24 Hours in Karuizawa - Japanese Countryside VLOG

[@melocitysolo9574]

I love the Japanese countryside. It's hard to put into words, but there's something uniquely special about it that only Japan has. And during cherry blossom and autumn foliage seasons? It's absolutely the best!🌸🍁

[@ゆうや-m3w]

Some foreigners cannot slurp noodle or just they would not, but your eating style of Soba is just as Japanese does! That is the sound of Soba.

[@Tripl3Jinx]

I spent a week in Shikoku my last trip to Japan. It was so nice to be in nature and away from all the tourists. I was looking at Nagano for the next trip so this is perfect thanks.

[@akas224]

Shikoku is my favorite,too. Also Tottori and Shimane.❤

[@andrewlawson4901]

You're my new favorite recent discovery. Never been to Japan and found that their culture are really interesting. I've been binge watching Japanese youtuber and you are my favorite so far 🥰

[@seerasan]

Aw thank you so much 🫶🩷

[@michaelaskew6025]

For those of us who will probably never get to travel/visit Japan, these are wonderfully the next, best thing and always appreciate your time and effort and will never tire of them. Thank you so much and long may they continue.🥰💚🌱🗾

[@GameFuMaster]

life is pretty long, I'm sure you'll get there one day

[@Zumama2]

Karuizawa always looked enticing since that Terrace House season there!

[@milalapin4226]

Amazing green and peaceful place! Thank you for taking us there:) sending greetings from Prague!

[@UnicornWarLord77]

SEEEE these are the places I want to see. Myself and most of my travel party have a LOT of anxiety or are autistic and the crowds and big city places are NOT for us. This looks so up out ally.

[@ufgatorbearify]

You're so right. Nothing like driving thru japan in the summer. My homestay mom would drive me to flower gardens or small villages inland from Kobe. We lived in the Ryokko mountains

[@seerasan]

Wow the Rokko Mountains are so pretty, only been there for sunset once where the cable car is but I can imagine the towns there would be so peaceful :)

[@ufgatorbearify]

@@seerasan yes. So beautiful. Japan is amazing....as you know 😁

[@Tk4Plz]

Sitting in Berlin and watching other people have fun in Japan. Some day i'll do the same, some day... Anyway, thanks for the content!

[@mashameow9022]

Sitting in Leipzig thinking the same😂

[@wasabigirl2004]

Sitting In Australia thinking the same 😁

[@matakiso7457]

I'm sitting in tokyo and it's not that fun. Most people interact with their smart phones these days. Nobody plays like in the old days.

[@svenp.8378]

Arbeit ist Spaß. Arbeite mehr! ❤

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

U are lucky...If I stàyed in Europe I will explore other European countries more often as it's convenient...so far have visited few cities in Italy, Spain, UK, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, Greece and Prague ...the food, culture , architecture are all different compared to when I travel to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hokkaido…they are nice places but the food,etc is basically the same

[@wasabigirl2004]

I am sure that this could be MY New Favourite Japanese Town, too. 💗

[@arceus54321]

ahh i;ve heard a lot about karuizawa this summer. my friend went there during our school holidays too. i remember your video with alyssa but completely forgot that it was in karuizawa. it's cool to see it in both winter and summer. great video, i definitely want to visit.

[@taiho7777]

Born in Tokyo, I spent a good bit of the first sixteen years of my life in Karuizawa. This video is loaded with 郷愁 for me...

[@vonplus00]

I love that there are a lot of these places close to tokyo, Im adding them to the list for my trip. Soba looked amazing!!!

[@ItsRatHead]

i always love whenever you go to country side in japan its just so relaxing and the air in there its justs looks so fresh, and the house with the moss garden its looks sooo cozy, i hope one day i could travel to japan for a month or move to japan anyways thanks for the video seerasan!!!!!!!! otsukare!!!!

