Would you guys take 7 + trains to save money and travel somewhere? 😂 Ps - we actually took 2 extra trains not included in the video from the house to Tokyo station & from Kyoto station to our hotel too hahaha
@@seerasan You could change the game by staying one night at every Transfer location. That'd keep the train journey fun and be a great way to show some unique untouristed areas. Also continuing down to Kagoshima from Kyoto seems like a fun next step.
My wife discovered this special ticket on our honeymoon trip back then. It was crazy keeping track of train rides constantly and the absurdly long time to reach Kyoto but we saved ALOT. I wouldn't do this anymore now with kids to consider but for the young adults watching this, don't miss out. It's an absolute steal.
But there is willer bus for example. Got from tokyo to kyoto over night and paid like 30€ or less. Also i safed a night stay. Hop on the bus and wake up at destination...
I literally just got back from a 10 day trip in Japan. My son, who lives Sasebo, Japan, and I traveled from Tokyo to Kyoto to Osaka back Tokyo, by train to but we took the bullet train. I also purchased a Suica Card Pass, and it was so easy to ride all the JR lines and green cars. I loved Japan and hated the 16-hour multiple flights it took for us to reach our destination, Tokyo, Japan, arrived at Haneda Airport. I learned so much about Japan. Like for example, you have to finish all of your food or it's frown upon, you stand on the left side of escalators so people who are in a rush can use the clear right side to go pass you, no stopping in the middle of any walkways or sidewalks, must keep walking traffic flow going, also no walking on red lights, or be ready to get hit by passing vehicles. You must wait for green pedestrian light to glow before walking/running across the street or suffering the consequences. Yikes! Be courteous to elderly and children on trains/escalators, no talking on cellphones on trains, no being loud on trains. Also, you do tons of walking and going up and down multiple staircases. I was there for 10 days only, and I walked overall 30 miles and climbed 1k stairs. Did a lot of shopping, temples, museum- Ninja & Sumari, etc.. Visited the Imperial Palace - but was bummed cause it was closed, so we only got to walk thru the Imperial Garden Palace, beautiful. Had tons of fun, to say the least! Congratulations on living there! 🎉🎉 I'm jelly😂
When I was a student, it was standard to travel using the “Seishun 18 Ticket” during summer vacation. There was a night train that left Tokyo at 12:00 midnight, although it has been abolished now. After two transfers, I arrived in Osaka in the morning. I think it's a good means of transportation to experience the regional characteristics of Japanese people. But be careful of the heat.
There are many foreigners who introduce Japan Rail Pass, but there are few foreigners who introduce Seishun eighteen Ticket. 🧐 It was a video where you could learn the advantages and disadvantages of the Seishun eighteen Ticket. 🤔 I think it was a very good attempt. 👍
I have often said the best way to see a place when traveling is on the ground. When I got out of the Army (too many years ago now), I took 2 bus rides...one from northern California to Arizona (stayed there 3 days), then from Arizona to Tennessee. 53 total hours on a bus (17 for the first leg, 36 for the second leg), about 2500 miles. Travel by local trains, even making multiple transfers, would be perfect for me.
While it isn't easy to do this for sure, it is definitely more rewarding as you'll be able to see different things and meet different people. I was on a local train to visit a hiking route in the outskirts of Tokyo and a very friendly Japanese lady spoke to me in her limited english, and asked me where I was from. Long story short, she had apparently lived a few years in my little town in Malaysia before! The world is small and i'm so glad i got to meet her simply because i was on a local train.
You and Lyssa are so wholesome together, uugh! ❤ Ok, honestly, i would do this exactly because i too enjoy train rides and being able to look out the window, admiring different landscape! But, as you mentioned, only when i would have enough free time.. and good company!
If someone told me to wake up, that we are going on a train ride with Seerasan. I'd get up so fast. Any and every time love. =) Love these types of videos.
LOVE train travel!!! I call these types of trips "Train Journeys" ofc definitely getting off at some stops quickly here and there like you did makes something like this fun@ and worthwhile!
Loved your video. It was so much fun to watch. What a wonderful idea. I am moving to Japan within the next 6-8 months with my family. I am a Japanese American from Hawaii. And my grandfather left Japan over 100 years ago. And now 100 years later I am moving back with my wife and daughter. Such a strange turn of events.
Best of luck to you. We have really been enjoying our new life in Japan so far. But it was incredibly stressful at first trying to find and furnish a new place and adjusting to life here. But the food has been amazing. And rent is very very cheap in our little town. @@debbie1247
Whoah! This is a great deal. You're the first person I've come across to showcase this ticket deal. I'd be all over this on a visit to Japan. And no worries Alyssa! "Whimsy" gets me every time. Haha!
My wife and I need to go from Kyoto to Mt Fuji so this is a wonderful and scenic alternative ❤😊 in the next 3 days Maybe we'll this instead of the shinkansen this time Greetings from korea 🇰🇷 😊❤
Thank you for this. Very interesting option. 8 hours is not so bad if you do not have the JP-pass as a tourist. Very cool vid that no-one have done before!
