I’m taking a Japanese literature class which has entries from about 700AD. We are now reading stories from the Kamakura period and the descriptions of Kyoto in the stories are EXACTLY this! This is totally how I picture Kyoto back in the days of Genji and Heike. So beautiful!
Me and and friend took a trip there while we were in Kyoto during August 2019. The onsen was amazing and the temple was great. Lovely mountainside town. Will go there again someday.
Same lol. Went there on a whim not knowing whats there, hiked across the mountain not knowing what to expect either lmao. Would like to do it in a warmer season and on a dryer day though.
I went to Kurama about 5 years ago and loved it! One of my most vivid memories from that day is the moss at the temple. It pops into my mind all the time when I do some meditation, even now. Glad to see someone else found it beautiful :)
Kurama Onsen, a place I have memories with. I remember buying ice cream from one of the few vending machines in the station. This was a real memory blast for me John, Thanks for showing!
Hey Nathaniel! I wonder if it’s changed much. I would love to visit here in the autumn 🍂 the have a maple tree tunnel that’s all red in October! Going to the Onsen tomorrow for a scene!
Wow that place is beautiful. That's what oldskool Japan looks like in my eyes. Tnx for this stream, you just added something new to my bucket list for when I'm there in August. 😇✌️
Kurama looks exactly what i love the most about japan, the rural places are the best always, they have that true essence of Japan and its nature. Thank you so much for the video John! 😉
I live vicariously through your videos. I recently had to move from Seattle to no culture middle of nowhere Oklahoma. I think I have seen almost all of your vids and I truly hope you keep them coming! Thank You so much! I think Kyoto looks so much like western Washington it makes me home sick , so beautiful.
Scenic, poetic, picturesque, tranquil. I lived in Japan for a short period and was a fan of onsen, but I never made it to this onsen, although I had been to Kyoto. This video makes me want to revisit Japan someday.
During my trip last year I took a bunch of those old one-car trains when travelling from Kinosaki-Onsen down to Himeji, very similar wet weather too. Very comfy experience, up until I ended up leaving my passport behind during a transfer and was stuck on an unmanned platform in the middle of rural Japan.
Definitely agree that this is the appropriate vibe for what Kyoto and also temples/shrines in general should be. Unfortunately, the popular sites elsewhere in Kyoto city will never be serene again. That said, a lot of prefectures in Japan have places that share the ambience that you've shown us of Kurama, and are probably even less touristy than what you experienced today. Hopefully people can stretch their journeys beyond the typical places, the country has so much to offer elsewhere too.
True - but then where's the line between promoting these unknown/lesser known places vs. not telling anyone ? Personally I like to have places to myself, to the point that "mainstream" Kyoto really turns me off despite being a history fanatic - but then a lot of these smaller places try to encourage tourism too and want people like John, you and me to spread the word. So I dunno what's best actually.
We had a trip planned to Kurama during our last day in Kyoto but the kids wanted to checkout the Osaka aquarium so we went there instead. So happy yo made this stream!
Thank you for showing us the countryside of Kyoto awesome John I am definitely going to go here once I come to Japan. Show me something very awesome today thank you I'm putting you on my board on my channel on TH-cam. Keep doing the best job you are doing.
Kurama Dera was the first thing we visited when I went to Japan. Flew in to Haneda, took the shinkansen to Kyoto, It was breathtakingly beautiful. Really, nothing else we visited in Kyoto for 4 days compared after that . Only maybe the Sogenchi Garden, which we went to quite by accident.
So that’s where the Kyūbi no Yōko’s Name came from!!! On another note, during High School we called those one car trains... Push n Pull! Watching from Somerset... in the West Country!
If I remember correctly, Kumara drea is where the very young Minamoto Yoshitsune was sent into exile by Taira Kiyomori after Kiyomori defeated Yoshitsune's father (Minamoto Yoshimoto) in the Heiji Rebellion. Yoshitsune would grow up to become one of the most celebrated generals of the Gempei War, and considered by many to be a tragic figure in Japanese history and literature as well. This was all in the 12th century.
Yes! One of the stories surrounding the mountain is that Sojobo, the Tengu (forest demon) King that was said to live there, taught Yoshitsune all his sword skills!
