I really appreciate your ability to highlight travel areas in short period of time. I enjoy a travel experience that spans a greater number of regions of a country. A mix of city and country, stimulating, relaxing, historical, and just enjoyable sights/events.
Thanks very much John! I'm a fan of yours as well (you're featured on my channel page sidebar). I wish my videos felt as much like a pro tv-program as yours. - Andrew
I tend to prefer cities over countryside. I enjoy experiencing the creative energy of all the different businesses vying for your attention and seeing all the subtle differences in the way that each city functions.
I've been living in the countryside for 5 years now but i'm a big city girl at heart and miss the bustling city life. Although i could pretty much watch anything that comes out of your magic editing skills. Truly breathtaking! It's a shame you don't have more subscribers, your videos are the best!
I enjoy both city and countryside. I come from a a big city so I like to see the differences in other cities around the world. But this may be a reason why I have a huge craving for the countryside and long to explore more of it.
I live in the countryside, so I would much rather visit a big city, like Tokyo. But this area was just so beautiful and so different from where I live, I was enchanted by it.
I am Planning soon to get here, we need as recommendation video can you explain overall Japan in 10 days ,thank you for your time showing us the beauty of Japan
Great video, seems that any place in Japan has something great to offer. Oh and I guess I can't really choose between city or countryside, both have something to offer, so I guess a mix of both. City for the entertainment and shopping, countryside for the scenery and general exploration.
Wow, i guess you saved the most best most epic views for the final episode. Im sad another season comes to an end, but I really enjoyed seeing a new part of the countryside that I haven't seen before. Im definitely becoming more of a countryside adventurer the more I see the many beautiful places outside of Tokyo.
I am always torn between the City and the Countryside. I simply love both. But I would probably prefer living in the city, for all the convenience it offers. Great video, as always! I hope next season will be even better (if that's possible)!
NOoo the season is over already?! It was great, as always. That shot at the end was especially gorgeous. How long does it take you to film one episode? Do you get all of your shots in a single day?
I'd go for the city country side is amazing and I won't miss it but It gets me bored if I stayed in it for a long time So I guess a third of my travel to Japan would be in the country-side
Great video! It looks like a really beautiful area. Did you go in late spring/early summer? Hey, I now live in the southern end of the Japanese Alps. I really prefer being in the countryside of Japan. I find it so much more interesting than the city and I just love being in the outdoors, too.
I can't pick between city or countryside.. I'd have to pick in-between. :) Why don't you already have your own tv show spot on like NHK or BBC or something like that? This sh*t is DOPE and every single time I am amazed again for your cinematographic skills, editing and well read/written script. Have you ever thought about uploading "raw" content from your trips or behind the scenes type of stuff?
Thanks again for a great video. Awesome footage and seems that you had a great weather. Do you usually shoot the footage on a one day or do you spend multiple days on location? For the question the countryside is for me to live. A city is nice to visit but quietness and peacefullness of the countryside is more for me :).
I feel exactly the same way. For business I go through downtown Tokyo usually once a month or so, and although it's fun, I'm always exhausted by the end. I prefer the countryside. For filming, usually I plan to film 1 season in 9-10 days in case weather is bad. This video was filmed in about 1.5 days.
personally, city is best for living and countryside is best for visiting! i've lived in the uk countryside for my whole life and it's so inconvenient x_x great for holidays though!
let's face it nowadays you cannot really live in a countryside all the time cities has a lot of things of offer things you need like and love however it is important to visit countryside from time to time to give yourself a break and to get some fresh air for me I like to spend a week in a countryside every year at summer time and 7 to 10 days more through out the rest of the year especially after accomplished something like after graduation, after a hard work season or something like that and that's my opinion
I can't choose as both are good option to pick! Let's have a compromise :D Suburbs. Close enough to the city for entertainment while near enough to nature.
