Japan was definitely the best country I travelled to in 2023 and will recommend it to anyone.
I love Japanese food and it was very evident in this Vlog!!!
First Stop Hiroshima.
Whilst it was my least favourite part of this trip, it was beautiful and very peaceful. Make sure you visit the Atomic Dome site and read the stories of the survivors. Also don’t forget to try the Okonomiyaki, really tasty.
Next stop Nara.
Nara was such a cute little town and you really get the feel of old Japan. Feeding the deers was definitely the highlight of my stay in Nara. Nara is also known for having the best Mochi, so be sure to visit the old men in the town centre pounding the Matcha Mochi daily. Also, staying at the Nara Visitor centre and Inn was a bonus as everything to do is centred around it.
Last Stop Osaka.
Osaka was absolutely beautiful. Futuristic vibes from the minute you step out of the train station. Again, great food, lovely people and feels very safe.
When in Osaka, be sure to visit the Osaka Castle, Osaka Museum which is close by, and Shisanbashi / Dotonbori for the most amazing food and shopping experience. There’s also a Birkin store in every corner.
There are so many lively bars and parties, however as I was travelling solo so I didn’t feel confident enough to do those. Hence why I went to the 40 Roof top bar at the Conrad Hotel, 10/10 recommend.
Wrapped things up in Tokyo where I concluded my trip up by visiting TeamLabs planet Tokyo DMM and I must say it is a MUST DO! in Tokyo. I also had the most amazing final dinner at Han-No-Daidokoro Bettei for the most authentic Japanese experience.
As I mentioned in the video if you intend on going for the cherry blossom, make sure you look at the forecast and plan your stay around it.
Overall, if I could visit Japan again, I WOULD. Excellent transportation, good food, friendly people.
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Pause the video and subscribe I’m waiting welcome back to the channel so now um I’m in Hiroshima I just got here now it took about 2 and 1 half hours on the train from Kyoto pretty smooth Journey one thing I did though I didn’t reserve a seat on the Jr line and that’s
Because I wanted to see how flexible it was I know it sounds silly but I just really wanted to you know understand like what the restrictions were so if you don’t have a reservation you will not be allowed to see on any empty seats on the res in the reserve section so I
Have a green card which is meant to be the first class ticket but even with that I wasn’t allowed to stay in the first class section so bear that in mind if you have the Jr card and it’s a green one you can’t you would have to sit in
The unreserved section which is the ordinary seats the blue one I showed earlier in the um in the previous Vlog so I had to stand throughout the train journey which wasn’t too too bad cuz I just wanted to you know take in the view as well
Well I was kind of forced to it wasn’t too bad I didn’t mind it so yeah I’ve checked into the hotel now I’m in the nest hotel in Hiroshima um I’m going to be here I was originally meant to be here for three nights but I decided to
Do two nights here and then um do one night in Nara cuz I really wanted to go I want to go to Nar Park and like really explore the Nara area without having to rush back you know and so far from what I’ve seen I’m kind of glad I did that
Cuz yeah so far so far I mean I’ve been here 2 seconds and I can already tell Hiroshima is might not be my vibe I think people mostly come here for the history which I’m going to try to do a tour tomorrow um I did try to book a
Walking tour but there like 6 months wait 6 months for a Walkin tour so I don’t know um I’m going to try do my own um exploring tomorrow now it’s 5:00 p.m. so so I’m not going to do any late night exploring today especially in that area
I don’t know just for my again Japan is safe but just for my extra Safety and Security I won’t be going out I won’t be staying out too late so yeah I’m going to take a walk around my where my hotel is and yeah see what Hiroshima is saying
Oh also tomorrow I want to there’s a place I saw on Instagram which is an hour away from here I know I’ve not been using my Jr pass my Jr passed really well so I’m going to go to that place it’s uh about an hour and a half on the
Train which isn’t too bad so I’m going to go tomorrow um I’ll let you guys know what it’s called and yeah good morning so I am currently on my way out for the day but I’ve stopped for breakfast at the train station I know guys the train station
Food is actually really good so look I’m having this pastries they’re more Danish pastries and just the Coffee well a mocha I’ve got about 30 minutes actually no I’ve got 45 minutes before my train but I need to eat this in like 30 minutes and dip I think the only thing to do in hoshima really is to go to the atomic um site which I’ll
