[Special Update] Jap Trip Day 3: Numazu Stamp Collection Part 2

Continuation from Part 1, this post will talk about the stamp collection experience in Uchiura & taking a ride in the Love Live Sunshine taxi!

First, my family and I took a bus down to Uchiura in the morning as the taxi was booked in the morning and the pick-up location was at sannoura tourist information center.

Saw the LLSS wrapping bus while waiting for the bus to Uchiura~

Took a while to reach Uchiura from Numazu; it is quite a distance away but not too long~

Passed by Awashima-
if you zoomed in(sry for the bad quality),
you can see Kanan's house(which is a frog museum)!

My family and I alighted at Mito Sea Paradise- tho it would have been nearer to the tourism center if we alighted a stop later. However, since there was some time, we decided to collect some of the stamps nearby(where the places have already opened...)

Mito Sea Paradise-
if you squint your eyes, the queue at the left was the queue to stamp the Sif thanksgiving stamp! 

Naturally, the first stamp of day 3 was Mito Sea Paradise You's stamp; with the addition of the Sif thanksgiving 2nd year stamp too!

After that, we walked to the 7-11 store, shown in season 1 episode 11; where Aqours members were talking to Riko on the phone! This store is also a stamp area and since it was Riko stamp, I bought the badge as well~

It's quite faint due to the colour...

Following that, we crossed the road to chidori kanko kisen- it's a harbour(or port?) where for a certain amount of fee, the ship/boat there can bring you around the area(I think...?)

Again, it's another stamp area of Riko:)

The pink is slightly better:)

And, the ships there had Shitake wrapping on them~

It's not very clear as I took from a distance; didn't want to walk on the beach...

Larger view of Mito Beach

I'm sure LLSS fans would be very familiar with this place but here's some FYI;

This is the place where Chika and Riko met for the first time where Riko was attempting to jump into the sea to swim but Chika stopped her cos it was only in April(which is Spring in Japan; you can imagine the sea temperature at that time...)

This is also the place where Chika was practising for the flip in miracle wave!

And, there are many more scenes in anime that this place was shown~

As to why it's such iconic place in LLSS, it is just outside Chika's house!

Yasudaya Ryokan- aka Chika's house!

Shitake~

Once done, it was around the time of the taxi pick-up so we walked to the tourism center. The distance wasn't short but neither was it long.

However, there wasn't an actual pathway for people to walk; so we were walking on the road. Since there wasn't much traffic, it was a nice walk:)

Upon arriving, the taxi was already there even though it was not yet the time!-  LLSS fans were taking photo of the taxi(and me as well, lol)

Here are the exterior of the taxi:

And now for the interior:

Have the same pillow;)

Aida san!!!

Apparently, these were all donated by fans!(Didn't know... If I know, would have brought some;
at that time, I bought a random LLSS coaster keychain from 7-11 but sadly, got Ruby...)

Aida san's sign!

Nesoberi~

So, the taxi was rented for 2h and my family told the driver that the places to go which are the far-away area. And that is the Osezaki side and there are only 2 stamps... Sigh... The amount of effort put to get that 2 stamps.

Oh but managed to see a You taxi while at Osezaki there:

The amount of nesoberi(wow...)

Uchicchi!

Apparently, the driver(of the You taxi) is actually the same driver my family and I saw while kinda stranded at this area(until the driver helped us to call a taxi, bless the driver)!

Sadly, he don't rmb but it was sure was surprising~

After that, the areas specified by my family were done without much time spare so the driver brought us to some of LLSS places:

This was in one of the stamp spots and it was the place shown in the cover of LLSS walker 1!

The bus stop- was shown in anime season 1 episode 2
where ChikaYou seen RubyMaru and Chika tried to lure Ruby out with a candy... 

Think the place where ChikaRiko scene happened in anime season 1 episode 10

Think it was the stairways to Benten Shrine- would love to try going... One day that is...
Good thing is that it's not too far from the tourism center(which is quite a surprise and as well as the school!)

