Tim Bunting - Kiwi Yamabushi
Tim Bunting - Kiwi Yamabushi
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The REAL reason I chose rural Japan
Kiwi Yamabushi newsletter:
kiwiyamabushi.substack.com/
Why I live in rural Japan.
#japan #japanvlog #ruraljapan
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Видео

Short Scenic Hike in North Japan: Tokami-yama
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The WILD legend of Mist Castle, the story behind Tokami-yama ruclips.net/video/NZV1NgoHM9g/видео.html Tokami-yama in Yamagata City free hiking guide and maps: www.timbunting.com/mountains/tokami Kiwi Yamabushi Newsletter: timbunting.com/newsletter
The WILD legend of Mist Castle
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Yamagata Castle is also known as Kajo or Kasumi-ga-jo, The Castle of Mist. I wanted to find out why, and apparently it has something to do with a mountain on the outskirts of Yamagata City called Tokami-yama. Kiwi Yamabushi Newsletter: kiwiyamabushi.substack.com/ Tokami-yama Free Hiking Guide and Maps timbunting.com/tokami/ #japan #castle #japanhistory
Three foods Japanese eat at Obon
Просмотров 1045 месяцев назад
Kia ora, I'm Tim Bunting the Kiwi Yamabushi, a yamabushi ascetic on the mountains of Japan originally from New Zealand. Join me as I uncover untold secrets of Japan such what we eat at Obon, Japan's festival of the dead. Kiwi Yamabushi Newsletter: www.timbunting.com/newsletter I joined a Japanese coffee contest ruclips.net/video/yhllPXYL5bk/видео.html What you DON'T know about OBON: Japan's DEA...
6-hour Solo Hike on the mountains of Japan
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The story behind Mokuzo-yama: ruclips.net/video/s_rL_JXyW4k/видео.html Mokuzo-yama in Shinjo City free hiking guide and maps: www.timbunting.com/mountains/mokuzo Kiwi Yamabushi Newsletter: timbunting.com/newsletter
The SAMURAI relationship between Akira Kurosawa and Shinzo Abe
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You never know what you'll discover on the mountains of Yamagata. Akira Kurosawa and Shinzo Abe's Shogun ancestor, for example? Mokuzo-yama free hiking guide and maps www.timbunting.com/mountains/mokuzo Kiwi Yamabushi Newsletter: timbunting.com/newsletter #japan #japanhistory #history
What you DON'T know about OBON: Japan's DEATH festival
Просмотров 4295 месяцев назад
Kia ora, I'm Tim Bunting the Kiwi Yamabushi, a yamabushi ascetic on the mountains of Japan originally from New Zealand. Join me as I uncover untold secrets of Japan such as the true history behind Obon, Japan's festival of the dead. Kiwi Yamabushi Newsletter: www.timbunting.com/newsletter Japanese are Shinto AND Buddhist? How? Haguro Shugendo and religion in Japan with the Dewa Sanzan. ruclips....
I entered a local Japanese coffee competition
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Be first to get updates from Japan with the Kiwi Yamabushi newsletter: www.timbunting.com/newsletter My socials (all @kiwiyamabushi) kiwiyamabushi kiwiyamabushi x.com/kiwiyamabushi www.threads.net/@kiwiyamabushi kiwiyamabushi.substack.com/ From the video: Peter Coffee: tastynpeter.stc 2goshitsu: Izumi-san 2goushitsu Coffee Island: Honma-s...
Japan has the craziest traditions
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If you like learning about Japan deeper than surface level, then you're my kind of person! I try to show people the side of Japan that often gets completely overlooked. In this video, I introduce Eel day and how it started. Kiwi Yamabushi Newsletter: www.timbunting.com/newsletter Discovering the pyramids of Japan: ruclips.net/video/ETMeODUSNGs/видео.htmlsi=6-c_jbr0bgLs86Kj Exploring an abandone...
The WHOLESOME legend of Princess Akoya
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The Legend of Princess Akoya is a beautiful story about a princess and a pine tree, one that might actually exist? For more on the side of Japan you never knew you wanted to know, check out my newsletter, or see my hiking guide to Chitose-yama here: Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi newsletter: kiwiyamabushi.substack.com/ Chitose-yama Hiking guide www.timbunting.com/chitose
The ridiculousness that is Tokyo Banana
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I'm a practicing yamabushi mountain ascetic from NZ living in north Japan making content on this amazing place. Sign up for Mountains of Wisdom, my yamabushi newsletter here: www.kiwiyamabushi.substack.com Or join me on the mountains of Japan with Yamabushido: www.yamabushido.jp My website: www.Timbunting.com
Brisk solo hike in Yamagata
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Brisk solo hike in Yamagata
Meeting a MONSTER on the mountains of Japan
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Meeting a MONSTER on the mountains of Japan
The CRAZY Legend of Mt. Chokai
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The CRAZY Legend of Mt. Chokai
Solo Hiking Japan's Day Lily Mountain
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Solo Hiking Japan's Day Lily Mountain
Japan’s Most Popular Place You've Never Heard Of
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Japan’s Most Popular Place You've Never Heard Of
Secrets of Yamabushi Mountain Monks
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Secrets of Yamabushi Mountain Monks
North Japan’s hidden sanctuary
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North Japan’s hidden sanctuary
5 practices from the Japanese mountains to CHANGE your life
Просмотров 6532 года назад
5 practices from the Japanese mountains to CHANGE your life
North Japan’s tallest peak solo hike
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North Japan’s tallest peak solo hike
Solo Hiking Japan's Forgotten Highway
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Solo Hiking Japan's Forgotten Highway
Alternatives to Nakasendo
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Alternatives to Nakasendo
The legend of the man and the mountain
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The legend of the man and the mountain
I found the PYRAMIDS of Japan
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I found the PYRAMIDS of Japan
Why do Yamabushi climb mountains?
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Why do Yamabushi climb mountains?
The Mystery of this Tiny Japanese Hot Spring
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The Mystery of this Tiny Japanese Hot Spring
Abandoned Japan solo hike
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Abandoned Japan solo hike
Shinrinyoku in primeval Japanese forest
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Shinrinyoku in primeval Japanese forest
Cherry Blossom Mountain 4K Walk
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Cherry Blossom Mountain 4K Walk
Our Yamabushi (Mountain Ascetic) Rituals at the Mountaintop
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Our Yamabushi (Mountain Ascetic) Rituals at the Mountaintop

