Exploring the Kiso Valley in Nagano

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In this video, I was hired by a promotional agency in Nagoya to visit Nagano prefecture, a mountainous, landlocked prefecture in the center of Honshu. This area is famous for its cypress trees, which have been used since ancient times to construct buildings such as shrines, temples, castles, and everyday items such as lacquered items. The area has incredibly beautiful nature as well.
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If you’re interested in visiting any of the places that I visited in this video,
you can find the details here:
Shintaki Falls: goo.gl/maps/KwJE6ntQJX5fFko4A
Shirakawa Ice Pillars: goo.gl/maps/ZyYKHb3jSM22nGKZ7
Komorebi no Yu Hot Springs: goo.gl/maps/YV9DrEbtfNkFuqZL9
Restaurant Kawai: goo.gl/maps/WwG1hyDnWzf2Yyme9
Nakazen Sake Brewery: goo.gl/maps/tBK89SVSsFjVFAcw6
Narai-juku: goo.gl/maps/9Yg6q27kySNzBrUx7
Maruyoshi Kosaka Wood & Urushi Works: goo.gl/maps/xRCzP4RSY6XT4CRA7
Ontake Shrine: goo.gl/maps/Cnnkg6N6Nf6w6gmQ6
I spent the night at Ontake Kyukamura: goo.gl/maps/Qoj39aZWcSh8RChF8
The Nakasendo Trilogy:
1. (Narai-juku and Kiso-Fukushima) • Exploring the Kiso Val...
2. Tsumago-juku • Visiting Tsumago, a Me...
3. Inuyama Castle • The Last Original Japa...
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@michaelsmith7193 2 жыл бұрын

I love these episodes on the history and culture of Japan - can’t wait for the next two installments! Thank you!

@xXJennifercXx 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate it when onsen managers give youtubers permission to film inside the hot springs. Otherwise, we would have to go grab a ticket to Japan to find out haha

@TimParker 2 жыл бұрын

Such an interesting video, can't wait for the next two!

@ronin_9 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos give me peace. Thank you Quinlan

@mew2599 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful. Thanks Quinlan

@kurofune.uragabay 2 жыл бұрын

Snow-clad Japanese cedar & cypress forest, gorgeous frozen waterfalls, thumb up. Review of local cuisine, onsen, another thumb up. Oh, wait... 🙄

@FlexxenRandomPlaces 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of when I bought hand-crafted chopsticks from a really old vendor in Narai! I wish I had more time to visit Kiso valley, especially to visit the lesser known small towns 😁

@Kenko_4 2 жыл бұрын

Nagano is definitely on my list of areas to visit next time I go to Japan. I appreciate you showing a variety of aspects of the area and will be sure to try them out when in the area. Looking forward to the following videos in this series! Thank you

@grenm9 2 жыл бұрын

It's so interesting seeing so much history in just one town in japan

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah- these little post towns on the Nakasendo are just overlfowing with history!

@manfredmarschik 2 жыл бұрын

Danke!

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you soooo much! Appreciated!

@InakaAdventure 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I was just in Nagano to see the snow monkeys, one of my favorite places in Japan, love the snow, geothermal mountains and wilderness there

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! I need to explore more of Nagano. Still so many places that I have yet to visit!

@kentatakei6199 2 жыл бұрын

Love winter Nagano! Thank you for the great video as always!!

@VerhoevenSimon 2 жыл бұрын

It's so nice to see that some of these old towns are managing to survive!

@kammymarie13 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so excited for this series! I just adore these tiny inaka towns with so much history. I know the culture is slowly disappearing from these places with all the attention on bigger towns and cities so I think it’s so important to document and share it with people all around the world ☺️

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love this area and these little post towns as well! I think you'll like the next one in Tsumago, it's such a beautiful town!

@kammymarie13 2 жыл бұрын

@@GoNorthJapan I'm looking forward to it!!

@chrstopherblighton-sande2981 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely video and what beautiful places! Nature, history, spirituality, food, local crafts and you! A perfect mix. I'm really looking forward to parts 2 and 3.

@shizuru-2809 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this this place looks amazing

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

It really is amazing!

@carrerlluna66 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful episode. Thanks.

@HeatherHalavais 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Q! I love learning the history of the post towns. My favs were the frozen falls and the temple on the hill. Beautiful scenery and great interviewing skills! Love it all! Great job! :-)

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, those were my favorite locations as well!! Thanks!

@chibacat1234 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this! Looking forward to watching the next videos of this place in Nagano!

@TheAntinowherelane 2 жыл бұрын

I love this area. Rode the train from Matsumoto to Nagoya during fall 🍁 colors were incredible!

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I've never been there in the fall. That sounds amazing!!

@EllenHiller 2 жыл бұрын

That was blooming amazing! Thank you!

@garbagemancole2554 2 жыл бұрын

I just woke up and saw the notification. Always gotta click when Quinlan uploads, it's a rule.

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@andresmc2996 2 жыл бұрын

soo much interesting information in just 14 min video

@raruteam 2 жыл бұрын

That soba looks so good, my favorite part of the video, of course everything else was good as well but that part was the best for me haha.

@Nynke_K 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! And really nice to see more of the culture of the area, instead of just one street and a shrine!

@eliokazaki 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Nagano is an amazing area and it has a lot of history to discover. I definitely go and explore the area with all that beautiful nature.

@xenawarriorhousewife2115 2 жыл бұрын

That waterfall was just breathtaking even half frozen .. bring on the next two .