This trip looks fun, a bit rushed but fun. Im planning to visit japan next year so might try this, since it looks fun and i love to look at the scenery of the country
They're so awesome! Fun fact - they're on the shinkansen too! (They weren't allowed during the pandemic, but I saw some people using it a few weeks back!!)
Very nice journey of two amazing young ladies. Just looked up the orange trains: JR consists of 7 independent regional companies and JR central (witch trains you were riding) uses the color orange to distinguish itself.
The trip looks amazing! As much as I like to drive to my destinations in the US just to see the scenery, I would much rather take trains like that just to take in the nature, the beauty, and the architecture that you can see from the tracks.
This reminds me of the trip I took from Yamaguchi to Tokyo 50 years ago. (Couldn't afford the Shinkansen).Scenic, but even then you got the same "full/empty" dynamic.
Wow, I was so surprised you know about Seisyun18ticket (青春18きっぷ). I thought it’s only known by Japanese domestic traveler or railway fan! It’s slow and sometimes hard trip compared with Shinkansen trip. 😂 You may know, JR is looks like same but it’s separated to 7 company( Tokyo is east, Tokai or Nagoya is central and Kyoto or Osaka is west etc). The quality of their seat or service is different that you mentioned in Atami station. Enjoy summer season in Japan!
I thought anyone looking to travel Japan cheaply would know about Seishun18. I wanted to do this during my first visit to Japan but I didn't have much time
I spent 3 days on one train here in Canada, so youd chatch me doing this 😂. I would love to watch the countryside roll by. Nice cloud watching, I love that marshmallow cloud! ☁️
Toilets on trains are big deal... I had a tight connection for a train at Sydney Central, needed a comfort stop but didnt have time. The train headed for Wollongong's toilet was out of order. Had to do a comfort stop at Sutherland station and wait for the next train south... The struggle is real!
as someone living in USA who never been on a train my life, this fascinates me. I bet Japanese people wonder why weird foreigners like trains so much considering it's part of their daily life and normal but yea.. we don't have easy to use trains in other parts of the world.
Great video. Seen another of this trip, yours was a better one. If I had time I would be doing a trip like this. I will be doing a fair bit of train travel in Japan next month. Kanazawa to Hiroshima is one leg of the trip.
@@seerasan I'm visiting Japan for the first time next month and have booked a night in a Ryokan on lake Suwa, you bet that whole album is getting played and I'm making a mess of the tatami 😢
Sarah was crashing today, and @llysa had to step in with the backup energy. Now go from Kyoto to Hakodate! :D lol Thanks for taking us along! 🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋
Doing trips like this with friends sounds like a lot of fun! 🎉 I had the chance to experience the Trans-Siberian Railway many years ago, and having good friends by my side made it anything but boring. I'm already looking forward to gathering some friends and enjoying this trip sometime! 🚂😄
I'd love to give more railway journeys a go in the future! That trip you took must've had some beautiful sights too :) Agreed, friends make the journey so much more memorable!
That was an awesome video and how cool was it seeing Alyssa join you on your journey as well. I've never taken this train and I live in Japan, but now I'm considering it. お疲れ様でした！
Did this on local trains from Shizouka to Kobe while strung out on MDMA and acid after a 3 day trance party on Mt Fuji. The amount of times we couldn;t work out north or south or which train to catch was horrendous.Sometrains were full and had to ly on my bags.Made Kobe after 8 hours.
The title is misleading, you'd think it was ONE train and not having to change trains like five times. Go take a night bus instead. No layovers, similar price point and MUCH more comfortable.
Just saw your video with Emma on overhyped things in Japan and I love watching this AFTER it to see some "real" (ekiben-less) traveling. I hope you make more of these!!! Great job!
We were in Japan two weeks ago from Tokyo to hakone to Atami to Kyoto and then Osaka. From atami to Kyoto we rode the Shinkansen. The 2 hour train ride was very relaxing and we ordered lunch from the very friendly lunch cart lady.
With all the price rises in October and some passes even going away altogether, how easy do you think foreigners will find getting to see Japan in general?
That's what we always say to each other too! Filmed the same day/location, but our videos always turn out completely different. Really fun to watch each other's after we finish editing haha
I loved it! This is something I would do! It would be a lot of fun! I would like to see more of these videos. though I would like to see a bit more detail in maybe a location of the shops that you've been to, even if its in the description but not in the actual video and since you speak Japanese and English, I'd be interested in your opinion on how easy it would be for a foreigner who spoke no Japanese to use Japanese services or order at Japanese restaurants along your travels. Please make more! I love this!
