after a rigorous internal debate i've narrowed it down to my top three
favorite anime destinations that i believe belong on every Bakettorisuto
Yahallo and welcome back to Kinda Neet if you're as big a fan of slice of life
anime as i am then chances are you've dreamed of embarking on an
expedition outside the safety of your bedroom
and into the real world and don't worry i won't send you on a wild goose chase
out to the middle of nowhere just to stand outside a random middle school
with your camera feeling like a creep who'd want to waste
their precious time doing that all three locations in this video will
be full on day trips with their own unique japanese experiences
and activities that even non-anime fans would enjoy
so feel free to trick your normie friends into coming with you first on
the list seems like it shouldn't exist the only
thing better than a melonpan is Azusa's tan if you've been
watching this channel for a while you've definitely heard of the legendary
toyosato elementary school home to everyone's favorite band
hokago teatime built in 1937 what was once a thriving school full of
kids enjoying their youth drinking tea and occasionally playing
light music is now eerily empty sort of a ghost town in
2004 a more modern school was built a mere
200 feet away but rather than tear down the old gigi
the town chose to preserve the historic school for
all of eternity by converting it into a full-blown K-On! museum
complete with the club room gita and so much merch it'll make your wallet
implode but before you go changing into your
slippers you actually have to make it here
as far as i'm concerned there are two options if you're a Free! fan
then you can go ahead and brave lake biwa and swim 40 kilometers from kyoto
or just take the train you do you if you choose
the latter i actually recommend you stop by on your way from tokyo to kyoto
as the shinkansen passes right through here and saves you a couple hours of
travel time but regardless of which way you're
coming from if you have a rail pass your best bet is to hop on the
shinkansen to maibara station which was one of the first places that i
realized we're not in tokyo anymore from the
shinkansen platform make your way upstairs and across this walkway
following signs for the Ōmi Tetsudō line which of course aren't written in
english so just memorize this kanji got it
you'll know you're in the right place when it feels like you just walked into
the 1800s because you kind of did the train line
you're about to ride opened in 1898 that's over 120 years ago
so naturally the ticket machine is actually just a nice old man
so make sure you practice saying Toyosato he no chiketto ichi-mai onegaishimasu
travel like this can be stressful so in between panic attacks
do your best to look around and take in the beautiful historic scenery which was
honestly one of the coolest parts of this trip
the train only runs once an hour so try not to be late and make sure you
hold on to your ticket because you'll have to give it to the man the hat on
your way off from maibara the journey only takes
around 40 minutes so no matter how beautiful a view of the
japanese countryside try not to lose track of time miss your
stop and backtrack 45 minutes on foot like i did
but you know what on second thought do exactly that
walking through small town Shiga was actually a really rewarding experience
and gave me a better understanding of how the people living outside of major
cities actually live the architecture was
fascinating the views breathtaking and the bakeries were delicious but if
you do get off at toyosato station it's just a quick 10 minute stroll to
the front gates where you'll be greeted with a very familiar sight
the building to your left is a little K-On! store and a not so little merch
museum that houses every type of merch imaginable from
figures to instruments and everything in between the building
to the right is the theater from K-On! but i recommend heading into the main
entrance and working your way there from inside
the school is full of iconic locations from the show from classrooms to
stairwells and of course the club room but there
are also a couple rooms just celebrating the historic town that are worth
checking out entry to the school is completely free
there are no tickets or staff so you're welcome to come and go as you
please as long as you're quiet respectful and most importantly take off
your shoes coming in at number two-ee is the birthplace of Hachi-Yui in my
opinion Kasairinkai Park is well worth a stop
regardless of if you're an OreGairu fan or not not only is there a ton
of iconic locations from the season 2 finale but there's also an aquarium
ferris wheel beach bird garden and observation deck
with an incredible view of the sunset and the
best part you don't even have to leave tokyo
getting here is as easy as hopping onto the nearest train but i recommend taking
the rinkai line through koto city which is my favorite train ride in
