Travelling Alone to Fukushima, Japan 🇯🇵 Relaxing Onsen Getaway

[Music] hey guys welcome to aizu wakamatsu this is actually one of my favorite spots in japan i think i've been here about five times now i think it's actually the spot in all of japan that i've visited the most number of times because i love it so much this is the first hotel i will be staying in tonight i'll give you guys the full tour in a second but let me just explain why i've decided to come to fukushima so because no international tourists are allowed to enter japan at the moment the government is kind of encouraging japanese residents who can travel and are able to work remotely to go out and stay at ryokan hotels so because i'm lucky enough that the work i'm currently working on is all done on my computer i can really do it anywhere in japan so decided to come to my favorite place here izu akamatsu in fukushima and support the local tourism industry stay in a couple really cool ryokans and just relax and get some work done it beats sitting in my living room so let me give you guys the full tour this is my first time staying at this hotel the room looks really nice so far so you come in the entrance here we've got a little shower and washroom area off to this side fancy toilet looks like they've provided skincare hair care all the little accessories it's a little basket down there with some bath towels and over here is the little shower room in here i think we have the futon yeah extra futon i like to pile them up and make my bed super comfy so this is the main living area they've got a little table and they always give you welcome snacks and they're always different i'm really curious what they are they're always packaged so nicely oh this one is flower i don't think they're actually like from a flower but i think i know what they are they're like the really sweet beans they're famous here in fukushima so they usually serve you those oh they're really big ones look at them they're huge these are so tasty with green tea i should probably brew myself some tea but i'm so hungry i'm just gonna eat them now yeah so it's just a bean it doesn't look like it would be sweet but it's actually really sweet which is why they're good to eat with tea because it kind of just tastes like eating soft sugar so the bitterness of the tea balances them out but they're so good but yeah a little table tv my futon for the night an air conditioner which i will need because it's really hot and humid in here there will probably be some new kata that i can wear around the ryokan it's totally acceptable to just put your yukata on and wander around the hotel look at the view it's so pretty got really lucky with the weather it was actually saying thunderstorms a week so i thought it was going to be super rainy but at the moment looks really nice over there what's in here tea and coffee and this is just a little sitting area this is probably where i'll relax and do my work have the pretty view of outside so that is my first hotel for tonight while the weather is not pouring and thunderstorming i think i should take advantage of it and go outside so let me take you guys outside and we'll kind of explore the town together it's a really chill town it's not huge you can get around by foot but i'll probably be taking a taxi just because i'll have like my camera gear and stuff with me there's a couple things that i researched online that i want to go see so fingers crossed they're open and we can get into them but let's go inside so the first stop today is hazaido temple i can't believe i've never been here coming to isiwakamatsu so many times and never coming here is really strange but i just never had the opportunity to so it's a really cool wooden buddhist temple it was built in the late 1700s and it's the design of the place that is really what makes it so amazing so i'll explain more about that when we get up there there's a little um kind of tourist street omiyage and foods and shopping on the way up to the temple they've got an escalator if you don't want to take the really long staircase so it cost 250 yen to go up to the temple [Music] it's a it's not an escalator it's like a conveyor belt it's really cool [Music] oh they're so pretty so to get to the temple you go down this pathway here there's such a good view of the city from here there it is i thought it was going to be further into the mountains but it's right here wow that's really cool so the cool thing about this temple is it's designed in a double helix shape so the staircase going up never interacts with the staircase going down so you never pass the people in the temple you go up one way and down the other apparently there's a french castle with this design designed by leonardo da vinci and they think that this temple here was based off of that design but let's go inside so as we walk through the temple you'll see that there's different buddhist deities along the way there's over 30 of them and the reason they designed it the staircase like this is so that you can pray to them in peace and not get interrupted by the people coming down on their way back so here's the peak of the temple here and down what a pretty little temple complex aizu was actually already one of my favorite spots in japan and i didn't even know this place existed so it was pretty amazing if you're looking for a really chill relaxing vacation out in a more countryside area of japan definitely check out aizuwakamatsu it's gorgeous wow look at the wall look at the variety of color it's so cool if you didn't know the color of hydrangea depends on the ph of the soil that they're grown in and that concludes our adventure throughout sazaido temple and so glad we had a chance to come this time i find something to eat i'm hungry i have a shop right here outside the temple actually that does freshly made mochi hey wow so these are the walnut mochi i didn't expect it to look like this i thought the walnuts were going to be inside and she gave me some pickles as well so i think these are going to be sweet it's freshly made mochi she just made it in the back there wow that's really yummy it actually reminds me of a hungarian dessert that my grandpa used to make with walnuts it's a walnut cake it's really sweet but it's actually kind of salty at the same time it's a really nice combination all right i'm gonna grab another drink because it's so hot oh that looks good hokkaido melon soda i just want to water though right off to