Hey, was watching this video and saw your questions so thought i'd give it a shot at answering. I don't live in Japan but I have visited there a couple of times so I can share some info. It won't be a problem for you to travel Japan without any Japanese, especially in major cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka because the staff at hotels/restaurants, shopkeepers etc are used to having foreigners every day. I've even met Japanese shopkeepers who spoke Mandarin simply because Japan is one of the top destinations for visitors from China and Taiwan. Ordering food in restaurants is also very easy because they would either have english menus, english letters or pictures that you could point to and just say "one please" . The Japanese people spent 5 years of their school life learning English and while not many end up speaking like a native, they'd at least be able to understand very basic English. Please do not be afraid of travelling to Japan because you don't speak Japanese, it is totally fine and you can still do or see whatever you want to in the country. One of the main reasons I started my travel channel on Japan is to help people see that Japan isn't such a scary place to travel to after all! Let me know if you have any further questions. - Aaron
We did almost the same trip a few years ago from Tokyo to Osaka. It took maybe nine hours in either direction, but it was a lot of fun. Also memorable was the face of the ticket office clerk when she asked where we were going and we told her. Her voice rose a few octaves when she cried out "Osaka!?" in surprise :D
Hey Seera! I felt llike a winner when I discovered this ticket. It's SO cheap. My husband and I travelled from where we live, near Himeiji, all the way to Tokyo. Did it in winter and had to pack very conciously. Definately a looooooong trip
I'm planning a trip to Japan. I got hang of JR. I'm thinking of chopping up Tokyo to Kyoto. Staying in small town hotels and seeing non busy areas in the way there. And then taking Tokaido back to Tokyo Haneda. That way I kinda spread my money to rural areas.
I like the Inaka more than the cities, so I would love this. I also spent a couple days in Gifu and liked it. Many of what Japanese think of as so small are large centres to me. This was a great video and showed me something more relaxed than my usual get there driven Japan travel.
This kind of regular train trip will give travelers a taste of the real Japan that cannot be experienced on a bullet train. If you have time, I recommend that you get off the train in one of the towns along the way and spend a couple of days exploring. If you are lost in the middle of the night, don't worry, translation software will help you find your way around.
missing my Seera positive energy but i got it back with the video -----------🔥燃えくたぜ！！！🔥 spending 8 hours on train with you yes i could ! by the way i will try it next time if i can do it .
Great video Sarah... Wasnt aware of this. Would be good way to split up over a couple days then Shinkansen back... In bigger city stops could you of waited an hour or so to get another later train so less rushed?
I find the rush hour here isn’t really an “hour” it lasts from 5/6pm until last train… in my experience living in Tokyo anyway 😭 the quietest time to take trains is the middle of the day so 11am-4pm
If you brought your yellow Bucket Hat, this could become The Bucket Hat Girls on The Slow-Trains tour ... it doesn't quite roll off the tongue. Next destination for the Slow-Train tour = Kanazawa?
I would love to take this trip. Could you please post the G. Maps directions in the description? How further can you go; could you travel to Kagoshima via commuter trains? The only thing I'd do differently is stay one night at every Transfer location. That'd keep the train journey fun and be a great way to visit unique untouristed areas.
A long time ago, when I was a student, I traveled with a Seishun 18 ticket. He was a poor student with no money, but he had plenty of time. When I think about it now, I think it was a luxurious and happy time.
If I lived in Japan I'd definitely make that trip, considering the price difference and that I wouldn't mind just enjoying a long train trip anyways.... but as a tourist, it'd be a bit hard to justify. It's time you could spend on other things... Well, I guess this also depends on how much a trip to Japan costs, how many times you expect to visit, how long you have to stay. I'm on the exact opposite side of the planet, a trip to Japan means saving for years just to pay for tickets, and so every minute there is kinda precious. You also already have to endure over a full day plane trip in total to get there, so taking another long trip is not exactly what most people would have in mind. xD But long trips like that are not for everyone... a huge portion of my life I made yearly or bi-yearly trips to visit relatives. When I was still a kid, we used to go by car, but as I grew up we started going by bus only. Nowadays we try to at least cover portion of the trip by plane. It's an 18 hour bus trip to one portion of the family, plus another 7 hour trip to visit relatives on both sides of the family. It's also bus on horrible roads (they are better these days than they were 10 years ago, but still far from train smooth), so you can imagine how much worse it is. I've also made a full day+ bus trip to attend a cousin's wedding. I will never do that in my life ever again. :P But from that I can say that over my lifetime I just developed a whole ton of strategies to not only deal with boredom and immobility during trips, but also sometimes just enjoy the experience. But the real major difference is just safety and extra worries. I mean, between a long trip in my country and Japan. For instance, in Japan even if I lost a train, got a bit lost, had to stay in a small town because I lost track of time, I wouldn't be too worried about it. I mean, yes, it would mess up schedule if you have things to attend to, mini heart attack for getting lost, but that would be the main worry. And there would be alternate ways to deal with it too. Here, if your bus leaves you in a rest stop, if you get lost in some small town, or you get separated from family or friends for some reasons, dude, consequences could be extremely horribly