Hello! I'm planning on visiting okuhida this October. Which town would you recommend us to stay? I was thinking about Hiroyuki ou shin hotaka. But shin hotaka seems really far away from everything and I don't know if there are public buses to get around easily. One more question: is one night stay enough to get to know the area or would you recommend 2 instead? Thanks
I recommend Either Hirayu. There are local buses which should allow you to get to know the area pretty well in 2 days and one night. I highly recommend doing the Shin-Hotaka Ropeway also. - Andrew
I am from Singapore and the group tour companies here do not offer tours to the Japan Alps. I notice there are very few tourists and hotels in the Japan Alps area. Can anyone explain. Thanks.
Hi, I wonder Andrew if you can help me. Going to Japan to hike in Japanese Alps. What I would like to do is establish a place, a base, so I can stay there in a cheap hotel, maybe combine with hot spring and go everyday or every other day to hike. Because of cost I don't want to move from one place to the other. Just one to stay and hike for a day or so and come back, relax in the hot spring, stay in a cheap place till the next day. Of course if I need to move once or twice along the mountain range that's fine. I have a map of Japan, I tried Google but I can't find what I am looking for. For example if I stay in Omachi I can go to spring in Kuzu and hike Tate yama. I want to go for hiking trip for a month. Please help to find 6-10 places so I can have base for each mountain rang. Stan
Hi Stan, Your trip sounds like a lot of fun! Japan is a great place to go hiking. A few places that quickly come to mind would be somewhere in the Okuhida region, perhaps a campground depending on your budget. Sadly, public transportation is a bit limited in this area though. A few other good bases for hiking would be Hakuba, Nagano, Takayama, Toyama, Kawaguchiko, Kamikochi, and Nikko to name a few. Almost anywhere you go in Japan outside of cities, you'll be near mountains. I hope this helps! Andrew
Countryside by a landslide. Cities for short stress filled trips of doom. I live in a big city and I hate it. Now I need coffee to get rid of grumpy me.
it would be better when you also include the tool in the making of this videos... suck as the type of the camera gimbals and so on... On top of all that, AMAZING VIDEOS!!!!
I really appreciate your ability to highlight travel areas in short period of time. I enjoy a travel experience that spans a greater number of regions of a country. A mix of city and country, stimulating, relaxing, historical, and just enjoyable sights/events.
Really love your series, Andrew! Loaded with so much info, great editing and beautiful images. Keep it up and cant wait for the next one! -john
Thanks very much John! I'm a fan of yours as well (you're featured on my channel page sidebar). I wish my videos felt as much like a pro tv-program as yours. - Andrew
I enjoy both the city and country parts of Japan when I visit.
I tend to prefer cities over countryside. I enjoy experiencing the creative energy of all the different businesses vying for your attention and seeing all the subtle differences in the way that each city functions.
I've been living in the countryside for 5 years now but i'm a big city girl at heart and miss the bustling city life. Although i could pretty much watch anything that comes out of your magic editing skills. Truly breathtaking! It's a shame you don't have more subscribers, your videos are the best!
Okuhida is sooo niceee you makes me want to go there..
Thank you so muchh for making this nice videos..
Choose for countryside
素晴らしい映像で日本を紹介してくれて、ありがとう～ｯ！
City for me! Another great season, awesome job!
Thanks!
I enjoy both city and countryside. I come from a a big city so I like to see the differences in other cities around the world. But this may be a reason why I have a huge craving for the countryside and long to explore more of it.
Totally agree. Okuhida is amazing.
Country side, especially if it were there. Beautiful!
This specific area is especially gorgeous in my opinion but in general I really b the countryside of Japan.
I live in the countryside, so I would much rather visit a big city, like Tokyo. But this area was just so beautiful and so different from where I live, I was enchanted by it.
Japan is awesome like that, both the busy city and rural countryside are amazing.
Wow! Seriously. I'm speechless. So beautiful! Japanese countryside is the best.
Thanks Patrick!
