Hakone Trip Saving Money Tips. Great Buffet, Best View, However Had Worst Experience... Ep.496

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There's something on the floor.

I don't know. This area
smells like restroom.

Hey guys!
Good morning, everyone!

today, we are in Shinjuku Station,
heading to Hakone.

Since it's morning time on the weekday,
there are much fewer people in Shinjuku.

In the afternoon time, it will be
more and more people here though.

firstly let me show you guys
how to get to Odakyu Line.

we are at East exit.
it's a little bit far from here

Odakyu Line's entrance is in
the west part of Shinjuku.

it is one of the easiest and
fastest way to go to Hakone.

if you are heading to Hakone from Tokyo,

I recommend to use the Odakyu Line.

so this is the way to go.

basically you just need to follow this blue sign.

Shinjuku station is a complicated station

but there is a clear sign

so maybe you can find it easily

and here we go

this is the entrance of this station

we need to use the special rapid train
going to Hakone from Shinjuku.

and I just reserved the ticket

this EMot pass is the easiest way to go.

I can just simply scan the code
over here, and we can go.

So, Hakone 7.
That's the train we got to take.

Leaving from track number 2. So, here.

"Limited Express Romancecar."

Haha, that's a good name, huh.

Seems like there are many travelers
heading to Hakone, too.

so basically you need to pay extra.

if you don't have the internet access,
you can buy it here as well.

Express ticket costs 1,200 Japanese yen.

additionally, you have to pay train fare.

so, altogether, it costs about
2,400 Japanese yen.

but today, I got this Hakone Free Pass,

which include the Shinjuku Station to
Hakone Yumoto Station's train ticket.

So, I just had to pay for the express fee.

all right here we go.

seems like train has arrived

it's my first time to use it.
it's a big train with big window.

wow... nice!

Haha...

actually, the seats are turning
automatically. [CHUCKLES] Nice!

it becomes more and more people now

So, it's car number 4, but seems
like door hasn't open yet

So, we gotta enter from the
car number 5. It's okay.

It's so crowded here.

So, must be here...

sweet

6D? Oh, yeah. Here's my seat.

oh yeah. it start moving.

So, one thing you have
to be careful is that

this train, it's all reserved seat.

so if you want to ride this train,

make sure to reserve the seat
before you ride on

otherwise you can't ride on this.

From Shinjuku Station to
Hakone Yumoto Station,

it only takes 90 minutes
if you use the train

it is really fast

so this is how the seat looks like

the seat is much bigger compared
to the Nozomi Shinkansen.

there is plenty of space in front of me

and there is a table on your right hand

so if you want to eat station
bento or something,

you can eat over here.

and the reclining button over here

but seems like there is no power outlet.

so you know if you want to charge
the battery or something

you can't charge it here

you just need to bring the mobile battery

let's explore the train a little bit

so there are six cars.
One vending machine.

and two restrooms

seems like this is the restroom.
one.

and one big one over here

it seems pretty clean.

Also, there is a place to
wash your hands and face.

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let's go check the vending machine too.

so we have the small
vending machine like this

there's water, tea,
apple juice, and coffee.

it's pretty simple, but price is
the regular price though

and there is a space that
you can place the big luggage

and seems like this is the bar

but I don't think it's
working today though

maybe they are using it in
the weekend or something

I don't know

since there are so many
international travelers here

I feel like that I'm not in Japan

but it's my very first time
to visit Hakone.

so I'm really excited!

we got a nice hotel too,
so let's keep walking!

by the way, it's mid of June.
in Tokyo, 26°C. Wind is 3 m/s.

however hakone will be on the
mountain, so it will be cooler

let's see how the temperature looks like

Oh, already from here, we can
see Mount Fuji beautifully

sweet

all right, sweet. Finally, we arrived
to hakone Yumoto station

oh my goodness, so many people here!

