Going to the Boso Peninsula via the Aqualine makes for a less congested drive than heading west to Fuji or Izu although not necessarily as interesting. There’s almost never any traffic jams in that part of Chiba and I can get to Kisarazu in less than 30 minutes from my place. That’s faster than driving to Shinjuku. The only negative is that it costs ¥2320 one way on the Aqualine (It’s actually ¥3000 but there’s a discount if you use ETC which ends at the end of March). Today’s destination was Ryugujo Mikazuki Onsen in Kisarazu. It’s a super onsen on the coast right after you get off the Aqualine. While crossing Tokyo bay the wind was incredibly strong and I felt like I was going to get blown into the ocean.
This was by far the biggest super onsen I’ve ever been too. The parking lot fits over 1300 cars and 50 buses, there’s a hotel, outdoor pool, indoor pool, water slide, sand bath, a bunch of saunas etc etc. It’s almost like a disneyland attraction except with naked people. The best thing is there’s a fantastic view of Mt. Fuji from the baths. There are 2 other equally as big Mikazuki Onsens on the other side of the Boso Peninsula too. I’ll have to visit them sometime.
More pictures of the Aqualine here.
hi, nice to read all ur great trips its give us some idea places to visit for next year.ok good blog again !!!
you are living the life…
I’ve visited the Mikazuki in Katsuura some years ago (2?). Although it is an impressive hotel and everything is perfectly OK, I prefer to visit smaller onsen. These large places give me the impression that I am in some sort of factory: mass production.
Yeah, but there are some smaller places that are soo crowded…
I wuold like to know how is possible to book a room in a Hotel onsen Mikazuki group I love to go there. But I read only in Enlgish and the site i have got is in japonese. I would like to know how to get there and how much does it cost for two nights.
Thank you for your understanding
fariba adelkhah
Have you ever heard of doing a search on google? You could find information in English easily. Like this site.
http://www.j-reserve.com/hotelmng/hotel-info/hotelinfo.php?HotelCode=0304000083&language=0