2:35 So the balls on the stick is konnyaku. It's not potato at all, so it does not taste like a potato at all. And the ones they selling in Yama-dera is 力こんにゃく Chikara-konnyaku, which means the Strength konnyaku. That give you strength for the hike ahead. So Tia is totally right for getting them! konnyaku is common in Japanese hotpots. They are jello like. Full of fibers. very healthy for you.
This was beautiful. I'm excited for the Nikko vlogs. Perhaps you can add more fotage of Tia speaking Japanese and interacting with the vendors. Thank you for sharing, enjoy Nikko!
I can't wait to see where you go next! If you go to Kyoto I do recommend going up Mt Inari (via Fushimi Inari Taisha). Even though the shrine is a top tourist attraction in Kyoto, not many people make it to the summit and so the crowds thin out partway up and it's a lovely walk.
4:05 that is 串ぬれおかき (Kushi Nure-okaki) 'Nure-okaki on a stick'. Nure-okaki is a kind of rice cracker. Nure means soaked. okaki are many kinds of rice crackers that is made with Mochi rice. By soaked, it often refers to soaked with soy sauce. And because it is made with mochi rice. when soaked it got some mochi texture to it.
The temple is called "Yamadera" in Yamagata prefecture. Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its beef and cherries, and I think that ekiben probably use Yonezawa beef.
The three balls on the skewer are konnyaku. It is a 0-calorie food made from the hardened root of the konnyaku potato. It's a superfood that helps eliminate waste from the body, cleanses the body from within, activates good bacteria in the intestines, lowers cholesterol levels, and reduces the burden on the pancreas, making the body less susceptible to diabetes! Furthermore, it is an invincible diet food. Have you ever seen a warm stew called "oden" sold at the cash register of a convenience store? Beef muscle, eggs, konnyaku, thick fried tofu... it's the best 💓
I've been to Yamadera in January few years ago, it was difficult to hike up there with slippery ice and snow but totally worth doing it once when you reached the observatory box, overlooking the other side of the mountain and village, just like a master piece of Oriental Ink Painting, a stunning one!
Happy Thanksgiving To Both Of You. Keep trying yummy food on your way to 1000 stairs. Congrats you made it up and down the stairs. I laughed with Tia [ easiest name and I always say Tea sorry ] mistakes happen and so happy you have a place to stay in your budgets. Outstanding from start to finish.
That "little box" or lookout above the town of Yamadera is a major viewing spot during Sakura Cherry Blossoms season, especially toward the opposite hills from where you were standing. At that time, the population of the town explodes with tourists. One thing you may not realize is that the topography of Japan is about 2/3's forest. The remaining 1/3rd contains all the farmland, industrial facilities, cities, homes, etc.
@@Temp-l9w The cherry blossom bloom usually varies from year to year, normally anytime from late March to mid-April. It depends on weather, temperature, etc. But the blooming cherry blossoms almost always start first in southern Japan, then gradually works its way up north.
Cheveyo: None of these places have anywhere to sit so we're in a parking lot.....it's a REALLY nice parking lot. Always optimistic lol The Fall colors of the trees are beautiful.
Thank you for your wonderful videos. I'm Japanese (people in Tohoku), but I can't help but feel the temptation to go to the place you ask me over and over again!!!!!! Here are some tips for travelers planning to visit Japan. The Shinkansen (bullet train) they rode is "Yamagata Shinkansen". A typical Shinkansen is a ride that runs in a straight line like a "drag racing car", but the Yamagata Shinkansen is a ride like a "high-speed roller coaster". It doesn't do somersaults though. The section between Fukushima Station and Yonezawa Station is very thrilling. Please try it.
Wow I’m totally adding Yamadera to my list for my next Japan trip :) Especially since my husband and I have already visited the bigger cities (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto) and would love to explore other areas. We did the Kurama/Kibune hike outside Kyoto (maybe 45 mins by train iirc) and it was so serene and beautiful like Yamadera. I watched this video with my husband and he agreed, it gave us the same vibe. Japan has so many gorgeous hikes leading to their temples, it’s definitely something one must try if they are able to. Can’t wait for your Nikko vlog!😊
The airbnb fail reminds me of a late night wandering around Hakone trying to find a place to stay with my then girlfriend. The way she treated it as an adventure made me realise I had a keeper.