"Hakone-Yumoto." Sweet!

in Hakone-Yumoto Station,
there's coin lockers

but seems like it's all used

however there's a baggage delivery service too

our first destination, it's hakone Shrine

but hopefully we can
eat lunch in here though

if you have a hakone pass QR code,
you just need to scan here

so we need to take a bus from there

but beforehand, let's explore
the Hakone-Yumato station.

there is souvenir shops and
restaurant street over there

that's what I heard

by the way there are coin lockers outside too

however, [if] it's in the weekend,

probably you can't find the place though

oh, here. Seems like there are
many shops and restaurants

so let's find a restaurant

Hakone Shrine is located almost
top of the mountain

so if we get there, probably
it's hard to find a restaurant

so we'd better eat it here

that's what the station staff told me,
so let's find a place to eat

Oh, ice cream looks good, but I'm hungry

dango. It's a mochi shop.

It's a soba and katsudon place.

Price is about 1,500 to
2,000 Japanese yen.

Yep, that's a touristic Place price

oh, how about here?

Oyakudon, 1,500. And tendon, 2,500. Huh...

according to my experience,

if we go far and far from the station,

the price will be cheaper
and cheaper, so...

Let's see.

How about in the backstreet?

Hamburg steak, 1,500.
Steak, 2,000 Japanese yen.

That sounds not bad neither.

Huh... Katsu curry, 2,000.
That's a touristic price.

wow! that's a nice spot

beautiful scenery

how about this backstreet?

It's a Ramen Shop, but
seems like it's closed

and the monjayaki.

and, I guess... that's it here.

Oh, here. The Hamburg streak,
1,250 Japanese yen.

that sounds not bad

seems like this restaurant
looks nice and local

also the price is reasonable too

why not let's eat it here

hopefully it's not crowded though

so those are the price.
Hamburg, 1,250 Japanese yen.

and fried rice, it's about 890 to 930.

here we go. fried rice arrived.

thinking of place and price,
it's pretty good, huh.

sweet

Itadakimasu!

The price was 890 Japanese yen.

that was pretty good

to be honest, it took a while
to get the food

and food quality was not
the best of the best

however it was run by grandpa and grandma

and they were really rry as well

because it took a while to serve the food

they plac it the little broccoli and the corn and the salad on the house

because they old took a while to save the food

sorry that's what they were saying.

and I was like no no no please don't mind.

anyways it was a nice local atmosphere restaurants

and the price is good too.

if you want to enjoy the local retro atmosphere,

maybe you can visit there.

all right now let's take a bus to go to the sh

but beforehand I want to go to the restroom

so let's go back to the station.

the bus stop is right next to the station.

all right let's go to the bus stop.

it must be over there.

our bus supposed to leing in 3 minutes

so still we have time.

so bus number two that must be the one.

it takes about 40 minutes.

we need to take off the bus over here Moto hako

all right let's go

so we are going up in the up
in the mountain, so not really comfy.

but you know it's much better than work

by the way those are the best stuff that we passed

to going to the mot hako

that's a long way to go huh

so finally we arrived

and oh my goodness that's a huge t the bus

cost 130 Japanese y for one way

but since we have the hakun free pass it's free.

oh you see that pirate ship?

we will ride that later going to the hotel

seems like there are many restaurants and the shop over here

cdon is about 2,000 Japanese

so it's kind of like similar price.

the tendon is also 2,000 japanes and too.

wait maybe before we go there,

we better ask if we need to make a reservation

going to the pirate ship

so let me ask first

so I just asked and he told me that

basically we don't need to make the reservation

for riding on the regular seat

so I think should be fine.

I'm planning to ride on the special seat, which is the first class

it might be sold out.

however he also told me that it should be fine on the weekday

so it should be fine.

yeah supposed to be.

anyways let's keep walking to the hak it's the as

oh my goodness what a peaceful atmosphere

we can write the dark up to three people 1,500 Japanese

all right let's keep walking to the shrine

uh it's omor I Curry including salad 1,200 Japanese no h

speaking of the bus it was kind of you know rough street

so if you have a motion sickness,

probably you will have a hard time.

however for me it was all good.

but one thing it happens you know,

because it was a long ride right

and I was sitting over there.