Probably do tomorrow morning yeah well where I’m going is called the f fuk fuk Buddha it’s the sleeping Buddha I’ll obviously take you guys along with me um and yeah so I’m going to quickly devour this breakfast and head Off [Applause] so guys I’m at um noun in and behind me is the Buddha statue so I um such a big like scul should I call it a sculpture but people have been going there praying and it’s so like I got a bit emotional I
Don’t know why um I went inside so you you can go inside and Grant a wish for like 500 yen so you only you only allowed one which um I did um go inside so you get in there and there’s someone there to explain to you what to do so
You just pray and like um in the head bit of the Buddha so you’re inside the Buddha but the head and where the heart is can’t explain it but yeah it was such a um yeah it was a nice experience um what every year anyways now that’s done
I’m going to head out to the next bit the weather is terrible today though [Applause] Wow oh thank you so now that I’m done here I’m going to head back to hirosima and yeah explore Hiroshima a bit more before I head out to Nara tomorrow morning yeah there you go massive all right let’s go this weather it’s really like English weather what the what is going
On there oh I forgot to say there are different sections to this um place so you’ve got the Buddha here and there’s other like I want to call it Hindu gods I don’t want to say the wrong thing so I’m not offending anyone but you really have to be here to experience it
Is unexplainable um I’m going to go bye finally made it back to Hiroshima I’m now on the queue for some economy Yaki first time trying this well if I get to try it at the end of we’ll see Foreign [Applause] spee Morning guys so I’m just walking through the atomic Dome site and reading the stories of the survivors of the bombin it’s such an emotional um thing I think if you’re if you ever come to Japan and you have the time just take a day out and visit Hiroshima it’s so beautiful
But also to understand sort of the history behind you know what happened here it’s quite quite special I’ll Say just walking through the peace park now where you’ve got um you can see there the fire I think it’s for um the remembrance of the people that past also one thing I was going to say if you’ve got time definitely get on the boat cruise to Mia jamama it’s quite
Nice and Scenic I didn’t get to do it but um somebody I met on the trip managed to do it and seemed really cool so I’ve just got to Nara um Nara station and I’m waiting for the transfer van to take me to the um National Park cuz that’s where I’ll be
Spending the Night after a long day traveling I’ve just checked in and I’m going to show you guys my room quickly talk about the proper Japanese experience this is my bed TV and the view of the park this is sick I’m guessing this is where I’ve be I’ll be sleeping And bathroom toilet standard and just my big ass [Applause] suitcase Hey guys s i got this well excuse the ey mask I just need to deep off cuz your girl is tired okay you should be able to see me now yes so I decided to come early so I can you know go see the days and you know enjoy the experience cuz
One thing i’ I’ve been doing on this trip is going somewhere for like an hour and then dip so I want to be able to you know I want to be able to yeah spend enough time so that’s why I came here and I also wanted to experience this
Beautiful traditional Japanese style oh excuse my I’m having some fruit um yeah I wanted to experience what the traditional Japanese style you know home Hotel I don’t know what to call this um looks like so yeah I’ve took this one off the list so yeah now I’m excited um
So yeah that’s the plan for tomorrow morning do that and then um head to Osaka which is the final stop I know planal stop on this trip as Saka and then back to Tokyo and obviously I fly out from Tokyo so yeah um Nara what’s Nara like n Nara is really quiet it’s
More like a village it’s um quieter I mean I nearly got run over by a deer so I’m in proper Countryside it’s smaller but there’s still a lot of like people around and I’ve got Starbucks so I don’t know I feel like Starbucks is almost um it’s almost an indication that you’re
In I don’t know where I was going with that point but anyways long story short it’s nice and quiet smaller than you know the other cities that I’ve been to and yeah it’s pretty yeah decent but tomorrow morning that’s tomorrow’s tomorrow morning’s agenda 7:00 a.m. I’ll
Be up and I’ll start exploring RS so and I’ll be bringing you guys along with me H guys this is the cheapest accommodation I’ve stayed in my whole state in Japan and it has one of the best services to be fair all the customer service I’ve received so far in Japan