bad. There's no real support infrastructure, alternatives and options when you get to small towns and cities here, you could end up having to sleep on a bus stop, if it even stays open, waiting a full day for the next bus. That's if the place isn't dangerous and you don't end up becoming a victim of something. I can't even imagine the desperation of getting separated on a trip like that from family or friends... so in our trips we always had the extra stress, extra anxiety, paid double attention, used all precautions, and predicted every possible bad scenario. You can't enjoy anything when you have to do all that and have to be constantly on alert for bad things. If you forget something inside a bus you can forget about it, you'll never see it again. Buses are often stopped by police to check for contraband and drugs. You gotta keep your belongings with you at all times because it can get stolen. Some people can't even sleep because of all these things. Public toilets are a horrible mess, you don't wanna use them. The one in the bus will often get clogged and with a strong smell of piss as soon as it departs or even before it, and the ones on rest stops it really depends how big, new and well maintained the place is... There will be kids and babies making a ton of noise, someone will end up vomiting on the bus and you will have to live with the smell through all the trip (either that, or the smell of strong cleaning chemistry that the driver used to clean things up), there is no unwritten rule of silence so you basically have to always go with headphones or earplugs if you want to sleep, you often end a trip like that with the flu or something else because it's too much time in an enclosed space with people coughing and sneezing.... only people who made these kinds of trips regularly will know how bad it can get. I wish transportation and infrastructure was like Japan in my country... xD Heck, even taking planes to shorten the trip, because portions of my mom's family lives in the middle of nowhere, even paying more for it the trip is still super convoluted. Shortest route involves taking a plane to the capital of the state, then taking another plane to the closest medium sized city, and then renting a car and driving a few more hours there. You end up trading long hours on a bus, to a shorter trip that needs tons of planning and lots of nerve wrecking connections. Alas, it is what it is. xD I'm just ranting now. :P
Would you guys take 7 + trains to save money and travel somewhere? 😂
Ps - we actually took 2 extra trains not included in the video from the house to Tokyo station & from Kyoto station to our hotel too hahaha
Nope. But it's fun to watch a 20min summary. 😉
I love trainrides. But considering the time I will have in Japan, I prefer the shinkansen for the time saved :)
Awesome video though!
hell no
Absolutely! Hopefully there are beverages and bathrooms available though lol
If you have the time I think it would be a great experience to view how the country changes as you travel.
Spending 8 hours on a train with you was so easy and fun! Next let's do a 1 week train ride to really test our sanity and friendship! ♥
Thanks for coming along with me! 1 week ooft.. so long as there are toilets on the train I could do it! haha
@@seerasan You could change the game by staying one night at every Transfer location. That'd keep the train journey fun and be a great way to show some unique untouristed areas. Also continuing down to Kagoshima from Kyoto seems like a fun next step.
Haha, it was cute when you placed the ticket in your hat
My wife discovered this special ticket on our honeymoon trip back then. It was crazy keeping track of train rides constantly and the absurdly long time to reach Kyoto but we saved ALOT. I wouldn't do this anymore now with kids to consider but for the young adults watching this, don't miss out. It's an absolute steal.
But there is willer bus for example. Got from tokyo to kyoto over night and paid like 30€ or less. Also i safed a night stay. Hop on the bus and wake up at destination...
@@Buggiy are they comfortable to sleep? I'm considering it but usually I have a bad time trying to sleep in an airplane for example
@@ivanalexeev6505no for the 30€ category. But there are pricier ones that are more like a bed. But price was the main aegument
I literally just got back from a 10 day trip in Japan. My son, who lives Sasebo, Japan, and I traveled from Tokyo to Kyoto to Osaka back Tokyo, by train to but we took the bullet train. I also purchased a Suica Card Pass, and it was so easy to ride all the JR lines and green cars. I loved Japan and hated the 16-hour multiple flights it took for us to reach our destination, Tokyo, Japan, arrived at Haneda Airport. I learned so much about Japan. Like for example, you have to finish all of your food or it's frown upon, you stand on the left side of escalators so people who are in a rush can use the clear right side to go pass you, no stopping in the middle of any walkways or sidewalks, must keep walking traffic flow going, also no walking on red lights, or be ready to get hit by passing vehicles. You must wait for green pedestrian light to glow before walking/running across the street or suffering the consequences. Yikes! Be courteous to elderly and children on trains/escalators, no talking on cellphones on trains, no being loud on trains. Also, you do tons of walking and going up and down multiple staircases. I was there for 10 days only, and I walked overall 30 miles and climbed 1k stairs. Did a lot of shopping, temples, museum- Ninja & Sumari, etc.. Visited the Imperial Palace - but was bummed cause it was closed, so we only got to walk thru the Imperial Garden Palace, beautiful. Had tons of fun, to say the least! Congratulations on living there! 🎉🎉 I'm jelly😂
When I was a student, it was standard to travel using the “Seishun 18 Ticket” during summer vacation. There was a night train that left Tokyo at 12:00 midnight, although it has been abolished now. After two transfers, I arrived in Osaka in the morning. I think it's a good means of transportation to experience the regional characteristics of Japanese people. But be careful of the heat.
What a great, magical whimsey tour.
Looks like a great idea to see a different side of Japan ... and many Trains and Stations too.
