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Thank you for sharing such a lovely memory of visiting Gujo with your Dad and his colleagues. These memories and travels are so precious, and we're absolutely thrilled that we can provide an outlet for you to enjoy Japan even when you're over there in (the beautiful) Canada! 🤗

Hi there! Thanks for watching our hiking tier list video and then coming and checking out this video! Unfortunately, this hike over in Hakuba is completely buried in snow right now. In fact, during the winter season this hiking place becomes a ski resort, that's how much snow there is 😅 For Nagano in February a lot of hikes turn into snow shoeing trails.

@ ooh okay, i’ll just go back in early June then. Thanks very much🥰

It really was such an amazing experience. Ahhh for us going to private onsens is a rare occasion, so unfortunately we haven't been to any in those specific areas. But there's sure to be quite a number of them, because those are popular spots!

Oooh, that's a tough one! The town definitely has an amazing charm even during non-festival time, and with the castle, cafe's, beautiful water ways etc. it's still something that will make you feel like you're in a beautiful, quiet Japanese countryside town. If you were to go not during festival season, to fill in on the missing cultural side, you could do some of the workshops in the area (food replica making, traditional indigo dyeing etc.). Ultimately, if your goal is to soak in the vibes of a quaint Japanese village, and it works in nicely with your itinerary, it would make a fantastic addition. But, without the festival, it's perhaps not worth making a big deviation in your plans if you already have other spots in mind.

You're absolutely welcome! 🤗

Yay! I'm so glad you said that! We tried really, really hard to do the opposite of what you mentioned, thank you so much for noticing! 😁 🤗

☺️☺️☺️ That's so lovely of you to say, thank you so much! We really love the side of Japan we see and really want others to see & experience the same!

🥹🥹🥹 Thank you so much! That's so lovely to hear, and it means so much to us! We'll do our best to keep pumping out the best videos we can! We're editing one now as we speak :D

Wow that's super great information, thanks for sharing with everyone! It sounds like you took part in the purification ceremony? We can only imagine what that would be like! How special! I'm sure that's going to bump up Yamagata to make the list for someones trip!

@@RoyandAimee Yes, I didn't hike from Gassan to Yudono-san, I'm not much of a hiker and I was traveling with my teen, but we went to Yudono-san and I did the purification ritual and got to visit the shrine.

戸隠はもう隠れないですね！笑 確かにどの季節に行っても綺麗です！冬は少し滑りやすいですけど 😂

You're too right! The wonderful places to go here feels endless! Hope you've found some good ones from this video 🤗

Hehe! Sounds like a good thing to us! 😉

Thank you so much for the praise! We're super happy to have you as a subscriber! 🤗

Yes it indeed was haha! There were actually multiple along the trail after that one - some that still had their ringer-dingers attached too :D

Yay! We’re glad you think so - We hope you can make it to some of these places and enjoy the beautiful for yourself :)

Hey there! Thank you for watching and your lovely comment. 🤗 Oh no! So sorry to hear about your cold, Roy's also just recovering from one too 😅 Keep yourself well and warm, and I hope our videos can provide you with some entertainment to get you through it! Rest up~

Summertime Gujo is definitely the best! But if you’re going any other time all the other places in the video are also top places to check out ✌🏻

Yay! We hope you have an awesome time in Izu and you get some good weather and can see Fuji clearly! 🗻

Thanks. ❤️👍

Waaa! That's so lovely of you to say! 🥹 This kind of comment means the world to us! We'll keep doing our best to show the real Japan - hopefully with some trips to Kii peninsula and Wakayama too! 🤗

I just hope you guys will get recognition for what you do and nobody else is doing, but you are doing what you love and this is the most important!

Oooh, what's the two you haven't been to yet? Oh nice, Shinhotaka! Great recommendation! We tried to go to it in this video: ruclips.net/video/esg4W9TWWIQ/видео.html but.... it didn't go according to plan 😭 I'm glad you guys got an amazing experience though, we'll have to try again this winter :D Thanks for sharing, I hope everyone else see's this and gives Shinhotaka a visit too!