Комментарии

  • @rushabhyeshwante
    @rushabhyeshwante День назад

    Really expensive.

  • @ZabuzaMomochi03
    @ZabuzaMomochi03 8 дней назад

    Loved the video. I have always been interested on the Yamabushi. Do you know how long is the training and the cost? Can you become certified/ordained as a yamabushi?

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 7 дней назад

      Hi, thanks for the message! You can, to become certified you need to do the weeklong akinomine autumn's peak ritual. However, there are a few things that will get in your way. For example, do you speak Japanese? If so, you can apply directly though Dewasanzan Jinja, or for example do a training with Master Hoshino of Daishobo for an introduction to Dewa Sanzan Jinja. However, either way, Dewa Sanzan Jinja has been limiting numbers of participants in recent years, and it's hard to get in without a recommendation. Yamabushido.jp can help you with that.

    • @ZabuzaMomochi03
      @ZabuzaMomochi03 7 дней назад

      @kiwiyamabushi I'm not fluent in Japanese unfortunately. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Hopefully one day I can take the journey to become a Yamabushi 😄

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 7 дней назад

      @@ZabuzaMomochi03 yeah, that's how I became a yamabushi, it's still possible, some non-Japanese people enter with minimal Japanese, just a lot harder :)

  • @wadermelone135
    @wadermelone135 21 день назад

    Underrated ❤

  • @ambientjapan4k
    @ambientjapan4k 29 дней назад

    Admirable but i gotta ask... Do you actually want to undertake such self flagellation?

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 29 дней назад

      Flagellation? Like driving a car over a mountain road?

  • @seashley8931
    @seashley8931 29 дней назад

    Nice I would love it if you can put up the same video without music though? I wanna hear what you actually heard there you know..