Found your channel just a couple of days ago! Very nice! We are just planning our next trip to Japan.... best regards from Germany
Thanks! Nice to hear from you. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about planning your trip. :-) -Andrew
Great season finale! It reminded me of the week that I spent in Gifu back in 2015. I'm hoping to return soon!
I like all of Japan, but your videos make me want to see the country side and villages. Is the season over already, darn.
IMO the inaka is where the heart of Japan lies.
I've just discovered your channel and I'm totally hooked.
+Julie Mell thanks!
Countryside! Definitely countryside. And thank you for your videos!
Good choice :-). My pleasure.
I think you outdid yourself on capturing the sense of place with this one. Just amazing!
Thanks! I just checked your channel also, very awesome Lego vids! Keep it up.
***** Thank you! I'd like to make films/videos in Japan someday, so your videos are a big inspiration. :)
I hope you can!!
I am Planning soon to get here, we need as recommendation video can you explain overall Japan in 10 days ,thank you for your time showing us the beauty of Japan
Great video, seems that any place in Japan has something great to offer. Oh and I guess I can't really choose between city or countryside, both have something to offer, so I guess a mix of both. City for the entertainment and shopping, countryside for the scenery and general exploration.
my thoughts exactly.
And really Great videos keep the good work ^^
Aw, thanks!
Wow, i guess you saved the most best most epic views for the final episode. Im sad another season comes to an end, but I really enjoyed seeing a new part of the countryside that I haven't seen before. Im definitely becoming more of a countryside adventurer the more I see the many beautiful places outside of Tokyo.
I am always torn between the City and the Countryside. I simply love both. But I would probably prefer living in the city, for all the convenience it offers.
Great video, as always! I hope next season will be even better (if that's possible)!
Countryside for sure! Thanks for the great videos! :-D
:-)
+Happy In Japan this video was the best
Me too
Love your videos, and more countryside please :D
I'm in Hirayu right now. Wonderful place. Toobad covid has forced most hotels to close down. Great video.
Definitely countryside! I really enjoyed this video, especially the timelapses are gorgeous 😄😨
Thanks!
I am a city guy but yet once in a while I like to visit country sides.
Countryside! Been to Shirakawa-go. I want to ride the Shinotaka Ropeway and visit Gifu again : )
Totally worth it!
Countryside FTW!!
Lovely Video. What time of year is best to visit for hiking and enjoying the surroundings?
This is wow!!!
I love the countryside.
NOoo the season is over already?! It was great, as always. That shot at the end was especially gorgeous. How long does it take you to film one episode? Do you get all of your shots in a single day?
I'd go for the city
country side is amazing and I won't miss it but It gets me bored if I stayed in it for a long time
So I guess a third of my travel to Japan would be in the country-side
That may also make for an easier trip to execute as it's much easier to get to/around the city in Japan.
Love this video .Want to see Japan and Nepal constructing Cable car in Nepal in joint venture
I love the countryside and nature. The gardens as well, wherever they might be. :P
Same!
Great video! It looks like a really beautiful area. Did you go in late spring/early summer?
Hey, I now live in the southern end of the Japanese Alps. I really prefer being in the countryside of Japan. I find it so much more interesting than the city and I just love being in the outdoors, too.
Thank you for the great job. I prefer city 👍
I can't pick between city or countryside.. I'd have to pick in-between. :)
Why don't you already have your own tv show spot on like NHK or BBC or something like that?
This sh*t is DOPE and every single time I am amazed again for your cinematographic skills, editing and well read/written script.
Have you ever thought about uploading "raw" content from your trips or behind the scenes type of stuff?
Live in: City
Visit: Both! You'd be crazy to choose one or the other.
Good point. Personally, I'd rather live in either suburbia or countryside though :-)
Thanks again for a great video. Awesome footage and seems that you had a great weather. Do you usually shoot the footage on a one day or do you spend multiple days on location? For the question the countryside is for me to live. A city is nice to visit but quietness and peacefullness of the countryside is more for me :).
I feel exactly the same way. For business I go through downtown Tokyo usually once a month or so, and although it's fun, I'm always exhausted by the end. I prefer the countryside.