There are many foreigners who introduce Japan Rail Pass, but there are few foreigners who introduce Seishun eighteen Ticket. 🧐
It was a video where you could learn the advantages and disadvantages of the Seishun eighteen Ticket. 🤔
I think it was a very good attempt. 👍
you japanese? your english sounds very japanese. eigo jouzu!
I have often said the best way to see a place when traveling is on the ground. When I got out of the Army (too many years ago now), I took 2 bus rides...one from northern California to Arizona (stayed there 3 days), then from Arizona to Tennessee. 53 total hours on a bus (17 for the first leg, 36 for the second leg), about 2500 miles. Travel by local trains, even making multiple transfers, would be perfect for me.
While it isn't easy to do this for sure, it is definitely more rewarding as you'll be able to see different things and meet different people. I was on a local train to visit a hiking route in the outskirts of Tokyo and a very friendly Japanese lady spoke to me in her limited english, and asked me where I was from. Long story short, she had apparently lived a few years in my little town in Malaysia before! The world is small and i'm so glad i got to meet her simply because i was on a local train.
You and Lyssa are so wholesome together, uugh! ❤
Ok, honestly, i would do this exactly because i too enjoy train rides and being able to look out the window, admiring different landscape! But, as you mentioned, only when i would have enough free time.. and good company!
If someone told me to wake up, that we are going on a train ride with Seerasan. I'd get up so fast. Any and every time love. =) Love these types of videos.
It's a great option, you can also stop by overnight in towns along the way
LOVE train travel!!! I call these types of trips "Train Journeys" ofc definitely getting off at some stops quickly here and there like you did makes something like this fun@ and worthwhile!
Loved your video. It was so much fun to watch. What a wonderful idea. I am moving to Japan within the next 6-8 months with my family. I am a Japanese American from Hawaii. And my grandfather left Japan over 100 years ago. And now 100 years later I am moving back with my wife and daughter. Such a strange turn of events.
Interesting, I am also from Hawaii with a Japan-born Mother. In the process of appyling for long term visa (path to PR) to move to Japan. Gambatte ne!
Best of luck to you. We have really been enjoying our new life in Japan so far. But it was incredibly stressful at first trying to find and furnish a new place and adjusting to life here. But the food has been amazing. And rent is very very cheap in our little town. @@debbie1247
Whoah! This is a great deal. You're the first person I've come across to showcase this ticket deal. I'd be all over this on a visit to Japan. And no worries Alyssa! "Whimsy" gets me every time. Haha!
My wife and I need to go from Kyoto to Mt Fuji so this is a wonderful and scenic alternative ❤😊 in the next 3 days
Maybe we'll this instead of the shinkansen this time
Greetings from korea 🇰🇷 😊❤
I'm always alert and watching out the window on the trains anyway!
Nice. Chilled out ride. I sometimes need to go rural france and the local train is much more relaxing than the Eurostar & Paris
Thank you for this. Very interesting option. 8 hours is not so bad if you do not have the JP-pass as a tourist. Very cool vid that no-one have done before!
This trip looks fun, a bit rushed but fun. Im planning to visit japan next year so might try this, since it looks fun and i love to look at the scenery of the country
I don't know why but moving those train seats to separate/group people blew my mind, I wish they have these in my country
They're so awesome! Fun fact - they're on the shinkansen too! (They weren't allowed during the pandemic, but I saw some people using it a few weeks back!!)
Such a beautiful video! Thanks for taking this journey so that we could too! Awesome work as always!
Incredible trip. I don't think most people would be tired enough to enjoy it. The video is so picturesque because of the two beautiful women.
Possibly my favourite video you have done because I absolutely love seeing the countryside in Japan. Arigatōgozaimasu.
Very nice journey of two amazing young ladies.
Just looked up the orange trains: JR consists of 7 independent regional companies and JR central (witch trains you were riding) uses the color orange to distinguish itself.
Thanks for looking it up! Good to know!
Your content is always bright and fun. And your eyes are out of this world. :)
Riding a local train from Tokyo to Osaka is definitely a much more eventful journey than the Shinkansen. You get to see it all!
love your eyes; shux just left japan and miss it already.
many hugs
I love trains so yes I would do this! this was delightful to watch!
The trip looks amazing! As much as I like to drive to my destinations in the US just to see the scenery, I would much rather take trains like that just to take in the nature, the beauty, and the architecture that you can see from the tracks.
It’s really enjoyable! Highly recommend it :)
Driving sucks, because you can't even drink on a freaking vacation!
This reminds me of the trip I took from Yamaguchi to Tokyo 50 years ago. (Couldn't afford the Shinkansen).Scenic, but even then you got the same "full/empty" dynamic.
Thank you for your long adventure! I'm glad that you enjoyed the scenery that you can't see on the Shinkansen ☺️
Wow, I was so surprised you know about Seisyun18ticket (青春18きっぷ). I thought it’s only known by Japanese domestic traveler or railway fan!
