Just discovered you and love your content! I'm a sansei born and raised in California and have never been to Japan. I know, terrible lol. But it is on my bucket list and I will make it there someday! Keep up the great work!
I'd like to recommend the book "Dog Man" by Martha Sherrill. It's the story of Morie Sawataishi, the man who single handedly saved the Akita breed, which had almost gone extinct after World War 2. What's great about this book is its depiction of post war life in rural Japan, with all the shortages and privation. He relates how it took ten years before his village got electricity back again. It's a great read if you love the Akita breed or Japanese culture in general.
This whole trip looked more like a mini-vacation than a business trip :P . Seeing the "tools of the trade" on display in the samurai house was quite interesting...I think a lot of people fail to realize how heavy their katana and armor were. And the near-ending scene from Ugonagatoro, rice fields, farmhouses, and mountains all around, and that apparently tiny train station...there's a certain quaint serenity to it all, I can't really explain it, but it's like I'm instantly relaxed just looking at it. Great video. Thank you for your hard work :) .
Hi Seerasan!! Your appreciation of art and architecture, food, nature, culture and tranquility is overwhelming. It's so comforting and soothing to experience the wonders with you! Paradise exists despite all of the anarchy so pervasive around the world today!
Seerasan, the look of pleasure on your face in that Akita onsen tells me that you have found your favorite thing about Japan. You looked more relaxed than I have ever seen you. After your vlog, I wish to visit Akita someday. Thank you.
I just discovered your content! Really appreciate your videos! Makes me wanna go to JApan right away. It would be great if you put some kind of map or ways to get there, or a travel iternary.
Thank you for the video. I love it. I love to see the old tradional buildings. Not only the that the area seems so serene. Akita inu dog is so cute. I guess I will put Akita on my next trip to Japan. 💘
Loved the vlog - the hotel with the outdoor onsen was sick. Japan’s countryside is truly a hidden treasure. The dog was adorable-thank you for all of your videos - I have enjoyed every one of them - Happy Holidays!
I have been loving your videos since seeing you on Tokyo Creative! They make me dream of Japan and I want to visit the country hopefully next Spring! 😊
Tsurunoyu is one of my favorite onsens, too. I was there just for the snow covered onsen soaking in Feb. and it was magical. The roof tops were covered in 3-5 feet of snow and long icicles hanging. They also had a big igloo that you can walk in. The night there is also magical with lights showing the snow the walkways. Other onsens in the Nyuto Onsen Village are great, too. Only onsen I missed this time was Kuroyu onsen where was closed due to too much snow. But I was there once in the fall. It has mixed bathing onsen as at Tsurunoyu. Enjoy onsen visits.
Oh Sarah ❤. What an amazing trip. I love the onsen (especially the colour). The Akita was so cute 🥰. Definitely a Studio Ghibli vibe to the countryside. The Samurai houses were outstanding. I love how the Japanese preserve their history. Excellent video Sarah. I'm looking forward to the next one 🫶
Seeraさん、you made very good contente video. for me, I could watch that scene when you were being with BUKEMARU. it was very lovely scene that you were being with him.I think that scene may be the best scene in your this video for me.
Good see you ware visited to north part of japan country side. There are quiet place not many foreigners but they should know traditional style other than Kyoto. BTW, dog Hachi at Shibuya station is Akuta inu.
I love onsens and trains. I even took the Akita shinkansen from Akita to Morioka and back and I took the Yamagata shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Ueno station so I could ride all the different shinkansen. And oh boy, I end up in the middle of nowhere a lot. I decided there must be a way to get from Kumamoto to Nagasaki that I hadn't taken so I took a bus to the ferry, the ferry to Shimabara, and then two trains to Nagasaki. I suppose that's nothing compared to riding around Shikoku from Matsuyama to Tokushima with a stop in Kochi. Anyway, another great video!
You have the best job! :) And they have the best presenter too! The Akita looked like a stuffed animal for a second.. didn't even look real till it moved! haha...I stayed at some Onsens in Hokkaido so I know the eggy smell which you speak of.. but the ones I visited didn't have that serene blue milk look to it though.. that was cool. Another homerun video! Otsukarasama deshita! Waku waku!
