Japan Autumn Nov 2017 一人で日本の旅 Ibaraki 茨城県 - Day 5: Kasama-shi 笠間市, Hitachi-shi 日立市

Day 5: 10.11.2017 (Fri)
* Day 5 of 14 Days Japan Rail Pass

Breakfast: Toyoko Inn Mito Eki Minami Guchi 東横イン水戸駅南口

Mito JR 水戸駅 (0734 hrs) > Kasama JR 笠間駅 (0800 hrs)
🚆 by local train.

Visited Kasama Inari Shrine 笠間稲荷神社.
👣 Approx 10 mins walk from Kasama JR.
http://www.kasama.or.jp/

Inari Shrine 稲荷神社 (1011 hrs) > Geijutsu no mori koen 芸術の森公園 (1016 hrs)
🚍 by Ibaraki Kotsu Bus 茨城交通バス. [170 yen]
Bus schedule (departing from Kasama JR): http://bus.ibako.co.jp/timetable/result/?no=962&de=52&f_from_type=1&f_from_genre=&f_from=%E7%AC%A0%E9%96%93%E9%A7%85

Visited Kasama Kougei no oka 笠間工芸の丘.
http://www.kasama-crafthills.co.jp/

Lunch: Cafe Wasugazen カフェワスガゼン

👣 Walked back to Kasama JR Station.

Dessert: Gruyeres グリュイエール
http://www.kasamagashi.com/

Kasama JR 笠間駅 (1359 hrs) > Tomobe JR 友部駅 (1408 hrs)
🚆 by local train.

Hitachi JR Station.

Tomobe JR 友部駅 (1436 hrs) > Hitachi JR 日立駅 (1511 hrs)
🚆 by Limited Express Tokiwa ときわ 63.

Hitachi Eki Chuo Guchi 日立駅中央口 (1555 hrs) > Iwaizaki 祝崎 (1610 hrs)
🚍 by Hitachi Bus 日立バス 75 or 77. [290 yen]
- Weekday bus schedule: http://www.hitachi-dentetsu.co.jp/bus/bus_jikokuhyou_h/20171014/g171014h_75_77.html
- Weekend/Public holiday bus schedule: http://www.hitachi-dentetsu.co.jp/bus/bus_jikokuhyou_s/20171014/g171014s_75.html

🏨 Checked in: Unoshima Villa 日立・太田尻海岸 うのしまヴィラ　
http://unoshima-villa.com/

Dinner at Unoshima Villa: Kimeji Maguro Carpaccio accompanied with fresh greens and Hishio, a traditional Japanese fermented seasoning.

Dinner: Unoshima Villa 日立・太田尻海岸 うのしまヴィラ　

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