Good morning guys!
it is 7am in the morning and I'm
at Asakusa station and today I'm going
on a trip with Simon and Martina and
we're going to the Aizu area in Fukushima-ken
and I'm really excited because if
you guys have watched my previous videos
I was there in the spring and it's
absolutely gorgeous and I'm really happy
to be able to see in this Fall this time
so let's go inside and buy some tickets
and let's go!
So for a little over 7000 yen, you get a 4 day unlimited pass
for access between Asakusa and the Aizu area
So you can get on and off the train as many times as you like
and you can visit all the different
stops in those areas
it's an amazingly great deal if you want
to visit several different areas of Japan
and you have a limited amount of time
Look at the rooms! Little private rooms
The private rooms on this train were really nice
The could fit 4 people, so it was perfect for our little group
And we could shut the door
and have our own completely private space
where we could just sit back and relax and enjoy the view
Another cool thing about this train is that they had free Wi-Fi access
Which is great if you're on a long trip and you need to access email and stuff
All right, we're going outside to our first stop now!
Looks like quite a nice mountainous area
Oooo it's nice and chilly!
I like this place already
You know that it's starting to get cool in Japan when they start selling the hot drinks
I love these. Hey, they have oshiruko!
The air is so nice, it's such a nice change from Tokyo
It feels so fresh and clean
This place is gorgeous!
Yesss I'm so happy to be back here
This is my first time at this particular station
It's really nice. It looks like there's not too much in the area
pretty much surrounded by mountains, but it's really beautiful
Oh I see the foot bath!
there's a little box here where you can put your shoes, take your shoes off here
it's an onsen so it's naturally warm
Oooo yeah
I guess we could put our hands in
This is some hot water
Oh it's really hot!!
Wow
We're gonna explore the town a little bit now
we got some time before we gotta catch the next train
it's a cute little town they've got lots of shops here
This looks like a coffee and ice cream shop
Here we have soba, it looks like Japanese food
A wild Martina appears!
what are they cooking? "attaka manjyuu"
Ohh they're making manjyuu!
Mmm they smell really good
here we go guys, getting back on the train
Aw it's the Fukushima mascot, the little red dog
Those are some creepy buldings
It's time for lunch guys!
I have a matsutake bento
Matsutake are a very expensive mushroom
I've never eaten one before, but they can go for $100 for one mushroom
So they're probably pretty damn good
That is so good
There's a pretty shot coming up
So the train's gonna slow down so we can get nice shots from the train
SO beautiful
I wanna go swimming in there!
Apparently there are only two stations
in Japan that have a straw roof like this
Not sure where the other one is, but one of them is Yunokami Onsen Station
We're getting on the Hirota Taxi Bus next, and we're gonna go for soba!
Aww it's so cute
So they have some fresh amazake here, I'm pretty excited
It's nice, it's so cold here!
Well not ~so~ cold but it's a lot colder than Tokyo
so this warm amazake is just perfect
This area is so cute, look at all these old shops!
Selling souvenirs and foods
such a cute little town
I love the little vegetables
Aww this one reminds me of Totoro
I want one~ these ones are so cute!!
Ooo this looks neat!
I think this way looks the most interesting!
Great view of the town from here
You can see it all! Wow~
it's time to get some food
I heard they have some interesting soba and mochi inside here
So that's what we're gonna eat
This is the best mochi I've ever had in my life
SO GOOD
It's so soft!
It's so cute!!
we've arrived at Aizu Wakamatsu
This is where we're staying tonight
No pressure! Here we go
Oh it's almost perfect
WOW nice job
good job
A jerb well done
Thank you~
do you remember the akabeko from my videos before?
The sun is just starting to set and we're gonna go to the hotel now!
Time for some food and onsen and sake
Look at our taxi to the hotel!
Are your suitcases okay back there?
Yep they're fine!
Whaaat I've never been in a taxi like this
Is this karaoke?
That would be awesome
We're here!
This little town is so nice!
This is our ryokan, I've never been to this one
It's pretty chilly up in this area of Japan
so I'm going to start the night off with a nice warm bath
these are private baths, so you can rent them to just use for yourself
nobody's around which is awesome if you're kind of shy
to go in the public baths like I am
or if you have tattoos
This is also another way that you can get to use the baths
Many of the publc baths will not allow you in if you have tattoos
this is so nice, check it out!
You've got your own private room to relax in
Tea, shampoo
And then over here...
your own private bath
That's so cool!!
Check out the view guys, the river is right down below there
Wow, this is really nice
the room also had a fan that you can use
for when you get out of the bath because you're gonna feel super hot
It's nice that they had that to cool down while you're fixing your hair and stuff
they also had a CD player which I thought was really neat, they thought of everything
one of the funnest parts about Japanese hotels
is you can rent yukata to wear while you're staying there
And look at the selection they had!
They had so many patterns and colors it was so much choosing which one to wear
I'll go with this one, please!
Hmm I wonder which one is better...
I think a bright colour will suit you better
Ok I'll go with that one!
Aw you look cute!
I think it's that way
I wonder if everyone is inside already
Wow, fancy!
Thank you!
welcome to the best the most delicious
japanese hotel dinner that I have ever had
they made me a special vegan version and
it was just so freakin delicious so many
different little dishes to try it was
just like a little taste of everything
there must have been 15 different dishes
I was so amazed by the selection and the
presentation was beautiful! I have
absolutely nothing bad to say about the
food at this hotel
I was so impressed like over-the-top
impressed! I really really want to go back!
Did you finish all the sake?
We're allowed to bring it to the karaoke room, they gave us special permission!
yeah we're gonna finish up the night there
Who are you gonna sing?
usually think eminem and some other rap
So this is the end of part 1
stay tuned for part 2 which will be
released soon in the meantime head over
to Simon and Martina's channel, they covered
some of the amazing parts of our trip
that i didn't mention here so you don't
want to miss those! Thanks for watching guys! Bye!