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Yes, we do! We had to search for a tabletop separately that would fit our table size but we think we've found one now, so it's on it's way! We'll be spending most of December back home in Australia, catching up with family 😊

Nice! Anything 2,000m and under is usually okay in May. We did both Mt. Daisen in this video and Mt. Iizuna in another video (ruclips.net/video/7YpYJy63n2o/видео.html) at the start of May. They both had a little bit of snow around the top but nothing that required extra equipment like crampons.

Is it not cozy where you are? Sending cozy vibes your wayyy! 🤗

You're absolutely welcome, we're glad you enjoyed the journey. We're editing another autumn adventure as we speak, so hang-tight for that! Also, hell yeah! Make it happen! If you want to visit and say it like that, I'm sure you'll make it here one day!

What you've heard is certainly right! We're typing this now whilst trapped by the warmth, and I don't see us moving for another few hours 😂 I'm glad to hear you enjoy seeing the way we live! Honestly, we quite often have moments of clarity where we really think "Ahh, this is life at it's best!" 🥰 Thank you for watching and your lovely comment!

Oh my, that looks like an absolute treat! We'll have to give that one a shot and hand out some slices to the local community for the German-X-Nagano crossover they didn't know they needed! Thanks for sharing that with us :D

Ahahaha 😅 Thank you so much, that's so lovely! We'll just keep posting our videos and hopefully over time they should make their way to more lovely people such as yourself. 😊

KEN! You can come and hang (and eat apple pie) ANYTIME you like! We're waiting for ya! 🤗

Oooh! I was saying to Aimee "Why don't we go the FULL length and make an apple crumble?" and she concluded it might be better to start off with just the pie 😅 Wahh, moving to Japan and not having an oven for a while? It's like... we're living the same life! (Then again life in Japan in the 80's would've been a whooooole different world I bet!) As always, thank you for watching and commenting 🤗

Hmm, in the smaller name countryside places I think room shares are quite rare (I did a Google for roomshares in Nagano in both English and Japanese and it's next to non-existent). In bigger cities it's super easy with the big name companies like Oakhouse, Sakura House, Leopalace etc. Some of the previously mentioned companies have share houses out in places like Fussa, Narita etc which are pretty countryside, so that could be a solid option! Oh! Also potentially another option is Workaways/WWOOF which can get you into some DEEP countryside (and staying with wonderful families) for long term stays. We have a video on that on our channel here: ruclips.net/video/S364B1zenHc/видео.html if you're interested. Thank you for watching!

Yay! We're glad you liked it! The views sure are spectacular here 🥰 Thank you so much for watching 🤗

Anytime you visit we'll guarantee you a big old slab of Nagano apple pie! 😁

"Blind baking"? 😳. Oh no, another word I've (Aimee) have never heard of. We we're actually just thinking about baking another pie, so we'll have to give this a shot! Thanks for watching and the super advice! 🤗

@RoyandAimee Haha no problem, hours of watching bake off have to be worthwhile! Hope the pie goes well, the first one looked delicious

A fellow kotatsu lover! Yay! We sure will - thank you for watching and commenting! 🤗

Hi there! We used this car park: maps.app.goo.gl/ZG51wprr6KdfA9zH8 From there, it's about a 1 hour walk up to the viewing deck 😊

Oh my gosh! I'm so excited for you! We didn't make a video about it, but we went again this summer, and danced for hours and then spent the next day enjoying the sights. I can say with 100% confidence that Gujo is my (Roy's) #1 favorite spot in all of Japan. My only regret is that we didn't take swimmers and join the locals jumping off the rocks into the cool river on a stinking hot summers day!

Hello! Good to hear from you! Sounds like you've been quite busy. The Major Oak is such an interesting place. Anyone you talk know of Robin Hoods tales, it's so awesome that something so notorious is within a trip's distance from yourself. Honestly, we're maybe 2 weeks behind on our uploads (editing always takes a while) so we're starting to get some smatterings of snow amongst the fading autumn colors here too! And I'm so glad to hear you get little honesty stands where you are as well. It's such a cute little system, and as you say, supporting the locals beats out paying to the big-corps any day of the week! Very cool that it's a universal thing. As always thank you for watching and your high praise! 🙌

Hey there, thanks for watching! This was filmed during mid-May this year. The views during summer should mostly be the same, just way hotter! 😅

Right? It’s a pretty low key spot! Then again, pretty recently Chris Broad did a segment on this area, so it might gather more of a name for itself from now? I guess we’ll see!

Ken! You must go one day! It’s absolutely stunning :) Thanks for watching! 🤗

Hello! You can get there via a 30 minute train from Ueda Station to Bessho Onsen Station. Just make sure to plan ahead a little as the train only comes every ~40 mins to 1 hour.

Wowee! I can feel the passion for & expertise of the Tohoku area from here! It sounds like you've had such amazing experiences there! We didn't tick of any sake tasting off, so we'll definitely have to keep Yuki no Bosha on our list for the next time we venture up there! Just hearing your stories makes me want to go back right away! Thank you so much for watching & sharing your Tohoku knowledge!