Aww...Happy Thanksgiving guys! We can totally relate when you say you've been missing family. It's only been over a year for us but we're definitely feeling it! Great video!
G’day, if you like old historical buildings etc, you may want to visit kyoto/nara when you goto osaka. Kyoto was the old imperial capital until the capital moved to tokyo/edo (tokyo literally means eastern capital)
おはようございます。山形県の山寺（立石寺）へ行ったんですね。ワオッ 私も今年９月に車で行きました。江戸時代松尾芭蕉という人が「閑さや岩にしみ入る蝉の声」と名句を詠んだところなんです。晴れてる日の五大堂からの眺めも心を落ち着かせるよい場所ですね。 good morning. You went to Yamadera (Risshakuji) in Yamagata Prefecture. Wow: I also went by car in September this year. In the Edo period, a man named Matsuo Basho wrote a famous poem, ``The quietness and the voice of cicadas seeping into the rocks''. The view from Godaido on a sunny day is also a good place to relax.
🙀So you took the train to JR Nikko station and the Airbnb is near a different station? Or you went to Imaichi station and the Airbnb is around Nikko station? Because Imaichi is now technically part of Nikko.
Random, but I just started following you guys after lucking out finding the video you made in Gamcheon Culture Village while I was working on my own video for it :P Since then I've been watching all of your content (starting with japan bc I'm going there next month) my random question is where did you get your black pants from? They look so comfy and can be worn with anything. I also was wondering about your shoes bc if you guys are wearing them with all your travels they must be awesome walking shoes! Trying to learn how to pack minimally and not have blisters this trip :P
The bird noice is for blind people. But did you also know that every train has a different sound! Shinkansen has one, and the different stops also have one to themselves. It’s true amazing 🤩
Please at least get some good Aomori apple juice for that 😂😂 Some of the 青森林檎 made apple juice are quite amazing. Aomori青森 is a big Apple prefecture. Famous for apple farming. There are some quite expensive apples and apples juice to choose from on the market. 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 Maybe it will be a interesting experience.
We do stabilize some of the footage in post, using Final Cut 🙂 Generally we don’t go too crazy with stabilization because it seems to create a wobbling effect.
That hike looked AMAZING! Bill accidentally had a ton of the yellow sauce in Osaka, thinking it was mustard, and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. 😂 😂 😂 It was spicy!
Ultraviolet rays from camera flashes have a serious effect on the deterioration of cultural properties. We will spare no effort to take the measures we can now in order to preserve wooden buildings for a long time to come, 1000 to 2000 years. Thank you for your cooperation and smile😊. There are many 1,700 year old ruins in Osaka, called "Zenpoukouennfun 前方後円墳(anterior posterior round mounds)". They are huge tombs with an unusual shape like a keyhole.🔑 In Osaka, fearing deterioration, they stopped excavating them and decided to investigate them when chemical technology is more advanced. It is too late to do so once they are lost. As long as there are people who are not in a hurry and patiently pursue solutions, don't you think we will find them, even if it is a breakthrough to halt the global destruction of the environment? I believe 🌱🌱 Your journey around the world leads to the future💓
🚅🚅So I was geeking on the trains because my baby nephew has been really into trains lately. And I happened to pick up on something: the route draws on the map 9:47 is not correct? ...(*￣０￣)ノ I figure you took the Senzan-sen from Sendai to Yamadera at the beginning. And leaving Yamadera from the other side of the Senzan-sen toward Yamagata. And hop on the Yamagata Shinkansen toward Utsunomiya before change a train to Nikko. And the map at 9:47 draws a line from Yamagata to the east through a motorway instead of following the train track south to Yonezawa before turning east to Fukushima. Yes I am trying to point out a map error here! haha ~(￣▽￣)~*
When we have more money, we’d really like to explore all these places with a car. It seems like the really cool spots are often outside the bounds of public transport (though Japan specifically is phenomenal here).