Really enjoying your videos, thanks for bringing so much content lately! I Can't wait for our 3 week trip in March/April together with our friends. Greetings from Germany :)
That Onsen looked magical. I'd love to see what it looks like when the snow has fallen. I completely agree with your feelings. Someone please pay me to ride a train. lmao Be well. =)
I love the Akita dogs they are so cute!, I love the way their tails curls up at the end!, Sarah if you were able to own a Akita dog what name would you call it?
Kissing Shinkansen is actually pretty common among tohoku Shinkansen. As my parents live in Sendai I ride a lot of komachi, haysbusa, etc and every other one is a hybrid Shinkansen. It’s neat to watch them connect/ disconnect at Fukushima or morioka.
Would revel in that kind of digital de-tox, myself. To be transported to another time, to give yourself space to relax and simply…be, must have been exceptionally magical. Looking forward to an opportunity to experience it for myself one day. In the interim, domo arigatougozaimasu for allowing us to vicariously be there. 🙂🙇♂️🍻
A question just occurred to me with respect to how things are in Japan. How common in Japan is it to have/find water fountains where one can fill-up or refill any water bottle they may have? I'm talking about any type of reusable bottle or insulated mug. I realize there is a ubiquity of vending machines in Japan. But what if one just wants to travel domestically with their own bottle-of-choice from home?
Doing your makeup on the train? OoO Not everybody is able to do that. If you can't hold still enough,w hile the train moves you can easily end up looking like the rope-labyrinth-puzzles, where you have to follow one particular rope from one to the other end through dozens of other chaotic ones. Wait! My bad! It's the Shinkansen after all. At this speed it glides stable af ^^
Japan's original country name "NIPPON” means "the land under the sun" , but another name is "YAMATO(WA)” , meaning “Peacefully Harmony among People and Nature”. So Japan's name means “the Land under the Sun” and” the Land of "Great Harmony of People and Nature,” The history of Japan is very old, about 2,000 years since the Emperor's reign, but humans began to live in villages and communities in this island nation about 14,000 years ago, during “the JOMON pottery” culture. (That's 30,000 years ago, if you count the Neolithic period.) Surrounded on all sides by the sea and geographically isolated from the Eurasian continent in the Pacific Ocean, this island nation has a warm and humid climate and is blessed with abundant underground clear water resources, diverse vegetation, and fishery resources. For this reason, people have lived here for tens of thousands of years, enjoying nature and living in peace with it. However, while the natural environment of this island nation is rich, it is also harsh, with both light and dark sides. Since ancient times, the people of this land have lived in peace by respecting human harmony and working together as a group, and have shared and enjoyed the blessings of nature by overcoming many harsh and severe natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and typhoons by sharing wisdom and working together as a group. This is because this island nation has a harsh natural environment that cannot be overcome by the power of one individual. The ancient Japanese name of the country, "Yamato" or "Wa" (Great Harmony of People and Nature)、 represents the desire and reality of people trying to survive in the unique natural environment of an island nation, which is different from the dry and stable land of the Eurasian continent. And it is in this ancient Japanese country name that the essence of Japanese culture and the source and secret of the emergence of a unique Japanese culture different from the cultures of other Asian countries on the continent are hidden.
This was a lovely video, the background music in particular around 10:00 was beautiful, really caught my attention. Anyone know what music that is by chance? Got it, Shazam chrome extension works quite well :) Serene by Johannes Bornlöf
Enjoyed your video on Akita. What would be the best way to get to that open air onsen from Akita port? Just a day trip. Would it be better to use the Akita Shinkansen, or local train/bus? Thanks.
I only have 14 days, including flight time to visit Japan so I was wondering how to I fit everything in? And you answered it for me, a solid 48 hours at a rural onsen. Should I go to Nagano?
You have such a mellow personality I can just imagine all your friends must just feel instantly relaxed and chill in your presence. Thanks again for another great video!