Hehe 🤭 We can definitely appreciate that it's a slightly hard place to get to (even for us living here!) but it's certainly worth the trip one day! Oooooh - mummies? We heard the remains of the past leaders are buried there. I guess that is mummies in a sense, isn't it! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤗

Thank you for watching! We hope it helps you plan your future campervan adventures! 😊

@14:00 This view looked awfully familiar (even tough I haven't ventured north of Nikko. Yet), and then I remembered: this was one of Hasui's favourite subjects (tinyurl: 2s3adszh)

Yeah! People always talk about Japan living in 2050 - whilst that's totally the opposite in their digital sphere & office work culture, their public infrastructure boggles my mind. "A whole mountain range blocks our way? Nah, we'll just drill through it". "An ocean separates two main islands? Nah, we'll make a tunnel under it". Thank you so much for watching and your comment, we're glad we could scratch that itch for some Japan content!

Absolutely agree! 😊

🥹 Thank you so much! Honestly, it's not too hard to make a video when the landscape & views do all the hard work! 😅

Hahah! We like to say that too! It's not cloudy, it's ☁️ mysterious ☁️ Haha! Thank you for watching & commenting 🤗

Yay! I'm so glad we could bring back the happy memories from your Tohoku trip! And you stayed with the Yamauchi's too? What a cooncidence! (Also your trip was right around the time we stayed with them too!) They honestly deserve every bit of patronage possible, they're so lovely! Thank you so much for watching & commenting! 🤗

Yes, I think we were there just before you as we didn’t see your photo up in their genkan, but you would have seen ours!

@@katecobb9278 yes that’s right! I’d forgotten everyone’s photos were up there. That makes me want to go back and see them now haha.

Haha you're well prepared to do something like this 💪

Hi there! Thank you so much for watching and your lovely comment! Hmm, we would say yes it's a good idea to stay overnight in that area considering you're traveling via public transport with big luggage. That in itself can be exhausting and time consuming, and this area is certainly well worth slowing down the pace of your trip just so you can relax and take in all of the beauty of this area! Hope that helps!

Yeah I've definitely had those thoughts about using a ropeway before but they get you to some beautiful views without all the tiring walking through the forest haha. Asahidake sure is a fantastic hike! Minus the accessibility, it's deffs S tier :)

Hello! We’re both well, thank you! We’ve been out and about trying to soak up all the crisp autumn days. Although autumn has come a little late here to Japan after a very hot summer so it’s only just now turning particularly chilly 🥶 Thank you so much for the congratulations on our anniversary and the hike ☺️ Really glad to hear that getting out and walking has had such a positive impact for you. Couldn’t agree more that it can be so good to just enjoy a slower pace and is great for your mental health. Haha after that many miles on the bike, I’m not surprised you were a little sore 😆 I reckon I’d be the exact same haha. It’s good to hear you had nice weather in the end though! Hope you’ve been having a lovely weekend and thank you so much for watching! 😊🍂🍁

@ good afternoon guys thank you for taking time out of your day to say hi, it’s always genuinely appreciated 😊 My weekend has been very nice thank you, the weather has been quite mild here (averaging around 10 degrees C) but there does seem to be a chill in the air today, might need to dig out the woolly hat soon 😊 Wishing you both a great week ahead and safe travels if you’re out and about 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇦🇺🇯🇵😊👍

Thanks for watching and your lovely comment! This was filmed on the first week of December. Hope this helps!

It really was so beautiful! 🥹 Thank you for watching!

Hello! Thanks so much for the lovely comment 😊 You can read a bit about drones here: www.mlit.go.jp/en/koku/uas.html The main things are, you need to register your drone and you can't fly it above 150m, close to people or buildings and over densly populated areas (ie. big cities like Tokyo etc.). When we're at a busy mountain peak or town, we'll usually walk far away from the crowds so we're not disturbing anyone and take off there. So far we haven't had any issues doing that. Just a heads up that many tourist attractions have no drone signs. I can't remember exactly but Shirakawago may have even had one. You'll definitely see them around temples and castles. But for the Nakasendo, there should be some good locations to put your drone up. Hope that helps! 😊

@@RoyandAimee i see. Thanks a lot for the website and recommendations. I was afraid cuz i saw some ppl saying that there are heavy fines and that u can even go to prison for flying in no-fly zones like temples and stuff. Obviously airports and big cities are a big no-no. Thanks again!

Woah that's a very international background! And I can't believe the lasting impression this mountain has left on your brother! Ahhh - y'know, I never thought about being out of breath because of altitude. Now that you mention it, that could be a thing. Although we both felt very healthy during the entirety of the hike - towards the end I think I was just yapping at the camera too much and forgot to breathe! 😂 Thank you so much for watching and your lovely comment!

Thank you for watching and your lovely comment! We love this wonderful country and can't get enough of sharing it with everyone! 4 trips is an amazing feat - and don't stop there! There's many, many vistas and sights waiting for you! 🤗 Out of curiosity, from your 4 trips what's been your most favorite place/story to tell about?

Yay! Thank you so much! 🎉

❤️❤️❤️! I wouldn't say that at all, but thank you so much for making our day with this comment! 🥰

How nice that you've got this as a fond memory, even remembering it from a young age! I'm so glad to hear that! We can absolutely understand why, because - well, it's just so fantastic isn't it!? I hope we'll forever remember this hike in the same way! ☺️