So....I think we stayed at the same Airbnb. If so, I'll just say the Lion D'Or grocery store down the road is very good, we went there for dinner every night! Also, if you have time, try to get to Ryuokyo Gorge. It's not that far from where you are and it's absolutely stunning!! Also if you climb to the top of the Airbnb you can see the twin towers 🤣
Hahaha small world! We did see the Twin Towers from our Airbnb, and Lion D’Or is fantastic 😂 Did you go to the Shobu World thing? We saw tickets are about $20/person and opted out. It looks like such a quirky little attraction in an unexpected spot 😂
@@OnePackWanderers We also thought it was too expensive, so opted out. Although we enjoyed looking at Google maps and seeing how close we were to the Great Wall of China. 🤣
I booked a room for me partner and “son” arrived and it was the size of a 10x10 shed with 3 beds in there Open door theres the bed Partner was mortified Son was mortified haha Those two organised another hotel and we were out of there in 17 mins hahaha
Thank you so much for coming to my hometown, Yamagata! ⛰ I also recommend "Haguro-san", which is the temple in the forest as same as Yamadera and Japanese mountain worship symbol. There are more than 2000 stone steps until up to the top and you can get more spiritual atmosphere I think🧚🏻♀️✨ I love watching you exploring Japan! Thanks.
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2:35 So the balls on the stick is konnyaku. It's not potato at all, so it does not taste like a potato at all.
And the ones they selling in Yama-dera is 力こんにゃく Chikara-konnyaku, which means the Strength konnyaku. That give you strength for the hike ahead. So Tia is totally right for getting them!
konnyaku is common in Japanese hotpots. They are jello like. Full of fibers. very healthy for you.
We're really enjoying your Japan series.
This was beautiful. I'm excited for the Nikko vlogs. Perhaps you can add more fotage of Tia speaking Japanese and interacting with the vendors.
Thank you for sharing, enjoy Nikko!
The reason for the bird noises coming out of the speaker at train stations are for blind people so they can find the exit.
Thank you for the insight! That’s a very elegant solution 🙂
交通量のある道路では、歩道に黄色いタイルが伸びています。それも、視覚障害者のための道標です😊
人の手助けは大事。自立して行動できるのはもっと大事🍀
I always have fun in watching your videos. Welcome to Nikko where I was born and raised. Enjoy Nikko!
I can't wait to see where you go next! If you go to Kyoto I do recommend going up Mt Inari (via Fushimi Inari Taisha). Even though the shrine is a top tourist attraction in Kyoto, not many people make it to the summit and so the crowds thin out partway up and it's a lovely walk.
4:05 that is 串ぬれおかき (Kushi Nure-okaki) 'Nure-okaki on a stick'.
Nure-okaki is a kind of rice cracker.
Nure means soaked. okaki are many kinds of rice crackers that is made with Mochi rice.
By soaked, it often refers to soaked with soy sauce.
And because it is made with mochi rice. when soaked it got some mochi texture to it.
How blessed you are to see these beautiful places. Thank you very much for sharing with us.
Tempting me to visit Japan in these recession timesss
I love that you guys are wandering (see what I did there?!) off the beaten path a bit and showing us more of what Japan has to offer.
I am glad you enjoy it 😊 We are trying to do more of that.
The temple is called "Yamadera" in Yamagata prefecture.
Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its beef and cherries, and I think that ekiben probably use Yonezawa beef.
The three balls on the skewer are konnyaku.
It is a 0-calorie food made from the hardened root of the konnyaku potato.
It's a superfood that helps eliminate waste from the body, cleanses the body from within, activates good bacteria in the intestines, lowers cholesterol levels, and reduces the burden on the pancreas, making the body less susceptible to diabetes!
Furthermore, it is an invincible diet food.
Have you ever seen a warm stew called "oden" sold at the cash register of a convenience store?
