area of Hakone!”

 

blogs.yahoo.co.jp

 

 

(  'ω') “I see... That means there will be something like this...

 

shiroman460meipo.blog19.fc2.com

 

 

(  'ω') “or that....”

 

www.youtube.com

 

 

(  'ω') “will happen in the near future in Hakone, right?”

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “We really don’t want such things to happen in reality but it does happen in the world of Eva.”

 

 

(  'ω') “....By the way, in Ashino-ko, which is a lake in Hakone....”

 

 

( ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ “Yes!  It’s the battle field where Operation Yashima occurred, where they beat enemies that attacked them!”

 

teslur.hatenablog.com

 

blog.livedoor.jp

 

 

( ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ “It will be like the picture below, if we have it in the real world!”

 

blogs.yahoo.co.jp

 

 

(  'ω') “It looks so surreal, doesn’t it?”

 

 

( ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ “If I was in the middle of my trip and happened to see such a thing, I would definitely just run away!”

 

 

(  'ω') “Maybe you should run away with your bicycle in that case.”

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “Like this, Hakone has been one of the sacred places for anime and entertaining by giving us various collaborations!  Why don’t you go sightseeing to Ashino-Ko when you have an onsen trip there?

 

www.evastore2.jp

 

 

★The charm of Hakone! No.3 ~A long history~

 

 

(  'ω') “What?  Are you still sharing more stories?  We’re getting close to the end though...”

 

 

(*｀д´)σ=σ “Pleeeese! Hold up!  There’s more to Hakone!  Then maybe one more!  Can I share one more story?”

 

 

(  'ω') “Alright then....  You deserve it.”

 

 

 

 

(●´∀｀)σ “Yahoo!  There is a town called ‘Odawara’ near Hakone...”

 

 

(  'ω') “Wait, that’s about Odawara!!!”

 

 

(*｀д´)σ=σ “It’s so close to each other!  Odawara and Hakone!!!  It’s about half an hour by train!”

 

www.odakyu-hotel.co.jp

 

 

(  'ω') “Whaaaat...?  It’s not that close..., but not so far either...”

 

 

(*｀д´)σ=σ “But that Odawara is a really famous anime spot too!”

 

www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp

 

(  'ω') “Oh?  This place is....”

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “Yes!  It’s Odawara-jyo (castle), which I bet all the history anime lovers have heard of, at least once!”

 

 

(  'ω') “This castle used to be governed by Mr. Hojyo and his men in Sengoku-era.”

 

 

(*｀д´)σ=σ “Yes.  That’s why this castle often appears as a stage in history games.”

 

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gamedays.exblog.jp

 

www.4gamer.net

 

 

(σ｀д´)σ “Since this castle was famous for its strict security, the point in those history games is ‘how the character can attack such a heavily guarded fortress’.”

 

 

(  'ω') “I see...”

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “They regularly hold a cosplaying event there too...  If you are lucky, you might be able to see some anime fans who display costumes there!”

 

jun3519.blog.so-net.ne.jp

 

taka303.asablo.jp

 

jun3519.blog.so-net.ne.jp

 

 

(*｀д´)σ=σ “So, how did you like Hakone?  I bet you want to visit there now!  Rich in nature, onsens, anime’s, a long history!  There’s no sightseeing spot so full of diverse entertainment as Hakone!”

 

 

(  'ω') “Ahhh.... I think you’re the one who wanted to be healed, no?”

 

 

(*゜∀゜*) “Yes, I really want to go... but now I want to visit so many places and that will probably make me tired, to tell you the truth.”

 

 

(  'ω') “That’s good too.  We can enjoy traveling in so many ways.  Please don’t miss visiting Hakone, if you ever come to Japan!”

 

 

Okay, everybody!  I’ll see you guys at next Saori Press!!  Bye!

:*:･｡,☆ﾟ'･:*:･｡,ヽ(  'ω')人(・∀・)ﾉ ,｡･:*:･ﾟ'☆,｡･:*:

 

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