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My Special Summer Vacation 2 Guide: A Sea Adventure Walkthrough

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Introduction

Welcome to the ultimate guide for “Boku no Natsuyasumi 2: Umi no Bouken Hen,” also known as “My Summer Vacation 2: Sea Adventure”! Originally released on PS2 by Millennium Kitchen, this charming summer adventure game invites you to explore a nostalgic Japanese seaside town, brimming with secrets, events, and collectibles.

This guide is designed to enhance your experience by providing a detailed walkthrough, ensuring you don’t miss any of the delightful diary events, hidden bottle caps, or fascinating insects and fish. Whether you’re a newcomer or a returning player, this comprehensive guide will help you make the most of your special summer vacation. Dive in and discover everything Tonomi has to offer!

Table of Contents

  1. Locations
  2. Daily Activities
  3. Diary Events
  4. Hikari’s Event Hints
  5. Bottle Caps
  6. Insect Collection
  7. Fishing
  8. Other Items
  9. Insect Sumo Wrestling
  10. Other Tips and Tricks
  11. Credits

1. Locations

Navigating Tonomi is part of the fun! This section provides an alphabetical guide to all the key locations you’ll explore during your summer vacation. Each entry includes a brief description and directions to help you find your way.

  • Akaneya

    • The guesthouse where Boku stays. The family resides on the first floor, while guests occupy the second. Upstairs, you’ll find guest rooms, a lobby, kitchen, washroom, bathroom, and a balcony. Downstairs includes Boku’s room, cousins’ room, telephone, living room, and veranda. An oak tree near the veranda is a good spot for beetle catching. The dining room and kitchen also function as a beachside cafe during the day.

  • Cave

    • Located in the inner mountain, accessible after the earthquake on August 20th. To reach it, exit Akaneya from the bathroom and cross the small bridge to the right. The cave connects to the locked gate near the secret beach. Swimming to the lowest section of the cave leads to the outer bay and a waterfall exit.

  • Charcoal Burning Hut

    • Uncle Wolf’s workplace. Reachable after the log bridge is built from August 15th. Cross the bridge, go through Fukurou Mountain, and you’ll find the hut. An oak tree here is another beetle-catching spot. The other side of the hut leads to the waterwheel and Okusawa Lake.

  • Clinic

    • Up the slope near the old hut, past the park and Yasuko’s home. The doctor (Yasuko and Hikari’s grandfather) and Nagisa the nurse are there from morning to 4:00 PM, though the clinic is open until 7:00 PM. It contains the doctor’s examination room, washroom, and ward. A backdoor leads to Sakura River, where you can catch fireflies at night near the entrance.

  • Fukurou Mountain

    • Accessible via the log bridge from August 15th (either build it yourself from August 15th-18th by cutting the withered tree near the water field with an axe, or it appears automatically on August 19th). One of the missing rocket valves can be found here.

  • Graveyard

    • Leave Akaneya’s entrance, turn left, past the yellow car, turn right, past the jizou statues, and up the stairs. You can meet You here between August 5th and 8th.

  • Inner Bay

    • The swimming area directly accessible from Akaneya, the seashore, the pier, and the staircase near You’s home.

  • Inner Mountain

    • Ranges from the telephone pole bridge area (before Okusawa) to where the cave appears on August 20th. The middle area is the mountain’s peak.

  • Jizou Statues

    • Offer fortunes when interacted with (press Circle button). “Excellent luck” increases chances of rare insects and big fish. Located by leaving Akaneya, turning left, passing the yellow car, then turning right.

  • Okusawa

    • Opens on August 9th. Reach it by crossing the telephone pole bridge. Contains a secret garden, a lake, and a wasabi field. Another rocket valve is located here.

  • Old Hut

    • Home to stray cats, located in the same screen as the “little river” (Boku’s name), before the park entrance.

  • Outer Bay

    • The deeper part of the ocean, beyond the inner bay. Reachable by swimming past the pier, seaweed near You’s home, or diving from the secret beach or the cave’s lowest section. Contains waterfalls and a sunken ship.

  • Park

    • Features a swing, slide, revolving whirl, sandpit, see-saw, and bars. Hikari is often by the see-saw during the day. Stairs to the pier are in front of the revolving whirl, and stairs to Yasuko and Hikari’s home are behind the swing.

  • Pier

    • Where Boku arrives in Tonomi. The boatman is here at 8 AM and 5 PM. The doctor fishes at the pier’s end on Sundays. You can also fish from the back of the pier, facing the outer bay.

  • Sakura River

    • The river by the clinic’s backdoor, flowing through several locations to the inner mountain.

  • Seaside Workshop

    • Obtain the fishing rod from Uncle between August 2nd and 7th. The axe appears here from August 15th. Uncle is present during the day from August 2nd to 7th.

  • Secret Base

    • A treehouse for insect sumo wrestling with cousins. Kick the wind vane or examine the mini boxing ring to call them. Reaching the upper part offers a view after defeating the queen beetle.

  • Secret Bay

    • In the outer bay. Swim along the cliff edge from You’s home, dive deep into the outer bay, and find an underwater tunnel. Features a waterfall and a bottle cap but no landable area. Discovering it triggers a diary entry.

  • Secret Beach

    • Hikari leads you here on August 7th. One of two landable areas in the outer bay.

  • Secret Garden

    • In Okusawa. Cross the telephone pole bridge, jump down, pass the beehive tree.

  • Totten Mountain

    • Entrance beside the wasabi field in Okusawa, opened after defeating Takeshi’s secret weapon in insect sumo. Earliest access is August 23rd.

  • Wasabi Field

    • Terraced field in Okusawa, near Totten Mountain’s entrance. Passing through it shows the waterwheel (but not the charcoal burning hut). Butterfly catching is good after rain in water puddles near the gate. Do not confuse with “water field.”

  • Water Field

    • Where you cross the log bridge to Fukurou Mountain and the charcoal burning hut. Do not confuse with “wasabi field.”

  • Yasuko and Hikari’s Home

    • Residence of Yasuko, Hikari, and the doctor. A garden is beside Yasuko’s room, and Hikari’s little farm is down the ladder from the garden.

  • You’s Home

    • Home of the rocket-making boy, You. Instead of going to the graveyard stairs, turn right and go up the slope.