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 29 дней назад

      Hi there, thanks for the comment. Actually, me too. Will see what I can do, but I don’t think I can promise much as it was quite windy up there. I was also traveling with a group, so couldn’t take much time to collect footage. In other words, I’ll need to go up again which is certainly possible, and this time I’ll be more prepared, also with drone now!

  • @slowbro1337
    @slowbro1337 Месяц назад

    Happy New Year to you, Tim. Mount Gassan is so beautiful and serene to behold in winter. I can only imagine how peacefull the trails are with the muted sounds of winter snow blanketing its beauty. I wish you and those you care for both peace and happiness in 2025.

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi Месяц назад

      Thanks, happy new year to you too! Mt. Gassan isn’t open for hiking until July usually, but you can take snowshoes up some of the lower parts! Like Mt. Yudono. It is very peaceful up there at that time of year :)

  • @User-kjxklyntrw
    @User-kjxklyntrw Месяц назад

    Japan divine forest vibes full of mystic aura

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi Месяц назад

      Yes it is a great spot to explore, that’s for sure!

  • @TimLaneto
    @TimLaneto Месяц назад

    i have three how much for it

  • @EviV-z1l
    @EviV-z1l Месяц назад

    i have 10 ....how much....

  • @pilindorondonuwu514
    @pilindorondonuwu514 Месяц назад

    i have one unit 30cm

  • @MolaSiukeMorlz
    @MolaSiukeMorlz Месяц назад

    I have one of those 41cm conch shell

  • @MolaSiukeMorlz
    @MolaSiukeMorlz 2 месяца назад

    I have 42cm Conch Shell

  • @flippingpenguin9049
    @flippingpenguin9049 2 месяца назад

    Incredibly informative and underrated

  • @marvelloustraveller3559
    @marvelloustraveller3559 2 месяца назад

    Is it necessary to live in Japan for the following shugendo? Or you can live in other country but have to make pilgrimage to sacred mountains ?

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 2 месяца назад

      No such requirement! Can live and practice Shugendo anywhere and there are plenty of people who practice it overseas! Our very own Master Hoshino has practiced Shugendo in Brazil, Morocco, and New Zealand, for example!

  • @SebastianBossip-i8x
    @SebastianBossip-i8x 3 месяца назад

    I'm looking for Buyers. I have one Size 46.5cm

  • @keikomoriyama3831
    @keikomoriyama3831 3 месяца назад

    I love this! Never knew why you made the jump to rural Japan. Thanks for sharing!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 3 месяца назад

      Yeah! I don’t really talk about it that much. Thanks for watching!

  • @momo873-p5v
    @momo873-p5v 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for sharing your story! I moved to Shonai(Tsuruoka City)a few years ago, away from my hometown. My family live in the Kanto region, but even so, living away from my family can be a lot of hardships and difficulties...🥲 Tim, your work as a youtuber and yamabushi are amazing! I look forward to seeing you again somewhere else!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Thanks for your warm message! Yes, it’s not easy living away from home, but the heart wants what the heart wants I guess.

  • @reikotompkins9295
    @reikotompkins9295 4 месяца назад

    Fantastic!

  • @reikotompkins9295
    @reikotompkins9295 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for sharing this Tim!

  • @reikotompkins9295
    @reikotompkins9295 4 месяца назад

    What a wonderful video this is! We knew a lot about you! Thank you for sharing this Tim!

  • @marksilcock2961
    @marksilcock2961 4 месяца назад

    The Dewasanzan-Jinja Shrine was the highlight of my trip to Yamagata region last March. There was some fresh Spring snowfall & I felt truly blessed by the experience.....so much so I hope to live in the Tsuruoka/Sakata area within a few short years. Love your channel & hopefully we'll meet before long.

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Thank you for your kind message! I’m so glad you thought so, and that you got fresh snow as well! It’s such a beautiful place in winter, so serene! Please get in touch when you come!