the next stop i want to take you guys today there's a showa era museum here they're really fun to look at it's more like a shop than a museum and lots of the time they let you actually touch the stuff and like go through it and it's lots of fun so the showa era kind of covers uh quite a long period but it's really cool seeing the old antiques from that period interesting japan tidbit when you're in areas like this historically important areas of japan they kind of tone down the colors of the signage and the stores in order to fit in with the surroundings so you'll notice that all the convenience stores in the area are black and white not their typical really bright loud colors it's really cool so we're in kind of the downtown area of izuwakamatsu now lots of little shops lots of kind of touristy souvenir type things tons of restaurants all right we've made it this is the museum here it's called showa natsukashi it's right in downtown aizu wakamatsu so it's very easy to find it costs a couple dollars to get inside but there's lots to see this is cool it's like a little izakaya [Music] wow this place is really cool i've been to a few showa museums and often there's just one little area that's kind of set up like a room how it would be back then and the rest is just kind of items laid out on shelves and stuff but this place the whole area feels like you're just back in time in a town or something there's shops and rooms it's really cool they've designed it all so that you feel you're just transported back in time like a living room from the 1950s we have in here pencils wow even old tissues i've never seen this brand before washing machine it says they're just toys there's a little makeup mirror here you still have all the products [Music] look at the toothbrush why is it so big and then downstairs underneath the museum they've got an antique shop all of this stuff is for sale i could make my own mochi at home they're also selling the old-school snacks and they've got a little tub here filled with ramune bottles this is how they used to keep them cool i hope you guys enjoyed that museum that was really cool it was actually better than i was expecting like i said it's a lot different than some of the other showa era museums i've been in it was a lot more interactive and just really nicely designed i'll have all the information of the places i'm visiting on my trip down below in the description box so you guys can check them out but i think i'm gonna go back to my hotel for a little bit starting to rain now like i expected it would so i'll see you guys in the morning bye for now good morning welcome to day two of my fukushima adventure so i looked at the weather this morning and it said it was cloudy until 5 pm and i thought that's perfect i can make it out to the area i wanted to show you guys today just in time before the rain starts but no it decided to start pouring already i haven't even left the hotel yet if the rain doesn't stop then i'll probably just go straight to my next hotel which is pretty exciting though because i got a really fancy one for my last day here i have my own little onsen bath in the room i've never stayed at this hotel before so should be really nice so we'll see how the weather goes but we might head straight to my next hotel for our next destination we will see so as expected it rained all day but welcome to my new hotel room it's really nice i'm so excited to show you guys so i've got two beds the reason i got such a big room is because of the bath they only have a couple rooms with the private bath in the room and it's usually like the big family suite but check this out this is probably the nicest private onsen bath hotel room i've ever seen take my socks off i'm gonna get my feet wet but um behind me they've got a little sink area here where you can prepare and then check this out not only is there a super spacious beautiful bath but i have this view how cool is that i love the sounds of the river because the temperature oh that's hot that's really hot i might have to add some cool water to that but how cool is this i am so stoked to get in this bath and relax so here's our welcome snack let's see what this hotel gives you looks like manju black sugar it's interesting how it's beds and not futon what's in here a safe and down here we've got the shower area oh this one has a bathtub cool so the little village that sudokan is located in is called ashinomaki onsen village and it's so cute it looks like a really nice place to just pop yukata on and wander around and just relax and enjoy yourself tonight i'm gonna have a bath obviously while the light is still here so i can enjoy those views and then i'll probably just sit down here and do some work and enjoy my last day in fukushima how awesome is this this must be the best private onsen i've ever rented in japan i can't wait to get out and explore the little town because it looks so nice and i came here on a sunday so there aren't that many people around if you do book a ryokan in japan i do recommend avoiding friday and saturday because it can get really packed if you come on a sunday most people have to work the next day so they tend not to go out to do fun so i kind of can enjoy the whole space to myself and have lots of room there's a huge lounge downstairs they've got a fancy restaurant where i'll be having dinner later and yeah i just can't wait to get out and explore the town it's so nice i've got pure cold water running in the bath right now because japanese people tend to be able to stand temperatures that are like way above anything i could possibly dip my foot into so every time i come to one of these baths i find that i have to turn the pure cold water on and let it sit for like half an hour before i can get in i'm gonna sit here and enjoy my last hour of views before the sun starts to set i really hope you guys enjoyed this video and maybe you got some ideas for your next japan trip if you decide you do want to venture out into the countryside a little bit fukushima isn't too far from tokyo if you hop on the shinkansen it'll take just over an hour to get here i believe do make use of the bullet trains and come out here for a few days it's such a nice relaxing change of pace from the big cities thanks for watching guys and i will see you again very soon [Music] you

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Length: 17min 27sec (1047 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 29 2020