japan vlog ✈️ tokyo cherry blossoms, ghibli onsen town, hiking to monkeys, + cafe hopping 🎌

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Exploring parts of Japan that are usually skipped on people's first trip to Japan!! I really recommend adding something to your itinerary that isn't Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka/Nara if you are able to, and any of the locations I went to in this video would be really great, easy stopovers for a night or two 😇
My parents came to Japan to watch my graduate last week (video on that will be out later!) so of course we also had to do a bit of traveling! This is their second time to Japan so we skipped the normal stuff and tried to have a more low-key trip this time (well, we still ended up walking 15k steps a day lol)
I only vlogged about half of the trip because well...I didn't want to and it was rainy almost every day (SERIOUSLY!!) anyways which makes vlogging muccchhhhh harder 😅 Have you been to any of these places? What did you think? Let me know down below in the comments ❤️
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✈️ timestamps ✈️
0:00-3:36 tokyo cherry blossoms
3:37-5:42 shibu onsen
5:43-8:11 snow monkey park
8:12-10:57 matsumoto
10:58-13:27 nikko
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🎈Song : Daystar - AM5.00 /
🎈Song : Daystar - Daisy Fleabane /
🎈Song : Daystar - Cozy Cafe /
🎈Song : Daystar - SOSO /
japan vlog ✈️ tokyo cherry blossoms, ghibli onsen town, hiking to monkeys, + cafe hopping 🎌

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@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

I did basically no research on the monkey park but I knew it was popular with foreign tourists so tbh I expected it to be overrated but honestly it was really nice and not crowded if you get there early and I liked it a lot ❤ Have you ever been somewhere you expected to be overrated but you unexpectedly enjoyed?

@Na2Ocean Жыл бұрын

Yes, the Las Vegas strip 😂

@katalyna_rose Жыл бұрын

Sakura, snow monkeys, and castles all in one video. Couldn't ask for more! Glad you got to see your parents for graduation.

@thatgirl_jenny Жыл бұрын

aw, the cherry blossoms look so lovely!! 🌸💮thank you for taking us along with you! ☺💕hope you and your parents had a great time together in Japan!

@jerometsowinghuen Жыл бұрын

How lovely to see the cherry blossoms in this Spring, and it would be splendid to relax in a hot spring/onsen with Ghibli elements. Not just the majestic castle is Matsumoto, but also I think I remembered seeing this shrine from Nikko on television, but it was back in my elementary school years.

@elkeyes Жыл бұрын

Hope your parents had a great trip, it looked like you all did some really fun things! I officially have to add Nagano to my magical future Japan itinerary - my son would absolutely adore seeing the snow monkeys and I feel like we could still get in the onsen time that we usually would go to Hakone for :) Thank you as always for the beautiful videos and suggestions!

@notdavea5778 Жыл бұрын

What a fix. Thank you, I love Japan, it’s probably my most favourite vacation. I wish it was nearer. Seeing the blossom made me tear up.

@CBAmakingAusername Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your graduation Allison. Lovely to have your parents over, you look like your mum x

@totoro3007 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for showing your experience of Japan with your family.

@bsatb Жыл бұрын

i just came back from tokyo yesterday! I went to Ueno park on Wednesday. It was amazing seeing these in person, i can't wait to come back!

@rustleosilk Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this vlog. I arrive in Tokyo from Calgary on Easter Sunday. I shall follow in your footsteps! Hope there are still some cherry blossoms blooming when I get there. I hear the rain hurries their departure.

@sapphiremae3979 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations alli your sub. Here from philippines my kids are all living there in japan . Proud parents seeing succeeding in life to you more success happinessn good health

@bonyo888 Жыл бұрын

Omg it must have been soooo nice to have your folks over for this bit of touristing with the cherry blossoms and monkeys and GRADUATION!! Congratulations and thank you for sharing this bit of holidaying with us!! :)

@dhall4363 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see a video that is not all sunshine, the vast majority are all sunshine and give the impression that is how it is there. Looked like you had a great time with your folks despite some inclement weather. I will be seeing those monkeys soon enough.

