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I'm gonna show you my top hidden spots
in Kyoto Wow
as you can see around me it isn't so
busy here right fushimi inari and it's
just super super crazy busy and Kyoto is
very much like this so in this video I
wanted to spend some time and show you
my secret hidden spots to beat the
crowds but it is sure hot so I'm gonna
try to do this and I'm gonna be [ __ ]
probably but I wanted to show you kind
of my like pop it in spots but before I
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the hidden spots to beat the crowds
number seven private riverboat cruise so
there's the hosokawa boat cruise with
its rapid ug gaba cruise for its
landscapes but this Odyssey AMA private
riverboat cruise is a my per spot to
beat the crowds so we're here in front
of Arashiyama
and we're right in front of the boat
tours and one of the things that I
really wanted to show you is that you
can come here booked a private boat and
you can also get a bento lunch
unfortunately they're not serving it
today because of the typhoon so I'm just
gonna see if I can show you the boat
ride itself and kind of show you the
overall experience here's the bento box
lunches you get to choose from all
different price ranges but this is
another way to beat the crowds here in
Kyoto it's kind of like away from
everything else there are group tours
that you can get on but the key here is
to get on a private boat all of the
places that we're going today all that
information and links are in the
description of this video so definitely
check that out alright so let's try to
get on now
a private boat flowing from Mount Kurama
the okawa river cruise started in year
eight hundred ninety eight and eleven
hundred years later it still remains a
hidden relaxing chillout spot actually
this take a nap here number six by a
rooftop bar spot overlooking the
kamigamo River I'm on top of the world
I feel like feel like I own this place
so this place is perfect and you know
along come along a river they have all
of these restaurant terraces that kind
of go over the river so those river
terraces are actually called
no do you come which kind of means like
blowers to cool down but here we are on
top of the world I got a beer Michael
got her drink and I'm here just at six
o'clock when it opens and there's not a
lot of people here come here right at
six you can see the sunset you can see
right there the Sun coming down so just
in a few moments we're actually gonna be
able to see the sunset which would be
amazing and you can see how much higher
we are and you can see all the way like
over there
in the mountains me to do the entire
Kamogawa River we're almost like above
all of the tall buildings which is just
a spectacular view up here it's just so
peaceful so if you're looking for like a
cool bar to drink and I know a lot of
people go to the hunt at your side but
here just a little bit higher and it's
just a little bit less people which I
really love and in fact you can see
another restaurant just down below like
we're above them and we can just see
everything and if you're looking for non
alcohol except and they do have a few
drinks like this one that might go got
that's not an alcoholic definitely non
alcoholic I guess only that's left to do
is enjoy the scenery my next hidden spot
is a precious can't-miss kyoto specialty
tamati sushi Soudan is a modern tamati
sushi and tea restaurant hidden away in
the back streets just a four minute walk
away from karasuma oayk a station and
mati sushi is a bite-sized sushi
originally made for mikaelsons in kyoto
so that they could eat elegantly oh
we're getting all sophisticated now I
don't even know where to start because
there's just so much stuff to eat part
with it unagi
this is the tamagoyaki
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Pagliacci is not so sweet itself it's
like it's kind of like a savory a little
bit that wanagi
is you can like taste the kind of the
peppers that they put in there that's a
really nice now I just can't wait love
it good I have this sea urchin if you
guys have seen my other video in skeezy
you know I love sea urchin look at that
Unni definitely have that much s she'll
like a much a salt flavor
wow that's great the rice is nicely
prepared it goes in pairs really well
all the different type of sushi I love
the fact that each piece of fish is
seasoned differently so you get like an
interesting flavor each time it's kind
of like a sub prize like a magic sushi
surprise every time this video is kind
of special because I partnered with
magical trip and online booking websites
where tours are introduced to a local
Japanese guide so you can go on these
deep local tours all right so let's meet
the local guide now number four
Hoshi on my inside walk so what are we
doing so this is cool okay okay he hears
we're gonna take you to some hidden
spots that only a local guide knows all
right let's go do this so to add to the
list magical trip also have their own
can't miss local hidden spots
Arashi Alma's famous for Saginaw bamboo
forest which has travelers from all over
the world flocking but today our local
guide is taking us away from that beaten
path to show us some spots only locals
know about
tomato soup let's take peanuts yes so
nice a lady just gave misty walking in
here
simple the whole row the cookie and the
name comes from your dark coat around
the for booty too well
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so many stories yeah came here and put
their name yeah
the bacteria goes into the tumble and
you go to buy some time yeah yeah and
actually that's it becomes three school