2. Daily Activities

Each day in “My Summer Vacation 2” offers a variety of activities. Here’s a list of things you can do daily to fully immerse yourself in the summer experience:

a. Morning Exercise

  • Sleep before 11 PM to automatically participate in morning exercises at the park. Watch the clip or skip it by pressing the start button.

b. Watering the Morning Glory

  • Boku’s morning glory (on the right) blooms after 9 days of watering. You can also water your cousins’ morning glories. Earlier blooming of cousins’ flowers results in a different diary entry. Flowers wither if not bloomed by August 13th, and blossomed ones wither by August 18th at the latest.

c. Finding Out Special Events

  • Talk to Hikari to learn about special events happening that day. See section 4 for details.

d. Searching for Bottle Caps and Rocket Valves

  • Collectibles scattered around Tonomi. See section 5 for bottle caps and section 8 for rocket valves.

e. Collecting Insects

  • Use your net to catch various insects. See section 6 for insect collection details.

f. Fishing

  • Enjoy fishing in rivers and the sea. See section 7 for fishing information.

g. Playing Insect Sumo Wrestling

  • Participate in insect sumo wrestling at the secret base. Crucial for unlocking secret areas. See section 9 for details.

h. Earning Pocket Money by Giving Massage

  • Earn 10 yen each time by massaging the doctor at the clinic before evening and your Aunt at night. Money can be used at Akaneya dining room for bottle soda (40 yen), the Battleship Yamato model (350 yen), and snacks.

i. Fortune Telling at the Jizou Statues

  • Get your fortune told at the jizou statues. “Excellent luck” increases chances for rare insects and big fish.

j. Talking to Different People

  • Interact with characters to learn more about them and the story’s background.

k. Dinner Time Quiz

  • Guess dinner by talking to Aunt in the kitchen in the evening. Learn the answer from Aunt in the living room after dinner. Hints can be found by checking the fridge before evening.

l. Bathing

  • The male bathroom is open from 2 PM to 9 PM (except on August 6th, 11th, and 23rd, until 6 PM). Bathing isn’t mandatory but allows chats with cousins or Simon.

3. Diary Events

Diary entries record your summer adventures. There are three types of events: specific day events, events within a date range, and anytime events. Only one event is recorded per day based on priority. If no event is triggered, you get a “nice day in which nothing happens” entry.

3.1. Events Triggered on a Specific Day

  • August 1st

    • Diary entry: Starting your vacation at uncle’s home
    • Requirement: Automatic
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 2nd

    • Diary entry: Visiting Yasuko’s home

    • Requirement: Follow Yasuko home and talk until she mentions the missing key.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: The setting off of the rocket

    • Requirement: Automatic after breakfast.

    • Priority: High

  • August 3rd

    • Diary entry: Loving the jellyfishes
    • Requirement: Automatic after dinner.
    • Priority: High

  • August 4th

    • Diary entry: Visiting You’s home with Yasuko
    • Requirement: Follow Yasuko to You’s home, return to the slope’s foot after Yasuko leaves, and get a photo with her by Simon.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 6th

    • Diary entry: Meeting Yoshika for the first time
    • Requirement: Meet Yoshika outside Akaneya after breakfast.
    • Priority: Medium

  • August 7th

    • Diary entry: Visiting the secret beach with Hikari

    • Requirement: Talk to Hikari by Akaneya’s bathroom on August 6th night; meet Hikari at the park swing on August 7th, follow her to the beach, and get a photo with her by Simon.

    • Priority: High

    • Diary entry: Nagisa has a date tomorrow

    • Requirement: Talk to Nagisa the nurse at the clinic before evening.

    • Priority: Very low

  • August 12th

    • Diary entry: Meeting Shizue for the first time
    • Requirement: Talk to Shizue at Akaneya’s balcony during the daytime.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 13th

    • Diary entry: Taking a photo with all the children

    • Requirement: Go to Akaneya’s second floor in the daytime and get a photo with all children by Simon.

    • Priority: High

    • Diary entry: Seeing Shizue off

    • Requirement: Go to the pier midday to see Shizue off.

    • Priority: Very high

  • August 14th

    • Diary entry: Playing firecrackers at home
    • Requirement: Automatic after dinner.
    • Priority: Medium

  • August 18th

    • Diary entry: Aunt’s birthday
    • Requirement: Automatic after dinner.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 19th

    • Diary entry: Stolen Gold.
    • Requirement: Automatic during breakfast.
    • Priority: Very low

  • August 20th

    • Diary entry: Helping to make a tomb for a cat
    • Requirement: Meet Hikari in her little farm (below their house’s garden) at night.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 21st

    • Diary entry: The visit of Taniguchi
    • Requirement: Meet Taniguchi outside Akaneya after breakfast.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 22nd

    • Diary entry: The accident in the cave
    • Requirement: Automatic during dinner.
    • Priority: High

  • August 23rd

    • Diary entry: What Taniguchi is looking for
    • Requirement: Talk to Taniguchi by the sea from August 21st onwards; he’ll mention it on August 23rd.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 25th

    • Diary entry: Playing firecrackers at the park
    • Requirement: Automatic after dinner.
    • Priority: High

  • August 26th

    • Diary entry: Thoroughly tanned

    • Requirement: Achieve the highest tanning rank. See section 10 for tanning details.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: Not tanned at all

    • Requirement: Have the lowest tanning rank. See section 10 for tanning details.

    • Priority: Very high

  • August 27th

    • Diary entry: The second setting off of the rocket.
    • Requirement: Automatic after breakfast.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 28th

    • Diary entry: The arrest of Taniguchi.
    • Requirement: See Yasuda looking for Taniguchi at the clinic and Yoshika doing the same on the way to You’s home.
    • Priority: High

  • August 29th

    • Diary entry: Young brother is born
    • Requirement: Automatic after dinner.
    • Priority: High

  • August 30th

    • Diary entry: Farewell party with the folks
    • Requirement: Automatic at dinner.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 31st

    • Diary entry: The rocket shoots to the moon.

    • Requirement: Return all three rocket valves and have your name on the rocket.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: It was a happy summer vacation.

    • Requirement: Did not write your name on the rocket, and have fewer than 12 eventless diary entries.

    • Priority: N/A

    • Diary entry: It was a nice summer vacation in which nothing happens.

    • Requirement: Have 12 or more eventless diary entries.

    • Priority: N/A

3.2. Events Triggered Within a Range of Days

  • August 1st to 10th

    • Diary entry: Seeing fireflies for the first time
    • Requirement: Go to the clinic at night.
    • Priority: Medium

  • August 5th to 8th

    • Diary entry: Meeting You for the first time
    • Requirement: Go to the graveyard and talk to You.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 5th Onwards

    • Diary entry: Naming the river

    • Requirement: Talk to Simon about the river, then stand in front of it and press the Circle button.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: Pocketing the lost 100 yen

    • Requirement: Find the 100 yen in the sea below Akaneya. With less than 100 yen, talk to Aunt cooking in the evening, choose “return.”

    • Priority: Medium

    • Diary entry: Return the lost 100 yen

    • Requirement: Find the 100 yen in the sea below Akaneya. Talk to Aunt cooking in the evening, choose “return.”

