On the second morning of our 12-day self-driving trip through Hakone, Kawaguchiko, and Hokkaido, we started the day by visiting the Heiwa no Torii (Peace Torii) by Lake Ashi. Then came the main highlight—taking the Hakone Ropeway and Hakone Tozan Cable Car to enjoy the beautiful scenery here. From Hakone Shrine, we drove to the … Read more
After having breakfast at Toyoko Inn Odawara eki Higashi guchi in the morning, our first destination was the Peace Torii by Lake Ashi, located just below Hakone Shrine. Since it’s a popular photo spot, we had to get an early start—otherwise, we’d waste a lot of time waiting in line to take pictures. It took … Read more
On the first night of our 12-day self-driving trip covering Hakone, Lake Kawaguchi, and Hokkaido, we planned to stay at Toyoko Inn Odawara eki Higashi guchi. After a full day of flying and driving to Hakone, we took the Hakone Tozan Railway and later had dinner at Tamura Ginkatsu Tei Harune Odawara Ten , which … Read more
On the first night of our 12-day self-driving trip through Hakone, Kawaguchiko, and Hokkaido, we had dinner at Tamura Ginkatsu Tei Harune Odawara Ten, located in the underground shopping area of Odawara Station (田むら銀かつ亭 小田原駅地下店). After enjoying hydrangeas in the afternoon by taking the Hakone Tozan Railway, we drove back down the mountain and headed … Read more
Our original plan for the two-day self-drive trip to Hakone, Kawaguchiko, and Hokkaido was delayed due to heavy traffic in Tokyo. We had planned to visit the shopping street next to Hakone-Yumoto Station, but because we arrived late, most of the shops were already closed. So we decided to ride the Hakone Tozan Railway to … Read more
In June 2025, I took 10 days of annual leave to go on a self-driving trip with my family to Hakone, Lake Kawaguchi, and Hokkaido. On the first day, we flew from Taipei Songshan Airport to Tokyo Haneda Airport via Japan Airlines. The flight was slightly delayed during takeoff, but we were in good spirits. … Read more
Day 10 of Our Shikoku Self-Driving Trip — Postponed by 2 Days On what became the last day of our extended 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku, we were preparing to fly back to Taiwan in the evening. Due to the typhoon, many shops were closed. Fortunately, we found that the Sojibou, COM Takamatsu was open, so … Read more
Day 1 of our 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku, postponed by 2 days Although the trip was delayed by two days, by the first day, the weather had actually cleared up—there wasn’t much wind or rain. So during the day, we just walked around town and did a bit of shopping. In the evening, we … Read more
Our 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku was extended by 2 days before we could fly back to Taiwan. On a typhoon day in Takamatsu City, the wind and rain were very light. Besides strolling around the city, we had lunch around 1:00 PM at Matsuya Takamatsu Hyogomachi branch. Every time we passed by this spot, … Read more
Our 10-day self-driving trip in Shikoku was delayed by two days, so we had to postpone our flight back to Taiwan. On a typhoon day in Takamatsu, we had breakfast at St. Marc Cafe (San Maruko Coffee) in Takamatsu Marugamemachi, near our hotel. Actually, we had been staying at the same hotel for several days, … Read more