Series / Kanto
The Kanto leg sets the tone with sleepy coastlines, old-town texture, and a slow climb toward brighter urban episodes and an island finale.
Opening stop
Pallet Town
Shimoda
Location cards
Every card links into a dedicated page with the diary note, trivia, travel tip, and embedded video.
Travel log table
The table view keeps the practical information together so you can compare town moods, reasons, and trivia at a glance.
Coastal spring
Where I went: Shimoda
I wanted the series to begin somewhere that felt gentle and bright, and Shimoda has the exact quiet harbor energy that makes a hometown departure believable.
The small-port atmosphere and low hills give Shimoda the same easygoing starter-town mood that makes Pallet Town feel memorable.
Forest mist
Where I went: Hakone
Hakone feels like the place where a simple trip widens into a real adventure, which made it perfect for a forest-edge city stop.
Hakone's green ridges and route-town feel help sell the idea of Viridian as both a checkpoint and a threshold.
Stone-path afternoon
Where I went: Iwajuku
Iwajuku has the grounded, historical texture I wanted for a rock-solid town chapter without making it feel heavy or severe.
That solid material presence gives the place the same dependable, sturdy impression that defines Pewter in players' memories.
Blue-water day
Where I went: Tsuchiura
Tsuchiura carries a clean, open-air brightness that fit the cooler, water-linked side of the journey almost immediately.
Cerulean is remembered as crisp and lively, and Tsuchiura's waterside openness lands that same impression without needing any direct references.
Quiet countryside dusk
Where I went: Ushiku, Ibaraki
I wanted a stop that could hold a gentler kind of mystery, and Ushiku had the stillness to make that mood feel thoughtful instead of dramatic.
Lavender's power is mostly tonal, and Ushiku's calm rural edges make that tone readable without needing anything spooky or heavy-handed.
Bright city day
Where I went: Chuo City Tokyo
For a central-city episode, Chuo City Tokyo gave me the right mix of polished pace, vertical lines, and transit-heavy movement.
Saffron always reads as a major hub, and Chuo City's concentrated urban core carries that same sense of importance instantly.
Evening neon
Where I went: Shinjuku
Shinjuku gave me the livelier retail-and-night-life energy I needed for a city chapter that felt bustling without becoming harsh.
Celadon is remembered for commerce and color, and Shinjuku naturally echoes that with layered streets and a little theatrical glow.
Bayfront breeze
Where I went: Yokohama
Yokohama is one of the easiest real-world matches for a port-city chapter because it holds both movement and calm in the same frame.
The promenade-and-port combination gives Yokohama the exact sort of seafront confidence that makes Vermilion feel so iconic.
Windy coastal detour
Where I went: Tateyama, Boso
This stop needed to feel like both a town visit and a side adventure, and Tateyama, Boso let the coastline do both jobs at once.
Combining a city stop with island energy makes this entry more adventurous, which fits the dual feeling of the original inspiration.
Volcanic island finale
Where I went: Izu-Oshima
Izu-Oshima gave the region finale a stronger edge, with enough volcanic character to make the ending feel earned and a little grander.
An island with real volcanic identity makes the inspiration link click faster here than almost anywhere else in the Kanto run.
