Nagano Vacation- Vlogging Jigokudani Monkey Park and Togakushi Shrine

Nagano Vacation- Vlogging Jigokudani Monkey Park and Togakushi Shrine

what up guys welcome back to my YouTube channel so this weekend I’m actually going on a trip to nugo here in Japan so I’m just going to take you guys around and show you guys everything that we do during our trip in Nana so yeah come along with us okay where are we headed guys go Nagano we’re headed out we’re on the fourth floor of a building getting on a bus no idea where we’re at but we’re heading to hey we’re in Tokyo so in our favorite rocket ship getting on the bus I’m might cuddle just me too guys we just got to the hotel and we found out we’re all sharing one bed this is quite literally the whole room guys this is like I’m ready to snuggle you guys so it’s going to be great and our little bathroom it’s going to be a great trip for show okay guys we slept here successfully last night and now we’re headed to see the snow monkey introduce yourself and say where we’re going hi I’m Risa yeah we know Risa we know me and we’re going to go see some snow keys I’m so excited hi I’m hry and we are going to we’re in nagana we’re in nagana we’re in nagana but we’re going to the mountains we’re going to the mountains to see snow monkeys oh yeah y hey guys we made it on the bus did we did it we got really worried because the first one filled up so we were like oh are we going to have to wait an hour but yeah definitely a learning lesson say [Music] hi okay guys we made it made we’re seeing some snow it’s also snowing it’s also snowing right now super light but this is going to be so fun we’re so excited monkeys guys there’s just a wild monkey on the street oh [Music] my okay guys so we both got little monkey lattes so cute and literally right when we got our lattes there was a monkey that just like came behind us it was so yeah there was a monkey just right over there but Cheers Cheers all right ladies how would we rate enza Cafe 10 out of 10 Dam you high I monkey in the wild so like for me I don’t know the provided that true true how would you rate the actual coffee and food the coffee okay apple pie was really good yeah I’ll give it like a nine nine n out of 10 um and it was 800 Yen for that yeah mhm it’s a little bit pricey yeah it was good yeah it’s like $6 and a coffee I mean cuteness I feel like gives it more points 12 out of 10 for cute 12 out of 10 for cute is crazy 10 I was drinking a monkey coffee with the monkey like with monkeys in the back I’m from Australia so I we have three coffee this is not bad but the cuteness the cuteness 10 out of 10 um would you come again yeah I would get this how cutie how cutie how cutie yeah I want to try some of the Fri chicken yeah we might come back here for lunch I got the chicken teriyaki egg wrap and it was it was really good yeah and the sauce that like goes on it so good although there wasn’t much chicken or maybe so Teryaki chicken with no chicken yeah it was a Teryaki chicken hold the chicken good maybe they’re out a chicken for the day yes it’s got to have some yeah yeah all right we’ll keep you updated when we see the actual monkeys oh yeah oh yeah [Music] guys look at this so pretty so pretty we’re on the trail where M at this is like one of her first times like seeing snow too has a pascal on his shoulder a pascal he has a pascal [Music] [Music] crazy okay guys we’re in line for the snow monkeys on so we’re cool [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] it’s little we made it how you liking it oh my God they’re adorable they’re so cute right so cute oh the monkeys are right behind y’all it’s a perfect shot just a little baby [Music] [Music] hey okay look at the monkeys monkeys crazy we [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] guys Rea found a man that’s crazy and they feel yappy yappy y yeah we’re just going to Snoop for a for a second going to see what they’re talking about I did not just full monkeys mingling in the monkey Park hi hi so many [Music] monkeys I’m lit all live hi guys so we are at Jude Connie something like that monkey Park I don’t know and there’s so many monkeys in the background guys this is so so it’s just right outside of nagana it’s so great it’s so great so great so great you want to shake it yeah shake it shake it shake shake it shake it shake it shake snow [Music] monkey you need to hold your hands [Laughter] still little monkey my monkey I think I might actually get this do it I like the magnet but it [Music] doesn’t made it back [Music] hi you guys are so kawaii [Music] kawaii [Laughter] bye hey guys we made it back to the hotel hey we’re back what up world it’s been a cracker of a day it’s been a cracker of day and I just think we need to talk about it cuz we didn’t get to talk about I might shy out from the toilet yeah yeah um okay so Raa get in here okay what all did we do today so you guys saw that we went to the snow monkey place what did you think of that um the snow monkeys was so funny you guys yeah I really enjoyed it and it was just so fascinating to see them in the wild there’s so many little baby monkeys they’re really cute and they would sometimes get like so close to you like you would be like taking a photo of a monkey and all of a sudden there’s like a monkey passing by your feet like literally inches away from you and you’re like whoa yeah you know um but yeah they were just like bathing themselves in like the onen and and um yeah and you just don’t see anything like that in America like just monkeys just out and about in the wild they’ll literally just run right beneath you bathing themselves so we did that that was about an hour bus ride from um where we’re at right now and then we went to a traditional Japanese Onsen for the very first time it was really we went to an Onsen which was really really cool we didn’t know what to expect well we thought that okay so onon you’re supposed to be naked but we thought we were finding an onson that you could wear your swimsuit to and it was like coed so you’re were like oh cool cool you know cuz like we were like you know we want to wear like our swimsuits and then um we get there and they’re like okay there’s an onent for just women and then an onent for just men no swimsuits allowed like it was like very clear like no swimsuits allowed and we were like all right guess we’re getting NY so um so yeah me and