I think someone was fart

and it has a really strong smell

but you know in Japan so no one react to it

but again it was so strong smell

so it was kind of funny

and I was like try to not to laugh like

so maybe some people told that I'm har

so it was kind of awkward

because people think that I fart

so my small advice to you:

if you are traveling bus in Japan

and then if you smell of the fart

try not to laugh

because people might think you are the one who fart

so watch out

anyways let's keep fcking

all right hopefully we almost there hopefully

by the way small Japanese lesson:

Lake in Japanese called mizi M

oh there's a SAA restaurant cash only

all right since like we arrived to the entrance

wow nice atmosphere

still we got keep walking

but this place much easier to walk

because it's much cooler

oh so finally we arrived to the main part

oh my goodness it's stunning

they always try to build a shrine in higher place

because it's closer to the heaven

because of that it's hard to visit the shrine

however always it's beautiful with the natures.

and this is the main hall

I believe this rine built in 757

it has the over 1,260 years history

many Samurai who create the Japan's era and history

came over here to play

there is a national flower symbol of Japan,

chrysanthemum, over there too

so that's one the popular spot over here

actually you can drink the water

and you can bring back to the home

well I just got the water,
so maybe next time though

after going down the stairs,

there is one of the most popular photo spot he over there

so must be this is the way

oh yeah that must be the place

okay seems like there's a long line

you know we are not in hurry

why not let's be in line

so for people who makes Line, This is the way

so we will make line from here.

probably it's much better compared to the weekend

but let's time it how long it will take

so that's the center of the line over there

so must be less than 20 minutes or even 15

I don't know let's see.

wait it's about 5 minutes past but still we here

it might take longer than what I thought

let me see.

all right so another 5 minutes passed and we are here

another 10 minutes passed but seems like we almost there

maybe 10 more minutes

and now it's 30 minutes passed almost there

yes almost

all right finally we are here

it takes about 36 minutes

wow how yeah I don't want to bother other people much

so I need to finish it quick

sweet I love it

finally

and now seems like lying gets longer

I believe not that many people expecting

waiting 30 to 40 minutes from there though

it was so funny because everyone was you know

duck go away duck go away

but duck was you know taking a photo of us

so they never moves

and my photo becomes like this

that's okay

one another interesting was that while I was waiting

there was a kids

since she had to wait for a long time too she kind of got bored

so she was making something on the ground

and I asked her what it is

I thought it's a pancake or something

but she told me it's a pizza

and then I was like oh that's interesting

and then she asked me take a guess what's next

and then I said oh I have no idea maybe it's a pepperoni

and then she said no it's a Tabasco

and I was like very interesting

because in Japan usually the kids makes on rice bowl

or you know cup of rice or Misa soup

it's my first time to see the kids making pizza and a Tabasco

it was a very nice interesting culture different moment

so I love it

now let's go to the pirate ship place

we still have 45 minutes until the departure so should be fine

we got all the way down

and we will take the next one

that one leaving now

all right so we came back you can enjoy the season

so it cost 1,200 Japanese for adult

but if you have the hakon pass it will be free

but also they have the first class sh at well

if you add 700 Japanese Yen for the hakone pass

or 800 Japanese Y for the regular pass,

you can upgrade the ticket

and I just upgraded so we will go for the first class

hias

we still have 30 minutes until the boarding time

so let's get the ice cream

ah look at this kimon that sounds good

price is 398 Japan

that's a little bit expensive but why not

oh and also I'd better get the snack for tonight as well

all right let's see outside

oh my goodness

this must be good.