Beef muscle, eggs, konnyaku, thick fried tofu... it's the best 💓
Happy Thanksgiving to both of you! my favorite travelers!
I've been to Yamadera in January few years ago, it was difficult to hike up there with slippery ice and snow but totally worth doing it once when you reached the observatory box, overlooking the other side of the mountain and village, just like a master piece of Oriental Ink Painting, a stunning one!
Don't skip over Kanazawa on the way south! Beautiful place to visit, spectacular garden
Happy Thanksgiving To Both Of You. Keep trying yummy food on your way to 1000 stairs. Congrats you made it up and down the stairs. I laughed with Tia [ easiest name and I always say Tea sorry ] mistakes happen and so happy you have a place to stay in your budgets. Outstanding from start to finish.
Hi! What time did you start the hike?
I started with your Trip around Oz first and working backwards. Cheveyo needs a hair cut. He looks better with short hair hehe.
山寺！懐かしい！！！
Thanks for the video, specially on Thanksgiving Day. Wish you the best!!!!
こんにちわ、初めて此のサイトを拝見しました。チャンネル登録もしました。私も数年前の真夏に此の山寺へ訪れました。
其の時は観光客が大勢でにぎやかでした。お二人で静かな晩秋の場所をの貸し切り状態ですね。
山寺の当時の写真と最近言った日光東照宮の紅葉を何時か編集してアップします。お楽しみに。
That "little box" or lookout above the town of Yamadera is a major viewing spot during Sakura Cherry Blossoms season, especially toward the opposite hills from where you were standing. At that time, the population of the town explodes with tourists. One thing you may not realize is that the topography of Japan is about 2/3's forest. The remaining 1/3rd contains all the farmland, industrial facilities, cities, homes, etc.
Hello, What's the best time to see these cherry blossoms? Mid March? I am planning on visiting Japan next year. Thank you!
@@Temp-l9w The cherry blossom bloom usually varies from year to year, normally anytime from late March to mid-April. It depends on weather, temperature, etc. But the blooming cherry blossoms almost always start first in southern Japan, then gradually works its way up north.
Cheveyo: None of these places have anywhere to sit so we're in a parking lot.....it's a REALLY nice parking lot.
Always optimistic lol
The Fall colors of the trees are beautiful.
The place Yama-dera actually means "Mountain Temple" 山寺, 山mountain 寺temple
What happened last video you were in Instabul????????. Im binging from start lol
Thank you for your wonderful videos. I'm Japanese (people in Tohoku), but I can't help but feel the temptation to go to the place you ask me over and over again!!!!!!
Here are some tips for travelers planning to visit Japan. The Shinkansen (bullet train) they rode is "Yamagata Shinkansen". A typical Shinkansen is a ride that runs in a straight line like a "drag racing car", but the Yamagata Shinkansen is a ride like a "high-speed roller coaster". It doesn't do somersaults though. The section between Fukushima Station and Yonezawa Station is very thrilling. Please try it.
Damn the commitment to still film after that long day and get the shot of you going to the Airbnb… I applaud you guys! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Hahaha after a certain point, in situations like that, I think the videos are what keeps us on a good mood 😅
Wow I’m totally adding Yamadera to my list for my next Japan trip :) Especially since my husband and I have already visited the bigger cities (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto) and would love to explore other areas. We did the Kurama/Kibune hike outside Kyoto (maybe 45 mins by train iirc) and it was so serene and beautiful like Yamadera. I watched this video with my husband and he agreed, it gave us the same vibe. Japan has so many gorgeous hikes leading to their temples, it’s definitely something one must try if they are able to. Can’t wait for your Nikko vlog!😊
The airbnb fail reminds me of a late night wandering around Hakone trying to find a place to stay with my then girlfriend. The way she treated it as an adventure made me realise I had a keeper.
Ha, that is a cool little story. It’s the way people act in those random moments, isn’t it?
@OnePackWanderers thanks, most definitely. I know the power of editing, but the way you both react, it looks like it was meant to be for you two.
