Climbing Michelin’s Green Guide Japan recommended Mount Haguro, with cultural commentary by Kyota Ko

21 Comments

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   @jennsuicune 9 months ago

   Thank you for taking us with you to this nice visit 🥰🙏🏻. Everything is so beautiful. I hope I can go to a place like this or simply just to Japan some day.

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   @sphinxtheeminx 9 months ago

   Wonderful stuff. Japan is one of the most beautiful countries and, luckily, its people appreciate that.

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   @ivanmaverick1 9 months ago

   I felt that I was hiking while watching the video. Easy for me to connect since I did a couple of hiking and mountain climbing activities here in Mexico so far.
   I'll make sure to do this trail on my next visit in Japan, I'm sure :).
   Thank you very much, Kyota. Looking forward to buy Folk Tales of Japan.

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   @five-toedslothbear4051 9 months ago

   4:38 I’m patting myself on the back for having figured out the kanji at the beginning of the video. Oh my goodness, I want to be there so much. I love nature, and I love forests, and just looking at it so far into the video I am filled with warm fuzzies and a deep longing. This is what I want to go to Japan to see.

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   @fayechilcoat6019 9 months ago

   Enjoyed the trip! Very entertaining and informative Kyota-san!!

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   @TheRetroBrian 9 months ago

   Love your videos! Especially enjoyed this longer style video. You clearly have so much knowledge and insight, I hope you continue to share it with us!

   Also, will you ever come out with audiobook versions of your books? Your narration is great, and I think it’d be a great format since you’re such a good story teller!

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   @Cyclonus743 9 months ago

   I'm definitely putting this on my list of places i want to go

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   @AwkwardBirb 9 months ago

   This was so much fun! Thank you for bringing us along ❤

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   @becbell9982 9 months ago

   How could you not be in awe in that heavenly environment. Thank you for taking us with you and being our guide. I bet you were glad to have the rest stops along the way. I hope to make it there someday.

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    @jasonquigley5095 9 months ago

    Go Kyota Go!!!

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    @bradrickerby918 9 months ago

    This was brilliant 👏
    This now on my (ever increasing ) list.
    More of this please

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    @saulemaroussault6343 9 months ago

    I can’t travel because of my disability and material situation. BUT. So many nice people film their journeys nowadays ! It’s obviously not the same as being there, but it’s so much better than only seeing photos. The commentary was so interesting, thank you !!!
    Also, THANK YOU for having real subtitles.

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    @joannadare7602 9 months ago

    I did a week's trip around Tohoku in the summer, including Zao Onsen in Yamagata but I didn't make it to Haguro-san unfortunately. Darn it, I suppose it just means I'll have to go back! 😆

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    @icypalace2919 9 months ago

    One little issue with a small part of your commentary. It happens near the point when you are advising people to check beforehand where scenic location will fall along their train route and to reserve their seats accordingly. Then, you remind us that one should be polite to people they're traveling with by offering them the window seat with the comment about letting your "girlfriend" have the window seat. I just feel like that was not the best way to say it.

    You should've simply said "traveling companion" which would've been more inclusive of everyone. With that term, you could speak to the majority of people who either travel with friends or family or those travelling with colleagues in their professional or business capacities, as well as the "travelling with girlfriend" category. Using the term "travelling companions" would've been appreciated by the last category as well as the others because they'd feel included regardless of the gender or the number of the romantic associates they choose to bring along on the trip.

    I understand that "girlfriend this, girlfriend that" has become ubiquitous in the current internet lingo, but I personally feel that educational content should follow a higher, more inclusive and socially-sensitive standard of etiquette and be more audience-focused than those vlogs type content which, by its very nature, are supposed to be author-centric and can get away with lower standards of etiquette.

    I believe that, a lot of people including myself, would really appreciate it if you could keep a wider spectrum of people in mind when preparing your scripts. Such little improvements would make your videos even kinder and comfortable than they already are.

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    @TXFlyveon 9 months ago

    I loooove this video format! Really enjoyed watching this, hopefully I can visit that place irl someday 😢 Thank you!!

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    @NancyGnome 9 months ago

    Watched mostly because I saw 'mole' in the contents list 😂 love the cute little guy! And great commentary of your hike!

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    @Magi448 9 months ago

    One day…

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    @adamleonardgibbins7613 9 months ago

    Thanks for introducing such a beautiful place! An unrelated question: your backpack looks cool. Can you share the brand/name?

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    @tpham962 9 months ago

    Thank you.

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    @VirtuallyReality 8 months ago

    The cherry is Yamagata's famous food! If you go to Haguro San by car, from Yamagata city, you'll pass "Cherryland", and I won't explain what that is (they have ice cream).

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    @LadyLunarSatine 8 months ago

    Looks like an amazing place to bask in.

    I only recently learned that the moogles of Final Fantasy got their name as a portmanteau of 土竜 (mole) and 蝙蝠, (bat).