by the way it's a little bit shiny

but this is the only place that I could find

you know I need to find a place that I can place the Cs

this ice cream Mona must be pretty fluffy

nice flavor of milk with the sweet ribbing paste

it's perfect in the summer time

so it's coffee to

in the shade much better

but the lighting is not that great though

but it's okay

oh there is the Evangelion Club bus.

this hakon is a model place of the evangelium

so there are many Evangelion staff over here

oh seems like there are many people already waiting

but today we ride on the first class

so this is the line

we have a priority entrance

sweet

so that must be the pirate ship that we are riding on

that front area will be the first class seat

so if you to stand in front

you need to get the first class ticket

all right let's go

so this must be the place

let's go up and good find a good seat

huh that looks pretty fancy

hopefully we still have a seat in front

oh it's light

let's go higher place

so I guess this would be the nicest seat

so that we can see the shrine

while we are heading to the toen dce station

it's pretty high

oh my goodness in a lot it

I I don't want to get closer on second floor and back

never mind maybe we can stop here

all right finally moving let's go

yep that's a shine

we just the follow over there

maybe they are like now you know go away go away the ship

since like there are so many people still making

yep it is scary

yeah I already so let's go explore the area

so basically this is the area for the first class

and those are the areas for the regular ticket

let's see what's special here

there is a table

and also we can see out side from here to

how about inside of the ship

huh it looks pretty fancy

and there's a birthday seat

you know tomorrow is my birthday so this as for me today

well supposed to be tomorrow but you know it's okay

so there is a map

seems like we are almost halfway there

there is a nice seat in front this place

there is a AC so you can see outside peacefully

the seat on the side there is a table

so you can place a drink

and you can watch the outside

oh there is a cafe too nice

and from here it will be the regular seat

oh there's a elevator too

so must be nice for the people who has the wheelchair

how about upstairs

so I think it's pretty similar

if you want to see the view of the backside

this reg right seat will be better

there is a seat outside as well

and also we can go up higher

that's a pretty good view from here too

it's a little bit crowded but I think it's pretty nice

uh that's another popular spot in hakone K Shrine

but it is hard to visit

so maybe we can visit there next time

so that's it we 700 Japanese for the first class

well I don't know for the week day

but if you want to enjoy the kind of luxury atmosphere

it would be good

but in the week and

probably there will be so many people

because in the regular seats are a little bit crowded

so if you just don't want to you know Be In Crowd much

probably you can get the this first class ticket

but you know if you had the 700 Japanese Yen

you could buy the two that funy Mona ice cream too

so yeah always there's option

so finally we arrived to the toen D Port

our hotel must be there

so let's keep fing

oh look at that pirate the pirate ship has the real pirates

I think that ship is better

so this is the station of hakon walkway

we will use it tomorrow

there is a restaurant but seems like
it's already closed though

uh that's Evangelion collab stuff really cool huh

do they have a special G phone H pins

I don't think that's something special

because I saw it in the souvenir shop too

so maybe next time