[@七色屋平八郎]

軽井沢万平ホテルのクラシックな旧館へ家族旅行で泊まったのが良い思い出ですね❣️

[@avsang]

Just living my Japan dream with the vids. Need to save up for the future.. hehehe. Love your videos.❤

[@GayeWilliamson]

Looks fabulous. Would love to explore outside busy tourist spots. Enjoy all the seasons!

[@Mike-Eye]

The food looked delicious!

[@seerasan]

Everything there tasted 11/10 🤤

[@chigitakazuhiro7835]

Karuizawa is a perfect summer gettaway from hot (and humid) Tokyo!

[@うるうどし-s3t]

お手本のような完璧な蕎麦の啜りかた（食べかた）に嬉しく思います。

[@bungle0261]

Love this area ! Thanks so much for sharing 😅 i remember taking a couple of day trips here while working on a cabbage farm in Gunma

[@NoFace89-z6z]

Never heard of this place but it looks amazing! I can’t wait to visit!!

[@jasperdiscovers]

haha love that sudden agression on the slurp. Bravo!

[@ジパング-r5m]

今回は、軽井沢の素敵な避暑地のKZbinで涼しくなりました。🏞️👍

[@janusu]

This video was too short! It's great getting to see this part of Japan, farther away from the busier, more touristy areas. They're great, too, don't get me wrong. But it's nice to see a place that most tourists would probably never get to see. And it's a place Japanese people probably go to kind of get away from all that and just relax.

[@jessyturner6608]

I have always wanted to visit here since seeing Terrace House. I couldn’t fit it in during the last trip but definitely will next time!

[@mistermikeyjay]

Thanks for the in depth look at Karuizawa! When idol group Sakurazaka46 started out, they were called Keyakizaka46. One member, Sugai Yuuka (who went on to be captain) mentioned she has a family house there to variety show hosts Sawabe San and Tsuchida san … thus began her start with the “Oujou Sama” chara! Minna, otsukare.

[@Nynke_K]

This looks amazing! I didn't think Karuizawa could be a fun trip for normal, non-rich people 😅

[@seerasan]

Totally doable as a non-rich person 😂 sadly didn't stay inside a beautiful log-house but who knows maybe someday haha

[@natalian.1320]

I guess it's also nice in the autumn there. 🙂🍁🍂

[@コロちゃんねる-u7l]

I'm enjoying your vlog every time 😍I've to plan to watch your tube ❣️

[@Ren_Brands]

Fun Video, i agree on the Watermelon Icecream it's delicious.

[@JukeboxGothic]

I had a friend from Berlin that taught me how to make silver jewelry. Its a nice hobby but the tools can be expensive at first. It pretty much paid my way through my second degree. You should take it up. Its very rewarding.

[@jeskoumm]

“Sara living one of my Japanese dreams 💝💝💝”

[@AJ-iu6nw]

you're so pretty seerasan!

[@gracerussell9488]

That was amazing ! So beautiful ❤

[@WOOF95]

What a fun trip and video!!

[@ちゃんぽん-u4e]

そばのすすりっぷりが豪快で、好き❤

[@kcpisonet]

A tamed Alyssa popped out during the Gelato scene hahaha

[@Kurenai1819]

Great vlog! I will visit the town on my next trip to Nihon, Keep up the good work showing us your travels as well as the ins-and-outs of places in Tokyo!

[@chaschas]

wasn't expecting to see elly! used to seeing her in some old joe allam vids

[@guyincognito7754]

Great video again, thank you. Grüße aus Deutschland

[@jain2233]

Great video as always! I’d recommend Kita Karuizawa next time. It’s more peaceful, quiet with some great views of mount Asama.

[@karaokedogs2618]

Seera-san, thanks for another feel-good video. 😊 Other places to visit (that are not difficult to reach) could be Nasu and Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture, Gujo-Hachiman in Gifu, Kurashiki in Okayama, Kanazawa in Ishikawa. BTW, the Chuo Expressway, which is what you would take to drive back to Tokyo from the Nagano region, has a parking area at Suwako. The Starbucks there overlooks the entirety of Lake Suwa and is one of the most scenic coffee shops that I have been to.