Aww...Happy Thanksgiving guys! We can totally relate when you say you've been missing family. It's only been over a year for us but we're definitely feeling it! Great video!
The forest reminds me of spirited away. Even from the screen it looks gorgeous. I am sure it’s even more amazing in person!
That’s what we thought, too. It’s just like Spirited Away, or Princess Mononoke 😊
G’day, if you like old historical buildings etc, you may want to visit kyoto/nara when you goto osaka. Kyoto was the old imperial capital until the capital moved to tokyo/edo (tokyo literally means eastern capital)
おはようございます。山形県の山寺（立石寺）へ行ったんですね。ワオッ 私も今年９月に車で行きました。江戸時代松尾芭蕉という人が「閑さや岩にしみ入る蝉の声」と名句を詠んだところなんです。晴れてる日の五大堂からの眺めも心を落ち着かせるよい場所ですね。
good morning. You went to Yamadera (Risshakuji) in Yamagata Prefecture. Wow: I also went by car in September this year. In the Edo period, a man named Matsuo Basho wrote a famous poem, ``The quietness and the voice of cicadas seeping into the rocks''. The view from Godaido on a sunny day is also a good place to relax.
'Holy-cow', Cheveyo commenting on a cow rice bento. 😂
Thanks for sharing your Thanksgiving experience with us 🌺🌺 happy thanks giving guys ...that was such a fun ride ox 🇳🇿
Happy Thanksgiving, Jared 😊
私の実家 山形… 50年以上前 卒業旅行で 山寺に 友達四人と一緒に行った事… 懐かしく思い出しました…ありがとう。
とても楽しんでいる様子がわかります🎵
🙀So you took the train to JR Nikko station and the Airbnb is near a different station? Or you went to Imaichi station and the Airbnb is around Nikko station? Because Imaichi is now technically part of Nikko.
Random, but I just started following you guys after lucking out finding the video you made in Gamcheon Culture Village while I was working on my own video for it :P Since then I've been watching all of your content (starting with japan bc I'm going there next month) my random question is where did you get your black pants from? They look so comfy and can be worn with anything. I also was wondering about your shoes bc if you guys are wearing them with all your travels they must be awesome walking shoes! Trying to learn how to pack minimally and not have blisters this trip :P
Great work .
Don’t forget Kabocha, pumpkin, so if you can find a pastry place, you might be able to get a pumpkin danish, key work might.
We’ll keep looking. Tried a couple pastry places in the train station and couldn’t find anything.
@@OnePackWanderers supposedly family mart has one which looks like a lattice pie stick.
If you are going to west from Tokyo you can get some higher end meals, like Kobe beef eki-ben, which only costs 1500-2000 yen
We’re definitely going to try that, thank you for the info!
@@OnePackWanderers also don’t forget Shin-Kobe station will have it also if you are going farther west
The bird noice is for blind people. But did you also know that every train has a different sound! Shinkansen has one, and the different stops also have one to themselves. It’s true amazing 🤩
Please at least get some good Aomori apple juice for that 😂😂 Some of the 青森林檎 made apple juice are quite amazing.
Aomori青森 is a big Apple prefecture. Famous for apple farming. There are some quite expensive apples and apples juice to choose from on the market. 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 Maybe it will be a interesting experience.
Thanks for the amazing videos! By the way are you stabilising your walking videos in post? Catalyst?
We do stabilize some of the footage in post, using Final Cut 🙂 Generally we don’t go too crazy with stabilization because it seems to create a wobbling effect.
We did the same as you guys and ate our way around Japan.
What a nice place
The eki-ben is "better than airline food" that's not a compliment.🤣
That hike looked AMAZING! Bill accidentally had a ton of the yellow sauce in Osaka, thinking it was mustard, and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. 😂 😂 😂 It was spicy!
It’s so deceptive! Does even have that seedy/rough texture that horse radish usually does!
