annneonet ([personal profile] annneonet) wrote2009-07-16 09:41 pm
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ロケ地めぐり!海ほたる Umi Hotaru

Continuation from Nokogiri-yama post

I really liked Umi Hotaru. *o* Much easier to get to it and come back too Imho. >.>;;

Again, I went from Ikebukuro so this is if you're staying around the Tokyo area. If you're closer to Chiba you'll probably want to go from Kisarazu.

Unless you have a car in Japan or something, you'll be going by the Aqualine bus. If I remember correctly, the bus price for going to Umi Hotaru from Kawasaki was 1050yen. I forget how much it is from Umi Hotaru to Kisarazu... it was a bit more...? I don't remember how much the JR ride to Kawasaki cost. It was still kinda pricey but less than 1000yen? Idk.

Here's the website for the aqualine bus btw.

Note #1 - The buses start stopping at Umi Hotaru at around 9-ish and stop going there kinda early 5pm-8pmish depending on the day? (check the schedule >.>) so be sure to check the schedule because I don't think you want to accidentally skip the place or get stranded there. =[]=''

Anyway, I started off from Ikebukuro and then uhhh went somewhere... Nippori? Tokyo? Ueno? Either way, they all have the Keihin-Tohoku line which is the line I took to go to Kawasaki. They made us switch to another Keihin-Tohoku train near the end... at Kamata? Idk I didn't listen to the reason but yeah, listen carefully when you're riding any train because if you don't, you might find yourself going backwards lol. Sometimes there's a problem with the line or something.

Kawasaki Station
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At the station there should be signs and stuff, you're looking for the #34 riding place (のりば/乗り場), exit (出口) #27/28.

Once you go down, there'll be more signs to where the bus places are
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Anyway, the bus schedule should be posted nearby once you get there so you can see when the next bus LEAVES. The bus will most likely arrive quite a bit earlier than the time indicated and will leave on time. Just get on the bus and you'll pay when you get off. :3

Inside of the bus
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You have some time to take a nap but please don't snore. ==; There was this dude in front of me snoring REALLY LOUDLY and it annoyed me like a;slkdfja;sldkf.
Umi Hotaru should be the 2nd stop. It goes Kawasaki (where you get on) -> uhh some place on the way -> Umi Hotaru. I think it's the same for Kisarazu...

Going through the tunnel isn't that interesting because you can't tell that you're underwater. =.= But then Umi Hotaru! There's quite a bit more to see than what Kokame showed us lol. Lots of shops and food and stuff. *o*

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Clock hanging from the ceiling
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Getting ready for Tanabata
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There were a lot of souvenir shops and stuff but I didn't take pics of them. >.> I did buy souvenirs though. XD' I guess the melon bread (メロンパン) is the food to try here? There was quite a bit of melon bread related goods and signs saying to try the melon bread at this store (which I did try and it was pretty good but I can't compare because that's the only time I ate melon bread lol).
The AkaKame family! Most of the scenery is on the top two floors although I think there was this one thing a bit lower... I didn't go down and see it lol. >.>
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Once again, if it was clear... but even in the pic it was like "on a clear winter day" lol... summer just doesn't do it ;^;
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Btw, the wind is reeaaaally strong. xD It was fun
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The bell of happiness!
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I had to wait for a loooong time for everyone to go away. x.x' And yes, I did ring it >D
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Some guys were performing these songs
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When going back, please remember that you don't go back to the place where you got off the bus, that bus will be going towards Kisarazu (if you came from Kawasaki) lol. x.x'' Go to the other side and there should be another bus-riding place that says 川崎(方面). UNLESS you plan on going to Nokogiri-yama afterwards (given that you have the time...), then go for the bus that goes towards Kisarazu.

Once again, if you have any questions feel free to ask and I'll do my best to help!

[identity profile] aures.livejournal.com 2009-07-17 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
haha, you went there! that's so amazing :D it looks super super beautiful! :D thanks for posting these pictures ^^ bet you had a great time!