[@seerasan]

Thanks for the recommendations! As a big Your Name fan, Lake Suwa has been on the list for a while now!

[@giochacon8354]

I'm from Costa Rica, very into hicking 🇨🇷 and Nagano looks so Nice so green

[@matakiso7457]

Just watched a video of you in Europe. And this popped up and was posted a day ago. Gute Reise und kehre zurück in deine Heimat.

[@jorgesaki7849]

nice trip in summer better!

[@larryhaylock1248]

Love your adventures Princess Zelda, hello all the way from Honduras

[@ufgatorbearify]

Oooh no. Usa used to do pay toilets but thats mostly gone. When i lived in osaka, my gaijin dorm had 100yen for hot showers 😮

[@PMC-Japan]

Been in Japan 32 years and drive through Karuizawa every year but have never stopped off

[@avsang]

Liked the vid before I watched it. Heheheh. Lav lav Seera

[@germanintercontinental2642]

Thank you Sarah... Just opened KZbin and your new vid is up 👍 ありがとう

[@Whattheactual411]

Your nails look great!

[@seerasan]

Aw thank you! 💅✨

[@dealman3312]

Omg what is Ellys coffee drink called? I want to get that!!

[@ItsBAndBees]

My husband was so skeptical about cold soba, but after I made him try some when our AC went out, he was instantly a new fan lol I wish we had one of those cool plates they serve it on.. And also that dress was sooooo cute and looked amazing on Sarah 🫶

[@seerasan]

I actually wanna buy one of those bamboo serving trays myself! They sell them everywhere during the summer here, you could probably find them on Amazon or if there's a Daiso near you maybe?!

[@silverian]

Name of Karuizawa sounded so familiar and I wondered where I have heard it previously. Then I saw cafe and famous Netflix Terrace house suddenly came to my mind.

[@protopigeon]

that prawn! 👌

[@seerasan]

One of the biggest I’ve ever seen 😳

[@monotonehell]

Non-alcoholic beer but then alcoholic gelato. I approve.

[@shimi_raikkonen]

Summer dress: cute af/10 👍🏼

[@seerasan]

Thanks 😊

[@sotongsaito9825]

Wow! This is my place! you should drive on R18 instead of highway. It’s ” initial D” battle road.

[@stefaniehase2448]

TWO HOURS since your last snack? 😱 Run, Sarah, run!

[@philippGM]

行きたい❤

[@SYama-xl4ko]

Maybe you mentioned it, and I missed it, but you kept on saying, terrace, terrace, terrace. And then the area gave me vibes of Terrace House so I had to check. Karuizawa was indeed 1 of the locations for the show Terrace House.

[@gkanai1400]

Kawakami-an has a Tokyo location in Azabu Juban. Sawamura is also in Tokyo between Nishi Azabu and Hiroo.

[@kazunisuta1]

軽井沢楽しそー。いいな😅

[@beccamay93]

I only know of this place from Ouran High School Host Club 😅

[@shanikadunn91]

I've never resonated with a comment so hard before 😅😆

[@animejapantv644]

結婚しよう🎉笑美しすぎる てんぷらとそば、、perfect combo and beyond delicious. im jealous!! I love Nagano! I used to work there and go snowboarding. The winter season in Nagano,it’s very snowing

[@xoPeridotTea]

All I can think of while watching this are the 2 episodes and manga from Ouran High School Host club 😅

[@babyboy1971]

Beautiful! Did you film this on the DJI Osmo pocket 3? I just got one and I love it!

[@seerasan]

Not this one! This was my Sony ZVE1 :) The DJI is worth the investment!

[@Brother_Mouse_]

🔥

[@Barbarian14]

Maybe next autumn trip. 😬

[@seerasan]

An autumn Karuizawa trip is on my bucket list too 😍🍁

[@Liquid_Paper]

Decent toilets also costs the same in the Philippines. You can use public toilet.. Id rather not tho 😂

[@kez70786]

Where is ur dress from? So pretty!!! 😍

[@seerasan]

Thrifted it in Kyoto nearly 8 years ago, but it's from a Japanese brand called BEAMS!