    • Priority: Very low

  • August 7th to 13th

    • Diary entry: Meeting the mysterious girl for the first time

    • Requirement: Go to the clinic ward in the evening.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: The depressed doctor

    • Requirement: Talk to the doctor at his home at night and to the nurse at the clinic on August 9th.

    • Priority: Very low

  • August 7th Onwards

    • Diary entry: Yoshika plays the guitar
    • Requirement: Talk to Yoshika playing guitar outside Akaneya’s dining room in the evening.
    • Priority: Very low

  • August 9th to 11th

    • Diary entry: Adventuring in Okusawa
    • Requirement: Go to Okusawa and follow Takeshi and Shigeru to the end.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 9th Onwards

    • Diary entry: Swimming in Okusawa

    • Requirement: Swim in Okusawa for the first time.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: The blossoms of your morning glory

    • Requirement: Water your morning glory for nine days.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: Found rocket valve B

    • Requirement: Find rocket valve B in Okusawa on the gentle slope where cousins wait on the first day.

    • Priority: Medium

  • August 10th Onwards

    • Diary entry: Defeating the queen beetle
    • Requirement: Defeat Takeshi’s queen beetle in insect sumo. See section 9.3 for tips.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 10th to 13th

    • Diary entry: Giving the girl at the clinic a massage
    • Requirement: Give the girl at the clinic a massage and receive a coin.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 10th Onwards

    • Diary entry: The blossoming of cousins’ morning glories
    • Requirement: Water cousins’ morning glories (middle and left) but have yours bloom first.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 11th to 15th and 17th

    • Diary entry: Uncle was a carpenter
    • Requirement: Hear from the boatman by the pier in the evening (August 11th-15th) or during breakfast on August 17th.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 12th, 14th or 15th

    • Diary entry: Seeing you hand through the sun
    • Requirement: Go to Okusawa and talk to Takeshi and Shigeru.
    • Priority: High

  • August 12th to 15th

    • Diary entry: Yasuko is troubled
    • Requirement: Talk to Yasuko after meeting Shizue at Akaneya’s balcony on August 12th.
    • Priority: Medium

  • August 12th Onwards

    • Diary entry: Finding a bone and made a tomb
    • Requirement: Loosen Kenbo the dog’s leash at Yasuko’s house and follow it to the forest.
    • Priority: High

  • August 13th to 15th

    • Diary entry: Getting You to meet Yasuko
    • Requirement: Daytime, go to You’s home and make a promise; nighttime, meet You at the park then Yasuko at her home.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 13th Onwards

    • Diary entry: The wither of morning glories
    • Requirement: Morning glories not bloomed by August 13th.
    • Priority: Very low

  • August 15th to 19th

    • Diary entry: Hikari feeds the cats
    • Requirement: See Hikari sneak to the old hut on the way to the park, check cats and food at the hut.
    • Priority: High

  • August 15th Onwards

    • Diary entry: Writing your name on the rocket

    • Requirement: Return all three rocket valves to You. See section 8 for valve locations.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: Moving the waterwheel

    • Requirement: Go to the charcoal burning hut and press Circle by the waterwheel.

    • Priority: High

    • Diary entry: Found rocket valve C

    • Requirement: Find rocket valve C on Fukurou Mountain under the middle wooden plate in front of the stairs to the top.

    • Priority: Low

    • Diary entry: Crossing the log bridge for the first time.

    • Requirement: Cross the log bridge by the wasabi field. Build it (August 15th-18th with axe from seaside workshop) or wait for it to appear (August 19th).

    • Priority: Low

  • August 16th to 18th

    • Diary entry: Returning the key to Yasuko
    • Requirement: After Shizue leaves, find the key in Akaneya’s third room and return it to Yasuko.
    • Priority: Medium

  • August 16th to 19th

    • Diary entry: Young fish bustling in the ocean
    • Requirement: Hear about new fish during a meal, then swim in the ocean.
    • Priority: Very high

  • August 16th to 20th

    • Diary entry: Becoming doctor’s grandson
    • Requirement: Visit Yasuko’s home at night and talk to the old doctor.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 17th to 20th

    • Diary entry: The depressed boatman
    • Requirement: Talk to the boatman at the pier in the morning.
    • Priority: Very low

  • August 19th to 21st

    • Diary entry: Yasuko and You reconciles.
    • Requirement: Go to You’s home and watch Yasuko and You talk.
    • Priority: High

  • August 19th to 27th

    • Diary entry: Meeting Uncle Wolf for the first time
    • Requirement: Go to the charcoal burning hut and meet Uncle Wolf.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 20th Onwards

    • Diary entry: Discovering the car that has fallen into the sea
    • Requirement: Talk to Aunt about it where the car was before the earthquake.
    • Priority: Very low

  • August 21st Onwards

    • Diary entry: Going into the cave
    • Requirement: Enter the cave for the first time.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 22nd or 25th

    • Diary entry: Uncle’s fear of height is healed.
    • Requirement: Talk to Uncle on the veranda outside the TV room at night (August 22nd) or hear about it at dinner (August 25th).
    • Priority: Low

  • August 22nd Onwards

    • Diary entry: Defeating the great king

    • Requirement: Defeat Takeshi’s great king beetle in insect sumo. See section 9.3 for tips.

    • Priority: High

    • Diary entry: Listening to the constellation story

    • Requirement: Meet You and Yasuko in the park at night and talk.

    • Priority: Low

  • August 23rd Onwards

    • Diary entry: Defeating the secret weapon of Takeshi

    • Requirement: Defeat Takeshi’s secret weapon in insect sumo wrestling.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: Discovering the gold nugget

    • Requirement: Find the gold nugget by underground water in the cave.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: Going out to the sea from the cave

    • Requirement: Reach the cave’s lowest section and swim to the sea.

    • Priority: Very high

    • Diary entry: Hiking the Totten Mountain

    • Requirement: Hike Totten Mountain after defeating the secret king in beetle sumo.

    • Priority: High

  • August 24th to 26th

    • Diary entry: Meeting Yasuda at the tent for the first time
    • Requirement: Meet Yasuda at the seashore tent.
    • Priority: Low

  • August 24th to 27th

    • Diary entry: The disappeared wolf
    • Requirement: Talk to Uncle Wolf for the sixth time (and watch a clip).
    • Priority: Medium

  • August 25th to 27th

    • Diary entry: Uncle Wolf is a wizard
    • Requirement: Talk to Uncle Wolf and Boku will say so.
    • Priority: Very low

3.3. Events Triggered Anytime

  • Diary entry: Discovering the secret bay

    • Requirement: Discover the secret bay in the outer bay. See section 1 for location.
    • Priority: Very high

  • Diary entry: Collected all the insects

    • Requirement: Collect all 101 insects. See section 6 for the insect list.
    • Priority: Very high

  • Diary entry: Collected all the bottle caps

    • Requirement: Collect all 25 bottle caps. See section 5 for locations.
    • Priority: Very high

  • Diary entry: Caught a marbled flounder (makogarei) that is over 50cm.

