【Travel Report】First Travel Report Where is it going?! (First part)

I'm O, the operator of "Good Travel News Communication". This site was test-published in June 2021. In between the easing of the Corona disaster, I went on a trip. We will deliver our first trip report.

Relaxation of movement restrictions and travel tools

In late October 2021, restrictions on movement were relaxed, and I decided to go out somewhere. This Week's Tok Travel Miles How about departing from Haneda on a 3,000-mile one-way route?

If you are an ANA Miles user, you may be familiar with the "Discount Travel Mile of the Week". However, since it will be a sudden trip and personal miles will not be used for business trips, I think that the number of users will be limited. In the case of reporter O, when he was making a regular reservation, he suddenly saw that the ticket was applied to the "Trip Mile of the Week" route. That was the first time I used it, and it was 3,000 miles from Haneda to Oita.

Since then, I have been checking the routes that are announced every week and using them from time to time. Of course, the cost is attractive, but it's fun to decide on a destination at the last minute and start preparing for departure. Taking a day off work and leaving on Friday makes the TRIP even more exciting. Do you agree?

The service seems to have started in April 2019, and it allows ANA mileage holders to fly with fewer miles than regular miles. Eligible routes are announced every Tuesday at 12 noon. Reservations can be made from Wednesday, and the boarding period is from Thursday to Wednesday of the following week.

Routes of 3,000 miles, 4,500 miles, 6,000 miles, and 7,000 miles, which are half the normal mileage of eligible routes, will be announced (depending on the season). Routes depart from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Okinawa to regional airports. Please note that the place of origin and the place of landing are different for each person. In addition, JAL offers "Miles Somewhere" as a similar service It does.

Deciding where to go

Reporter O chose a destination from the route announced on Tuesday, November 16. When I checked the site after 12 o'clock, the lineup of 3,000 mile one-way routes includes "Haneda", "Noto", "Toyama", ⇔ and "Shonai". In a way, the regular section was lined up. From these, I immediately decided on "Noto".

The award ticket to "Noto" that reporter O chose was 3,000 miles for "Toku Travel Mile of the Week". This time, the 3,000-mile route from "Haneda" was for "Noto", "Toyama", and "Shonai", but I chose "Noto" from among them. In November, the normal mileage for Haneda ⇔ Noto was 6,000 one way.

The relationship between reporter O and "Noto" was around 2013, when he frequently visited Wakura Onsen and Wajima for his work at the time. I have only good memories of Noto's beautiful coastline, nature, food, and the people of Noto. After about 10 years, I decided to go to Noto with my memories of that time.

Transportation to the Hokuriku area

Currently, if you are heading from the Tokyo metropolitan area to the Hokuriku region, you will probably think about using the Hokuriku Shinkansen first. The travel time is about 2:10~2 hours 30 minutes from "Tokyo Station" to the Hokuriku Shinkansen stops "Unazuki Onsen", "Toyama", "Shintakaoka", and "Kanazawa". On the other hand, the flight takes about 1 hour from Haneda to the Hokuriku airports "Toyama (ANA)", "Komatsu (ANA/JAL)", and "Noto (ANA)".

The fare is 12,080 yen (Unazuki Onsen) ~ 14,380 yen (Kanazawa) for a reserved seat on the Shinkansen. In the case of an airplane, it is between about 11,000 yen ~ about 25,000 yen.

For travel, it is easy to choose the casual Hokuriku Shinkansen. However, if your destination is the Noto Peninsula, we recommend taking a plane. Currently, after arriving in Kanazawa by Shinkansen, it is also popular to take a highway bus or a local line to Noto. The only drawback is that it takes a long time to travel.

The Noto Peninsula is the peninsula with the largest protruding area on the Sea of Japan side. For example, it takes about 1 hour 30 minutes ~ 2 hours 30 minutes to get from "Kanazawa" to the popular tourist destination "Wakura Onsen (Nanao City)" located in a position called "Nakanoto". When you go to Noto, we recommend that you forget about Kanazawa and take a leisurely trip through the narrow aria such as a specific city or town in the peninsula on the Noto Peninsula.

In the end, the destination of the first "Good Travel Report" was "Noto". Actually, there are other reasons why I chose "Noto", but in the next article, " Good Trip Report (Part II) I will introduce it in the Now, it's time to go out to Noto!

I would like to express my deepest condolences to all those affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Reiwa 6. I would like to express my respect to those who are working hard to support the victims and rebuild during this difficult time. It brings back memories of Noto Town, which I visited in 2021. We hope for a speedy recovery in the affected areas. My desire to convey the charm of Noto to as many people as possible remains unchanged. Through this article, I would like to convey the state of Noto Town at that time and share my feelings of support.