  • @りか-d4h
    @りか-d4h 4 месяца назад

    南無神変大菩薩 拝

  • @reikotompkins9295
    @reikotompkins9295 4 месяца назад

    Amazing! Very interesting! Thank you, Tim🍀

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Thanks for watching! This is another very easy hike, and near Shizu Onsen! But I think Tokami is better :)

  • @reikotompkins9295
    @reikotompkins9295 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for sharing this trail. We would like to take a hike there.

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      It’s great! Very easy and rewarding!

  • @daolinchen
    @daolinchen 4 месяца назад

    Yamagata has so many mountains and hiking paths and since there are not tons of people walking on the paths every day I wonder who is keeping these trails in good shape and cutting all the trees and plants along the paths?

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Volunteers. Locals. People all work together to keep the paths clean. Actually this year I took part in an event to clear Mt. Haguro’s stone stairway, it was entirely community driven!

  • @Peekingduck
    @Peekingduck 4 месяца назад

    Looks like a nice place. Is it pretty secluded but a fairly easy hike ? The video gives that impression...

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      It’s rather secluded and lies on the outskirts of the city. There were houses at the base of the mountain, but not where the trail starts, although you could start down there. Very easy hike indeed, as I said in the other video, even kindergarteners can hike it!

    • @Peekingduck
      @Peekingduck 4 месяца назад

      @@kiwiyamabushi Sounds great. Thanks for starting my day off with a nice walk through Japanese nature. Always a treat

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      @@Peekingduck Thanks for watching! Glad I could make you feel better!

  • @MAHAKALAXXXV
    @MAHAKALAXXXV 4 месяца назад

    hi there I reached out seceral weeks ago what is the best and easiest way to communicate woth you and coordinate me comming to Japan to learn Shugendo, kindly let me know. I would appreicte if we could speak over whatsapp and sicuss some of the details. I am interested in the shinto shignedo and ninja shigendo roots of practice as well as Taoist .

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Thanks! Probably the best thing would be to reach out to Yamabushido, they will be able to get you up to speed!

  • @SafliTiurang
    @SafliTiurang 4 месяца назад

    Sama saya ada banyak keong triton

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Awesome! Are they sustainably sourced?

  • @martsukiso
    @martsukiso 4 месяца назад

    Amazing! This is fascinating! Thank you for sharing, I will add to the list of places I want to go someday.

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Thank you! The mountain is a really good hike, not hard and with a rewarding view. Yamagata castle is a fun place to just hang out in! Especially when the cherry blossoms are out!

  • @Jim58223
    @Jim58223 4 месяца назад

    Weird I think youtube removed my comment

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      This one’s here, I don’t see any others :(

    • @Jim58223
      @Jim58223 4 месяца назад

      @@kiwiyamabushi The first one was "This is so weird, cause I was just watching a lecture called "Guns, Paper, and Swords: Constructing Samurai Identity in Modern Japan" on the BYU Library Lectures channel. From the 22:15 min mark to 35 min mark they talk about the Mogami clan and Yamagata. Then you post this. There's a screen from the area which was thought to be a battle the Mogami clan participated in but it turns out it was actually one of the earliest depictions of the siege of Osaka depicted by the clan. I highly suggest watching the lecture if you have time. The time stamp I included is the portion where the lecturer talks about it, the other parts aren't related and by different lecturers."

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      @@Jim58223 I just watched it. Wow. What an amazing story. I need to go to that temple. I’ve been to Kaminoyama (not Kamiyama) castle before. It was very similar to Osaka Castle in that it had been turned into a museum, and it’s actually extremely close to Tokami-yama, I wouldn’t be surprised if you could see it in my video, in fact (I’ll have a look now). Tozawa is the name of the town next to us here in Sakata. I remember reading it was named after the Tozawa clan but didn’t look much more into it. Now I have a reason to. Thanks so much for sharing!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      @@Jim58223 ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%89%E7%A6%85%E5%AF%BA this place, Kozenji temple. Will go there next time I’m in town (should be there in December).

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      @@Jim58223at 1:04 to the right is where Kaminoyama Castle is. Can’t see it, but that’s where it would be.

  • @Peekingduck
    @Peekingduck 4 месяца назад

    AWESOME video, super interesting !