[identity profile] annneonet.livejournal.com 2009-07-17 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep, it was great! :D No problem~

[identity profile] maujerr.livejournal.com 2009-07-17 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Uwa! This is all so spectacular. I am def remembering this all for when I go to Japan in December. (Does that count as winter? How do the seasons work there? So much to learn!) You did just a really fantastic job with all of this. Again, I applaud you. Thanks for all your hard work! ^.^

[identity profile] annneonet.livejournal.com 2009-07-17 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
December's winter or should be xD although I'm not good with all the technical "when do seasons specifically begin/end" type stuff. >.>;;

Thank you and no problem ^^

[identity profile] r1on.livejournal.com 2009-07-17 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
☆^ヽ(*^-゚)vThank you♪v(゚∇^*)/^☆

[identity profile] annneonet.livejournal.com 2009-07-17 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
No problem :3

[identity profile] nieva-mae.livejournal.com 2009-07-18 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
the place is so nice..i'd like to ring that bell too..ü

thanks for sharing

[identity profile] xpinqs.livejournal.com 2009-07-18 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for posting these~ :D
Now I really wanna go too, it looks sooo amazingly beautiful ♥

[identity profile] hanade.livejournal.com 2009-07-19 11:59 am (UTC)(link)
n this one???!! this is priceless!! m seriously gonna go to my koki's places..where he went with kame~ OMG OMG!!
seriously...i dont wanna lose your link...
can i keep it please~ onegaishimasuuuu~

nyway..thank you so much for sharing these tips!~

p/s: i loveeee your layout~

[identity profile] annneonet.livejournal.com 2009-07-19 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, you can keep all the links on your journal ^^ Hope they come in handy!

p/s: i loveeee your layout~
Thank you~ :D

[identity profile] jslstudio.livejournal.com 2009-12-29 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Hi,

I plan to visit Tokyo Bay-Aqualine in spring, and thank you for youR information. I try to search for guide to the place but i found it little help. Lucky i found your post. *Phew*

By the way, is it the bus the Tokyo Bay Aqualine Express bus? I found a website of it, the bus schedule, but its in japanese. How long does it take from Ikebukuro to Kawasaki? Since i will be staying at Ikebukuro. I heard that the bus from Kawasaki to
that place take 40mint.

Just rearranging my planning in tokyo.

[identity profile] annneonet.livejournal.com 2009-12-29 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
By the way, is it the bus the Tokyo Bay Aqualine Express bus?
Yep that's the same one. Just make sure you go to the right bus stop and check to see that the bus has 海ほたる on their schedule. For the most part just take note of when the bus to Umi Hotaru begins and ends so you don't skip it or end up stuck there. >.<

I don't know how long it takes by bus, but by JR it does take around 40min or a bit more (always leave time for possible train problems too) to go from Ikebukuro to Kawasaki.

Feel free to ask any more questions!

[identity profile] jslstudio.livejournal.com 2009-12-30 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much for the info!!
Umi Hotaru should be at the 2nd bus stop right?
What about from the place back to Kawasaki? I should take at different bus stop right? Hope i will not get lost. ^_^

[identity profile] annneonet.livejournal.com 2009-12-30 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Yup, there will be one small stop before you get to Umi Hotaru if you're going from Kawasaki. :3

There should be another bus stop, kind of on the opposite side of where you got off, that says 川崎 (Kawasaki) and 方面 (direction). 川崎 might've been written vertically, I forget. x.x But the bus that stops there goes towards Kawasaki.

If you manage to find your way to Umi Hotaru, I think getting back is much easier. xD;;

[identity profile] jslstudio.livejournal.com 2009-12-31 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much for the direction. Now this is finally clear. Thank you again!
Happy advance New Year to you :)

[identity profile] jslstudio.livejournal.com 2010-01-07 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry to bother u again. I have found the bus schedule at the website from kawasaki to Umi Hotaru, i'm not sure if it accurate.
Starting from 5:45am, 8:45am and 3pm
cost about 1050 yen
Is this correct?

Thanks for your help!

[identity profile] jslstudio.livejournal.com 2010-01-07 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
whoops! i found the full schedule! gomen ne!
my frend she translate it wrongly, give me a shock.
Have a nice day.