On the road to Ito
December 5, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 15 °CCatching the Shinkansen at Shinagawa station to Ito where we will be staying at Aiola Ryokan, but first stopped by some shops inside the station to take some food with us.
Catching the Shinkansen at Shinagawa station to Ito where we will be staying at Aiola Ryokan, but first stopped by some shops inside the station to take some food with us.
Very smooth ride with lots of space for your legs. Much better than airplane seats. Good views of Fujisan along the way.
Got off at Atami to catch a local train to Ito.
Arrived at Ito, but have to wait a little while for the shuttle to the ryokan as we came early. Ate our nigiri and went to Becks coffee shop in Ito station. Ito is one of 3 areas in this region,Read more
Final destination. Went to the Onsen as soon as we arrived. Sooooo relaxing. Aiola ryokan is located about half way up the mountain from Ito. Has very good food reviews and this is the main reason weRead more
Wow! What a pleasant surprise! Instead of eating dinner in a common area with the other guests, we were seated in a private dining area. Place settings and arrangement of the dishes was stunning!Read more
Some closer pics of the kind of foods we ate. Everything was delicious, from the sashimi and Shabu Shabu to the live abalone which we cooked separately on the table. After the main dishes wereRead more
Woke up very early 4:30am (still have a bit of jet lag). Went for an early morning bath, had the whole onsen to myself. Yeah!
Looking down and out to the ocean from our room. Looks like another beautiful day is in the making.
Been up for 4 hours, very hungry! After breakfast we are off to Nagoya via Atami to see our friends Bill and Nao in Nagoya. Will be taking the local train to Atami then the Shinkansen to Nagoya.