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      I’m glad you thought so!! Thanks for watching as always!

  • @Jim58223
    @Jim58223 4 месяца назад

    This is so weird, cause I was just watching a lecture called "Guns, Paper, and Swords: Constructing Samurai Identity in Modern Japan" on the BYU Library Lectures channel. From the 22:15 min mark to 35 min mark they talk about the Mogami clan and Yamagata. Then you post this. There's a screen from the area which was thought to be a battle the Mogami clan participated in but it turns out it was actually one of the earliest depictions of the siege of Osaka depicted by the clan. I highly suggest watching the lecture if you have time. The time stamp I included is the portion where the lecturer talks about it, the other parts aren't related and by different lecturers.

  • @daolinchen
    @daolinchen 4 месяца назад

    ah that mountain is easy to spot, lovely

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      It’s so triangular there’s even a rumor humans made it!

  • @osricfinvara3415
    @osricfinvara3415 4 месяца назад

    This is fascinating. Your videos are first rate. I love the music in this one as well. Thanks for making this!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Amazing, thank you so much for the support!!

    • @osricfinvara3415
      @osricfinvara3415 4 месяца назад

      @@kiwiyamabushi You're quite welcome. I really love Japanese history, there's just something about it. The more ancient the better, if you ask me. This isn't a region I'm familiar with, but of course it has mysterious lore of it's own.

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      ⁠@@osricfinvara3415yes, me too! Japanese history is the best. On an international scale, this area hardly anyone knows about but it is simply covered in intriguing stories like this one. I keep finding them wherever I look. Shiro-yama, a mountain right next to Tokami-yama had its own 300-style story unfold too, for example!

  • @erinnstreeter
    @erinnstreeter 4 месяца назад

    So interesting! Thanks for the tour, Tim. Love your videos!

  • @daolinchen
    @daolinchen 5 месяцев назад

    lovely walk around Sakata town centre, department stores are going out of business in Germany, too, they are a business concept of the old days before we had the internet, no need to worry about that. And seeing that almost all people there have a car, it s n wonder that they shop in supermarkets outside the centre. Are there farmers markets in Sakata? And how do they use the spring water? any public baths? Hope I can catch the next Live... and don't forget to tell us about this years Yamabushi event!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Yeah, I forgot to mention one department store went out of business in my hometown too, Wellington NZ. A sign of the times. There are places called Sanchoku 産直 that sell farmer’s produce year-round, so not quite a market but a similar concept. Then we have a monthly morning market where people also sell their produce, but the main focus isn’t the vegetables, I think. Lots of local cafes and other shops! With the spring water, I think people simply drink it! There is always a queue for the more popular springs with people filling up huge bottles! Many public baths, Yamagata has at least one in each municipality! For the yamabushi event, I think the next one will be the Shoreisai on New Year’s Eve!

    • @einarbeinhard1709
      @einarbeinhard1709 4 месяца назад

      Now I need to whath that 2009 film mentioned. "Departures" was it?

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      @@einarbeinhard1709yes! Departures! Beautiful movie. I watched it with my dad which made it all the more beautiful. You’ll see why.

    • @daolinchen
      @daolinchen 4 месяца назад

      @@kiwiyamabushi Yamagata really has it all, good to rent a car and explore the region.

  • @zekuuchannel_chama
    @zekuuchannel_chama 5 месяцев назад

    Hi, Tim! This is chama. I enjoyed this video. And I'm amazing your first syugyo is in Feb! I never experienced the winter time of Haguro. If I have a chance to go, I woukd like to be. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seein you again next month. Hopefully, I'm glad your shareing of the contents of the tour of next month. See ya!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 4 месяца назад

      Chama! Thanks for watching the video! It’s a bit old now but the story is still true :) yes, wintertime Haguro is quite magical, I would definitely recommend it! I’m also looking forward to seeing you next month, so glad you are able to come!

  • @sabamsibuea2770
    @sabamsibuea2770 5 месяцев назад

    I have one Triton Shell , sir

  • @alfonsiusbria2924
    @alfonsiusbria2924 5 месяцев назад

    ini area mna bos

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Mt. Haguro in Yamagata prefecture!