    • Requirement: Catch a marbled flounder over 50cm.
    • Priority: Very high

  • Diary entry: Caught a striped beakfish (ishidai) that is over 50cm.

    • Requirement: Catch a striped beakfish over 50cm.
    • Priority: Very high

  • Diary entry: Caught a charr (iwana) that is over 50cm.

    • Requirement: Catch a charr over 50cm.
    • Priority: Very high

  • Diary entry: Having an insect sumo wrestling game for the first time

    • Requirement: Play insect sumo with cousins for the first time.
    • Priority: Very high

  • Diary entry: Caught a beetle for the first time

    • Requirement: Catch a beetle for the first time.
    • Priority: High

  • Diary entry: Named a beetle for the first time

    • Requirement: Name a beetle after winning 10 insect sumo matches.
    • Priority: High

  • Diary entry: Entering the secret base for the first time

    • Requirement: Enter the secret base for the first time.
    • Priority: High

  • Diary entry: Buying the model of Battleship Yamato

    • Requirement: Buy the Battleship Yamato model for 350 yen at Akaneya.
    • Priority: High

  • Diary entry: Swimming in the outer bay for the first time

    • Requirement: Swim in the outer bay for the first time.
    • Priority: Medium

  • Diary entry: Found rocket valve A

    • Requirement: Find rocket valve A in the outer bay by the sunken ship (dive deep to the right of the ship).
    • Priority: Medium

  • Diary entry: Simon photos the sunset at the park.

    • Requirement: Go to the park in the evening and find Simon photographing the sunset.
    • Priority: Low

  • Diary entry: Caught a crayfish for the first time

    • Requirement: Catch a crayfish for the first time.
    • Priority: Very low

  • Diary entry: Used a crayfish to catch a fish for the first time

    • Requirement: Use a crayfish as bait to catch a fish for the first time.
    • Priority: Very low

  • Diary entry: Giving a massage for the first time

    • Requirement: Talk to Aunt after dinner, after the dinner quiz, and offer a massage.
    • Priority: Very low

  • Diary entry: Swim to You’s home

    • Requirement: Swim to You’s home from the sea for the first time.
    • Priority: Very low

  • Diary entry: Hikari’s fortune-telling

    • Requirement: Ask Hikari for fortune-telling for the first time.
    • Priority: Very low

  • Diary entry: Bathing with Simon

    • Requirement: Bathe with Simon.
    • Priority: Very low

4. Hikari’s Event Hints

Hikari provides in-game guidance through “fortune-telling.” From August 2nd, talk to Hikari during the day to see where special events are happening. Red circles mark main story events, while numbered locations indicate side events that reveal more about characters and the story.

During the day, Hikari is usually in the park. She’s at the seashore with Yasuko on August 6th, 11th, and 23rd, and at home from August 16th to 18th. She can also be found on Akaneya’s second floor on August 13th, in the graveyard on August 14th, at the old hut on August 15th, and at You’s home on August 27th.

At night, asking Hikari about the next day’s events can give hints, although daytime fortune-telling is more accurate.

Here’s a list of places Hikari advises Boku to visit, with important locations marked with *:

August 2nd

  • Fishing in the sea*
  • Secret base*
  • Pier in the evening
  • Clinic at daytime

August 3rd

  • Pier in the evening
  • Yasuko’s home at night
  • Balcony on the second floor of Akaneya
  • Clinic at daytime

August 4th

  • Yasuko’s home at night
  • Park in the evening
  • Pier in the evening
  • Clinic at night

August 5th

  • Graveyard*
  • Park in the evening
  • Room No.1 on the second Floor of Akaneya
  • Clinic at daytime

August 6th

  • Room No.1 on the second Floor of Akaneya
  • Seashore at daytime*
  • Room No.2 on the second Floor of Akaneya
  • Second floor of Akaneya at night*

August 7th

  • Graveyard*
  • Park at night
  • Room No.1 on the second Floor of Akaneya*
  • Clinic in the evening*

August 8th

  • Okusawa*
  • Seashore at daytime*
  • Second floor of Akaneya at night*

August 9th

  • You’s home*
  • Clinic in the evening*

August 10th

  • You’s home*
  • Hikari’s home at night
  • Seashore at daytime
  • Clinic in the evening*

August 11th

  • Clinic in the evening*
  • You’s home
  • Clinic at daytime
  • Seashore at daytime

August 12th

  • Clinic in the evening*
  • Okusawa*
  • Balcony on the second floor of Akaneya*
  • You’s home

August 13th

  • Second floor of Akaneya at daytime*
  • Hikari’s home at night*
  • Clinic in the evening*
  • Second floor of Akaneya at night*

August 14th

  • The ocean
  • You’s home*
  • Clinic in the evening*
  • Balcony on the second floor of Akaneya

August 15th

  • Clinic in the evening*
  • Graveyard
  • Pier
  • Fishing at night

August 16th

  • Balcony on the second floor of Akaneya before noon*
  • Clinic in the evening
  • Pier at mid-day*
  • Yasuko’s room at daytime*

August 17th

  • Seashore in the afternoon
  • Second floor of Akaneya at night
  • You’s home
  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya*

August 18th

  • Fishing by the ocean
  • Outside the dining room of Akaneya in the evening
  • Clinic at daytime
  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya*

August 19th

  • Hikari’s room at night
  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya*
  • You’s home*
  • Park in the evening

August 20th

  • Hikari’s little farm (below the garden) at night*
  • Bathroom of Akaneya
  • Charcoal burning hut*
  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya*

August 21st

  • Charcoal burning hut*
  • Telephone at Akaneya in the afternoon
  • Park in the evening
  • Seashore at daytime

August 22nd

  • Cave*
  • You’s home*
  • Park at night
  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya

August 23rd

  • Park in the evening
  • Cave*
  • Bathroom at Akaneya
  • Telephone at Akaneya at night*

August 24th

  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya*
  • Charcoal burning hut*
  • Tent on the seashore at night
  • Park at night

August 25th

  • Tent on the seashore at night*
  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya
  • Charcoal burning hut
  • Treasure-hunting in ocean

August 26th

  • Charcoal burning hut
  • Tent on the seashore at night*
  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya
  • You’s home*

August 27th

  • Pier at night
  • Park at night*
  • Telephone at Akaneya at night*
  • Charcoal burning hut

August 28th

  • You’s home*
  • Clinic at daytime*
  • Pier in the evening
  • Park at night
  • Clinic in the evening* (on the 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc. time playing the game)

August 29th

  • Secret base*
  • Clinic in the evening* (on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc. time playing the game)
  • Pier
  • You’s home

