We were the last group to leave Hotel New Otani Makuhari since our prefecture is just two hours away from Makuhari. We left at 8:45AM and arrived Tateyama 11:00AM, just time to have our lunch. We have our lunch at Tateyama Sunset Beach Hotel. We have Sanga-yaki(Chiba's specialty), sushi and sashimi, and other seafood for our lunch. They really impressed everyone with their food presentation and superb service. The seafood tasted so fresh and delicious. After we have our lunch, we went directly to the town city hall for our courtesy call with the deputy mayor of Tateyama. We were welcomed personally by the mayor and just have a short meeting where they presented our rough itinerary in Tateyama. They also has given us maps, brochures, and postcards of Tateyama. Yey!
After our courtesy call, we went to Shiroyama Park which is on the highest peak. There you can see Tateyama's castle and also the panoramic view of the city. The highlight for the day was the beach combing in Okinoshima. We walked around the uninhabited island of Okinoshima under scourging heat while picking up shells, rocks, and trashes from the beach. It was a great opportunity for us since we not only experience beach combing but also have visited a Shinto shrine in the middle of the island and learned more about the history of the island from the local volunteers.
We end our day at Hotel Accion Tateyama where we also have our sumptuous buffet dinner. We also have the chance to practice for our group song presentation, Tenohira wo Taiyouni, while on our PJs. The hotel has also an onsen (public bath) so almost all of us courageously tried the public bath before we all went to sleep.
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