🏔🌾 solo trip to ohara, kyoto 🌾🏔 || 2D1N itinerary & day trip from kyoto || japan travel vlog

🏔🌾 solo trip to ohara, kyoto 🌾🏔 || 2D1N itinerary & day trip from kyoto || japan travel vlog

[Music] [Laughter] [Music] this is the final stop [Music] [Music] hi guys today we are at ohhara i literally only just booked my acoms 1 hour ago i think the main highlight of ohhara is eating the fresh food made from the ingredients grown in the countryside and also the real and also the vibe you know the vibe the vibe we are headed to kirin which is a buffet they supposedly use only local o’hara ingredients to make all of their dishes [Music] summer table [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] guys the buffet was so good i felt that it really brought out the flavors of each ingredient you got to try this place when you come [Music] [Music] there you go [Music] oh my gosh this a free tea shop [Music] hi [Music] okay i got slammed it wasn’t just like free tea they were actually samples and then i actually ended up buying something because the auntie was so nice and then she said that she likes singaporeans so i felt like i should play my part and be a nice friendly singaporean and continue to let her like people from singapore but anyway the shiso soup was really good [Music] [Music] guys oh is so beautiful i think i haven’t been in a place that’s so surrounded by mountains i’m not up the mountains i’m ground level but surrounded by mountains in all directions we are here ohara no [Music] this is the room it’s really small there’s only a product the bedding here are all self-service here are the instructions for how to make the bed okay we can do this later i have changed into my yukata i just need to wear the outer coat it is actually very thick and furry inside and i can head to the onen now time to go i’m back from the onen let’s set up the bed i think this is the metals oh my gosh this is heavy oh my god this is really heavy next put bed sheets on the futon now i want to go for dinner cuz i’m hungry dinner is be so hot [Music] okay it’s time to sleep i haven’t figured out what else we’re going to do tomorrow but we will see [Music] today we’re just going to chill around ohara i’m going to catch like a 30 minute nap and then we’ll go out and explore the area and shops [Music] we are here [Music] i wasn’t intending to visit this place but i walked past the door and then i saw these you know wow [Music] this is an ad for the hotel the ads are also ravaged by time and another shrine she say inari she see oh my god whatever she see whatever shine let’s go [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] i swapped this cheesecake with pickles and i couldn’t resist trying i’m so excited to get a cheese sauce vinegar [Music] heat [Music] heat [Music] [Music] this is the view from the bridge oh my gosh look at the golden rice field i’m declaring that i love bakara i love this place i love this town just in case anyone wants to know where this is is this place i can’t read it either [Music] we are now reaching the next destination which is that building we are here [Music] you give me the candy yourself look at the cookies [Music] oh waff look at these yums sweet potato this is ginger this is carrot this is pete my gosh then there’s also these pop balls [Music] i thought it was going to be like a quick pit stop to see what they have but there was so many bakes and i just couldn’t resist i ended up spending €60 here we should support farmers and small businesses right we’re headed to our last stop which is a pickled tempura place i was supposed to go there for lunch but somehow it’s already 4:15 i don’t know where the time went and they closed at 5 so we really need to rush i don’t want to get there and then they tell me it’s already past the last order i want to visit the ponu shop but i’ve got no time i think one of the good things about optara is that the attractions are very walkable also there are interesting shops peppered along the way so even though you’re walking from point a to point b you don’t feel bored and there’s always a shop to pop into which is also why i’m so late to my lunch place [Music] didn’t make it at least the bus is here

i took a solo trip to ohara: an under-the-radar countryside village just 1 hour from kyoto!
spent 2 days soaking in onsens, discovering the most beautiful temples and shrines, and eating lots of fresh local produce (including their specialty: pickled vegetables 🥒)

01:04 Kirin (buffet featuring local produce)
02:33 Sanzen-in temple
05:28 Ohara no sato (where I stayed)
08:35 Ichiyosha Base Cafe
09:14 Nenbutsu-ji Templte
09:37 Shusse Inari Shrine
10:18 Tsuji Shibazuke Honpo
11:01 Beautiful countryside views :’)