August 30th

  • Seashore at night*
  • Park in the evening
  • Dining room of Akaneya in the evening*
  • Room No.3 on second floor of Akaneya

5. Bottle Caps

Collecting bottle caps increases your underwater breath-holding time. Collecting all bottle caps also earns a diary entry. Here’s a list of all 25 bottle caps and their locations:

  1. Archelon – Inside the cooler box at Akaneya’s entrance.

  2. Allosaurus – In the sunken ship in the outer bay.

  3. Ankylosaurus – Outer bay, swim from the sunken ship towards the pier and dive deep.

  4. Ammonoidea – Inner bay, under the sunken boat near Akaneya.

  5. Iguanodon – Inner bay, swim from You’s home and find a small hole nearby.

  6. Ichthyosaurus – In Okusawa Lake.

  7. Elasmosaurus – Outer bay, near an underwater tunnel between the secret beach and the pier.

  8. Oviraptor – From the third bottle soda bought in Akaneya.

  9. Kentrosaurus – Inner bay, near the seaweed by You’s home.

  10. Archaeopteryx – In Yasuko’s room, bookshelf under the staircase.

  11. Shantungosaurus – In Okusawa Lake.

  12. Stegosaurus – From the first bottle soda bought in Akaneya.

  13. Spinosaurus – Outer bay, under the waterfall in secret bay.

  14. Tyrannosaurus – Outer bay.

  15. Deinonychus – In Okusawa Lake.

  16. Diplodocus – In Okusawa Lake.

  17. Triceratops – In Okusawa Lake.

  18. Nodosaurus – Inner bay, by the pier.

  19. Hypsilophodon – In the cave, inside a wooden box by the gate.

  20. Pteranodon – In Akaneya, white locker outside the bathroom (easier to spot during daytime).

  21. Brachiosaurus – Outer bay, around the underwater tunnel between the waterfall and the pier.

  22. Protoceratops – From the second bottle soda bought in Akaneya.

  23. Minmi – Inner bay, near a red coral reef.

  24. Epiophlebia superstes – Room No. 3 in Akaneya.

  25. Megalosaurus – Inner bay, in the ditch between the seaside workshop and the beach with the ship.

6. Insect Collection

Catching insects is a key part of the summer experience. Equip your insect net from the menu (or press R1). Caught insects are stored in the green cage. In the insect collection screen, you can:

a. Record insect data in your notebook by placing it in the big box.
b. Store insects alive in the brown wooden boxes on the right.
c. Make specimens by injecting them with pink liquid (specimens are also stored in wooden boxes).
d. Free an insect by placing it on the photo in the upper left.

Collecting all 101 insects earns a diary entry. Below is a list of all insects, their locations, and times. Rare insects are marked with *.

  1. カラスアゲハ (Chinese Peacock)

    • Location: Charcoal burning hut and Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  2. オナガアゲハ (Machaon Swallowtail)

    • Location: Secret garden only (behind beehive tree in Okusawa)
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  3. **ジャコウアゲハ (Chinese Windmill)***

    • Location: Secret garden only
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  4. アゲハチョウ (Swallowtail Butterfly)

    • Location: You’s home and many other places
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  5. キアゲハ (Old World Swallowtail)

    • Location: Fukurou Mountain and Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  6. **ホソオチョウ (Dragon Swallowtail)***

    • Location: Secret garden only
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  7. ナガサキアゲハ (Chinese Swallowtail)

    • Location: Road around the sea near Akaneya
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  8. オナシアゲハ (Epicura Swallowtail)

    • Location: Near Yasuko’s home, in Yasuko’s garden and Hikari’s little farm
    • Period: Early August
    • Time: Morning to night

  9. アオスジアゲハ (Spotted Jay)

    • Location: Park (around sandpit and revolving whirl)
    • Period: Early August
    • Time: Morning to night

  10. **ミカドアゲハ (Common Jay)***

    • Location: Top of the inner mountain
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  11. **ウスバキチョウ (Parnassius Eversmanni)***

    • Location: Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to afternoon

  12. ウスバシロチョウ (Parnassius Glacialis)

    • Location: Around Akaneya and You’s home
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  13. ツマベニチョウ (Orange Tip)

    • Location: Road around the sea near Akaneya
    • Period: Early August
    • Time: Morning to afternoon

  14. スジボソヤマキチョウ (Lesser Brimstone)

    • Location: Wasabi field after rain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  15. エゾシロチョウ (Northern White Butterfly)

    • Location: Park (around bars and swing)
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  16. モンシロチョウ (Cabbage Butterfly)

    • Location: Around Akaneya and many other areas
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  17. スジグロシロチョウ (Veined White)

    • Location: Around telephone pole bridge and in secret garden
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  18. モンキチョウ (Clouded Yellow)

    • Location: Around Akaneya
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  19. **ミヤマモンキチョウ (Moorland Clouded Yellow)***

    • Location: Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to afternoon

  20. **クモマツマキチョウ (Orange Tip)***

    • Location: Top of Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  21. クロコノマチョウ (Dark Evening Brown)

    • Location: Inner mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Evening to night

  22. クロヒカゲ (Common Evening Brown)

    • Location: Oak tree by Sakura River (clinic backdoor river)
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  23. クモマベニヒカゲ (Erebia Ligea)

    • Location: Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  24. ヒメジャノメ (Small Heath)

    • Location: Slope from old hut to clinic
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  25. コノハチョウ (Oakleaf Butterfly)

    • Location: Secret beach
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  26. オオムラサキ (Great Purple Emperor)

    • Location: Water field
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  27. アカボシゴマダラ (Hestina Persimilis)

    • Location: Seaside workshop, seashore and pier
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  28. コムラサキ (Purple Emperor)

    • Location: Graveyard
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  29. スミナガシ (Daggerwing)

    • Location: Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  30. メスアカムラサキ (Indian Red Admiral)

    • Location: Seaside workshop, seashore and pier
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  31. シータテハ (Comma Butterfly)

    • Location: Okusawa, screen with signboard bridge
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  32. クジャクチョウ (European Peacock)

    • Location: Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  33. ルリタテハ (Indian Comma)

    • Location: Park (pink flower on wall by swing)
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  34. キベリタテハ (Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell)

    • Location: Inner mountain and oak tree in Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  35. ヒメアカタテハ (Painted Lady)

    • Location: Akaneya, around morning glory
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  36. オオイチモンジ (Great Banded Grayling)

    • Location: Okusawa
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  37. ミドリヒョウモン (Chestnut Fritillary)

    • Location: Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  38. テングチョウ (European Beak)

    • Location: Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  39. オオゴマダラ (Giant Tree Nymph)

    • Location: Secret beach
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  40. アサギマダラ (Chestnut Tiger)

