Exploring the Kiso Valley in Nagano

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  • Опубліковано 24 січ 2025

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  • @michaelsmith7193
    @michaelsmith7193 2 роки тому +22

    I love these episodes on the history and culture of Japan - can’t wait for the next two installments! Thank you!

  • @InakaAdventure
    @InakaAdventure 2 роки тому +11

    Awesome! I was just in Nagano to see the snow monkeys, one of my favorite places in Japan, love the snow, geothermal mountains and wilderness there

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +1

      Definitely! I need to explore more of Nagano. Still so many places that I have yet to visit!

  • @kammymarie13
    @kammymarie13 2 роки тому +8

    I’m so excited for this series! I just adore these tiny inaka towns with so much history. I know the culture is slowly disappearing from these places with all the attention on bigger towns and cities so I think it’s so important to document and share it with people all around the world ☺️

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +3

      Yeah, I love this area and these little post towns as well! I think you'll like the next one in Tsumago, it's such a beautiful town!

    • @kammymarie13
      @kammymarie13 2 роки тому +1

      @@GoNorthJapan I'm looking forward to it!!

  • @manfredmarschik
    @manfredmarschik 2 роки тому +1

    Danke!

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you soooo much! Appreciated!

  • @Kenko_4
    @Kenko_4 2 роки тому +6

    Nagano is definitely on my list of areas to visit next time I go to Japan. I appreciate you showing a variety of aspects of the area and will be sure to try them out when in the area. Looking forward to the following videos in this series! Thank you

  • @ronin_9
    @ronin_9 2 роки тому +2

    Your videos give me peace.
    Thank you Quinlan

  • @HeatherHalavais
    @HeatherHalavais 2 роки тому +5

    Excellent video Q! I love learning the history of the post towns. My favs were the frozen falls and the temple on the hill. Beautiful scenery and great interviewing skills! Love it all! Great job! :-)

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +1

      Hahaha, those were my favorite locations as well!! Thanks!

  • @kurofune.uragabay
    @kurofune.uragabay 2 роки тому +3

    Snow-clad Japanese cedar & cypress forest, gorgeous frozen waterfalls, thumb up. Review of local cuisine, onsen, another thumb up. Oh, wait... 🙄

  • @TimParker
    @TimParker 2 роки тому +2

    Such an interesting video, can't wait for the next two!

  • @mew2599
    @mew2599 2 роки тому +2

    So beautiful. Thanks Quinlan

  • @Nynke_K
    @Nynke_K 2 роки тому +2

    Beautiful! And really nice to see more of the culture of the area, instead of just one street and a shrine!

  • @VerhoevenSimon
    @VerhoevenSimon 2 роки тому +1

    It's so nice to see that some of these old towns are managing to survive!

  • @garbagemancole2554
    @garbagemancole2554 2 роки тому +1

    I just woke up and saw the notification. Always gotta click when Quinlan uploads, it's a rule.

  • @chrstopherblighton-sande2981
    @chrstopherblighton-sande2981 2 роки тому +3

    What a lovely video and what beautiful places! Nature, history, spirituality, food, local crafts and you! A perfect mix. I'm really looking forward to parts 2 and 3.

  • @TheAntinowherelane
    @TheAntinowherelane 2 роки тому +2

    I love this area. Rode the train from Matsumoto to Nagoya during fall 🍁 colors were incredible!

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому

      Ah, I've never been there in the fall. That sounds amazing!!

  • @RobbC.
    @RobbC. 2 роки тому +4

    Super informative. Always great to hear your history lessons and I like anything to do with the Nakasendo. As a keen hiker I hope to do the trail one day. Thanks for the tips! :)

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +1

      Yeah- I really want to go back and walk a long portion of it. This time of course there was something of a schedule so I was jumping from place to place, but when I can I want to just go back and spend a week or so walking!

  • @andresmc2996
    @andresmc2996 2 роки тому +2

    soo much interesting information in just 14 min video

  • @eliokazaki
    @eliokazaki 2 роки тому +1

    Love it! Nagano is an amazing area and it has a lot of history to discover. I definitely go and explore the area with all that beautiful nature.