[@jessiericej]

I remember that place you did, are you guys going to okinawa again

[@Wayno90sk8]

I went to this town in autumn rented a e bike near the station was super easy to get around the whole town. Bike shop gave me a map of the must see places in the town

[@seerasan]

Biking around here would be fun! Did you use an e-bike or regular push bike.. feel like some sections are quite hilly!

[@Wayno90sk8]

@@seerasan I used a Panasonic e bike! It made short work of all the hills

[@LetsgowithHyro]

Great looking place. I'm wondering... did you film this with the DJI Osmo Pocket 3? Greetings from the island of Aruba (Dutch Caribbean).

[@よっちゃんあっくん-q2u]

信州そばの見事なすすりっぷり！

[@markjones2781]

Seerasan my dear, I'm looking at spending three nights in Karuizawa in the first week of November 2025 after four or five days walking the Naksendo Trail. I thought it would be an location to catch up on laundry, coffee shops, and biking around to look at the autumn colour. Does this notion make sense to you? Thank you for your advice Dr M

[@Tensai5516]

夏は良いけれど冬の雪が積もる時期にここでは暮らせないな、と思いましたね。

[@omarimorimo]

When you eat soba, it would be better for you to dip about 1/3 of your soba into the tsuyu(=sauce) instead of putting a mouthful of soba wholly in the cup.

[@Studip170]

Kawakami and Ann’s new restaurant

[@geometrist_]

Which camera was this recorded on?

[@seerasan]

Sony ZVE1! 📸

[@Kevin-be2kj]

这个thumbnail里的sara是真的很美丽！

[@Kevin-oj2uo]

You are so beatiful.

[@HaNguyen-tc5ho]

Is your video recording setting 4k 60fps?

[@RM.TokyoPhotographer]

Shiba INU~~~

[@seerasan]

🐶🫶

[@THR691]

Shiso is not decorative😂 they go really well with anything in Japanese cuisine. I love it so much😋

[@celsofukuhara1794]

Isn't this the area where Yoko Ono and John Lennon have a property?

[@seerasan]

Just did a google search and you're right! Makes sense, this is a popular holiday destination for wealthy people!

[@MxPotato84]

Toilets should be a human right. Dont put it behind a paywall. Not everyone is gonna have ¥100 on them!

[@seerasan]

Having just travelled through Europe... I am even more passionate about free toilets now. Stations, department stores... everywhere costed nearly 60 cents - 1 euro!! 😭 Can't take Japan's incredible free & CLEAN washlet public toilets for granted anymore haha

[@Mark_4_Now]

So Karuizawa not ポンド 町?

[@RebeccaH43]

How is the apartment hunting going?

[@carlosortega7406]

Excuseme Sarah, your Mother is german and lives in el paso texas USA?

[@zaitoify]

好みによりますが　麺をそばつゆにつけすぎてしょっぱくないですか？　個人的には長さの半分くらい浸して味を調整するのがおすすめです。

[@jaredf6205]

You forgot the emoji in the title again!

[@Sweaty-Guy_Orlando]

sarah

[@MafiaZap]

first

[@nagasako7]

Isn't Karuizawa the billionaire town 😂

[@seerasan]

it is 😂 which is why I was only there for a mere day trip! lol

[@kurofune.uragabay]

Good enough for Bill Gates, good enough for me... ( 🤦🏼‍♂)

[@pulisichhh]

1stt

[@seerasan]

🎉✌️

[@吉田哲久-d4o]

人の好みはそれぞれですが、蕎麦全部漬けると味が濃く成り過ぎませんか？ 蕎麦の一部だけ着けると蕎麦自体の味がもう少し分かり易く成るかも知れませんよ？ 余計なお世話ですが一回試してみて下さい。 いつも楽しいに見させて貰ってます。 此れから楽しい投稿宜しくお願いします。