Has been topnotch but this one it’s another level literally like these ladies at the reception they were so nice they spoke really good English they were very helpful and yeah it’s just mindblowing so I would recommend if you’re coming to Nara definitely consider staying at the n Nara um what’s
It called Nara Visitor Center and in it’s cheap and it’s beautiful I obviously you get a traditional style um place I think they even I think they’ve even got a bath house downstairs so I’ll see what time that is open and if I can get footage of it I’ll show you
Otherwise I’ll just put a picture from the internet but yeah so far I’m I’m liking it here for yeah for nothing I would recommend booking in advance if you’re going to consider staying here because it tends to um sell out quickly like they’re limited spaces in the in
But um I was lucky to get one so all right um I’m going to eat my fruits now and call it a night so take care guys and I’ll see you in the morning oh you guys are so cute oh my God it’s happening you like food aren’t you some Yes thank You so I’m now leaving Nara I’m on my way to oaka H I’ve enjoyed staying here here so now I’m ready for the next [Applause] adventure we are in Osaka let me show you guys my view cuz it’s cute okay you can’t really see anything but let’s go out shall we where am I going now this sun is in my eye I like oh my I need to get changed
Cuz it’s a bit chilly now and then head out there so much to do in a second let’s goash Shashi yeah let’s see Thank you like rice wine that’s our tradition beer something like that you know a Little Good morning so it is a windy day here in Osaka I’m currently at Osaka castle and behind me you can see the castle there you can actually go inside but um there’s a very long queue and I don’t think I’m willing to cure for that the
Only thing I’m willing to queue for in aaka is food but I’m sure it’s very pretty on the inside it costs about 600 yen to go in so and it’s open from 9: to 5:00 p.m. so I recommend if you want to go in come early okay so you can get a
Good view but on the from the top I can actually see people standing so I yeah think you get an incredible view of the city from there oh I’m going to be exploring the city by foot not um the views from above it’s pretty and you’ve got the beautiful gardens not that one
But there all right let me take my photos and explore the garden Fore That hey guys so I am now on my way I’m done kind of exploring like the city center it’s too busy for me you guys have seen like how many people are there it’s packed I thought Tokyo was packed but Osaka seems to be taking the cake so far
Um now I’m off to so I just put on on Google best sushi around me and this is what Google recommended um we’re about to find out if it’s really the best we’ll see how good it is I’ll let you guys know by the end and how much it
Cost as well cuz on the thing the prices seem the prices seemed like is it had like three lound signs so we’ll see if it’s worth the price and if it’s expensive or if it’s good but yeah I am looking forward to it to think I’ve actually been here nearly two weeks now
And I’ve not had sushi have I had sushi no no I haven’t had sushi so I’m about to be um Sushi out let’s Go yeah thank you After just finished dinner it was good like the sushi was was so fresh that’s like it was so thick as well like it wasn’t those thinly sliced ones it was proper like meaty if I could put it that way I enjoyed it I am stuffed Now by
Early to go back um to the hotel it’s only like 6:15 now so I’m going to go to a rooftop bar why is my shirt going like that anyways yeah I’m going to 4040 rooftop bar now um to let’s try out the drinks cuz so far all I’ve had is plum
Wine and it’s been really good so stick to what you know hey I’m ke on trying something else um something different from sake and um what what else have I been having so you so yeah let’s go get some cocktails Maybe Good morning guys it is my last day in Osaka so yesterday I got back and literally conked out cuz I was meant to have one cocktail and I ended up having four but yeah I’m on holiday today so that’s a loud and now it’s a full- on
Eating day and exploring day it is raining the weather is absolutely disgusting but it’s fine um I’m going to grab some pancakes now at a happy pancake and then I’m going to go get some ton katsu which the lovely guy downstairs in my hotel recommended so
Going to try that out and yeah I’m going to the ramen Museum today and where else am I going oh and to the oaka museum so I was going to carry this camera but it’s raining and yeah that’s the logistics is just long so I’m going to