    • Location: Wasabi field after rain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  41. ウラギンシジミ (Pale Grass Blue)

    • Location: Around secret base
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  42. キマダラルリツバメ (Spindasis Takanonis)

    • Location: Stair below graveyard, water field and You’s home
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Evening to night

  43. スモモシジミ (Purple Hairstreak)

    • Location: Backdoor of clinic
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Evening to night

  44. ウラクロシジミ (Japanese Black Hairstreak)

    • Location: Wasabi field
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  45. オオミドリシジミ (Japanese Green Hairstreak)

    • Location: After telephone pole bridge and oak tree in Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  46. メスアカミドリシジミ (Japanese Oakblue)

    • Location: Under the highway
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  47. キリシマミドリシジミ (Kirishima Oakblue)

    • Location: After telephone pole bridge to slope in Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  48. **ルーミスシジミ (Panchala Ganesa)***

    • Location: Okusawa, slope where rocket valve is found
    • Period: Late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  49. ヒメシジミ (Little Blue)

    • Location: You’s home
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  50. ジョウザンシジミ (Jozan Blue)

    • Location: Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  51. ゴイシジミ (Araragi’s Oakblue)

    • Location: Around closed gate by secret beach
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  52. アオバセセリ (Green Forester)

    • Location: Wasabi field
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  53. ミヤマクワガタ (Sawn-tooth Stag Beetle)

    • Location: Oak tree in Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  54. オオクワガタ (Dorcus Hopei Binodulosus)

    • Location: Oak tree in Okusawa and Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  55. ヒラタクワガタ (Dorcus Titanus Pilifer)

    • Location: Oak tree in Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  56. コクワガタ (Dorcus Rectus)

    • Location: Oak tree by charcoal burning hut and secret base
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  57. ノコギリクワガタ (Prosopocoilus Inclinatus)

    • Location: Oak tree at Akaneya
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  58. アカアシクワガタ (Dorcus Rubrofemoratus)

    • Location: Oak tree in Okusawa and by secret base
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  59. オニクワガタ (Prismognathus Angularis)

    • Location: Oak tree by Sakura River
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  60. カブトムシ (Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle)

    • Location: Oak tree by charcoal burning hut and Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  61. オオクワガタ♀ (Dorcus Hopei Binodulosus Female)

    • Location: Oak tree in Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  62. カブトムシ♀ (Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle Female)

    • Location: Oak tree by charcoal burning hut
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  63. キンオニクワガタ (Prosopocoilus Astacoides Blanchardi)

    • Location: Oak tree at Akaneya
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Evening to night

  64. ネブトクワガタ (Aegus Laevicollis)

    • Location: Swapping only

  65. フジミヤマクワガタ (Lucanus Maculifemoratus)

    • Location: Swapping only

  66. ヘイケボタル (Heike Firefly)

    • Location: Around the clinic
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Evening to night

  67. クロイトトンボ (Libellula Angelina)

    • Location: Around charcoal burning hut and waterwheel
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  68. キイトトンボ (Yellow Featherleg)

    • Location: Around clinic
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  69. モノサシトンボ (Ruler Dragonfly)

    • Location: Around bathroom, Okusawa
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  70. カワトンボ (Demoiselle)

    • Location: Under highway, around clinic, oak tree in Okusawa
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  71. オニヤンマ (Giant Dragonfly)

    • Location: Okusawa, water wheel, under highway, and old hut
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  72. シオカラトンボ (Saltpond Dragonfly)

    • Location: From seaside workshop to seashore
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to afternoon

  73. チョウトンボ (Butterfly Dragonfly)

    • Location: Around bathroom, cave entrance, Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  74. コシアキトンボ (Pseudothemis Zonata)

    • Location: Wasabi field, foot of Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  75. **ベッコウトンボ (Rhyothemis Fuliginosa)***

    • Location: Around telephone pole bridge
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to night

  76. アキアカネ (Autumn Darter)

    • Location: Park, foot of Fukurou Mountain, bridge to charcoal burning hut, locked gate entrance
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  77. トノサマバッタ (Locusta Migratoria)

    • Location: Park (sandpit and revolving whirl), water field, foot of Fukurou Mountain, cave entrance
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  78. クツワムシ (Mecopoda Elongata)

    • Location: You’s home
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Afternoon to night

  79. クサキリ (Hexacentrus Japonicas)

    • Location: Hikari’s little farm and Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Afternoon to night

  80. ハヤシノウマオイ (Ephippigernipponensis)

    • Location: From telephone pole bridge to Okusawa
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Afternoon to night

  81. キリギリス (Gampsocleis Bujonii)

    • Location: Bathroom, park (sandpit and swing), around waterwheel
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to afternoon

  82. エンマコオロギ (Emma Field Cricket)

    • Location: Graveyard and charcoal burning hut
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  83. クサヒバリ (Xenogryllus Marmoratus)

    • Location: Park (sandpit and revolving whirl) and Hikari’s little farm
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Afternoon to night

  84. スズムシ (Bell Cricket)

    • Location: Akaneya car park, graveyard stairway, park (revolving whirl and swing), Totten Mountain
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Afternoon to night

  85. マツムシ (Pine Cricket)

    • Location: Park (see-saw), water field, foot of Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  86. ショウリョウバッタ (Atractomorpha Bedeli)

    • Location: Okusawa, You’s home, park (see-saw and sandpit), Totten Mountain, Akaneya entrance
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  87. ヒシバッタ (Tetrix Japonica)

    • Location: Jizou statues, veranda and morning glory of Akaneya, Yasuko’s home
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  88. オンブバッタ (Atractomorpha Bedeli)

    • Location: Jizou statues, graveyard, Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  89. カワラバッタ (Cibolacris Parallela)

    • Location: Backdoor of clinic
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Afternoon to night

  90. ニイニイゼミ (Platypleura Kaempferi)

    • Location: After telephone pole, secret garden, park entrance
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  91. アブラゼミ (Graptopsaltria Nigrofuscata)

    • Location: After telephone pole, park entrance
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  92. エゾゼミ (Lyristes Japonicus)

    • Location: Graveyard, secret base and secret garden
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  93. ヒグラシ (Tanna Japonensis)

    • Location: Oak tree near Sakura river, telephone pole, oak tree by secret base
    • Period: Early to mid-August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  94. ミンミンゼミ (Hyalessa Maculaticollis)

    • Location: Charcoal burning hut and Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  95. ツクツクボウシ (Meimuna Opalifera)

    • Location: After telephone pole, secret garden
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  96. カメノコテントウ (Henosepilachna Vigintioctopunctata)

    • Location: You’s home
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  97. ニジュウヤホシテントウ (Henosepilachna Vigintioctomaculata)

    • Location: Hikari’s little farm
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  98. **オオカマキリ (Tenodera Aridifolia)***

    • Location: Oak tree in Totten Mountain
    • Period: Mid- to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  99. コカマキリ (Statilia Maculata)

    • Location: Fukurou Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to evening

  100. **オオトラフコガネ (Paratrichius Doenitzi)***

    • Location: Top of Totten Mountain
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

  101. セミの抜け殻 (Cicada Shell)

    • Location: Okusawa
    • Period: Early to late August
    • Time: Morning to night

7. Fishing

Fishing is another relaxing activity in “My Summer Vacation 2.”