I'm afraid of the high place

but tomorrow we are heading to this Oak Dan

by the rway they have the onen egg

and we can see the beautiful Mount Fuji too

so please look forward to it

ropeway cost 1,500 Japanese for one ride

but if you have the hakon free pass it will be free

so that's a ropeway

I assume it's not that scary because it's a big one

and today's Hotel must be that one over there

oh that must be the entrance

so from the station it's pretty close hanoli

Yep this is the one

welcome

today's Hotel plan includes the dinner and also the breakfast

I think it's pretty small one but we have the on in the room too

sweet it's always great meeting with you guys

are you guys ready

love thank you

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so see you in Japan

so this must be the entrance I believe

let me see

okay seems like it's a pretty nice hotel

let me checking first

so firstly let's go to check the room

it's in the second floor

so there is a Yukata here at the room

where this one seems like

I'm a 178 so LL

yeah this is the only option that we have

that's okay

and I want to pick up the toothbrush

huh seems like it's a pretty nice hotel

there is a vending machine

there is no comen around here

but we can buy a beer

320 Japanese a bit expensive but no bad

thinking of the place the regular drink regular price though

maybe my hotel plan was not that fancy plan

so we got go all all the way down that's okay

let's keep working

yep all the way down

oh here we go this must be the place

so I can just touch it

and here we go

oh sweet

so it's like the house huh

there is a air purifier

cup of water and a tea

plus small refrigerator

and also we got the shower room

inside that's pretty clean

the water pressure it's okay

but you know thinking about the place sh and restroom here

it's pretty nice

there's something special over here

yes we got on here

sweet

but it seems like it's not working

I thought hot water must be coming up from here

but uh let me figure it out

and also there is a nice place to relax as well

all right first thing first

and know let's clean up a little bit

ah oh my goodness

psycho

you know today it wasn't that bad

but I had a long walk in the hakun

feels pretty nice

so speaking of the hotel price

this place cost 36,000 Japanese y per night

well for me it is pretty expensive

but thinking about the international Standard Hotel

I think still acceptable huh

especially we have the outside bus

well of course it's really depend on the dinner

and the breakfast quy as well

so let's see

oh wait

I just realized probably we need
to place a blind like this

I otherwise people from the outside could see it

well for me it's okay

but for ladies just be careful

how is it it's a little bit color for it

again this is the only color available

I think there is a hoop bus

so let's explore the hotel before the dinner

so we can place the phone in the key over here

and let's go

well I think this is too small so it's okay

let's wear the shoes let's go

wow that's a nice view

so in the front lobby

there are place that you can relax and watch the outside

there is a small part over here

it's the welcome drink

I think there is a tea and also coffee

oh really there's a wine as well white wine

also it's the souvenir shop

and we have the hoop B outside

uh we can enjoy the ho look B over here

and what the scenery

why not let's try white wine it's a shadow 2023

well I think the sunset time is coming

so it will be more and more people will be here

anyways uh come by

to be honest I can't really tell the taste of the wine up

still that's my well

today's sunset time is 700 p.m.