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

I definitely wish we had some more sun, but we did our best despite the weather! Can never predict it so just have to roll with it 🌸

@dianebaker5243 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching this this video thanks for showing us around .loved the monkeys. 👍🥰

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

🐵

@jacquelinestauffer5796 10 ай бұрын

Loved seeing your family. Great trip and sites! Enjoyed this video very much.

@paulpellecalle8953 Жыл бұрын

It must be so nice to be able to show your parents around and to get up and about at 09:00 😅

@VerhoevenSimon Жыл бұрын

It's always a treat seeing Matsumoto castle, I'm glad the repairs after the earthquake went so well. And the monkey park is seemingly indeed quite popular.

@katokidoki Жыл бұрын

Really liked how a lot of your scenes were framed. I kept thinking how "this would be such a nice still picture!"

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

🥹🥹

@user-cv7lk1yj4c Жыл бұрын

Love love loveeed this vlog!!! Everything looked so beautiful! I'm really glad you mentioned what time you went to places/how the crowds were, really helps me plan for whenever I go. Definitely gonna add Matsumoto castle and the onsen to my bookmarks! thank you for the wonderful video❤

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

General rule of thumb is everything popular will be super crowded on weekends and will just be crowded no matter what unless you're there really early 😆

@user-cv7lk1yj4c Жыл бұрын

@@AllisoninTokyo yeah, sounds about right! thanks for the advice 😄

@fiemouse Жыл бұрын

Looks like a magical experience 😊 your parents looked like they really enjoyed themselves too!

@__-bk6mm Жыл бұрын

I liked the silent movie style of this blog very in keeping with “show don’t tell” 😊 and the gentle piano carrying us through makes it feel nice and relaxing

@Honey.Y1 Жыл бұрын

Amazing vlog ! Felt like I was there too 🥹 It was so relaxing, I'm excited to see more videos 🫶

@midge007 Жыл бұрын

Aww your parents are adorable! Looks like y'all had a good time!! :3

@soonerbmama6727 Жыл бұрын

So sweet! Happy to see you and your parents enjoying the beautiful and stunning countryside. The castle and cherry blossoms were magical. The monkeys adorable. So peaceful too.

@bradthomas4798 Жыл бұрын

Such intricate details in the buildings out there. Wish I could see it in person

@jordan8276 Жыл бұрын

This is making me rethink so many things about the trip I have planned in November 😯🐒❄️

@wilhelminacarthens2060 Жыл бұрын

This was another awesome video Allison, hope you and your family enjoy the time together, lovely they visited, this was a nice Sunday afternoon break, I will get back to watching Takumi in the Nana anime series;"soap opera"😊, Thank you from New York, USA.

@FrogsWithTies34 Жыл бұрын

Your vlogs are always so calming and beautiful💞 Your parent’s happy faces literally brought a tear to my eye, they seem so lovely. I’m glad y’all were able to have this time together, what a precious memory it will be🥹 Congrats on graduating!

@chibikkotravels Жыл бұрын

The monkeys are so awesome in that park. We went end of winter couple yrs back. For me Nikko was a disappointment, when we went it was just so full of tourists you couldn’t enjoy anything. However nearby smaller towns like Kinugawa Onsen are great, we visited many times.

@Itami95 Жыл бұрын

I had a chuckle of the 7 flights of stairs to see a grave as that’s just how I remember it. I don’t really even remember a view from the top. Nikko is so lovely though that’s it all just a part of the experience. I’ve yet to go to Matsumoto though. I had plans to visit the castle, the Yayoi Kusama museum and also Obuse nearby for a Hokusai museum and a temple (can’t remember the name now) of which Hokusai painted the ceiling. Hope your parents had a lovely visit.