7.1. Basics

To start fishing, stand by a river or the sea and press the Triangle button to equip the fishing rod. Press the Square button to:

a) View caught fish.
b) Choose sea fishing rod style.
c) Choose freshwater fishing rod style.

Press the Circle button to change rod styles. Available styles are:

Sea Fishing Rod Styles:

  • sabiki (サビキ)
  • uki (浮き)
  • myaku (ミャク)
  • nage (投げ)

Freshwater Fishing Rod Styles:

  • gebari (毛バリ)
  • uki (浮き)
  • myaku (ミャク)

Select a fishing bait (except for gebari style). Baits include: eunicidae worm (イソメ/isome), crayfish (ザリガニ/zarigani), red stone crab (ベニイシ/beniishi), rock crab (イワガニ/iwagani), and earthworm (ミミズ/mimizu). Find them randomly at the seashore, under stone plates by the old hut, under wooden plates at the water field, and in Fukurou Mountain.

Catching a marbled flounder (マコガレイ/makogarei), striped beakfish (イシダイ/ishidai), or charr (イワナ/iwana) over 50cm allows you to eat it for dinner and get a diary entry.

7.2. List of Fishes

Here’s a list of all fish and how to catch them:

  • アオリイカ/aoriika/Bigfin Reef Squid

    • Style: nage, myaku
    • Bait: eunicidae worm (easy), others (average)
    • Location: Akaneya dining room front, pier tip and back, etc.

  • イシダイ/ishidai/Striped Beakfish

    • Style: nage, myaku, uki
    • Bait: crayfish (easy), red stone crab and rock crab (average)
    • Location: Pier tip and back (big), You’s home stairs (big), Akaneya dining room lateral, etc.

  • イワナ/iwana/Charr

    • Style: all
    • Bait: rock crab (easy), crayfish and red stone crab (average)
    • Location: Okusawa beehive (big), telephone pole bridge, Okusawa lake mid.

  • オジサン/ojisan/Manybar Goatfish

    • Style: nage
    • Bait: red stone crab and rock crab (easy), crayfish (average)
    • Location: Pier back, etc.

  • カワハギ/kawahagi/Threadsail Filefish

    • Style: myaku, nage, uki
    • Bait: crayfish (easy), red stone crab and rock crab (average)
    • Location: Pier tip, seashore, You’s home stairs, etc.

  • キタマクラ/kitamakura/Brown-lined Puffer

    • Style: sabiki, myaku, nage
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Akaneya dining room front, seaside workshop, You’s home stairs, etc.

  • ゴンズイ/gonzui/Japanese Eeltail Catfish

    • Style: nage, uki
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Pier back, etc. Easier at night.

  • シロギス/shirogisu/Japanese Whiting

    • Style: myaku, nage, uki
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Everywhere except pier back, etc.

  • ソラスズメダイ/sotasuzumedai/Neon Damselfish

    • Style: myaku, uki
    • Bait: all (average)
    • Location: Akaneya stairs, Akaneya dining room front & lateral, seaside workshop, pier tip, etc.

  • ニシキベラ/nishikibera/Thalassoma Cupido

    • Style: myaku, uki, sabiki
    • Bait: eunicidae worm (easy), others (average)
    • Location: Akaneya stairs, Akaneya dining room front & lateral, pier middle, etc.

  • ニジマス/nijimasu/Rainbow Trout

    • Style: all
    • Bait: crayfish and earthworm (easy), others (average)
    • Location: Log bridge, waterwheel, etc.

  • ネンブツダイ/nenbutsudai/Half-lined Cardinal

    • Style: myaku, sabiki, uki
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Akaneya dining room front, pier back, etc.

  • ハリセンボン/harisenbon/Porcupinefish

    • Style: nage
    • Bait: red stone crab and rock crab (easy), others (average)
    • Location: Akaneya dining room lateral, pier back, etc.

  • ホウボウ/houbou/Spiny Red Gurnard

    • Style: myaku, nage, uki
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Pier back, etc.

  • ボラ/bora/Flathead Mullet

    • Style: myaku, nage, uki
    • Bait: crayfish and eunicidae worm (easy), others (average)
    • Location: Akaneya stairs, You’s home stairs, secret beach, etc.

  • マアジ/ma’ashi/Japanese Horse Mackerel

    • Style: myaku, sabiki
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Akaneya dining room front & lateral, pier middle and back, etc.

  • マコガレイ/makogarei/Marbled Flounder

    • Style: nage
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Pier tip and back (big), secret beach (big), seaside workshop, pier middle, seashore, etc. Easier in the morning.

  • マダコ/madako/Octopus

    • Style: nage
    • Bait: rock crab (easy), others (average)
    • Location: Pier tip, etc.

  • ミノカサゴ/minokasago/Lionfish

    • Style: myaku, nage
    • Bait: crayfish (easy), others (average)
    • Location: Akaneya stairs, seashore, etc.

  • メジナ/mejina/Girella Punctata

    • Style: all (can’t catch small ones with “nage”)
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Akaneya stairs, seaside workshop, pier middle and tip, etc.

  • メバル/mebaru/Japanese Red Rockfish

    • Style: myaku, uki, sabiki
    • Bait: all (easy)
    • Location: Akaneya stairs, You’s home stairs, Akaneya dining room front & lateral, pier middle, etc. Easier at night after August 15th.

  • ヤマメ/yamame/Seema

    • Style: all
    • Bait: crayfish and earthworm (easy), others (average)
    • Location: Okusawa lake mid, telephone pole bridge, Okusawa beehive, waterwheel, etc.

8. Other Items

These items are found in the yellow bag in your menu, besides the clock, insect net, and fishing rod.

  • Clock

    • Location: Living room table
    • Function: Check the time.

  • Insect Catching Set

    • Location: Your room table
    • Function: Insect collection (see section 6).

  • Fishing Rod

    • Location: Seaside workshop (from Uncle, August 2nd-7th, or by yourself from August 8th).
    • Function: Fishing (see section 7).

  • Sugar Water

    • Location: Kitchen sink after dinner
    • Function: Easier beetle catching (see section 9.1).

  • Radio Exercise Record Card

    • Location: Automatic after dinner on August 1st.
    • Function: Tracks morning exercise participation (if you sleep before 11 PM).