all of tokyo without leaving your seat you get views of the rainbow bridge
tokyo big sight and a ton of unique buildings and ports
entrance to the park is totally free and there's enough activities and food
stalls that you could easily spend half a day or more here
following in the service club's footsteps japan is home to a few
internationally renowned mega aquariums like osaka kaiyukan
or tokyo disneysea but what if you'd rather not wait in line for three hours
and spend holy eighty dollars for one ticket
in my opinion you're much better off just taking a stroll into tokyo sea life
park in Kasairinkai which will only set you back
seven dollars and although this might look busy to you by tokyo standards
it's a barren wasteland they've got a ton of cool fish and
some of them even resemble birds uh penguins actually are birds
not to mention one of their fish suppliers happens to be vancouver bc
and i don't mean to brag but we've got some pretty nice
sand dabs around here the diamond and flower ferris wheel is 400 feet tall
only cost seven dollars to ride and both some incredible views
of the idiots who paid 80 dollars to get into tokyo sea next door
it gets its name from the lit light show it puts on at night that resembles
yep you guessed it diamonds and flowers if you only have room for one ferris
wheel in your life i'd opt for the Palette town Daikanransha
that you passed on your way here which in my opinion has a better
panoramic view of the city than the diamond and flower
but hey you're young don't get tied down by one ferris wheel
enjoy a whole ferris wheel harem if you'd like nobody's judging
unlike the other locations on this list you won't actually see any anime merch
or snafu imagery around but don't let that
stop you from having a genuine good time if you like OreGairu men on tiny bikes
trains with faces or cosplay photo shoots Kasairinkai Park
is the place for you number san fuji-san to be exact yuru camp
aside mount fuji might just be the most iconic
mountain on the planet don't even @ me everest stans if your
mountain's so great which one is it don't know how about
this can you spot fuji i rest my case if you're not a fan of
Yuru Camp pause this video and go watch it now
and now that you are add lake Motosu to your bucket list although there's a ton
of amazing campsites from Yuru Camp that are worth visiting I've chosen the cone
campground at lake motosu for two reasons
first what japanese vacation is complete without a clear shot of fujisan
and the view from motosuko is so nice that they put it on the back of the 1000
yen bill and second it's one of the few campsites
that is actually accessible by public transit
if you make your way to the iconic Fujiyoshida home of fuji q highland
or as i call it the waiting and line simulator you can take a bus from here
that'll actually drop you off right at the campsite
but unfortunately it only runs once a day arriving at 11am
and then departing at 2pm so you'd be on a pretty tight schedule
which is why i actually recommend renting a car which
if you split between your group is actually pretty affordable in japan
i know just how intimidating the idea of driving on the left side of the road can
be but trust me when i say you're
absolutely right it's terrifying but luckily most of the drive is through
some beautiful mountains with not another car
or person in sight and after about an hour you'll be totally used to their
backwards way of life you can drive the ss weeb right down
onto the beach and set up camp exactly where Rin and
Nadashiko did but if camping's not your thing you can
easily stay in the lodge for around 60 dollars a night like i did and wake up to a once
in a lifetime view out your window inside the lodge is a cafe manga library
and Yuru Camp merch shop where you can buy anything from posters
to the classic curry ramen that Nadashiko loves so much
the other advantage to renting a car is that once you're checked in
you're free to drive to a bunch of other Yuru campsites in the area
that are completely inaccessible by transit Fumotoppara is 20 minutes away
and Lake Shibire 45 which is home to some of the only anime characters that
actually exist and apparently i didn't hide my
starstruck expression well enough because they
instantly called me out for being a weeb you saw anime but seriously
they were super nice people and taking a stroll around the lake is a great way to
spend your afternoon i don't know about you but this travel
bans really got me feeling depressed and fantasizing about my next trip to japan
is one of the only things keeping me going so i really hope this video helped
give you some ideas for your own anime expedition to get a better idea of the
locations in this video make sure to click on this playlist here
which has vlogs of me traveling to all three spots as well as many more
and if there's only one thing you take away from this video it should be that
mount everest can kiss my TUTURU!!!