I think John got a bit confused with his ワンマン trains. ワンマン train (or one-man operation train) just means that there is only a train driver and no conductor on board. It doesn't mean you can only have one car. ワンマン trains usually are only one to two cars long though, since you can only get off the train at the very front as the train driver needs to check your ticket, so having a very long ワンマン train would be impractical. The train at 5:00 is very much a ワンマン train, it even says so on the sign below the driver. Very nice station building and train by the way :-)
You’re right but my favorites are the one, man / one car combo. To me, this doesn’t qualify but I’ll let the actual definition of WAN MAN (one man) win here :)
There's Kyoto City and then there's Kyoto Prefecture which stretches all the way over to the Japan Sea. There's plenty of history and great places to visit.
My wife wants to go to Japan this year (my second time, her first)... I'd like to go to Hanamaki because I'm a huge Kenji Miyazawa fan, but if we don't have the time or money, this looks like a good runner up!
@@onlyinjapanGOHave you considered coming to Vancouver, BC, Canada? Whistler/Blackcomb or West Coast Trail may be something that would put your followers and viewers at awe of it nature... same as with our housing prices LOL
I like the Onsen Videos and the capsule Videos a lot and what i find fascinating ishow expensive the Sandwiches and a kaisendon in Japan is. I bet japanese pay much more for Food then europeans
My rain chain here in Washington state had very thick ice on it last week. All melted off now. Moss. I have lots of moss here. Moss on the roof is not good, can loosen roof shingles. I've been ill lately, probably sleeping for the live stream. I would really love to go here too.
Chicago, south side in da house! If you would have just touched the big nose face, i think you would find yourself in the middle of an Indiana Jones adventure.
Indeed it is beautiful John. Do you have any video on the famous Matcha Tea place with tea ceremony, I can't remember the name of the place but I saw a video showing Matcha ceremony and also a place famous for the Rice.
Nice place, going to put that place on the list. Do you have any plan visiting Nozawa Onsen or Asama Onsen in Nagano. I'm planning to go there next year. Hoping you can make a video about those places.
Explain to persons that move the decimal point to the left to get roughly the price in dollars. Left two places and deduct according to exchange rate. It helps a lot.
this reminds me of the mountains so tranquil and peaceful and beautiful..it takes you back in time..
I’m taking a Japanese literature class which has entries from about 700AD. We are now reading stories from the Kamakura period and the descriptions of Kyoto in the stories are EXACTLY this! This is totally how I picture Kyoto back in the days of Genji and Heike. So beautiful!
One of those places where it's impossible to take a bad picture. What a beautiful town! Looking forward to this one.
Me and and friend took a trip there while we were in Kyoto during August 2019. The onsen was amazing and the temple was great. Lovely mountainside town. Will go there again someday.
I love seeing these kind of country side videos. Thank you.
Beautiful place, thanks for sharing.
WOW! 4g there! thats amazing... There are amazing hikes where you are too!!
I went to this location and I fell in love with this area. Going back next year.
Same lol. Went there on a whim not knowing whats there, hiked across the mountain not knowing what to expect either lmao. Would like to do it in a warmer season and on a dryer day though.
I love watching Kyoto it's to beautiful in nature
I went to Kurama about 5 years ago and loved it! One of my most vivid memories from that day is the moss at the temple. It pops into my mind all the time when I do some meditation, even now. Glad to see someone else found it beautiful :)
Beautiful place.
Thank you for this tour.
Kurama Onsen, a place I have memories with. I remember buying ice cream from one of the few vending machines in the station. This was a real memory blast for me John, Thanks for showing!
Hey Nathaniel! I wonder if it’s changed much. I would love to visit here in the autumn 🍂 the have a maple tree tunnel that’s all red in October! Going to the Onsen tomorrow for a scene!
We did the maple tunnel 2 years ago and its was so pretty. The train slows way down too so you can really enjoy the views.
Wow that place is beautiful.
That's what oldskool Japan looks like in my eyes.
Tnx for this stream, you just added something new to my bucket list for when I'm there in August. 😇✌️
Talk about perfect timing, I was planning on heading up there this weekend.
i love countryside, peacefull place
I love this 'off the beaten path' discover adventures!
Kurama looks exactly what i love the most about japan, the rural places are the best always, they have that true essence of Japan and its nature. Thank you so much for the video John! 😉
This kind of videos give me a wonderful start in the new day. Thank you John. 😊
Hi I was there 6 months ago very nice and not crowdy. The onsen is very relaxing I recommend it to any tourist visiting Kyoto
I live vicariously through your videos. I recently had to move from Seattle to no culture middle of nowhere Oklahoma. I think I have seen almost all of your vids and I truly hope you keep them coming! Thank You so much! I think Kyoto looks so much like western Washington it makes me home sick , so beautiful.