  • Chalk

    • Location: Little blackboard outside cousins’ room
    • Function: Doodle on blackboards, beach wall by ship, pier tip wall, and wall where the yellow car falls later.

  • Old 50 Yen Coin

    • Location: After giving the clinic girl a massage.
    • Function: None.

  • Shizue’s Key

    • Location: Room No. 3 in Akaneya after Shizue leaves.
    • Function: Return to Yasuko.

  • Axe

    • Location: Seaside workshop from August 15th.
    • Function: Build log bridge by the wasabi field (August 15th-18th).

  • Rocket Valve A

    • Location: Outer bay, sunken ship area (dive deep to the right). Orange valve.
    • Function: Return to You, affects ending.

  • Rocket Valve B

    • Location: Okusawa, gentle slope where cousins wait on the first day.
    • Function: Return to You, affects ending.

  • Rocket Valve C

    • Location: Fukurou Mountain, under middle wooden plate in front of stairs to the top.
    • Function: Return to You, affects ending.

  • Bottle Caps

    • Location: Various (see section 5).
    • Function: Increase breath-holding time, collecting all gets a diary entry.

  • Photos

    • Photos 1-4: From Simon on Akaneya’s second floor, 7-9 PM. Photos 5-13: From Simon on August 29th only.

      • Photo 1: August 1st arrival.

      • Photo 2: August 4th with Yasuko.

      • Photo 3: August 7th with Hikari at secret beach.

      • Photo 4: August 13th with all children.

      • Photos 5-13: Morning glory photos.

      • Photo 14: Last day photo.

9. Insect Sumo Wrestling

Insect sumo wrestling takes place at the cousins’ secret base and is important for accessing certain areas by defeating king beetles.

9.1. Catching Beetles

Catch beetles by kicking oak trees (Circle button) at Akaneya veranda, forest behind Akaneya bathroom, telephone pole bridge, charcoal burning hut, and Totten Mountain path. Use sugar water (Triangle button in front of oak tree after getting it from the kitchen) for easier catching, getting up to three beetles per tree.

9.2. Basics of the Game

At the secret base, kick the weather vane (chicken-like) or examine the ring (Circle button) to call Takeshi and Shigeru for sumo wrestling. Talk to Takeshi for tips. Place your beetle in the ring, press Triangle to agitate it (red bar increases, blue stamina bar decreases). Click the bell to start. Choose difficulty between battles. Beetles win by pushing opponents out, stamina depletion, flipping, crushing, etc. Naming beetles is possible after 10 wins.

9.3. Defeating the King Beetles

From August 10th, challenge Takeshi’s queen beetle. Defeating it allows access to the secret base’s higher area for a view. Recommended beetles: Kin’oni Kuwagata (No. 63, Akaneya, evening/night) and Miyama Kuwagata (No. 53, Okusawa).

The great king beetle appears from August 22nd. Easy to defeat if your beetle has 50+ wins. Recommended beetles: Kin’oni Kuwagata (No. 63), Kabutomushi (No. 60, charcoal burning hut), and Ookuwagata (No. 54, Okusawa). Kin’oni Kuwagata is the strongest.

After defeating the great king beetle, Takeshi uses his secret weapon the next day. Use recommended beetles and store many in your cage for continuous fighting. Winning opens the path to Totten Mountain, with Takeshi showing the entrance.

9.4. Swapping Beetles

Swap beetles with cousins via the notebook in the green cage screen. Aegus Laevicollis (No. 64 Nebuto Kuwagata) and Lucanus Maculifemoratus (No. 65 Fujimiya Kuwagata) are swap-only beetles. Use high-value insects for swaps (those with “big” or “king” icons are valuable).

High-value swap insects:

  • No. 3 ジャコウアゲハ (Chinese Windmill)
  • No. 6 ホソオチョウ (Dragon Swallowtail)*
  • No. 10 ミカドアゲハ (Common Jay)*
  • No. 14 スジボソヤマキチョウ (Lesser Brimstone)
  • No. 20 クモマツマキチョウ (Orange Tip)*
  • No. 32 クジャクチョウ (European Peacock)
  • No. 38 テングチョウ (European Beak)
  • No. 40 アサギマダラ (Chestnut Tiger)
  • No. 42 キマダラルリツバメ (Spindasis Takanonis)
  • No. 48 ルーミスシジミ (Panchala Ganesa)*
  • No. 54 オオクワガタ (Dorcus Hopei Binodulosus)
  • No. 67 クロイトトンボ (Libellula Angelina)
  • No. 92 エゾゼミ (Lyristes Japonicus)

High-value insects in Totten Mountain:

  • No. 11 ウスバキチョウ (Parnassius Eversmanni)*
  • No. 19 ミヤマモンキチョウ (Moorland Clouded Yellow)*
  • No. 23 クモマベニヒカゲ (Erebia Ligea)
  • No. 98 オオカマキリ (Tenodera Aridifolia)*
  • No. 100 オオトラフコガネ (Paratrichius Doenitzi)

10. Other Tips and Tricks

a. Flow of Time

Time progresses when moving between areas, stopping swimming, finishing fishing, and ending insect sumo. Progress rates vary:

  • Akaneya area daytime & buildings: Slow: 4 min, Normal: 7 min, Fast: 10 min
  • Outside Akaneya area & nighttime: Slow: 3 min, Normal: 5 min, Fast: 7 min
  • Insect sumo round: Slow: 3 min, Normal: 5 min, Fast: 8 min
  • Swimming (time progresses upon reaching land): Slow: 15 min, Normal: 30 min, Fast: 51 min
  • Fishing (time progresses upon choosing “stop fishing”): Slow: 10 min, Normal: 20 min, Fast: 33 min

b. Getting Tanned

Boku’s tan level affects appearance and the last day photo message. Highest tan level makes Boku darker than cousins. Leave Boku in the sun to tan faster. Not removing the T-shirt results in partial tanning.

c. Poking Beehives

Poke beehives on trees to quickly return to Akaneya. Beehives are located: after clinic backdoor river crossing, secret garden entrance, by Okusawa wasabi field, and on Fukurou Mountain.

d. Riding the Bicycle

Find a bicycle at Akaneya’s entrance. Ride it for faster movement (real time, not game time). Time progresses only when moving between areas. Less convenient for stairs. Bicycle returns to Akaneya entrance next day if left elsewhere. Useful for nighttime exploration when stair areas are closed.

11. Credits

Information on events, bottle caps, insect collection, and fishing consulted from http://home.att.ne.jp/green/luicifer/boku_natu/boku_natu.html.

Copyright 2013, by Sophie Suen. This walkthrough for personal, private use only. Not for website or public distribution without written permission. “Boku no Natsuyasumi 2: Umi no Bouken Hen” copyrighted by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., 2002; produced by Millennium Kitchen. All trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective holders.

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