Shilahama travel tips 白濱旅遊攻略
Introduction
Shirahama is a small town by the Pacific Ocean at the KANSAI part of Japan. I have been there 2 times and I would like to share some tips if you want your vacation:
- 2-3 days just for hanging out
- no matter alone or with friends
- take a hot-spring in a peaceful environment while watching the sea tides hit the rocks.
Transportation
Take the JR(recommend 黑潮號：may take 3 hours from the airport)
關西JR周遊券
To get Shirahama, I highly recommend you use the 關西5/7日周遊券, which can help you to take the 黑潮號. 關西周遊券 conclude all your trip-fees as long as you take the JR railway in KANSAI part of Japan (including 大阪，京都，奈良，神戶 etc.). You can get it on TAOBAO(淘寶) or buy it at the KANSAI airport and exchange it at the KANSAI airport as well (see details at TAOBAO).
- During the time in Shirahama, you can use cash to take the Meko bus or buy the one-day pass ticket (not really nessary unless you will take more than 4 times a day).
Attention: 黑潮號 only provide signed seats. Please make sure you have selected your seats on the ticket machine.(Ask the staff at the airport for details)
Another Attention: 關西3日周遊券 doesn’t incloud the fee for 黑潮號. Please make sure that you would buy the 5-days pass or 7 days pass.
Hotels
| Name | Price | Speciaty | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiraham KAN 白濱館 | 400 HKD/person | - very close to the beach 白良濱(10m) | |||
| be better for 2/3 persons to split the fee | - japanese style room | ||||
| - small hot-spring but usually little people | |||||
| -close to FamilyMart and (3min walk) | |||||
| Key Terrance | Normal tyle: 150-200HKD/person | - very beautiful sea scenary of hotel itself | |||
| Japanese style: 1200 HKD for 2 persons with breakfast and dinner buffet | - room for sea views and rich indoor play facilities | ||||
| - hot-spring owns outside sea view and available for rainy days | |||||
| - close to FamilyMart (5min walk) | |||||
| 海之舟 | Japanese style: 1800 HKD for 2 persons with breakfast and dinner buffet | - outside door hot-spring with extrodinaty wild sea view | |||
| - food is good as well as the service | |||||
| - far from FamilyMart(10 min walk) | |||||
Find all these hotel on Agoda/Trip.com etc, the price varies among seasons.
Food
Visit どれどれ市場, it is the biggest food market in the town where you can see fishermen dissect fishes.
Family Mart!!! (Strongly recommend try the 明治 milk with white pakage)
DAISO supermarket(You can buy fruits here. Not having enough fruits in Japan almost drive me crazy.)
Some Pictures (if you interested)
Recomended trip schedule:
| Day | Activity | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - Get Shirahama | |
| - Visit the beach | ||
| - take a the oldest hot-spring neaby the beach | ||
| 2 | - Play billiards or table tennis at the hotel | |
| - Go to the Toretore market | ||
| - visit 千疊敷/Zoo/wanderland |