Thank you for coming in again with such vast knowledge and great advice/recommendations for everyone here~! There's a couple here that we have yet to tick off, from your comment Hachijojima especially has piqued our interest, one of our goals in 2025 is to visit more of the off-shore islands of Japan! And the way you wrote about each place is so convincing - I feel like we need to hop in the van/plane and go there straight away! 🤩

@@RoyandAimee The flight to Hachijo from Haneda is little more than 30 minutes and it transports you into a totally different world. You would love to hike and bicycle around the sleepy island. It is on sufers' maps as well. Too bad you guys now live outside of Tokyo making this trip less convenient. 笑

We're so glad you agree with the beauty of Gujo ☺️☺️ And thanks for dropping so many other amazing spots from your travels - I'm sure will help many people choose some great spots to go to other than the main areas. Ahh, so jealous you had your swimmers! You're one step ahead of us! Hope to see you down at the jumping rocks one summer! 💦

Yay! Glad to hear it! We have 100% confidence you'll have an amazing time there - it'd be hard not to 😁

Hey there! So close!! This was filmed on April 10th - and if you're interested in how it looks during other times of the year, we went back there recently and filmed it a little during summertime (July 7th) in this video: ruclips.net/video/VI08EgxasiA/видео.html

@ Great - I'll be there in late April!

Hi there! It's been a while since we've been here, but looking at their website their operating hours are from 9am to 10pm and it costs ~500yen for 2 hours (children are about half price) Days aren't written anywhere, so I assume it's 7 days a week, but they do mention they're subject to close during bad weather. The website is here for your reference: www.seibu-la.co.jp/park/miyashita-park/facility/sports/ Thanks for watching and commenting!

Oh my gosh, thank you for such a cute comment! I hope you're having a wonderful time in Australia! Feeling homesick is totally normal, and it happens to us over here too. 🤗 I hope our videos can help with understanding the difficult Australian accent! 海外生活頑張ってね！応援していますよ〜！

@ I also love mountain climbing, hiking, and trekking! Are there any good mountains in Australia you’d recommend? I went to Glasshouse Mountain last week, and it was amazing!

Ohhh, unfortunately we don't have very good recommendations in Australia. We only really got into hiking/trekking once we moved to Japan, so our knowledge of good tracks/mountains in Australia is pretty limited 😅 But glad to hear you enjoyed Glasshouse Mountains! It's super famous, but we've never been there before. Oh! It might be an obvious one, but Blue Mountains has many, many trekking courses and is quite famous. Also Roy went to "The Bungle Bungles" in Pernululu national park a long time ago with his family, and he says some of the trekking there was quite memorable. I hope that helps a little!

@ thank you for sharing good place which is wonderful ,intested and vast atmosphere If I had an opportunity to go to Western Australia I would love to visit there!Thank you!

I bet she was equally as gorgeous! 🥰

Hi there! We're wearing some Salomon hiking shoes. The exact model probably outdated because we've been using them on all of our hikes since 2014! Roy's shoes have just fallen apart, but Aimees are still going strong. We've been very happy with them and wouldn't think twice about getting them again!

Good morning! Glad to hear from you over this festive season! It sure is a busy time isn't it? We've barely had a moment to look at the channel! Thanks for checking in and dropping a comment - Merry Christmas and happy new years to your and folks too! 🎄 Looking forward to a groovy 2025 full of good things for everyone! ✌️

Hi there! Well, I guess that depends on the tour, really. We can't say we've done one ourselves. A good tour would give you lots of insightful information about the history of certain places along the route, which could make you feel much more connected to the sights you're viewing and the story behind it, however this experience isn't guaranteed, so it's hard to say. If you're content with just the views, nature and outdoor activity I would say a tour isn't necessary :)

Yay! Glad to hear the video was helpful for you! Hope you're able to have a wonderful campervan trip in Japan!

Yeeeep, even in Japanese summers he's a summer boy 100% 😅 Personally I think he might have a screw loose 😂

At this place there's public baths and private baths - if you're using the private baths, tattoos should be no problem!