Two questions for anyone, one related to this video and one a wild tangent: 1) What are the clothing rules for an onsen? I ask having hopped around Scandinavia in decades past, and having always been confused about when to, ah, disrobe, and when to wear a bathing suit; my first TWO DOZEN visits to saunas or hot springs, I swear, I recall turning around and being shocked to suddenly be the only person with any clothes on, now surrounded by naked blonde people of all genders, ages, and shapes - yet the one time I started peeling my clothes off before anyone else, I was met with shrieks and gasps, so now I’m a little nervous about hot spring etiquette. 2) I know there are expat pockets all over Tokyo, usually centered around a bookshop or a church, of peripatetic U.S. citizens or displaced U.K. nationals, adventurous French citizens … but is there, like, a “Little Venezuela” anywhere in Tokyo? or in Kyoto, or Osaka, for that matter? I don’t know why, because it’s been ages since I’ve even visited my other home country briefly, but the idea of going to Tokyo and hanging out with other U.S. citizens sounds pretty meh … but the idea of going to Tokyo and hanging out with other Venezuelans sounds absolutely rad! Is there a cluster of Venezuelan expats hanging out in Tokyo somewhere? 🤗❤️🇻🇪 Thanks for any info!
Who else loves Japanese onsens? ♨😍 Also part 2 of the Japanese business trip is here!! More filmed & coming SOON!
I fly out to Japan for the first time next week. I'm looking at hitting up Yubara Onsen while I'm there. Looks incredible especially with the snow ❄️
I've never been to a ryokan onsen but I have tried it at hotels. so nice
First visits are always dreamy. Second visits are usually a little less so, but I’ve learned to appreciate the difference.
I've never been to a Japanese onsen but I've been to mineral springs in the states and it was *amazing*
are you selling your onsen water by any chance ... xD (asking for a friend)
Just discovered you and love your content! I'm a sansei born and raised in California and have never been to Japan. I know, terrible lol. But it is on my bucket list and I will make it there someday! Keep up the great work!
今からも みんなが知らない 日本的なるモノ、家、景色、奥深い文化を広く紹介していって下さい 貴女の功績となるでしょう
Thanks!
Thank you 😄✨
I looove those cute little trains. I think I could spend a day just sitting on one, soaking in the country side.
Thank you🙌 your content is so informative. From the train route and directory
I'd like to recommend the book "Dog Man" by Martha Sherrill. It's the story of Morie Sawataishi, the man who single handedly saved the Akita breed, which had almost gone extinct after World War 2. What's great about this book is its depiction of post war life in rural Japan, with all the shortages and privation. He relates how it took ten years before his village got electricity back again. It's a great read if you love the Akita breed or Japanese culture in general.
Your content throughout this year has been so excellent, please keep it up!
Thank you so much for watching! 😊
Outdoor onsen in the snow is the best feeling especially after a long day with aching body .. like to have cold sake after that
Never get tired of hopping into an onsen after a long day!
It's amazing to see someone who enjoys their job!
Wow the Samurai house and the onsen looked stunning, what a beautiful place to visit! Thanks for taking us along :)
That dog was SO CUTE! Also I would love a onsen series! More onsen! They look so relaxing.
like the calm tone of your videos. background music is good too. looking forward to more
This whole trip looked more like a mini-vacation than a business trip :P . Seeing the "tools of the trade" on display in the samurai house was quite interesting...I think a lot of people fail to realize how heavy their katana and armor were. And the near-ending scene from Ugonagatoro, rice fields, farmhouses, and mountains all around, and that apparently tiny train station...there's a certain quaint serenity to it all, I can't really explain it, but it's like I'm instantly relaxed just looking at it. Great video. Thank you for your hard work :) .
Hi Seerasan!! Your appreciation of art and architecture, food, nature, culture and tranquility is overwhelming. It's so comforting and soothing to experience the wonders with you! Paradise exists despite all of the anarchy so pervasive around the world today!
セーラさんは日本人でもなかなか行けない景勝地に行ってて羨まし過ぎる！
囲炉裏で食事なんか滅多に出来ないよ！
セーラさんの行動力に拍手👏
The countryside views and mountains look spectacular there in Akita! ⛰
Thanks for sharing your trip.
Seerasan, the look of pleasure on your face in that Akita onsen tells me that you have found your favorite thing about Japan. You looked more relaxed than I have ever seen you. After your vlog, I wish to visit Akita someday. Thank you.