Hello I really like watching you guys hope one day you guys will come back to Thailand again..from fc Thailand
We will definitely return to Thailand ❤️
Ekiben, eki=station, ben=bento. Did you say you got gyutan bento? If so, gyu=cow, tan=japanese pronunciation of tongue, ie beef tongue
We may have mispronounced it, but I think that was just 'normal' gyudon 😅
Another exciting day; nice. 😂😊💕
Love getting lost in Japan
Ultraviolet rays from camera flashes have a serious effect on the deterioration of cultural properties.
We will spare no effort to take the measures we can now in order to preserve wooden buildings for a long time to come, 1000 to 2000 years.
Thank you for your cooperation and smile😊.
There are many 1,700 year old ruins in Osaka, called "Zenpoukouennfun 前方後円墳(anterior posterior round mounds)".
They are huge tombs with an unusual shape like a keyhole.🔑
In Osaka, fearing deterioration, they stopped excavating them and decided to investigate them when chemical technology is more advanced.
It is too late to do so once they are lost.
As long as there are people who are not in a hurry and patiently pursue solutions, don't you think we will find them, even if it is a breakthrough to halt the global destruction of the environment?
I believe 🌱🌱
Your journey around the world leads to the future💓
YAMADERA:YAMA or mountain,DERA=TERA or temple
Wow wow wow she is Japan
🚅🚅So I was geeking on the trains because my baby nephew has been really into trains lately. And I happened to pick up on something: the route draws on the map 9:47 is not correct? ...(*￣０￣)ノ
I figure you took the Senzan-sen from Sendai to Yamadera at the beginning. And leaving Yamadera from the other side of the Senzan-sen toward Yamagata. And hop on the Yamagata Shinkansen toward Utsunomiya before change a train to Nikko.
And the map at 9:47 draws a line from Yamagata to the east through a motorway instead of following the train track south to Yonezawa before turning east to Fukushima.
Yes I am trying to point out a map error here! haha ~(￣▽￣)~*
I think you are correct 😅 I (Tia) rushed through making that map 😬
Like #33 from Gilbert, AZ.
some of the best places to see are hidden
When we have more money, we’d really like to explore all these places with a car. It seems like the really cool spots are often outside the bounds of public transport (though Japan specifically is phenomenal here).
So....I think we stayed at the same Airbnb. If so, I'll just say the Lion D'Or grocery store down the road is very good, we went there for dinner every night! Also, if you have time, try to get to Ryuokyo Gorge. It's not that far from where you are and it's absolutely stunning!!
Also if you climb to the top of the Airbnb you can see the twin towers 🤣
Hahaha small world! We did see the Twin Towers from our Airbnb, and Lion D’Or is fantastic 😂
Did you go to the Shobu World thing? We saw tickets are about $20/person and opted out. It looks like such a quirky little attraction in an unexpected spot 😂
@@OnePackWanderers We also thought it was too expensive, so opted out. Although we enjoyed looking at Google maps and seeing how close we were to the Great Wall of China. 🤣
@@jaclynhope5623 😂🤣 I love that.
Nikko? Rent a car! Sites can be pretty spread out
😊👍🏼
楽しんで
Owe no a small hiccup with accomodation we all have those
Me in singapore - disaster hahaha
Haha oh no what happened in Singapore?
I booked a room for me partner and “son” arrived and it was the size of a 10x10 shed with 3 beds in there
Open door theres the bed
Partner was mortified
Son was mortified haha
Those two organised another hotel and we were out of there in 17 mins hahaha
It's a very well planned trip. by the way
Your face is always facing upwards.😆
Always looking up 😂
駅にある鳥の声は目の見えない人のために、出口を知らせるものです。外国人のみなさんも利用してください。
Thank you for the information 😊
Thank you so much for coming to my hometown, Yamagata! ⛰ I also recommend "Haguro-san", which is the temple in the forest as same as Yamadera and Japanese mountain worship symbol. There are more than 2000 stone steps until up to the top and you can get more spiritual atmosphere I think🧚🏻♀️✨ I love watching you exploring Japan! Thanks.
Thank you for the recommendation! And by the way, your hometown is beautiful. Those mountains are spectacular 😍