2025 Japan：Hidatakayama and Kusathu Onsen / A time-slip view
Today’s tour will take you to Hida Takayama, a tourist destination lined with Edo period townhouses, and Kusatsu Onsen, famous for its Yubatake hot springs. Hida Takayama, located in Gifu Prefecture, is about a four-hour drive from Tokyo Station. The details of the trip are in the description, so don’t forget to subscribe and click the like button. Alternatively, it is a 12-minute walk from JR Takayama Station, and can be reached in about four hours by Shinkansen and limited express train. Beautiful yukatas for families are available for sale. Chocolate, Nutella butter, strawberry, nuts, matcha, caramel, tiramisu and chestnut. At this shop, you can watch through the glass window as they make a wide variety of cookies. This is the first time I’ve seen cookies that thick. This is a sake shop where you can find your favorite sake using the coin-operated sake dispenser, and taste sake and Hida beef. They also have sake cosmetics. The summery fan and glass carp give a cool feeling. This is a Takayama specialty, a talisman called Sarubobo, which means baby monkey in Hida dialect. Sarubobo is said to have been named after its red face and body, which resembles that of a baby monkey. What was originally a charm for the nobility has since spread to the common people. Sarubobo keychains and ice cream are popular. You can see many beckoning cats in the town. Apparently there is a famous beckoning cat artist in Hida Takayama. In recent years, many tourists have been taking photos on the nostalgic green and red bridge. There is a large wooden carving of an eel. Japanese people have a tradition of eating eel to prevent summer fatigue. I’m looking for a gohei mochi shop. I found a shop! Gohei mochi is a local dish found in Gifu Prefecture, Nagano, and Aichi. It’s made by mashing cooked non-glutinous rice, skewering it, and baking it after coating it with a miso or soy sauce-based sauce. It’s soy sauce flavored, and tastes similar to a less sweet mitarashi dango. The deserted streets make you feel like you’ve traveled back in time. The Hida region is famous for its crafts made by carving yew trees with carving knives. The next morning, we got up early and headed to Miyagawa Morning Market. I found a very large torii gate near the market. It was cloudy, but the morning sun was beautiful. We’ve arrived at the morning market. Wow! This shop offers samples of wasabi-flavored snacks, mountain jellyfish, dried fruit, dried plums, candied ginger, clams, and wood ear mushrooms! Ah, they all look so delicious. They sell pickled radishes and red turnips, as well as fresh vegetables, and locals come to buy them. Takoyaki is Osaka’s soul food, but it is also popular with foreign tourists all over Japan. Oh,Please take a look at these！ The small green grains are Japanese pepper, Sansho pepper. If you’re looking for Japanese-style accessories, this is the place to go. We leave the morning market and head to Takayama Station. Many stores close at 5pm, so I was glad to be able to see stores I couldn’t see yesterday. This is a family crest made of a single piece of wood. Most Japanese people have a family crest like thiese. Next, we will move to Kusatsu Onsen. The traffic lights are gone and water is gushing out of manholes. My car is in danger of being submerged, so I move on the next morning. On the morning of the second day, we headed to Kusatsu Onsen. It takes about 3 hours from Tokyo Station by car or train such as the Shinkansen. The Yubatake, the symbol of Kusatsu Onsen, is the source of hot spring water, from which 4,000 liters gush out every minute. You will be overwhelmed by the powerful smell of sulfur and the steam. Kusatsu has seven main hot springs, and the Yubatake is centered around one of them, the Shirahata hot spring. Can you see the hot springs bubbling up? Hot spring water at a temperature of about 95 degrees flows through wooden channels called yudoi in the Yubatake. The yudoi is 50 meters long and exposes hot water to air, allowing it to cool naturally to 50-60 degrees, causing the formation of crystals of hot spring ingredients called yunohana (hot spring deposits). Once the hot spring water has cooled naturally to an appropriate temperature, it is supplied to inns and baths. We arrived at the free foot bath hot spring. Ah, it feels so good. The water temperature is just right. Please bring a towel to dry your feet. Here you can see the traditional Kusatsu Yumomi show. Gunma’s local potato chips are flavored with stewed offal, a Gunma specialty. It has a rich, fragrant taste. Did you enjoy today’s tour? I hope you have many good things to do today. See you again soon.
Embark on a journey through Japan’s tradition and nature!
In this 8-minute video, we explore the charming streets of Hida Takayama in Gifu Prefecture and the soothing hot springs of Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture.
Discover Hida Takayama’s historic old town, vibrant morning markets, and mouthwatering Hida beef.
Then, relax at Kusatsu Onsen’s iconic Yubatake and indulge in its healing hot springs. Experience the beauty of Japan’s culture and seasons in this unforgettable trip. Watch until the end for the full adventure!
🔴Hida Takayama
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Miyagawa Morning Market
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🔗https://www.asaichi.net/language/english.html
♨️Kusathu Onsen
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🟠Kusatsu Traditional Yumomi Show
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🔗https://www.kusatsu-onsen.ne.jp/netsunoyu/
♨️Hot Spring Ticket
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00:00 Introduction
00:15 Hida Takayama in Gifu Prefecture
03:44 Miyagawa Morning Market
05:23 Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma Prefecture
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