It’s slow and sometimes hard trip compared with Shinkansen trip. 😂
You may know, JR is looks like same but it’s separated to 7 company( Tokyo is east, Tokai or Nagoya is central and Kyoto or Osaka is west etc).
The quality of their seat or service is different that you mentioned in Atami station.
Enjoy summer season in Japan!
I thought anyone looking to travel Japan cheaply would know about Seishun18. I wanted to do this during my first visit to Japan but I didn't have much time
😊You and Alyssa made my day. Have fun. Stay Safe. 😊
I’m heading to Japan in 2025 and I’m absolutely loving your tips. Hi from New Zealand
I spent 3 days on one train here in Canada, so youd chatch me doing this 😂. I would love to watch the countryside roll by. Nice cloud watching, I love that marshmallow cloud! ☁️
Toilets on trains are big deal... I had a tight connection for a train at Sydney Central, needed a comfort stop but didnt have time. The train headed for Wollongong's toilet was out of order. Had to do a comfort stop at Sutherland station and wait for the next train south... The struggle is real!
as someone living in USA who never been on a train my life, this fascinates me. I bet Japanese people wonder why weird foreigners like trains so much considering it's part of their daily life and normal but yea.. we don't have easy to use trains in other parts of the world.
Trains are normal for me as a European... blows my mind that somebody has never been on a train lol
Nah everybody likes trains i think its some human nature thing
@@montgomeryfortenberry Lol I don't, I hate trains but sometimes it's just the most practical option to get somewhere within Europe.
@@anna8282 i cant believe it
Nice to see different travelling options!
This was so cute!! Thanks for sharing your journey with us!
Great video. Seen another of this trip, yours was a better one. If I had time I would be doing a trip like this. I will be doing a fair bit of train travel in Japan next month. Kanazawa to Hiroshima is one leg of the trip.
I love that you listened to Mitsuha's theme when going through gifu! Not sure I could do that in public, I might cry!
Gives me all the feels 😭 One of my favourites from the album..
@@seerasan I'm visiting Japan for the first time next month and have booked a night in a Ryokan on lake Suwa, you bet that whole album is getting played and I'm making a mess of the tatami 😢
Wow that spot is on my bucket list!! Have the best time 🥹
Sarah was crashing today, and @llysa had to step in with the backup energy.
Now go from Kyoto to Hakodate! :D lol
Thanks for taking us along!
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Thank you so much Sarah! Did not know this ticket exists! Would take this trip next time I'm in Japan.
Excellent. Another episode of "Adventures with Sara and Alyssa" 🙂
My fav series! 😆
I love Shizuoka, especially the tea fields in and around Mishima.
Doing trips like this with friends sounds like a lot of fun! 🎉 I had the chance to experience the Trans-Siberian Railway many years ago, and having good friends by my side made it anything but boring. I'm already looking forward to gathering some friends and enjoying this trip sometime! 🚂😄
I'd love to give more railway journeys a go in the future! That trip you took must've had some beautiful sights too :)
Agreed, friends make the journey so much more memorable!
That was an awesome video and how cool was it seeing Alyssa join you on your journey as well. I've never taken this train and I live in Japan, but now I'm considering it. お疲れ様でした！
I can't even imagine doing this in the UK trains would be late, cancelled or on strike. Great video
Did this on local trains from Shizouka to Kobe while strung out on MDMA and acid after a 3 day trance party on Mt Fuji. The amount of times we couldn;t work out north or south or which train to catch was horrendous.Sometrains were full and had to ly on my bags.Made Kobe after 8 hours.
I don't know if I would have the stamina. 11 hours with seven transfers sounds like too much. But you guys totally dekita!
I’d love to try this for the views alone… but man, 12hrs 😬 Thanks for enduring that to bring us this awesome video!
The title is misleading, you'd think it was ONE train and not having to change trains like five times. Go take a night bus instead. No layovers, similar price point and MUCH more comfortable.
青春18きっぷのご紹介ありがとう。そして京都までの長旅お疲れsummer.✨
I’m from Russia and love the fact that in Japan trains are also very enjoyable. Happy to share “love of trains” culture with you😄
Just saw your video with Emma on overhyped things in Japan and I love watching this AFTER it to see some "real" (ekiben-less) traveling.
I hope you make more of these!!! Great job!
Having done this multiple times to save money. I can confidently say, this is pretty damn fun!
We were in Japan two weeks ago from Tokyo to hakone to Atami to Kyoto and then Osaka. From atami to Kyoto we rode the Shinkansen. The 2 hour train ride was very relaxing and we ordered lunch from the very friendly lunch cart lady.
Amazing Train Trip!! 👌👌👌😍 Thank you very much for sharing!! Greetings from Barcelona 👍❤☺🇪🇸
Lyssa looks so much like Micaela! You two are so great 🥰
With all the price rises in October and some passes even going away altogether, how easy do you think foreigners will find getting to see Japan in general?
I watched Alyssa's video before this one. I love this format of seeing a trip from two points of view.