I just discovered your content! Really appreciate your videos! Makes me wanna go to JApan right away. It would be great if you put some kind of map or ways to get there, or a travel iternary.
I just like how you describe items and food especially, it makes it feel closer to the space you are describing.
Thank you for the video. I love it. I love to see the old tradional buildings. Not only the that the area seems so serene. Akita inu dog is so cute. I guess I will put Akita on my next trip to Japan. 💘
food and onsen.....good combination!!!
19:23 That ojii-san is living life. ☺️
Nabe over coals looks like an awesome experience!
Loved the vlog - the hotel with the outdoor onsen was sick. Japan’s countryside is truly a hidden treasure. The dog was adorable-thank you for all of your videos - I have enjoyed every one of them - Happy Holidays!
Always enjoy your videos.
Such a great video!!! This is the best way to enjoy Japan after visiting the big cities for a day!
I have been loving your videos since seeing you on Tokyo Creative! They make me dream of Japan and I want to visit the country hopefully next Spring! 😊
wow very nice experience friend
very nice to see akita in all its natural splendor!
Love these long videos
Tsurunoyu is one of my favorite onsens, too. I was there just for the snow covered onsen soaking in Feb. and it was magical. The roof tops were covered in 3-5 feet of snow and long icicles hanging. They also had a big igloo that you can walk in. The night there is also magical with lights showing the snow the walkways. Other onsens in the Nyuto Onsen Village are great, too. Only onsen I missed this time was Kuroyu onsen where was closed due to too much snow. But I was there once in the fall. It has mixed bathing onsen as at Tsurunoyu. Enjoy onsen visits.
this was a great video! the travel vlogs are very enjoyable
The Akita train is goals
Thank you for showing us this beauty!
Akita food is so comforting and warm! 😊 This was super fun to watch!
Oh Sarah ❤. What an amazing trip. I love the onsen (especially the colour). The Akita was so cute 🥰. Definitely a Studio Ghibli vibe to the countryside. The Samurai houses were outstanding. I love how the Japanese preserve their history. Excellent video Sarah. I'm looking forward to the next one 🫶
Great content. That train ride looks amazing.
Yes! Was a very peaceful train journey 🚃✨
Thanks for letting us tag along
I was there last summer in Tsuru no yu, beautiful place. Its so nice to see that back in your videos
Great video quality in this one aswell 🎉❤
Really beautiful videography in this episode. I mean really, wow! The sky and weather were really cooperative as well. Have a happy Christmas.
Thank you so much 😊 Akita was so beautiful! Merry Christmas to you too!
Seeraさん、you made very good contente video. for me, I could watch that scene when you were being with BUKEMARU. it was very lovely scene that you were being with him.I think that scene may be the best scene in your this video for me.
Good see you ware visited to north part of japan country side. There are quiet place not many foreigners but they should know traditional style other than Kyoto. BTW, dog Hachi at Shibuya station is Akuta inu.
This is why your content is great, eating ice cream in the rain lol.
Thanks for taking us along for the adventure !
Thanks for joining! ❄️✨
*_"Never heard of butter mochi before"_*
It's popular in Hawaii
My Hawaiian friend actually told me that on another trip to Akita! I recall him saying they tasted slightly different though
寿命が延びそうな温泉♨️いつか入ってみたい😮
Your videos are so good lately. Can’t wait to see what you do in 2024
Thank you so much! Excited for 2024 🔥
Splendid video as always, Sarah ❤
Akita prefecture. This was my homework topic when in Japanese course we were asked to choose one prefecture and write essay about it.
amazing 💚
i love the sponsorblock highlight on this, you just know lol
Welcome to JAPAN🇯🇵♨️⛩️
All your videos have been so cosy and great recently, thanks! Loving them!
Seen Akita in many forms, but you certainly bring that extra vibe to your videos, a bit more culture x
I love onsens and trains. I even took the Akita shinkansen from Akita to Morioka and back and I took the Yamagata shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Ueno station so I could ride all the different shinkansen.