  • @shizuru-2809
    @shizuru-2809 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for making this this place looks amazing

  • @hollyw.
    @hollyw. 2 роки тому +2

    Great video Quinlan! In fact, I enjoy all your adventures. Nagano looks like a beautiful place to visit. Hope some day to visit there. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @EllenHiller
    @EllenHiller 2 роки тому +1

    That was blooming amazing! Thank you!

  • @karenburman6787
    @karenburman6787 2 роки тому +2

    Good to see you down my neck of the woods! Interesting and informative video. I especially loved that lacquerware place. Nakasendo really does have some beautiful old towns. If you go back to Kiso Fukushima again make sure to visit Kurumaya. It’s a really old historic soba restaurant over 300 years old. Bet you’re off to Magome Tsumago next :)

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому

      Yeah,. the next video is in Tsumago!

  • @kentatakei6199
    @kentatakei6199 2 роки тому

    Love winter Nagano! Thank you for the great video as always!!

  • @kostadinb
    @kostadinb 2 роки тому +3

    Absolutely stunning ! Thanks Quinlan
    BTW, try Bulgarian Yogurt, it is the best and we are very proud of it.

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому

      I love Bulgarian yogurt! It's actually quite popular in Japan!

    • @kostadinb
      @kostadinb 2 роки тому

      @@GoNorthJapan I know :) If you make another cooking video someday, please show what yogurt You buy.

  • @xXJennifercXx
    @xXJennifercXx 2 роки тому +1

    I really appreciate it when onsen managers give youtubers permission to film inside the hot springs. Otherwise, we would have to go grab a ticket to Japan to find out haha

  • @chibacat1234
    @chibacat1234 2 роки тому

    Loved this! Looking forward to watching the next videos of this place in Nagano!

  • @raruteam
    @raruteam 2 роки тому

    That soba looks so good, my favorite part of the video, of course everything else was good as well but that part was the best for me haha.

  • @KellieLStimson
    @KellieLStimson 2 роки тому

    Awesome video. I have walked the popular Tsumago to Magome and explored those two postal towns but would love to see more. Looking forward to the next part.

  • @grenm9
    @grenm9 2 роки тому

    It's so interesting seeing so much history in just one town in japan

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому

      Yeah- these little post towns on the Nakasendo are just overlfowing with history!

  • @casingena1985
    @casingena1985 2 роки тому +1

    Great video Quinlan. I loved the nakasendo highway when I visited in 2018. We only walked it for a day but the post towns and scenic forests made it a wonderful memory. Can’t wait to watch the next 2 in the series.

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! I think you'll like the next one in Tsumago (that I'll publish in 1 week). Such a beautiful place!

    • @casingena1985
      @casingena1985 2 роки тому

      @@GoNorthJapan fantastic that was one of the post towns we visited! Looking forward to it!

  • @fxyd
    @fxyd 2 роки тому

    Thank you for taking us on a tour of such stunning scenery

  • @brewstergallery
    @brewstergallery 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderful episode. Thanks.

  • @xenawarriorhousewife2115
    @xenawarriorhousewife2115 2 роки тому

    That waterfall was just breathtaking even half frozen .. bring on the next two .

  • @Don_Rodrigo44
    @Don_Rodrigo44 2 роки тому

    dude this video was great took whats already great abt your videos and amplified it up a few notches

  • @jayphillips4942
    @jayphillips4942 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this with us!!! Love the history lessons please keep it up!!!

  • @Pogue4
    @Pogue4 2 роки тому +1

    Just a wonderful Video

  • @QueenToken
    @QueenToken 2 роки тому

    Super excited for this series!!

  • @JennRugg
    @JennRugg 2 роки тому

    your videos are so relaxing and enjoyable to watch.

  • @WindCat64
    @WindCat64 2 роки тому

    Great video! I deffinitely have to visit when I get to go to Japan ♥. Thank you for sharing 🙂.