That's what we always say to each other too! Filmed the same day/location, but our videos always turn out completely different. Really fun to watch each other's after we finish editing haha
I loved it! This is something I would do! It would be a lot of fun! I would like to see more of these videos. though I would like to see a bit more detail in maybe a location of the shops that you've been to, even if its in the description but not in the actual video and since you speak Japanese and English, I'd be interested in your opinion on how easy it would be for a foreigner who spoke no Japanese to use Japanese services or order at Japanese restaurants along your travels. Please make more! I love this!
Hey, was watching this video and saw your questions so thought i'd give it a shot at answering. I don't live in Japan but I have visited there a couple of times so I can share some info. It won't be a problem for you to travel Japan without any Japanese, especially in major cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka because the staff at hotels/restaurants, shopkeepers etc are used to having foreigners every day. I've even met Japanese shopkeepers who spoke Mandarin simply because Japan is one of the top destinations for visitors from China and Taiwan.
Ordering food in restaurants is also very easy because they would either have english menus, english letters or pictures that you could point to and just say "one please" . The Japanese people spent 5 years of their school life learning English and while not many end up speaking like a native, they'd at least be able to understand very basic English.
Please do not be afraid of travelling to Japan because you don't speak Japanese, it is totally fine and you can still do or see whatever you want to in the country. One of the main reasons I started my travel channel on Japan is to help people see that Japan isn't such a scary place to travel to after all! Let me know if you have any further questions. - Aaron
I enjoyed this video so much ❤️
Numazu! The small town made famous in the 'Love Live! Sunshine' anime...
Love your vids and I find your accent appealing & easy to listen to.
うどんを啜って食べるセーラさん、感動しました。海外の方が日本人のように麺を啜る場面を見たのは初めてです。それも日本人以上に勢いよくズズーッと！😆👍セーラさんには本気で日本の文化、伝統、風習を吸収しようという覚悟を感じます。セーラさんには、もしあるならば日本マスターの称号を与えたい気持ちです。愛してます。❤️
Great video and adventure. Slightly gutted the spring ticket stops at 10th April as its when i'm arriving :(
We did almost the same trip a few years ago from Tokyo to Osaka. It took maybe nine hours in either direction, but it was a lot of fun. Also memorable was the face of the ticket office clerk when she asked where we were going and we told her. Her voice rose a few octaves when she cried out "Osaka!?" in surprise :D
Hey Seera! I felt llike a winner when I discovered this ticket. It's SO cheap. My husband and I travelled from where we live, near Himeiji, all the way to Tokyo. Did it in winter and had to pack very conciously. Definately a looooooong trip
Can someone correct me if I'm wrong, I thought talking on public transport wasn't allowed?
I'm planning a trip to Japan. I got hang of JR. I'm thinking of chopping up Tokyo to Kyoto. Staying in small town hotels and seeing non busy areas in the way there. And then taking Tokaido back to Tokyo Haneda. That way I kinda spread my money to rural areas.
I like the Inaka more than the cities, so I would love this. I also spent a couple days in Gifu and liked it. Many of what Japanese think of as so small are large centres to me. This was a great video and showed me something more relaxed than my usual get there driven Japan travel.
I used it well from Tokyo to Osaka. Good trip, isn't it.
Welcome to Japan🙏
You might be bored, for us who are just visitors- it’s an adventure.
i lived in aichi and loved how the trains all have seats facing the front
and yes there are many shiba inus there
This kind of regular train trip will give travelers a taste of the real Japan that cannot be experienced on a bullet train.
If you have time, I recommend that you get off the train in one of the towns along the way and spend a couple of days exploring.
If you are lost in the middle of the night, don't worry, translation software will help you find your way around.
Your point of view is excellent. I thought only Japanese people knew the joys of the Seishun 18 Ticket. Please enjoy your extraordinary trip.
missing my Seera positive energy but i got it back with the video -----------🔥燃えくたぜ！！！🔥
spending 8 hours on train with you yes i could ! by the way i will try it next time if i can do it .
I also travelled from Tokyo to Kyoto with Seishin 18 ticket in 2020. I remember Shizuoka, which is Atami to Toyohashi, was a long tiring journey.
I love the toilet hunt 😂 deffo an easily neglected but top travel necessity for these adventures 😆
It was surprising to learn that local trains are more similar to metros/subways than tradiitonal local trains in other parts of the world
Transformable 4 seats :O damn
I once used a Seishun 18 ticket to get from Tokyo to Sendai. I got a single Seishun 18 ticket at a discount ticket shop.
使いきれなかったチケットは金券ショップで売ることができます。A little tip for budget friendly trip
Thanks for the good info and video 🙂 wow you guys ate on the train in Japan.. but I guess that's acceptable when done on a mostly empty train?
Great video Sarah... Wasnt aware of this. Would be good way to split up over a couple days then Shinkansen back... In bigger city stops could you of waited an hour or so to get another later train so less rushed?
I find the rush hour here isn’t really an “hour” it lasts from 5/6pm until last train… in my experience living in Tokyo anyway 😭 the quietest time to take trains is the middle of the day so 11am-4pm
猛者がいた!