And oh boy, I end up in the middle of nowhere a lot. I decided there must be a way to get from Kumamoto to Nagasaki that I hadn't taken so I took a bus to the ferry, the ferry to Shimabara, and then two trains to Nagasaki. I suppose that's nothing compared to riding around Shikoku from Matsuyama to Tokushima with a stop in Kochi.
Anyway, another great video!
I watched this vid 100x for the dog
You have the best job! :) And they have the best presenter too! The Akita looked like a stuffed animal for a second.. didn't even look real till it moved! haha...I stayed at some Onsens in Hokkaido so I know the eggy smell which you speak of.. but the ones I visited didn't have that serene blue milk look to it though.. that was cool. Another homerun video! Otsukarasama deshita! Waku waku!
those samurai houses looks super interesting; would love to try the butter mochi and lounge on a train through the country
Dam that Onsen looks legit; fun video; i hope i can get up there soon.
Thank you! Was an amazing area! 😍✨❄️
Keep it up Sarah! I have been enjoying your content so much! Greetings from Germany, machst guten content!
Your videos have gotten so damn good loved this one thank you for sharing!
Aww thank you 🫶☺️
10:32 Darth Sara!
YAAAY can't wait to end the year one more of your adventures!
Really enjoying your videos, thanks for bringing so much content lately! I Can't wait for our 3 week trip in March/April together with our friends.
Greetings from Germany :)
That Onsen looked magical. I'd love to see what it looks like when the snow has fallen.
I completely agree with your feelings. Someone please pay me to ride a train. lmao Be well. =)
Another great work trip vlog. I want to try that mochi you had on the train so bad.
Thank you :) I want that butter mochi again too 😍
I have never seen such thick fluffy ears on a dog! Or any animal. I wonder if the samurai houses are different in the south. Nice vid!
Sarah getting tipsy on the sake during the day 😂
Good start to the day right 😂🫠
I really shouldn't watch your videos when I'm hungry 😋
Lol I actually paused this for a bit to eat bc I made the same mistake 😂
oh my gosh I'm sorry guys haha 😂may need to start including disclaimers lol
The butter mochi really got to me 🤤
I love the Akita dogs they are so cute!, I love the way their tails curls up at the end!, Sarah if you were able to own a Akita dog what name would you call it?
Kakunodate is gorgeous in Sakura season, I wanted to go this year but I couldn't make the trip in time for the Sakura 😭
Oh no 😢 I also would love to visit for Sakura season too!
Kissing Shinkansen is actually pretty common among tohoku Shinkansen. As my parents live in Sendai I ride a lot of komachi, haysbusa, etc and every other one is a hybrid Shinkansen. It’s neat to watch them connect/ disconnect at Fukushima or morioka.
I went to Tsuru no Yu once and unfortuntely it was very crowded. I enjoyed it but I feel my experience would be better if there were less people.
I've been wanting to go to Akita for a long time! Thank you for the video. it all looks so picturesque.
Love this episode 🙂, hey Sarah will you do any live for christmas ? Will be good to see you and chat before christmas , take care 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
日本語が上手いですね！😊
Would revel in that kind of digital de-tox, myself. To be transported to another time, to give yourself space to relax and simply…be, must have been exceptionally magical. Looking forward to an opportunity to experience it for myself one day. In the interim, domo arigatougozaimasu for allowing us to vicariously be there. 🙂🙇♂️🍻
Akita looked great. but that train ride was idyllic.
温泉は体を治す成分が有るから身体にいいよ😄
you should totally do a "HOW TO" video of how to do makeup on the bullet train!
A question just occurred to me with respect to how things are in Japan. How common in Japan is it to have/find water fountains where one can fill-up or refill any water bottle they may have? I'm talking about any type of reusable bottle or insulated mug. I realize there is a ubiquity of vending machines in Japan. But what if one just wants to travel domestically with their own bottle-of-choice from home?
Doing your makeup on the train? OoO
Not everybody is able to do that.
If you can't hold still enough,w hile the train moves you can easily end up looking like the rope-labyrinth-puzzles, where you have to follow one particular rope from one to the other end through dozens of other chaotic ones.
