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On our way to our next destination we stopped by a stretch of land facing the sea of Japan
This place is called Senjojiki
or "a thousand tatami"
Hey guys!
Good morning!
So this is the fourth day of our trip and we came across Senjojiki
The meaning is "a thousand tatami"
The rocks, they're supposed to represent tatami
So if you look over here, it's really pretty here, this is like actual ocean!
This rocky coast is actually due to an earthquake that happened in 1792
There was a time when the lord of this land laid out a thousand tatami mats for a party that stretched for miles
Senjojiki coast is named one of the top 100 spots for a perfect sunset viewing experience
Our next destination was surprising
I've been to plenty of onsen but not like this one
Furofushi onsen is only 600 yen to enter and you can enjoy a hot bath in a reddish brown sea water
It may be strange but it's actually good for your skin
The color comes up from the iron that comes up from the beach
There's a spot for both women and men as well as an indoor hot spring where you can relax and even stay the night!
Not only that but the view of the coast line is incredible
Literally becoming one with the earth puts this on my top ten hot springs to visit in Japan
So we're at a...It's not a lake it's a pond so Aoike is a pond
And aoi means blue and ike means pond
So we're gonna see one of the bluest ponds that you can see and
I guess it's like the freshest water in Japan
So they usually make matcha with it
And you can drink some matcha with the clean fresh water, it's the best water so I'm excited to try it!
The Tsugaru quasi-national park lake Juniko, meaning 12 lakes is the ultimate hiking destination
that houses 33 ultra blue lakes
Lake Aoike looks as if it were artificially colored, but don't be fooled, it's not!
It's natural! But the reason for its blue color remains unknown which makes this lake look like it came right out of a fairy tale
Okay so we're at Aoike
Aoike Pond
It's really really blue
But they don't know the reason why
so it's interesting!
But fish live in it so it's fresh water
That's amazing!
There are a couple theories as to why this pond is so blue
One being the white sand below the water absorbs the red and green colors but not the blue
And the second being it has a super clean and natural filter
We may never know the reason why
I checked my Planetyze guidebook to find out more about this place and all it has to offer
Everything I've talked about thus far is on this app
The guidebook is a great tool to plan your next trip to Japan
If you're huge on hiking, camping, or mountain climbing this is the destination for you!
You can only see twelve of these lakes once you reach the top of mount Okuzure
and the view is supposedly incredible
We only saw a couple on this day
Otherwise it would've taken a few hours
But what we did see was the bluest ponds and lakes ever discovered!
We're at rest stop where you can drink fresh matcha
And the matcha is made with this water
And the ten best waters in Japan are mixed together and this is what it creates
So we came across a sort of tea house type place where you can get free matcha!
And I really love matcha so I'm really excited that its free
So I'm gonna try and you can also see a beautiful of the lakes and trees and nature, and it's gorgeous here
So please come and enjoy
Aaaah that tastes so good!
So matcha is like a powder and you mix it with like clean fresh water they have here
It's really really good!
And you also get sweets with it
So, it looks like this it's really small
I'm gonna try this too!
It's soft!
It kinda has like a sugar texture
But sweet
Mmmh that's really good!
After enjoying some nice fresh tea
You can write in their notebook and leave a nice message of the place and the tea you've experienced drinking
You can definitely fill up your water bottles with the fresh water that's here
It's super clean, and the tastiest water I've ever had
We're gonna have lunch right now and I'm Akoshobin which is famous for its tuna steak!
So tuna is very popular here in this area and it comes with a big set so
I'm really excited! It comes with vegetables, a dessert and rice.
It's here
Yummy!!
This is the best and only tuna steak I've ever had
This particular place is famous for their tuna steak
130,000 people eat this tuna steak lunch set in the past 3 years
I would definitely come back here again, and I would definitely recommend it!
There is a particular way to eat this set
The top skewer of this tuna is paired with this sauce
The bottom skewer is paired with this red sauce
And the tuna on the plate is paired with the first sauce
So katsuoboshi rice
Then we have egg rice
And we have potato
You can check out the Aomori apple gift shop
Right next door to the restaurant
Our next destinations are going to be the final destinations
So stay tune for Day 5 of our Aomori trip!
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