Since there was still time left, the driver drove to the other uchiura stamp areas which we didn't take when we arrived in the morning(as the areas weren't opened or we didn't have the time)

This is one of the LLSS collaboration hotels that were selling Aqours members' hot spring towel and bucket(?)
And it's obvious what member set is this hotel selling~

^I tried to buy Chika/Riko set from Yasudaya Ryokan but sadly both sets were sold out...

With that, the eventful taxi ride experience was over- a little reflection of it:

Think I mentioned in my previous part, my japanese skills weren't very good so I couldn't exactly converse with the driver tbh...

The longest I ever talked to the driver was at the start and I asked which place will be the first stop. Following that, I just nod or answered 'yes' as he explained some of the LLSS places- there were times I couldn't follow him...

^I feel that I can understand japanese to a certain degree but to converse, it's hard. Plus my pronunciation is bad too(and this does not limit to jap only...)

My family and I told the driver to let us alight at Mito Sea Paradise where we went in for a while(cos I wanted the postcard & another awkward Japanese exchange again... But in the end, managed to get the postcard so it worked out:)

A few LLSS pictures taken from Mito Sea Paradise:

Apparently, these lanterns(?) were placed in different places by each year;
1st year was at NESOPASA and 3rd year was at Sun Sun Sunshine Cafe~

Uchicchi!!!

2nd year Thanksgiving standee~

Following that, there was a slight rush as we walked back to one of the stamp area which wasn't opened when the driver drove us there before we ran to catch the LLSS bus to Izu Hakone train station.

Think I was too tired and only realised the Aqours members were speaking in the bus, at around the end of the ride... As such, could only record a bit of Dia-Arisa:

^Not very sure what she was saying but I suppose it is some safety msg...?

And this was the bus I took~

And here's Izu Hakone Station~

Chika Chan!!!

^Apparently, there is a LLSS collaboration with Izu Hakone line where Aqours members standee were places in different stations of this line. And Chika is at this station!

Also, this station is a stamp area of Kanan.

Next, had some lunch at the station; since it would be a while before the station back to Mishima would arrive...

Soba is love(too)

Shout-out to the staff and their friendly services~

After quite a wait...

Managed to take pics of the signs of all members:

I felt a bit awkward taking the pics as I was like moving around while the train was moving... Luckily, the shaking from the train(while it was moving) was manageable~

And here's a better vid of the wrapping:

^This was taken after alighting so have more time to video~

And, Kanan Standee is at Mishima station~

This pretty much concluded the stamp collection of the current ones; went to some of the places where we missed out at days 1 and 2.

My family and I had dinner at Sun Sun Sunshine cafe- was quite a long queue(think cos of Yoshiko bday and as well as the thanksgiving sif event...) that I wanted to just call it off but my family was okay with the wait so~

Yohane Magic Circle- placed at the entrance;
you have to pass by before you enter~

2nd years parfait & that chalk work~

CHIKARIKO!!!

Riko set:) Was surprisingly filling(and got the 2nd years coaster^^)

Yousoba- don't exactly like it...^^;

Some pics taken of the cafe:

And here's 3rd years' lanterns

^Bias to my fave~

Oh and dining at the cafe will give you a 3rd years postcard(think I mentioned in last part). And so, managed to get all 3 postcards. Moreover, sun sun sunshine cafe was also the location to exchange completed thanksgiving stamp card for the A4 file:)

Posted in part 1 before but here's a refresh~

That was my day 3 of my trip~

It was less tiring as compared to day 2(since there was less walking) but still quite rush and my blister gotten from day 2 wasn't helping...

Think I will try make one more post of either NESOPASA or thanksgiving sif event. It had been like almost half a year since the trip; my memories of it aren't very clear.

As I'm writing this post, I had to look at my pictures and my stamp book to know how and why did I walk this way while linking the events of the trip...

This is Yaiji signing off; until the next post(which I'm hoping I get it out before my next trip...)

Yaiji~

PS: the taxi I took was the old one- the design changed in a few days(?) after my trip! Quite surprising & lucky(?) that I took before the change:)