maheni got really close today they sure day yes so um just having a good old girl time you know just [Music] um yeah no we honestly actually like really did enjoy ourselves and it was so interesting to like um immerse ourselves in Japanese culture and like it was very obvious to see that this is very important to Japanese people is to like partake in this tradition of um of bathing yeah this is like a real thing here you know where and it’s just like everyone everyone was naked and you know kind of minding your own business trying not to look at other people’s stuff that they got going on you know yeah exactly you know you got yeah you said it yeah just like respectful but it was so relaxing so relaxing they just had so many different tubs where you got to soak in and one that had Jets and there was an outdoor one and um where we are right now it’s like really cold outside so the steam was just coming up outside there snow around it was really pretty it was really really yeah and they had a sauna too so you could just relax in the sauna um and we also like there was a spa upstairs so we went upstairs and got a massage yes we got Mass well uh me and maheni we did like a couple’s massage it was so fun CP massage um so which was like my first time doing like a couple with massage and we’re not a couple like uh we’re just like friends and she goes what do you mean um but yeah so we ended up uh you know getting like massages at the same time which was really nice and you know just kind of like relaxed our muscles you know uh just put us in a nice relaxed state of mind and you know moving to Japan has been such a jolt jolting experience it’s been a blessing but it’s definitely like there’s a lot that’s been going on so um just to kind of like take this time has been really nice you know nice massage getting NY at the onset and so then after the onset we um decided to walk back we were going to get food and on our way back we ran into well I’m very passionate about um like collecting records and you know because like I’m a 1950s gal um I’m ready for bed so like you know hair is out but like how you from how you usually see me but um and I was like guys there’s a record store and we were like walking past it and I was like and it was really late at night and I was like you think they’re open and then it was like oh we’re like trying to get food and then I was like okay and then I was like what and then we kind of like ended up like mosing on in and it was a Vibe it was a Vibe for sure yeah like we found hippie what H we should I don’t know where the business card is but yeah we went into this like hippie record store and they were like we were just kind of talking to them and they were like super like into us and thought we were just the coolest people but they were so cool and they had like a secret like party room and so then we went to where we thought was going to be a good spot for food but we like walked in and the waiter was like why are you here basically and then was like we only have one like menu item for food like okay and then um mahangi is like guys I don’t know where my phone is yeah we like sat down and she start freaking out and and we were like oh my gosh like what she say yeah yeah yeah she’s got ADHD and so and so we were like okay well I guess we need to retrace our steps yeah and so we just like sorry like we have to leave yeah and then the guy from the record store was literally like walking our direction we were like oh my gosh we’re like looking for last phone and he was like it’s literally on the side of the literally he was like oh I passed a phone like on the way here follow me and we’re like oh my gosh okay thank you um Japanese people are very like they just like mine their business like you know what I mean and they’re just such PL people like no one’s going to steal your stuff yeah so it was stolen we found the phone then he took us to like this really cool spot for food it was like really healthy and like really really yummy um and now we’re back and we’re ready for day two day two day two and I’m so excited literally 10 out of 10 day today like couldn’t have been better no it The Vibes were busting like it was such it was such a good day it was refreshing to the soul and honestly I needed a daylight today I’ve been like in a slump the past couple of days I was kind of talking to you about that and I was like I really just like need something like rejuvenating and honestly like this is exactly what I needed yeah yeah this is it mhm so it was awesome stay tuned for tomorrow oh yeah all right c y all tomorrow good morning world we are headed off to the toga cushi Shrine today so we’re at the bus stop just kind of chilling just waiting and we’re all hungry because we haven’t eaten anything today star yeah my belly is like hungry bellies but it’s supposed to be a really pretty temple with really old trees so yeah I’m so excited so we’ll see how it yeah hey guys so we are going to a soba noodle shop today actually um so at The Shrine soba noodles are very popular here and it’s one of the things that they’re famous for so yeah we are going to try some SOA noodles and I’ll keep you updated [Music] SOA noodle so noodle yeah slay so good amazing [Music] [Music] okay guys we ventured into toga toek cushi Shrine toek cushi Shrine yeah and we’ve been walking for I don’t know maybe like one two miles like we’re like deep in the mountain it feels like we’ve been walking a long time because like we have gone through ice patches and seen a million people fall down on the way here crazy it’s the truck has actually crazy but it’s beautiful y’all and like the trees are like over 800 years old we read beautiful the history here is incredible yeah thanks for joining

Join me on an epic adventure through Nagano, Japan!✨ In this vlog, I visit the famous Jigokudani Monkey Park, where I get up close with the adorable snow monkeys as they relax in hot springs! 🐒♨️ Then, I explore the mystical Togakushi Shrine, hidden deep in the mountains, known for its stunning torii gates and rich history. ⛩️🌲

From breathtaking winter scenery to unforgettable cultural experiences, this Nagano trip has it all! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more travel vlogs. 🚀

📍 Places Visited:
✅ Jigokudani Monkey Park 🐵♨️
✅ Togakushi Shrine ⛩️✨
✅ Local Nagano Eats 🍜🍡

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