and I booked dinner at 7:30

so I think we can enjoy until the dinner time

I've been here about an hour but still I it's not that dark yet

it's okay I got Larter too

but uh yeah from 7:30 it's dinner time

so we got go to the restaurants

by the way

I see many people wearing the you know the darker color wine

this is too light

so I want to have the darker color

oh yeah this one over here it's much easier to move

there is a pocket as well

so much convenient

so let's go to the dinner

all right so I got a nice seat at the corner

and this is the plate

oh that's a roasted salmon trout

oh my goodness looks pretty good

and it smells pretty good too

so I guess those are the veggies

and so many small dishes

ah that shrimp and eggplant looks pretty nice

that's the duck and also squid

that's a cold pork meat platter

also smoked salmon mced yell tail and tuna

also so many different kinds of desert here

oh sweet

we got macaron

and those are the drink apple drink grape juice berry tea

and also the flavored water

oh interesting

losted sea broom with cherry vinegar sauce nice

and it's a white Bak spaghetti with us pepper

this must be nice

and that's tofu

plus so many sauce

all right now let's get something to eat

this trout looks good

now this one with iura that looks pretty good too

and this shrimp and the dark looks good too

ah it's the sweet shrimp why not

oh here it's a gorill beef steak huh

this must be nice to you onion sauce Works

already I can't place it

it's okay

all right for the first round

well you know while I was checking all day

it's about 30 minutes past

so I get to eat quick let's eat

so let me start with steak the sh P egg

really gentle taste nice flavor of Ginger

oh I just realized I can show like this huh

so that's the salmon with ikura

nice salmon flavor really good with the Kura

and how about this baked Sal here

the H really good much with the tomato sauce

and the last one it's the duck

the duck had the nice smoked flavor

sweet shrimp is my favorite

Sesame I can eat forever it

it's sweet yeah you know it's B good sweet shrim

so supposed to be

I love it

all right so let's go for the second round

have the ramen

interesting

sweet

and here is the steamed pork with vegetables

that sounds good too

why not let's try it

let's go with the sesami sauce

and also I want to eat something healthy

so let's go tofu

oh it's a miso

miso mixed with tomato

that must be perfect with tofu I believe

and this tomato and the cheese with olive oil sauce

that sounds good too

and let's go for the squid and salmon with Eola

the second time

so let's go with the raming

there's a chur pork

and oh it's a one and plus noodle

the best thing it's only one bite size show here

it has very gentle taste

so it's super easy to eat

and it's time for tofu see sweet M

taste really good with tofu

and how about this squid

pretty much it was just a squid and the Sal second time Del

and this is something interesting

it's a cream cheese

this must be pretty good

nice flavor of Olive and a tomato

it is really sweet

I loving it

so let's go for a third round

because of the review on the website

I don't expect that much for the dinner

but it's much much better than what I thought

loving it

and this will be my last round

maons strawberry cake Moi and mango puffet

plus CA fat

that's perfect for the end

I am so full

I can't eat anymore

and also I woke up this morning Ari

so I'm kind of already sleepy

I can sleep pretty well

and then we got wake up early tomorrow morning too

I got calot to go to

you know since I ate too much I got used to stairs

yeah and probably I'd better take a walk a little bit

I'm just wondering if we can see the star

There's a Moon over there

but uh I don't think we can see the star

maybe this place is too bright

let's take a walk outside

maybe we can see the star

how about that side

oh maybe in the ocean

we can see the stars

oh I see maybe because it's cloudy today

so that we can't see the stars

I can see some stairs but not that much

No More Counting dollar will be counting stars

not today though

maybe seems like today still we need to count dollars

seems like the hot water is not working later

but still it is pretty warm

so you know maybe when the water gets less

they will automatic for it

I don't know how it works

anyways so speaking of the hotel

today I stay in the Hana Ori Hotel

the dinner buffet was pretty good

so thinking about the price I think it's pretty good

however one sad thing is that the smell of the room

you know usually this kind of hotel

if you pay this much money there is a good smell

however I don't know the reason why

maybe the room smell or maybe the seat smell

but it's not that great

you know so that's the only negative thing

but except that I'm pretty satisfied including the dinner

so tomorrow we will have the break first

I'm really excited too

and also we will use the ropeway

and explore the more you know the ballet area

it would be fun

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have a great day bye-bye

so you know I usually stay in the business Hotel

it cost about you know 10,000 less than 15,000 at almost

but today since it's my birthday trip

I try to stay in the nicer hotel with the nicer room

and you know what actually I like it

so before I didn't feel like that I don't want to pay that much for the hotels

but uh yeah maybe in the future I will also stay in the nicer Hotel

so that I believe you guys can see the more different kinds of Hotel

not only the upper hotel and it will be more fun right

yeah so I think that's a good idea

anyways let's see

yeah I'm pretty tired today

so I think I can sleep like a baby

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oh my goodness I tried to sleep

but this Place smells so bad especially beside the bed

there's something on the floor too

I don't know

this area smells like restroom

probably I'd better make the phone call to the front

and if the room is available I'm going to ask them to change

it's almost 12 a.m. though

so I just called to the front desk

and he told me it might be the sulfur

because there's the mountain beside it

but I don't know

it smells like a restroom

so let me see

yeah by the way

happy Birthday to Me

So eventually I got the new room

which seems like it's a biger one

and this place smells much better

so probably I guess

that room over there wasn't cleaned enough much

especially the bed side

anyways I feel so bad

about there was pretty good and then very polite as well

so thank you so much for them

uh it's 1:00 a.m. now almost

so I will sleep

and I will give you guys the room tour in the next video

so see you soon in the next video

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