静岡がマジで長いんよ、コレww
普通電車の旅、お疲れ様でした〜🎉
If you brought your yellow Bucket Hat, this could become The Bucket Hat Girls on The Slow-Trains tour ... it doesn't quite roll off the tongue.
Next destination for the Slow-Train tour = Kanazawa?
すごい「攻めてる」動画です 感動しました
日本旅行上級者にはチャレンジして欲しい項目です
I love long train journeys! I'll definitely try this
Fantastic video with you and Alyssa!
Awesome :D sadly I can`t use it on my journey, only during the last 15 days when the Winter Period starts.
Yes! It's fun to take 8 hours local train trip. I used to take 13 hours local train trip when I was young.😁 Thank you for sharing fun of your trip!
I would love to take this trip. Could you please post the G. Maps directions in the description? How further can you go; could you travel to Kagoshima via commuter trains? The only thing I'd do differently is stay one night at every Transfer location. That'd keep the train journey fun and be a great way to visit unique untouristed areas.
A long time ago, when I was a student, I traveled with a Seishun 18 ticket. He was a poor student with no money, but he had plenty of time. When I think about it now, I think it was a luxurious and happy time.
Great video, really enjoyed the content 👍
Beautiful eye as always.
If I lived in Japan I'd definitely make that trip, considering the price difference and that I wouldn't mind just enjoying a long train trip anyways.... but as a tourist, it'd be a bit hard to justify. It's time you could spend on other things...
Well, I guess this also depends on how much a trip to Japan costs, how many times you expect to visit, how long you have to stay.
I'm on the exact opposite side of the planet, a trip to Japan means saving for years just to pay for tickets, and so every minute there is kinda precious. You also already have to endure over a full day plane trip in total to get there, so taking another long trip is not exactly what most people would have in mind. xD
But long trips like that are not for everyone... a huge portion of my life I made yearly or bi-yearly trips to visit relatives.
When I was still a kid, we used to go by car, but as I grew up we started going by bus only. Nowadays we try to at least cover portion of the trip by plane.
It's an 18 hour bus trip to one portion of the family, plus another 7 hour trip to visit relatives on both sides of the family. It's also bus on horrible roads (they are better these days than they were 10 years ago, but still far from train smooth), so you can imagine how much worse it is.
I've also made a full day+ bus trip to attend a cousin's wedding. I will never do that in my life ever again. :P
But from that I can say that over my lifetime I just developed a whole ton of strategies to not only deal with boredom and immobility during trips, but also sometimes just enjoy the experience.
But the real major difference is just safety and extra worries. I mean, between a long trip in my country and Japan.
For instance, in Japan even if I lost a train, got a bit lost, had to stay in a small town because I lost track of time, I wouldn't be too worried about it. I mean, yes, it would mess up schedule if you have things to attend to, mini heart attack for getting lost, but that would be the main worry. And there would be alternate ways to deal with it too.
Here, if your bus leaves you in a rest stop, if you get lost in some small town, or you get separated from family or friends for some reasons, dude, consequences could be extremely horribly bad. There's no real support infrastructure, alternatives and options when you get to small towns and cities here, you could end up having to sleep on a bus stop, if it even stays open, waiting a full day for the next bus. That's if the place isn't dangerous and you don't end up becoming a victim of something. I can't even imagine the desperation of getting separated on a trip like that from family or friends... so in our trips we always had the extra stress, extra anxiety, paid double attention, used all precautions, and predicted every possible bad scenario. You can't enjoy anything when you have to do all that and have to be constantly on alert for bad things.
If you forget something inside a bus you can forget about it, you'll never see it again.
Buses are often stopped by police to check for contraband and drugs.
You gotta keep your belongings with you at all times because it can get stolen.
Some people can't even sleep because of all these things.
Public toilets are a horrible mess, you don't wanna use them. The one in the bus will often get clogged and with a strong smell of piss as soon as it departs or even before it, and the ones on rest stops it really depends how big, new and well maintained the place is...
There will be kids and babies making a ton of noise, someone will end up vomiting on the bus and you will have to live with the smell through all the trip (either that, or the smell of strong cleaning chemistry that the driver used to clean things up), there is no unwritten rule of silence so you basically have to always go with headphones or earplugs if you want to sleep, you often end a trip like that with the flu or something else because it's too much time in an enclosed space with people coughing and sneezing.... only people who made these kinds of trips regularly will know how bad it can get.
I wish transportation and infrastructure was like Japan in my country... xD Heck, even taking planes to shorten the trip, because portions of my mom's family lives in the middle of nowhere, even paying more for it the trip is still super convoluted. Shortest route involves taking a plane to the capital of the state, then taking another plane to the closest medium sized city, and then renting a car and driving a few more hours there. You end up trading long hours on a bus, to a shorter trip that needs tons of planning and lots of nerve wrecking connections.
Alas, it is what it is. xD I'm just ranting now. :P
Your train videos are so cozy
Love the vibes!