For filming, usually I plan to film 1 season in 9-10 days in case weather is bad. This video was filmed in about 1.5 days.
personally, city is best for living and countryside is best for visiting! i've lived in the uk countryside for my whole life and it's so inconvenient x_x great for holidays though!
Haha, good point living in the inaka really requires a car and patience.
city. duh. it has everything. btw great videos
アンドリューさんの案内で countrysideを観たい！
OMG what camera do you use? the quality is AMAZING!!!!
let's face it nowadays you cannot really live in a countryside all the time cities has a lot of things of offer things you need like and love however it is important to visit countryside from time to time to give yourself a break and to get some fresh air
for me I like to spend a week in a countryside every year at summer time and 7 to 10 days more through out the rest of the year
especially after accomplished something like after graduation, after a hard work season or something like that and that's my opinion
I agree, it's definitely less convenient to live in the countryside.
I can't choose as both are good option to pick! Let's have a compromise :D Suburbs. Close enough to the city for entertainment while near enough to nature.
Hello! I'm planning on visiting okuhida this October. Which town would you recommend us to stay? I was thinking about Hiroyuki ou shin hotaka. But shin hotaka seems really far away from everything and I don't know if there are public buses to get around easily. One more question: is one night stay enough to get to know the area or would you recommend 2 instead?
Thanks
I recommend Either Hirayu. There are local buses which should allow you to get to know the area pretty well in 2 days and one night. I highly recommend doing the Shin-Hotaka Ropeway also. - Andrew
You didn't say that your wife joined...but she was there anyway! ha! >:D
well edited video as always! :)
Oh no! You're right I completely forgot to add that graphic! :-/ Thankfully Lori is a very understanding woman. :-)
Oh, I bet! You seem very happy together. And having those wonderful travel adventures together can't hurt either... ;)
Both!
countryside...as long as it has convenient stores and Internet haha
I am from Singapore and the group tour companies here do not offer tours to the Japan Alps.
I notice there are very few tourists and hotels in the Japan Alps area. Can anyone explain. Thanks.
nice! :)
Hi, I wonder Andrew if you can help me. Going to Japan to hike in Japanese Alps. What I would like to do is establish a place, a base, so I can stay there in a cheap hotel, maybe combine with hot spring and go everyday or every other day to hike. Because of cost I don't want to move from one place to the other. Just one to stay and hike for a day or so and come back, relax in the hot spring, stay in a cheap place till the next day. Of course if I need to move once or twice along the mountain range that's fine. I have a map of Japan, I tried Google but I can't find what I am looking for. For example if I stay in Omachi I can go to spring in Kuzu and hike Tate yama. I want to go for hiking trip for a month. Please help to find 6-10 places so I can have base for each mountain rang. Stan
Hi Stan,
Your trip sounds like a lot of fun! Japan is a great place to go hiking. A few places that quickly come to mind would be somewhere in the Okuhida region, perhaps a campground depending on your budget. Sadly, public transportation is a bit limited in this area though. A few other good bases for hiking would be Hakuba, Nagano, Takayama, Toyama, Kawaguchiko, Kamikochi, and Nikko to name a few. Almost anywhere you go in Japan outside of cities, you'll be near mountains. I hope this helps!
Andrew
your dad is my teacher he's pretty cool mr.marston "arizona"
Hi Nicole! Ya, my dad is pretty cool right!? Thanks for the comment. I hope all is well in AZ. :-) -Andrew
countryside
Country side
Countryside by a landslide. Cities for short stress filled trips of doom.
I live in a big city and I hate it.
Now I need coffee to get rid of grumpy me.
it would be better when you also include the tool in the making of this videos... suck as the type of the camera gimbals and so on... On top of all that,
AMAZING VIDEOS!!!!
Thanks for the idea! Maybe I'll make a "Making of" video this year.
city
C:
I'll cheat and say suburbs.
'Burbs ftw
countryside