  • @2010facethemusic
    @2010facethemusic 5 месяцев назад

    Perhaps your best video to date! I remain in your debt for helping me to understand what I experienced viscerally in 1984 on my visit to Hagurosan. Thank you!!!!!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Oh thanks! So glad it could help! I’m planning on more on this mountain so stay tuned!

  • @village_mayor
    @village_mayor 5 месяцев назад

    Our Obon festival is on August 13 this year. Perfect timing! Learned something today thank you!

  • @keikomoriyama3831
    @keikomoriyama3831 5 месяцев назад

    I love that you find these beautiful hikes. So green. So beautiful. And not another hiker in sight. Great editing. There's something meditative about watching you hike with no commentary. We just hear Nature at its best. I love the sound of the conch shell in front of the waterfall. Thank you for sharing so much history of mountains you climb.

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      I love that you love this :) thanks for your support! There was one other hike right at the start whose car you hear, and then there were three university students who were climbing the waterfall! Then there was one other guy at the summit, but that’s it for the whole time I was on the mountain. It’s a really good spot, shame it’s a bit inaccessible but what can you do?

  • @victoriaporter2082
    @victoriaporter2082 5 месяцев назад

    Wear do you get the clothes?

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Through the pilgrim’s lodges that we train with, or from Dewa Sanzan Jinja depending on which training we are doing! I think local people make them.

  • @BayeMcNeil
    @BayeMcNeil 5 месяцев назад

    wow!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Thanks! It’s a great little spot!

  • @daolinchen
    @daolinchen 5 месяцев назад

    yummy

  • @ervinslens
    @ervinslens 5 месяцев назад

    Such a great place to explore. Enjoyed watching your video friend!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Thank you! I appreciate it!!

  • @Peekingduck
    @Peekingduck 5 месяцев назад

    Brilliant hike thanks for sharing it.

  • @MrFerice
    @MrFerice 5 месяцев назад

    I love this kind of videos, they are so peaceful and relaxing to view! I was just wondering how do you do to prepare the cameras in all those angles between section and section, preparing it must be a lot of hard-work, but it is amazing to watch!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Wow thanks so much for the support! Careful selection of places to put the camera I guess? I’ve tried to be more cognizant of this as I think it makes for a more interesting viewing experience!

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Oh, also it’s just one camera! Usually. I use a mirrorless and now my phone (and a drone)

  • @bluebird3s1973
    @bluebird3s1973 5 месяцев назад

    I appreciate you are climbing many mountains in Yamagata with conch and on Jikatabi.

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Thank you! I am a yamabushi after all!

  • @daolinchen
    @daolinchen 5 месяцев назад

    I like your videos and love watching your hikes and the stories behind the mountains, but I guess most foreign tourist rely on public transport, train stations, and they are maybe not as well trained as you. So maybe it makes more sense to show walks and trails that start close to the stations or at least are easy to find and get to (no bus). The average tourist might be OK with walking 2-3 hours on relatively flat terrain, that's what we see in mountain regions in Germany. Older folks like walks of 1-1,5 hours max. The real "mountain hikers" are very few, and as such can not revitalize a whole region. Of course it is also important that the cost of the accommodation is cheaper than in other regions, at least for people from my country. Yamagata could be a real tourist magnet for Germans 50+ , just look at our Black Forest or other mountain regions, you have all that, too.

    • @kiwiyamabushi
      @kiwiyamabushi 5 месяцев назад

      Thank you for your kind words and support! Yes, I agree with you. The reason for hiking these mountains is that they are on the 100 Famous Mountains of Yamagata list. This was number 35 for me. Some of the mountains are very easily accessible as you mention, some like Mokuzo-Yama not so much! You definitely need a car to get here! I try to collate all the information on my website, (timbunting.com/mountains) but I could definitely do a better job of adding that information to the videos, and I have thought of making hiking guide videos specifically for all of the mountains I have hiked so far. I should probably get onto that actually, it wouldn’t be too hard since I have already collated the information… either way, I really appreciate your support! Thank you for watching so intently!