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

probably because there wasn't one...very disappointing tbh lmao 😆 Just more forest!!!

@ExNihiloComesNothing Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! This was really nice! Thanks for sharing. I almost considered adding in one of those towns when I come to Japan in June but the itinerary is already too full.

@brandieerin6033 Жыл бұрын

It was so so amazing! Thanks to your videos about the bullet train, JR Line, and anime, we got around quite well! Just got back to Wa state 12 hrs ago. Though my husband lived there for three years so that helped as well lol Traveled around Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.

@user-sm3lt3cs7o Жыл бұрын

Love your videos, the music and the views!

@CynthiaPattonArtist Жыл бұрын

Looks like great fun traveling about the country! 🌸🌸🌸🐒🐒🐒

@hollywishes Жыл бұрын

So pretty!! I'm sad I'll probably miss the cherry blossoms by the time I visit at the end of the month 😩😩

@Jan-vv6fy Жыл бұрын

Best tour guide ever!

@cvera__ Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful experience 🥹 the monkeys were so precious! I can’t wait to make a trip to Japan! Your videos help me with where to visit thank you!

@hamzehaidar3975 Жыл бұрын

I’m coming to Japan on the 27th and sadly will miss the blossoms:( Your videos have helped me prep for the trip so thank you!

@zhaoyongli9348 Жыл бұрын

It's wonderful to be with your parents together.

@1peruvianguy Жыл бұрын

🌸🌸🌸

@bumblingbeebo Жыл бұрын

I'm here for another banger video from Allison 😋😋😋

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

🙌

@michaeljordantaylor Жыл бұрын

Hii! I thought I had seen you today in Inari Shrine but wasn’t sure! Love the videos 🥰

@timlee7227 Жыл бұрын

❤cherry blossoms!

@user-wb3wg3we8w Жыл бұрын

I love Yanaka ! 🥰

@hopew5053 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your graduation! That’s so fun that your parents got to come celebrate and travel with you! Also, I’m pretty sure I saw you in Haneda airport if you were there last Wednesday. It looked like you were helping your parents, though, so instead of saying hi I just stared at you awkwardly (sorry about that😅). Anyway, thanks for all your videos they’ve been super helpful on my first trip to Japan!

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

Oo that was probably me haha 😂 Thanks for...staring 👽

@endlessteatime4733 Жыл бұрын

Oooh Nikko looks great! I've been to Nikko Edomura and Kinugawa Onsen (which isn't cute but good enough for my first onsen experience) but not Nikko itself and now I think I'll miss out on something if I don't spend a day in Nikko too. Definitely on my to-do list now. :)

@mrsviking1808 Жыл бұрын

Hi allison we loved your stream , it brought many beautiful memories of our trip, we also climbed to the top of Matsumoto castle ( kirrei) , and our legs were literally like jelly, the snow monkeys were sugoi oh and nawate street was kawaii and interesting ❤❤❤❤❤

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

jelly is an apt description 😂😂

@mrsviking1808 Жыл бұрын

@Allison in Tokyo so worth the experience and amazing views

@rosew1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking us along. Sakura was so beautiful! I agree about the castle, not worth the climb ( and an older japanese woman jabbed me in the butt with her umbrella on the ladder) guess I wasnt climbing fast enough.

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

the castle is a cursed climbing experience 😭

@MissTarotLady Жыл бұрын

Great video 😊😊

@michaelhernandez2168 Жыл бұрын

Damn you really drop an itinerary as I just got back from my trip to Japan

@nikkonaner Жыл бұрын

Watching this while my name being Nikko was pretty cool 😂

@Eugenisimaaa Жыл бұрын

❤

@Na2Ocean Жыл бұрын

I would’ve lost my mind over the $.50 boiled 🥚! 😂

@ennur4208 Жыл бұрын

Just spent the last couple of weeks in Tokyo and it was amazing. Actually went to some of the places you showed in this video. And I have to disagree with you. Sakuras easily look 10x better, in person. Hope you had a great time with your parents, there.