Leave it behind and I’ll probably use my phone to Vlog yeah so let us go and I shall see you guys Soon um see spee foreign spe oh this little thing thank thank You Bye for Spee B morning guys came back into Tokyo yesterday it is officially my last day in Japan hey fever well yesterday was my last pool day I fly back today to uh London um it’s been such a good trip and I’m sad this obviously come to an end but
You know like they say good things come to an end sorry I’m just doing my eyebrows yesterday what did I do yesterday I went to team Labs which is um where you see all this movable arts and quite a futuristic experience team Labs plan it was such a beautiful experience like I
Enjoyed it I’ll definitely recommend going there and if you do go there please do not not wear long trousers long dresses cuz you will get wet cuz the experience you have to like go in with your feet bare for by the way and um yeah walk around you have to walk on
Water you walk on like different thing I put obviously I put clips of what it looks like and yeah so that’s why my skirt was very tiny I wore the shortest skirt ever um so yeah that was such an experience and I’m kind of glad I didn’t
Take my camera with me cuz that would have lowy ruined the experience for me cuz I be so focused on vlogging than actually experiencing it so yeah hence why I’ll be I I use my phone to take most of the footage you’ve seen um so
Yeah like I said do not go there wearing a long dress or long bloody skinny jeans cuz you will get wet um you want to wear for ladies you want to wear a dress that’s maybe to your knees cuz there’s another experience where you actually
Walk in water that for me went up to my knee level and I’m quite tall so if if you’re shorter than me okay I did that yesterday and then I went to dinner at the best I keep saying everything is the best in Tokyo but that in Japan but
Every the food was so good like I don’t know but anyways I went to Han dero restaurant and you want to book that in advance they don’t take walk-ins like and I’m glad I did that I booked it like 3 weeks ago so actually I booked it
Before I came to Japan I went there and the food was amazing service was good like I actually I don’t have any complaints I’m not complained about service once in Japan which is a positive um came back to my hotel and went to the rooftop so the hotel I’m
Staying at the gate hotel is so nice um so a lot of places like where you want to see the view of Tokyo you usually have to book in advance so like Tokyo Sky Tree or yeah Shibuya Sky Tree as well the sky sky places you have to book
Well in advance to be able to um experience it from the rooftop but I thought you know what you can do it for Less you don’t have to pay anything just stay in a hotel that’s got a rooftop bar period and that’s it so I did that last
Night and I liked it I enjoyed the view cuz there wasn’t like too many people in your um space actually I was the only one on the rooftop and I still got to see like the amazing view of Tokyo from where I’m staying at so yeah uh that was
Nice and so I’m going to check out soon but before I check out I’m staying close to the to one of those temples I think it’s called s SOI um and I might be wrong so I’m just going to the temple that’s close to my hotel now and I’m
Going to go to I want to try on a kimono I’ve been saying this since I got here but I doubt I’ll be able to do it like I’ll I’ll give it a goal second let’s unleash the forehead so yeah I’m just going to go um
Shopping now I want to go get matcha for my friends and what else do I want to get just some last minute bits and Bobs but yeah that’s where I’m going you can see it in the distance um that one there that one I want to go there and
Yeah explore Tokyo for the last time before I head back to the UK tonight my flight is at like 11:00 p.m. so I still got a bit of time just just a little bit ni thank you so much thank you I’m definitely going to be the last
One to board this flight anyways it’s been fun it’s time for the next adventure congratulations you made it to the end of the Vlog so I am currently in Finland I’m waiting on my next fly to London so I just F close out the Vlog here I mean
There’s not much to see anyways but thanks for coming on this journey to Japan with me I had a great time I hope you guys had a great time watching it if you have any other questions that I may not answer in the other video just put
It down below and I’ll be sure to answer and yeah what else as always I have another trip coming soon yeah so stay tuned that one’s going to be fun as well it’s another um interesting trip I’ll say get ready but yeah all right that’s it that’s done I’m
Done rambling now but thanks for watching and I will see you guys in the next one stay safe