We stayed at Atami Pearl Star Hotel, one of the luxury hotels in Atami, Shizuoka. In this review, we share our firsthand experience of the guest room, hotel facilities, dinner and breakfast, with plenty of photos. The hotel enjoys an open location directly facing the sea, while the interior has an elegant and relaxing atmosphere. We also enjoyed summer activities such as Japanese shaved ice and stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) in the sea of Atami. Atami Pearl Star Hotel combines beautiful ocean views with refined hospitality, making it a wonderful choice for adult travelers, multigenerational trips, and those traveling with parents. It is especially recommended if you are looking for a relaxing and sophisticated stay in Atami. If you are considering staying at Atami Pearl Star Hotel, we hope this review helps you plan your trip. Japanese Shaved Ice Made with Local Shizuoka Ingredients After checking in, we were welcomed in the lounge with Japanese sweets and Shizuoka green tea. It was such a lovely touch and immediately helped us settle into the relaxing atmosphere of the hotel. Afterward, we stayed in the lounge to enjoy the hotel's seasonal summer shaved ice. The luxurious shaved ice desserts use ingredients from Shizuoka and were available in four flavors: Benihoppe strawberry, Shizuoka matcha, Meyer lemon, and Mishima mango. Each flavor highlights local ingredients from Shizuoka. I chose the Shizuoka matcha shaved ice (¥2,200 including tax, excluding service charge). Homemade ice cream was hidden inside the shaved ice, and it came with kuromitsu brown sugar syrup ...
This year, I finally decided to travel to Los Angeles to watch a Dodgers game in person! Now that I am in my 60s, I do not want to keep putting off the things I truly want to do. I thought, “If I am ever going to see Shohei Ohtani play at Dodger Stadium, now is the time!” and decided to make the trip happen. Although the actual trip was still several months away, I purchased tickets for two Dodgers games on the first day tickets went on sale. I bought both tickets through the official Dodgers website, but purchasing tickets on an English-language website was definitely nerve-racking. In this article, I will share what I learned from actually buying the tickets, including the mistakes I made and some useful tips that may help you avoid the same problems. If you are planning to watch a Dodgers game in Los Angeles, this article includes several important things I wish I had known beforehand, so I hope you will read through to the end. I Panicked When Dodgers Tickets Suddenly Went on Sale I purchased my tickets through the official Los Angeles Dodgers website. The whole experience was much more rushed than I expected, so I want to share what happened to help other travelers avoid the same situation. The Actual Ticket Sale Schedule Was Earlier Than I Expected Beforehand, I had found information suggesting that Dodgers tickets would usually go on sale around two to three months before the game. Because of that, ...