Love these out of the way places in japan
We missed you by one week!!! We love kurama and the onsen, and were there last sunday!! Great video!! ❤
I was in Kyoto 20years ago,very nice onsen,arigato gozaimasu
Minnesota here! I want to visit Japan some day, and your videos are really fun to watch and to give me hints of places to go.
Some of the shots with the mountains and the mist rising from the forest reminds me of Skyrim.
Scenic, poetic, picturesque, tranquil. I lived in Japan for a short period and was a fan of onsen, but I never made it to this onsen, although I had been to Kyoto. This video makes me want to revisit Japan someday.
Yes I also like the chain style in Japan on lots of places in Japan!!!!
Different then your basic down pipes!!!
Enjoyed the waterfall sound!!!
Great video nice to see different places 😀🇬🇧🏴
Love the videos on the country side of Japan..
I watched it back again, i love the Kurama dera
During my trip last year I took a bunch of those old one-car trains when travelling from Kinosaki-Onsen down to Himeji, very similar wet weather too. Very comfy experience, up until I ended up leaving my passport behind during a transfer and was stuck on an unmanned platform in the middle of rural Japan.
Rain in Kyoto is very aesthetic and authentic to me as a Japanese person.
okawaii atmospheric*
So Serene and magical! It reminds me of Spirit Away :).
America Florida I am a very big fan of yours of your videos
Definitely agree that this is the appropriate vibe for what Kyoto and also temples/shrines in general should be. Unfortunately, the popular sites elsewhere in Kyoto city will never be serene again. That said, a lot of prefectures in Japan have places that share the ambience that you've shown us of Kurama, and are probably even less touristy than what you experienced today. Hopefully people can stretch their journeys beyond the typical places, the country has so much to offer elsewhere too.
but if a lot of people stretch their journeys, those other places will change too and buy into the tourism right?
True - but then where's the line between promoting these unknown/lesser known places vs. not telling anyone ? Personally I like to have places to myself, to the point that "mainstream" Kyoto really turns me off despite being a history fanatic - but then a lot of these smaller places try to encourage tourism too and want people like John, you and me to spread the word. So I dunno what's best actually.
I hope you don’t forget your umbrella on the train next time!! ;)) it was raining like crazy!
We had a trip planned to Kurama during our last day in Kyoto but the kids wanted to checkout the Osaka aquarium so we went there instead. So happy yo made this stream!
I love this place/video! Hope to see it become a full episode!
Thank you for showing us the countryside of Kyoto awesome John I am definitely going to go here once I come to Japan. Show me something very awesome today thank you I'm putting you on my board on my channel on TH-cam. Keep doing the best job you are doing.
Hike up the mountain to Kuramadera Temple is excellent ....
Kurama Dera was the first thing we visited when I went to Japan. Flew in to Haneda, took the shinkansen to Kyoto, It was breathtakingly beautiful. Really, nothing else we visited in Kyoto for 4 days compared after that . Only maybe the Sogenchi Garden, which we went to quite by accident.
That place looks amazing almost magical :D Love it! Thanks for sharing buddy!
This is my kind of vacation.
Beautiful Traditional Kyoto, 🇯🇵💕
Your videos are always unique and I really love your videos ☺️
WOW, stunning beauty!
Beautiful
I've been here a couple years ago and the hike was so long but the onsen at the end of worth it 👍
It looks like a scene out of Natsume Yuujinchou, so lovely.
So that’s where the Kyūbi no Yōko’s Name came from!!!
On another note, during High School we called those one car trains... Push n Pull!
Watching from Somerset... in the West Country!
Really nice town. Pretty
Well thank you for turning the camera towards the town. I was wondering if we were going to watch you walk. Lol
If I remember correctly, Kumara drea is where the very young Minamoto Yoshitsune was sent into exile by Taira Kiyomori after Kiyomori defeated Yoshitsune's father (Minamoto Yoshimoto) in the Heiji Rebellion. Yoshitsune would grow up to become one of the most celebrated generals of the Gempei War, and considered by many to be a tragic figure in Japanese history and literature as well. This was all in the 12th century.
Yes! One of the stories surrounding the mountain is that Sojobo, the Tengu (forest demon) King that was said to live there, taught Yoshitsune all his sword skills!