Wait! My bad! It's the Shinkansen after all. At this speed it glides stable af ^^
秋田犬フワッフワやな
Japan's original country name "NIPPON” means "the land under the sun" , but another name is "YAMATO(WA)” , meaning “Peacefully Harmony among People and Nature”.
So Japan's name means “the Land under the Sun” and” the Land of "Great Harmony of People and Nature,”
The history of Japan is very old, about 2,000 years since the Emperor's reign, but humans began to live in villages and communities in this island nation about 14,000 years ago, during “the JOMON pottery” culture.
(That's 30,000 years ago, if you count the Neolithic period.)
Surrounded on all sides by the sea and geographically isolated from the Eurasian continent in the Pacific Ocean, this island nation has a warm and humid climate and is blessed with abundant underground clear water resources, diverse vegetation, and fishery resources.
For this reason, people have lived here for tens of thousands of years, enjoying nature and living in peace with it.
However, while the natural environment of this island nation is rich, it is also harsh, with both light and dark sides.
Since ancient times, the people of this land have lived in peace by respecting human harmony and working together as a group, and have shared and enjoyed the blessings of nature by overcoming many harsh and severe natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and typhoons by sharing wisdom and working together as a group.
This is because this island nation has a harsh natural environment that cannot be overcome by the power of one individual.
The ancient Japanese name of the country, "Yamato" or "Wa" (Great Harmony of People and Nature)、 represents the desire and reality of people trying to survive in the unique natural environment of an island nation, which is different from the dry and stable land of the Eurasian continent.
And it is in this ancient Japanese country name that the essence of Japanese culture and the source and secret of the emergence of a unique Japanese culture different from the cultures of other Asian countries on the continent are hidden.
This was a lovely video, the background music in particular around 10:00 was beautiful, really caught my attention. Anyone know what music that is by chance?
Got it, Shazam chrome extension works quite well :) Serene by Johannes Bornlöf
@seerasan has no chill and is going for TH-camr of the year
Enjoyed your video on Akita. What would be the best way to get to that open air onsen from Akita port? Just a day trip.
Would it be better to use the Akita Shinkansen, or local train/bus? Thanks.
日本語がおわかりと思いましたので。で、よくもまあ、あんな秘境に・・。秋田県には他にもまだまだ魅力有る地があります。角館は4月の「桜」が素晴らしいです。
I only have 14 days, including flight time to visit Japan so I was wondering how to I fit everything in? And you answered it for me, a solid 48 hours at a rural onsen. Should I go to Nagano?
that is some really sacrifice you made there.😮indeed a cruel world😢
You have such a mellow personality I can just imagine all your friends must just feel instantly relaxed and chill in your presence. Thanks again for another great video!
So jealous!! It’s on our bucket list! Next time you go take us with you!!!! 😂
I would be content with 48 hours with an Akita Inu.
Me too 🥹✨
im playing persona too great video
Two questions for anyone, one related to this video and one a wild tangent:
1) What are the clothing rules for an onsen? I ask having hopped around Scandinavia in decades past, and having always been confused about when to, ah, disrobe, and when to wear a bathing suit; my first TWO DOZEN visits to saunas or hot springs, I swear, I recall turning around and being shocked to suddenly be the only person with any clothes on, now surrounded by naked blonde people of all genders, ages, and shapes - yet the one time I started peeling my clothes off before anyone else, I was met with shrieks and gasps, so now I’m a little nervous about hot spring etiquette.
2) I know there are expat pockets all over Tokyo, usually centered around a bookshop or a church, of peripatetic U.S. citizens or displaced U.K. nationals, adventurous French citizens … but is there, like, a “Little Venezuela” anywhere in Tokyo? or in Kyoto, or Osaka, for that matter? I don’t know why, because it’s been ages since I’ve even visited my other home country briefly, but the idea of going to Tokyo and hanging out with other U.S. citizens sounds pretty meh … but the idea of going to Tokyo and hanging out with other Venezuelans sounds absolutely rad! Is there a cluster of Venezuelan expats hanging out in Tokyo somewhere? 🤗❤️🇻🇪
Thanks for any info!
セーラさんは日本語上手ですね♥️なんか見たことあるんだよな～？
Oishii.
My mother was born in Akita.