Yaaay! We're so glad to hear that the video is spreading the good autumn vibes, and that Aimee has a fellow Autumn lover! Thank you for watching, commenting and the high praise 🙌

Hi there! We have two videos on our channel already that might be what you're looking for! ruclips.net/video/aPvRcEuK3AA/видео.html This one for a hike amongst big trees and beautiful moss landscapes. ruclips.net/video/pGoXdBCPNps/видео.html And this one for 10 of our favorite day hikes in Japan. We hope this helps!

Aimee was practically squealing as she was flying the drone - she knew she'd gotten some good shots! Thanks for making her day with this comment! 🤗

@RoyandAimee No problem 😊

Oooh - I can feel the autumn love with this comment! 🍂❤️ I hope you get that amazing sunset backlit view of Fuji on the horizon from your office too! That's truly a spectacle! Super glad to hear you've found the good vibes in Tokyo, certainly sounds nicer than what you were describing about dreary autumn in France. By the way Roy also wants you to know he just finished watching Nana for the first time and loves seeing your comments + profile picture come through because of it 😂

Yo, yo! Hisashiburiii~! Thanks for continuing to support, lovely to see a comment from you! We're definitely living our best life out here! Hope all's well in The States and if you're ever hankering for some Japan-life vibes you know where to look 😉

Hold up! We have a very rare winter lover! I don't think you're allowed to drop that piece of information and not elaborate on why! You've also hit the nail on the head, we're temporarily back in Aus at the moment enjoying the lead up to Christmas with the family. Hope you're also having a happy holiday season 🤗

@@RoyandAimee Reasons why I love winter, especially in Japan. Reason 1: it is cold!l, meaning that I won't have to suffer from high temps and humidity. Or mosquitoes. Reason 2: Winter food such as Hoto noodle (you can eat it all year round, though). 3. Kotatsu. Napping in a kotatsu and eating mikans while you are in it. Reason 4: I just love the vibes in winter in Japan, especially in late December and the first 3 days in January. Hope you are having a great time back in Australia. Where are you? From Victoria or NSW? Cheers.

Ooooh that no mozzie point is such an underrated point I didn't even think of! But hell, certainly can't disagree with any of those lovely aspects you mention about winter! Oh, and we're from NSW :)

They sure are! So glad to see all the autumn love in the comments here! (And Roy's a little happy that there's dabbles of summer support!) Thank you for watching and commenting! 🤗

We've never seen a Korean/Chinese autumn 🥹 We'll have to take your word that they're equally as magical!

Why do you need to mention Korea and China? It’s not competition. They live in Japan that’s why they filmed the autumn colours in Japan.

Hey there! There's plenty of awesome things to do in May - it's our 2nd best recommended time to visit Japan. In terms of hikes anything 2000m and under is good to do around that time (any taller and you need to be a snow hiking specialist). We've got a recommended list of hikes here: ruclips.net/video/pGoXdBCPNps/видео.html But there's also plenty of other hikes all over the country that can be done depending on where you're going. Moving on from hiking we also certainly recommend Canyons Japan for both rafting and canyoning (it's insanely fun and great for adventure couples - video below) ruclips.net/video/mrmxZYdH7bw/видео.html As a general, because of the snow melt, rivers are at their high, so river cruises are at their peak season, more traditional ones like line-kudari in Chichibu or log rafting in Kitayama gorge is a great way to take in the nature whilst doing something more than just walking. ruclips.net/video/rvZL7h8rXA4/видео.html There's also some other things that we don't have videos on, but from what we've seen and heard about other adventure/nature experience there's potentially mountain biking experiences in Hakuba, and some outdoor climbing you can book in with tour guides/instructors. Also judging by the looks of your channel, you're probably all over this, but Van-Life in a hire-van is also perfect at that time ;) I hope this helps!

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We agree! Autumn is so spectacular in Japan, we're so glad you enjoyed the video! 👋

That sounds like an absolutely epic trip! I'm so excited for you to experience the Nakasendo, and we're totttttally jealous of you going to Hokkaido in winter, because we've only been in summer! Even if you get lost, I'm sure you'll enjoy the journey!

Thank you so much! We'll keep posting all 4 beautiful seasons here!