Wow! I was there few days ago and now I am back in Malaysia!
Thank you!
I think John got a bit confused with his ワンマン trains. ワンマン train (or one-man operation train) just means that there is only a train driver and no conductor on board. It doesn't mean you can only have one car. ワンマン trains usually are only one to two cars long though, since you can only get off the train at the very front as the train driver needs to check your ticket, so having a very long ワンマン train would be impractical. The train at 5:00 is very much a ワンマン train, it even says so on the sign below the driver.
Very nice station building and train by the way :-)
You’re right but my favorites are the one, man / one car combo. To me, this doesn’t qualify but I’ll let the actual definition of WAN MAN (one man) win here :)
ONLY in JAPAN * GO Haha, fair enough ;-)
There's Kyoto City and then there's Kyoto Prefecture which stretches all the way over to the Japan Sea. There's plenty of history and great places to visit.
Hi John .good afternoon!kyoto is a beautiful city!
Thanks for taking us to the heaven on earth! 👍
Great video, very cool info.
San Diego, CA!
This SO Cool... my MOM is from that area.
Definitely will go to kurama at feb 2020, thank you John ;)
Did you go?
Hi from Uki Australia John, thank you for the live stream.
Great video John, greetings from Barcelona!
Darn I didn't get notified about the live stream until it was done 😫 looks really nice out there today
My wife wants to go to Japan this year (my second time, her first)... I'd like to go to Hanamaki because I'm a huge Kenji Miyazawa fan, but if we don't have the time or money, this looks like a good runner up!
Amenimo makezu Kazenimo makezu
Those green and yellow one carriage trains look like the old classic Melbourne trams
All the best, from NYC
Hey John! You could show us how they make Koji. Fermented foods are tasty. Amazake! mmmmmm
Saw your live stream as it was delivered.. cool place
Awesome! Best enjoyed live!
@@onlyinjapanGOHave you considered coming to Vancouver, BC, Canada? Whistler/Blackcomb or West Coast Trail may be something that would put your followers and viewers at awe of it nature... same as with our housing prices LOL
Is the train passing through the momiji tunnel?
What a lovely station.
Thanks for your another excellent video . I am from Bangladesh .Stay safe and be happy .
Love it. Next trip, next trip 😬
I love this
que lugar lindo !!!!!!!!!!
Now this is the part of Japan that I like:)
This reminded me of Totoro so much.
Love your videos... I'm from Pakistan
Love you bro.loveyour vids.louisiana
I like the Onsen Videos and the capsule Videos a lot and what i find fascinating ishow expensive the Sandwiches and a kaisendon in Japan is. I bet japanese pay much more for Food then europeans
My rain chain here in Washington state had very thick ice on it last week. All melted off now. Moss. I have lots of moss here. Moss on the roof is not good, can loosen roof shingles. I've been ill lately, probably sleeping for the live stream. I would really love to go here too.
Your live streaming is nice.
Good vid John.
Brisbane. I’ll be in Kyoto in May.
John, thanks for another fun and informative video! Have you ever wanted to live in a place like that, or are you too involved in city life?
This is cool…
Chicago, south side in da house! If you would have just touched the big nose face, i think you would find yourself in the middle of an Indiana Jones adventure.
Indeed it is beautiful John. Do you have any video on the famous Matcha Tea place with tea ceremony, I can't remember the name of the place but I saw a video showing Matcha ceremony and also a place famous for the Rice.
Personally , I wouldn't describe Kurama as Kyoto . Near Kyoto sure , but it definitely has it's own identity .
I hear that red kurama head miniature in the souvenir shops is popular with the ladies
Nice place, going to put that place on the list. Do you have any plan visiting Nozawa Onsen or Asama Onsen in Nagano. I'm planning to go there next year. Hoping you can make a video about those places.
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Hello John! Mie prefecture, a man and his wife built a scale model of Himeji castle. Maybe you can do a story on it?
Europe.. good morning
Explain to persons that move the decimal point to the left to get roughly the price in dollars. Left two places and deduct according to exchange rate. It helps a lot.
Hey John, iam finally in Tokyo, where do you recommend to go/ visit?
Are most of Japan's railways electrified, or are there any diesels?
Hey! Isn't Kurama the name of the Nine Tailed Fox in Naruto? Sad I missed the livestream.
Yep. That is the first thing I thought when I saw this.
No snow this year?
USSOP!!!!