Hello, fellow travel lovers!
This time, it’s a 1-night trip to Unomisaki by car 🚗✨🚗✨
If you’re going, you want to enjoy all the stops along the way!
But you don’t want to overpack your schedule…
If you’re going, you want to enjoy all the stops along the way!
But you don’t want to overpack your schedule…
👉 Well… I say that, but I totally packed it in anyway 🤣
👉 A perfect model plan where you can do everything by arriving at the first spot at 9:00 AM✨
You can start from anywhere!
Just work backward from your location and aim to arrive at 9:00 👍👍
🗺 Route Map

From Google Maps
🚗 Overview of the Model Plan
👉 Sightseeing times are estimates. We actually managed to check in right at 15:00.
9:00 Oiwa Shrine
→Visit (60 min)
→ Drive 25 min
10:30 → Drive 25 min
→ Visit (40 min)
→ Drive 50 min
12:00 Bando Taro Kitaibaraki (Lunch)
Bando Taro Kitaibaraki (Lunch)
→ Meal (60 min)
13:30 Rokkakudo
→ Visit (30 min)
→ Visit (30 min)
14:20 Juo Bussan Center
→ Visit (20 min)
→ Drive 5 min
15:00 Hitachi Seaside National Lodge Unomisaki
⏰ Key Points
- Total driving time: about 2 hours 30 minutes
- Sightseeing + meals: about 6 hours
👉A perfectly balanced, just-right itinerary 🤣
☕ Easy Start with Breakfast at a Service Area
After an early departure…
👉Enjoy breakfast and coffee at a service area ☕
This time, we stopped at Tomobe SA.
You’ll suddenly feel like buying souvenirs already—
travel mode officially ON✨
🌿 Oiwa Shrine (Power Spot)
Arrived at 9:00 AM

👉 The moment you step into the forest, the air feels different
- Massive sacred trees
- Deep quietness
- Beautiful morning light
Beautiful morning light
👉 Read more here

Oiwa Shrine | A Top Kanto Power Spot Where the Forest Heals Your Soul
Visited Oiwa Shrine in Hitachi City, Ibaraki.
Featuring the three sacred cedars selected as part of the “Forest Giants 100,” Basho’s haiku monument, the grand temple gate, and stone Buddhas — with plenty of photos. A power spot where the entire mountain is considered sacred, and the air itself feels different.
🌉 Ryujin Suspension Bridge (Thrill & Views)
About 25 minutes from Oiwa Shrine

👉 Just walking across makes your heart race a little 🤣
- 375 meters long
- About 100 meters high
- About 100 meters high
👉 Read more here

Walked Across Ryujin Suspension Bridge!
A 100-Meter-High Sky Walk and Suspense-Level Moments
A firsthand report on Ryujin Suspension Bridge in Hitachiota, Ibaraki. Enjoy a thrilling skywalk for just 350 yen, featuring dragon-themed towers, massive cable anchors, and even suspenseful peek-through windows—all with photos.
🍜 Bando Taro (Lunch)
About 50 minutes from Oiwa Shrine
👉 What I really wanted here:

Miso Nikomi Udon🔥Photo is from the official website
- A soul food of Ibaraki
- Piping hot
- Super filling
👉 You’ll definitely leave full 🤣
🌊 Rokkakudo (Seaside Scenic Spot)
About 18 minutes after lunch

👉 A small red building standing by the sea
- Relaxing sound of waves
- Super photogenic
- Rich in history
👉 Read more here

Discover Rokkakudo at the Stunning Izura Coast, Ibaraki
A firsthand report on the scenic spot “Rokkakudo” on the Izura Coast in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki. Featuring Okakura Tenshin–related buildings, his former residence, the “Asia is One” monument, and beautiful ocean views—with photos.
🛍 Juo Bussan Center (Quick Stop)
Right before the hotel
👉 “Just browsing…”
👉…turned into buying premium yokan 🤣

and even some local sake 🍶
- Lots of local specialties
- Great for souvenir scouting
🏨 Hitachi Seaside National Lodge Unomisaki
👉 Why it’s so popular:
- All rooms have ocean views
- Amazing value for money
- Ultimate relaxation
👉 Read more here

Kokuminshukusha Uo no Misaki | Stayed at a stunning ocean-view lodge with unbeatable value!
Stay at the highly sought-after “Unomisaki National Lodge,” known for being hard to book! A real review covering ocean-view rooms for all guests, great value for money, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere—plus details on dinner, breakfast, and the overall facilities.
🌊 Seaside Walk
After check-in, don’t miss this👇

👉👉 A relaxing walk along the coast
- Sound of waves
- Sound of waves
- Sunset views
👉 Honestly, this might be the best part✨
🧠 Summary
👉A perfect plan starting at 9:00 where you can do it all✨
- Power spots
- Scenic views
- Great food
- Relaxation
👉 Everything included 🤣
🤣 TabiJun’s Note
Even though we left early…
👉👉 Spending too much time at the service area already makes it a “slow travel” day 😂
The journey continues... Wishing you all a wonderful trip!
**TabiJun**