  • @FSVR54
    @FSVR54 2 роки тому

    Love it man. Japan has so much beautiful nature. Would love to do all these hikes one day

  • @FlexxenRandomPlaces
    @FlexxenRandomPlaces 2 роки тому

    Reminds me of when I bought hand-crafted chopsticks from a really old vendor in Narai! I wish I had more time to visit Kiso valley, especially to visit the lesser known small towns 😁

  • @darkforest6811
    @darkforest6811 2 роки тому

    Fantastic video! Very professional and gorgeous scenery, subbed!

  • @Cambesa
    @Cambesa 2 роки тому

    what a beautiful area!

  • @Slewenski
    @Slewenski 2 роки тому

    wow...that was soo beautiful. I remeber the icefalls but you saw so many more great things I looove those old traditional wooden houses and I think I need like a yearlong ticket for that onsen haha.
    Man I wish I could've tagged along and seen (with all senses :P (yes thinking of the food and sake lol)) it all too...so much Fernweh :( and you're spoiling us with so many videos right now hah! XD But i love it. Also, it is in an Area that i did intend to explore on my next trip so I'm really hoping I can pick up some good tips assuming that my plans are not changed by you (and a few other youtubers) constantly uploading such really really cool things about the north i keep wanting to visit, too D': sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't just aim at shorter but more often occuring trips to japan. *whines around some more* we need teleportation invented...NAO!

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому

      Yeah, when do we get portal guns?!! Or a Doraemon-style "dokodemo door" ...!

  • @中山道
    @中山道 2 роки тому

    地元を紹介してくれてありがとうございます!

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому

      見てくれてありがとうございます!

  • @authormichellefranklin
    @authormichellefranklin 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful ❤️

  • @etherdog
    @etherdog 2 роки тому +4

    Good job, Quinlan! It seems like every couple of months some regional tourist board has a bunch of YTers feature their areas--how did you get contacted? It would be nice to see a behind-the-scenes video of how this works and how much you get out of it, both monetarily and in driving eyeballs to your channel.

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +1

      Oh, that's an interesting idea. More long-form things like that I may put into a podcast format, as it's easier to describe things in detail that way. I'm working on doing an experimental podcast starting from next month just for Patreon, and if that goes well and the workload isn't too crazy I'll make a public feed as well.

  • @igornagase7355
    @igornagase7355 2 роки тому

    Nice job!!!!!

  • @KellieLStimson
    @KellieLStimson 2 роки тому

    Those soba noodles looked delicious 🤤

  • @frankbaird8645
    @frankbaird8645 2 роки тому

    Really enjoyed this video. Might want to post links to the other two videos in this miniseries. Or did I miss them?

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому

      Great idea, I'll add that to the description of all three videos.

  • @RitsukoKotoha
    @RitsukoKotoha 2 роки тому

    So beautiful! Is it suitable to hike between tsumago and magome part of nakasendo in February

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +1

      Yeah- you could do it with warm clothing and boots!

  • @Arachisage
    @Arachisage 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful! I wonder if it's good to explore this trail in the fall months or October and November? Would there be other people or would it be a pre-frozen wasteland?

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  5 місяців тому

      I bet with the fall colors you'd be in good company the!

  • @Baruk107
    @Baruk107 Рік тому

    Where do people find accommodation in the Kiso valley? No listings on Airbnb or Booking

  • @cardian182
    @cardian182 Рік тому

    Cool video ! which month was that?

  • @ThinkHarder
    @ThinkHarder 2 роки тому +1

    have you ever seen an angry Quinlan, neither did i

  • @jayphillips4942
    @jayphillips4942 2 роки тому

    Hope this gets to you, heard about the earthquake, know you are way inland but hope everything and you are ok!!!

    • @GoNorthJapan
      @GoNorthJapan  2 роки тому +1

      I'm fine, thanks! Was quite a shake though! Bunch of stuff fell off shelves..

  • @SparkFromWithin
    @SparkFromWithin 2 роки тому

    I am sort of sad that I started watching before the other two parts were released. 😅