Atami Trip Day 2

It's quite an experience to wake up at 6am in a hotel room with your girlfriend, in a romantic location like Atami, and watch her while she sleeps. Rinko looked so cute. And considering we've only (technically) been in a relationship for three days, this is...well, amazing.

There was some kind of mix up where we were called down to the hotel lobby by mistake.

Once that was over, Rinko and I went back to our room to get dressed for day two of our Atami get-away.

And Rinko's clothes looked even more delightful than the first day. She certainly has shown an impressive sense of style so far in the new game. I love it.

Breakfast was in the fancy hotel restaurant...

And then it was time to check out. So long, Hotel Ohnoya. T_T

We walked down to Port Atami to catch the High Speed Ferry from the docks.

Here are a few amusing shots of Rinko-chan on board the Ferry.

There was even a very funny moment when Rinko was eating a bag of potato chips (her favourite food) and they were stolen by a bunch of seagulls.

We arrived at Port Hatsushima and had lunch at the famous Megane Maru.

And then we went on to the shrine at Hatsugi Jinja.

Hatsushima is an island off the coast from Atami. We visited the big Hatsushima Lighthouse...

...and climbed right up to the top, where the view was spectacular.

And, to finish our mini-trip to Hatsushima, we walked through some very green countryside to the Legendary Beach.

It was very romantic to be on the beach at sunset, and Rinko reaffirmed her love for me very sweetly. We certainly have grown a lot closer on this two day trip.

We came back to the port at Hatsushima, a little sad that our trip was coming to an end.

But we had a chance to check out the souvenirs in the local gift shop. I wonder what Rinko bought?

After the credit roll, Rinko and I came back to Towano on the express train from Atami station

We arrived back in good old Towano around 7pm...

...and I walked Rinko home.

But the day wasn't quite over yet. There was one more scene where Rinko phoned me, quite desperate, and wanted to meet at the Convenience Store. It seems that we'd mixed up a couple of items of luggage - but it was all sorted out in the end.

So that's it. FINALLY I've had a chance to experience the legendary Atami trip in LovePlus - and it was worth the wait. Apparently there are two more two-day trips in New LovePlus+, so the future is looking good.

Atami Trip - Day 1

Today, I had the biggest surprise of my LovePlus life. I opened the game expecting to meet Rinko for a school day trip - forgetting of course that it's the middle of Spring Break. I knew I was going SOMEWHERE with Rinko today...but I had no idea where.

Rin met me at the station looking totally adorable. She had a new hairstyle (still short, but very cute) and the most amazing, stylish clothes. This is the Rinko I have always loved. ^^

When we went INSIDE Shin Towano station, I knew something out-of-the-ordinary was happening. Imagine my surprise when I discovered we were going on the two-day Atami trip!!!! I waited and waited for this event in two years of playing New LovePlus and never got it. Now, in the new game,  I find myself going on an intense overnight trip with my girlfriend - after only a couple of days of gameplay!

Then, it was all aboard the Express Train to Atami. For anyone who doesn't know, Atami is a real resort town in Japan, which entered into an arrangement with Konami to promote New LovePlus (and their own attractions, of course). If you're lucky enough, you can take a REAL holiday in Atami, where there are lots of special locations and events for people playing LovePlus. You can even rent a room with your (virtual) girlfriend. For the rest of us, we'll have to be satisfied with the in-game trip.

It's a very busy two days, though. If I'd known, I would never have booked it on a work day. Oh well. There are events every 15-50 minutes, right through both days! It's okay if you miss a few, because the game catches up to them later. But it's kinda fun to play LovePlus all day, like a very VERY extended date.

There are also lots of opportunities for Skinship & Kissing, which I'm getting much better at. I can usually get one kiss every time now, which is much better than I was doing yesterday. This trip is going to be a really great chance to get used to the game controls of NLP+ and get closer to Rinko early in our relationship. It's really cool.

On the way to Atami, Rinko and I decided to pretend that this trip was our honeymoon. Rinko started calling me "anata" ("darling", which is usually what a wife calls her husband). I'm not sure why, but it was fun. We arrived in Atami around midday.

And then walked along the beautiful sakura-lined streets.

We stopped into this little restaurant for lunch...

And then we climbed up a lot of stairs to visit the Izusan Jinja.

These shots of Rinko walking in the dappled sunlight are really sweet.

And here we are at the shrine.

Then, around 1:30pm, we went to the beach at Atami and walked along the sand.

Next up was the Atami Ropeway (cable car) up the mountain to the Aijou Viewing Platform.

The view from the mountain was pretty spectacular.

Then it was back to Atami City for a bit more sightseeing...

Then it was time to check in to Hotel Ohnoya, which is a real hotel in Atami.

Rinko and I ended up in a beautiful, traditional room in the hotel, just in time for tea.

After tea, we checked out the Roman Bath in the hotel (separately, I'm afraid)...

...then changed into our Kimonos and came back to our room together.

And Rinko was first surprised, and then happy, when I asked her to go for a moonlight stroll along the beach with me.

At the beach, the mood was right for plenty of kissing. I'm definitely getting better, though I can still only ever get one kiss per time. The good old days of five easy kisses are gone!

We went back to the mountain then, and took in a few more of the Atami attractions by night.

After that, we went back to explore the hotel a bit more, and then stopped for dinner in the fancy hotel restaurant.

Then, after a brief conversation about table tennis, Rinko and I decided to play a game. Not a great idea, though - because she actually didn't like it much.

After all that activity, what better way could there be to relax but taking a private bath and shower? The setting was quite romantic...

And I accidentally caught Rinko coming out of the shower. *^^*

But it was all very decent - if you look closely, you'll see that she's wearing her colourful, striped bikini under all that stem.