Rural Japan in Summer | Tateshina & the Venus Line — A Slow Highland Drive

Rural Japan in Summer | Tateshina & the Venus Line — A Slow Highland Drive

Two days of healing in the highlands of Tateshina, Shinshu, wrapped in the fresh green of early summer 🌿
Day 1 takes us to the mystical Mishaka Pond and Oshidori-kakushi Falls, followed by a stroll around Lake Tateshina.
Tonight’s stay is a historic inn, Tateshina Shinyu Onsen, founded in 1926 ♨️

On Day 2, the star of the trip
the Venus Line: a 76km scenic road running from Tateshina to Utsukushigahara, which we take slowly, savoring the sky-high drive and a walk across the highlands ♪✨

📕 Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:28 Mishaka Pond
2:32 Oshidori-kakushi Falls
5:03 Tousenbou Suguridaira
7:08 Lake Tateshina
8:55 Tateshina Shinyu Onsen (est. 1926)
14:44 Venus Line
15:30 Lake Shirakaba
16:50 Mt. Kurumayama
19:26 Korobokkuru Hütte
20:58 Nikko-kisuge Lilies at Kurumayama-kata
23:00 Yashimagahara Marsh
25:31 Utsukushigahara & Mt. Ushibuseyama
27:24 oute & Access

📍 Places We Visited
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Mishaka Pond
https://maps.app.goo.gl/j2ukNoqpntCFCk7L7
Oshidori-kakushi Falls
https://maps.app.goo.gl/W9LJFYHHtEHosXtn9
Tousenbou Suguridaira
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EanFDnqLTog6f31U8
Lake Tateshina
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KsWxfqYrBtmkyXHi6
Tateshina Shinyu Onsen
https://maps.app.goo.gl/p8zSyzd2aYM5jGib6
Lake Shirakaba
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RPnZ89eABHHwTy2t9
Mt. Kurumayama
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z5AeijbgFU8PYePT6
Korobokkuru Hütte
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jtwaknUw5um18CcHA
Yashimagahara Marsh
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fLfo9tbCtS69Vxwo8
Mt. Ushibuseyama
https://maps.app.goo.gl/aoxSLi1GgbsEnSES7
Utsukushigahara Kogen
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1uZesAg4vwfyWG6E9
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🏨Tateshina Shinyu Onsen
https://www.tateshina-shinyu.com/

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