runs in Coto so I always say famous
painting of famous oh yeah yeah yeah you
can check that's crazy I want to try it
yeah let's try
oh wow yeah the eyes follow you wherever
you go so we definitely visited some
quiet hidden temples beautiful gardens
and amazing back streets if you want to
experience the full trip I'll leave a
link in the description number three
Arashi ama insane
we're here right now in arashiyama but
what a lot of people don't know is that
Oceania also has contents this being one
of the spots but one of the things about
this spot and what makes it special is
that you can actually book drive it on
sends here to get away from the crowds
it overlooks the river just completely
beautiful and what's also nice about
this hotel one-cent is that evan anxiety
plan which means that you can come here
during the day and use it on scent and
then take off honey cutter also offers
various meal plans to book with a
private onsen and the Udo Fassett is a
pretty unique experience fourth ago
let's put some dashi tofu one of the
things I love all these lunches is that
you can try it with so many different
dishes in one meal and it has a yucca me
as well so you have some onions and then
I cut the [ __ ] flakes
that's a flavorful tofu now it's time to
taste the Yuba instead of cooking like a
villain all day oh no just for the last
few minutes and that you'd over here
simmers in a bath of soy milk so you can
enjoy the fresh warm tofu and make Yuba
all on your own and just as long as the
kids don't burn themselves it should be
fun for all ages looking I even cook to
perfection
yes that's you bullish is I don't know
sometimes I just don't make any sense
let's go to the next place all right
the shuttle bus has arrived number two
Kuniko edokko when japanese think of
summer in kyoto they often imagine
called OCO on the river which is a
temporary terrorist built on the river
to help cool things down yeah you can go
to pontocho and experience a coma go on
audio Yuka but it's crazy busy so let me
take you to a less travelled spot ki
Boonen which is about a 40 minute ride
away from the city for more than a
hundred years kupuna has been a summer
vacation destination spot to cool down
as it's hidden away by trees over a
river there are many coloured oka
restaurants and real cons in this area
but I'm taking you to my spot Toa
Island check this out move right on top
of the river look there's a river just
right here this is amazing so today I
threw down on the Yamanote Zen Chi Seki
course which comes with an appetizer
River salmon sashimi couple of Delegates
two dishes like this one grilled IU fish
rice a with miso soup and a dessert to
finish it off this is the first
appetizer that we got with a set meal we
have 1 2 3 different
inside the top layer you can see the
edamame so delicately making a little
desserts than just one little bite kind
of almost like a salty fish a story the
highlight of the course is definitely
the IU fish which is a seasonal River
fish in the summer we just had the IU
fish and I just like completely missed
recording it so let me just try to like
reacquainted the IU came on this like a
bamboo serving plate and then they like
set it on our dish that was quite a
delicious aiyoo fish kind of sad because
you guys miss my are you ready for this
joke anyways let me show you the next
spot to beat the crowds and now we're
meeting the next magical trip tour guide
oh nice to meet you yeah I'm so excited
to kind of check out this place you get
to see so many cool scene or it's like
natural forest I'm ready okay let's go
okay and number one Fushimi nutty hidden
hiking door we started our hike at this
cute little neighborhood showcasing
traditional Japanese houses and cozy
temples and shrines damn I don't think
we can yet even more hidden this path
especially in Hiroshima Inari shrine
what's also nice about the local guide
is that they can share local manners and
explain the significance of spots along
the way dividing lines a secure area a
human being is a sacred area like Dodson
later let's bow okay towards the shrine
okay it's like
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let's go toward the Gators oh wow that's
amazing great so this is priceless
I mean imagine just being here like you
know you go to the fushimi inari and
there's just so many people and it's
just hard to get that serene and
peaceful momentum [ __ ] and there's that
no one else here so let's go back to the
tour guide and continue this Wow look at
that
that's so crazy it's like the shell the
exoskeleton oh and we even pass this
beautiful bamboo forest along the way
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wow that was awesome
through the backside and now we're at
half way up the mountain that's good
that's like a really good shortcut so
actually you have a nice view of
waterfall here yeah in the waterfall is
sacred waterfall and the water is from
this secret knowledge and that water is
wellness kinda miraculous water okay
yeah
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so what's also nice about magical trip
service in Japan is that the local
guides are from the area so they can
recommend spots help plan your itinerary
and even share hidden gems from a locals
perspective and you can even join as a
small group with friends so you can get
that deeper connection with the local
guide
there you go my ice that's gonna get
better
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you can check to see which guys are
available for each tour and even view
their individual profiles with
self-intro videos and and past guest
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