@fxyd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking us on a tour of such stunning scenery

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!

@QueenToken 2 жыл бұрын

Super excited for this series!!

@karenburman6787 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you down my neck of the woods! Interesting and informative video. I especially loved that lacquerware place. Nakasendo really does have some beautiful old towns. If you go back to Kiso Fukushima again make sure to visit Kurumaya. It’s a really old historic soba restaurant over 300 years old. Bet you’re off to Magome Tsumago next :)

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah,. the next video is in Tsumago!

@Itami95 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I have walked the popular Tsumago to Magome and explored those two postal towns but would love to see more. Looking forward to the next part.

@kostadinb 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning ! Thanks Quinlan BTW, try Bulgarian Yogurt, it is the best and we are very proud of it.

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

I love Bulgarian yogurt! It's actually quite popular in Japan!

@kostadinb 2 жыл бұрын

@@GoNorthJapan I know :) If you make another cooking video someday, please show what yogurt You buy.

@Cambesa 2 жыл бұрын

what a beautiful area!

@darkforest6811 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Very professional and gorgeous scenery, subbed!

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome!

@hollyw. 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Quinlan! In fact, I enjoy all your adventures. Nagano looks like a beautiful place to visit. Hope some day to visit there. Thanks for taking us along.

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming!

@Don_Rodrigo44 2 жыл бұрын

dude this video was great took whats already great abt your videos and amplified it up a few notches

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@user-tt5wo2nj2l 2 жыл бұрын

地元を紹介してくれてありがとうございます！

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

見てくれてありがとうございます！

@RobbC. 2 жыл бұрын

Super informative. Always great to hear your history lessons and I like anything to do with the Nakasendo. As a keen hiker I hope to do the trail one day. Thanks for the tips! :)

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah- I really want to go back and walk a long portion of it. This time of course there was something of a schedule so I was jumping from place to place, but when I can I want to just go back and spend a week or so walking!

@JennRugg 2 жыл бұрын

your videos are so relaxing and enjoyable to watch.

@Pogue4 2 жыл бұрын

Just a wonderful Video

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it!

@authormichellefranklin 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful ❤️

@WindCat64 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I deffinitely have to visit when I get to go to Japan ♥. Thank you for sharing 🙂.

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@etherdog 2 жыл бұрын

Good job, Quinlan! It seems like every couple of months some regional tourist board has a bunch of YTers feature their areas--how did you get contacted? It would be nice to see a behind-the-scenes video of how this works and how much you get out of it, both monetarily and in driving eyeballs to your channel.

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, that's an interesting idea. More long-form things like that I may put into a podcast format, as it's easier to describe things in detail that way. I'm working on doing an experimental podcast starting from next month just for Patreon, and if that goes well and the workload isn't too crazy I'll make a public feed as well.

@Slewenski 2 жыл бұрын

wow...that was soo beautiful. I remeber the icefalls but you saw so many more great things I looove those old traditional wooden houses and I think I need like a yearlong ticket for that onsen haha. Man I wish I could've tagged along and seen (with all senses :P (yes thinking of the food and sake lol)) it all too...so much Fernweh :( and you're spoiling us with so many videos right now hah! XD But i love it. Also, it is in an Area that i did intend to explore on my next trip so I'm really hoping I can pick up some good tips assuming that my plans are not changed by you (and a few other youtubers) constantly uploading such really really cool things about the north i keep wanting to visit, too D': sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't just aim at shorter but more often occuring trips to japan. *whines around some more* we need teleportation invented...NAO!

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when do we get portal guns?!! Or a Doraemon-style "dokodemo door" ...!

@jayphillips4942 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this with us!!! Love the history lessons please keep it up!!!

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@FSVR54 2 жыл бұрын

Love it man. Japan has so much beautiful nature. Would love to do all these hikes one day

@casingena1985 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Quinlan. I loved the nakasendo highway when I visited in 2018. We only walked it for a day but the post towns and scenic forests made it a wonderful memory. Can’t wait to watch the next 2 in the series.

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think you'll like the next one in Tsumago (that I'll publish in 1 week). Such a beautiful place!

@casingena1985 2 жыл бұрын

@@GoNorthJapan fantastic that was one of the post towns we visited! Looking forward to it!

@Itami95 2 жыл бұрын

Those soba noodles looked delicious 🤤

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

They were!

@igornagase7355 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job!!!!!

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@frankbaird8645 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video. Might want to post links to the other two videos in this miniseries. Or did I miss them?

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, I'll add that to the description of all three videos.

@ThinkHarder 2 жыл бұрын

have you ever seen an angry Quinlan, neither did i

@RitsukoKotoha Жыл бұрын

So beautiful! Is it suitable to hike between tsumago and magome part of nakasendo in February

@GoNorthJapan Жыл бұрын

Yeah- you could do it with warm clothing and boots!

@SparkFromWithin 2 жыл бұрын

I am sort of sad that I started watching before the other two parts were released. 😅

@Baruk107 8 ай бұрын

Where do people find accommodation in the Kiso valley? No listings on Airbnb or Booking

@jayphillips4942 2 жыл бұрын

Hope this gets to you, heard about the earthquake, know you are way inland but hope everything and you are ok!!!

@GoNorthJapan 2 жыл бұрын

I'm fine, thanks! Was quite a shake though! Bunch of stuff fell off shelves..

@cardian182 Жыл бұрын

Cool video ! which month was that?

@GoNorthJapan Жыл бұрын

I think this was in March.