@DoktorTaiko Жыл бұрын

I was coincidentally also visiting the snow monkeys last week and in Nikko two weeks before that. I really liked Nikko. We stayed in the north and went on hikes instead of visiting the more popular attractions in the west, but we also selected it to go on hikes so it was really nice. The snow monkeys were prety underwhelming for us though. Considering how popular they are we expected a big park and spedning the entire day there, but it's actually just this one bath and even if you take your time it's only about 3 hours oen can spend there. We also already saw plenty of monkeys in nature the days before so that didn't help. The town itself can also be pretty nice though, especially in the area shown in the video.

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

I had something in my mind that it would be like the Kyoto Monkey mountain thing if you've done that, so this blew that out of the water for me 😂 Definitely not something you could spend a whole day at though, would be cool if they had some more stuff!

@DoktorTaiko Жыл бұрын

@@AllisoninTokyo I totally agree. I enjoyed the Kyoto monkeys, as feeding them was fun and we came when it was pretty empty. The walk to the monkey park in Nagano was pretty nice for us too. More of that and a bigger bath area would have been great. But for friends I'll just recommend combining it with Matsumoto.

@janiekcarney5482 Жыл бұрын

I like your music.

@greggrey7917 Жыл бұрын

the Season of Cherry Blossom 🌸 is the Time ⏳of Dreams , " the fall of the Cherry Blossom petal 🌸, is as the fall of the tear of the Dreamcatcher ". catch the petal 🌸 , catch the tear 💧 , catch the Dream and make a wish 🌠✨⭐'

@heidispiegel Жыл бұрын

Lovely video, I want to visit every spot! Can you tell me who the music is by that you used in the video?

@Greenkai3000 Жыл бұрын

Great vlog! What exactly was the name of the ryokan you stayed at in Shibu Onsen please

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

wafuu no yado 🌻

@Mikael-xu3pj 10 ай бұрын

So beatiful. ^-^

@user-rb5wf6ug6c Жыл бұрын

👍👌😊

@viciousbuddha8854 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I probably would have lost fingers trying to pet a monkey :)

@ThrottleAddiction Жыл бұрын

How long will the blossoms last in Tokyo, Kyoto... Niigata??

@user-wb3wg3we8w Жыл бұрын

😚😚😚😚😚

@prototypekev1347 Жыл бұрын

I went there in 2007 🙉

@user-sd1te7mq8n Жыл бұрын

渋いトコ、行きますね。谷中墓地とか松本とか。Co─olですネ。

@esme3564 11 ай бұрын

Hi! What do you use to record ur videos?

@ottaviagiano2823 4 ай бұрын

What dates where these filmed?

@DD-eq2bl Жыл бұрын

lol ur dad is so handsome!! >__< hehehe~

@grechethslittleangel5542 Жыл бұрын

Do Japanese residents take time off from work for hanami? Just curious

@AllisoninTokyo Жыл бұрын

I'm sure some do but not normally 🌸

@danopticon Жыл бұрын

So bathhouse in this context (4:22) has to do with actual bathing? I’m not trying to be cute, my first (tipsy and a little lost) night in Oxford, England, I told a police officer who thought I was lurking in a dark alley that I was looking for a “bathhouse” when I really should’ve said “public toilet,” and then there was some tense explaining to do … basically me explaining I was a foreign idiot. So I’m planning to visit the 2025 Osaka World’s Fair, and I’ve barely begun researching, but it sounds like Japan has bathhouses the way Turkey has bathhouses or like Rome had bathhouses or like Sweden has saunas? …maybe? Because in England a bathhouse is a totally different thing. Or in Russia apparently bathhouses are now a mafia hangout. So I just want to make sure if I say “Let’s go visit a bathhouse!” that I’m not saying “Let’s go sexually proposition a yakuza tough!”