5 Places You Have To Visit In Japan From Locals

[@Imnot0kei]

The deer bowing is so cute.

[@selena4723]

Needed this, I'm going to Japan next week and I'm so excited ((:

[@sinweichow]

omg me too

[@nurulizzatidaud338]

Have fun! You're going to enjoy Japan a lot!

[@HuyLy94]

Just a handy tip make sure you get a JR railpass if you're planning to use the shinkansen/bullet train. It'll pay for itself after 3 trips (eg. 1 return trip + a one way trip), shinkansen tickets are surprisingly expensive, it costs roughly AU$180 (US$120) one way from Tokyo to Osaka while a 7 day railpass costs AU$350 (US$235).

[@selena4723]

@@HuyLy94 ah okay thank you!

[@sinweichow]

@@HuyLy94 I already have one

[@alienng8]

Anyone else feels Yakushima landscape has similarity to some Princess Mononoke background? Would love to do a roadtrip around Japan

[@Racker411]

Alan Ng i heard it was the inspiration behind the setting

[@brandonfrommississippi]

it looks similar to the art of secret of mana as well

[@falseexe5299]

I’ve been to everyone of these locations, highly recommended! These are things you don’t forget, Japan is beautiful, can be expensive, but it is worth it!. Im currently learning Japanese, so when I turn 16 I can fly to Japan and live with my grandma for a month or two. I’ll get to explore on my own, I can’t wait!

[@jackpatterson7110]

Ahh I'm so jealous! I imagine your trip is over or underway, so how is/was it?

[@61294Lisa]

My grandma was born in Japan and she recommended me to go to Nikko when I went to Japan last year. Such a beautiful and serene place, it looks very picturesque and would highly recommend!

[@joezerchagas5273]

Hello Lisa

[@seasons1146]

Okay. really appreciate the recc 💓😩

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

Ahh I live in Okinawa! It has become such a popular tourist destination over the years. It is so lovely and I highly encourage checking out the northern end of the island and even other islands (Ishigaki, Iriomote, Zamami, etc) because they might be even more beautiful than Okinawa. There is so much to do and see here and I highly recommend it :)

[@kA-gk8ub]

Very cool 👍 wish I could go.

[@joezerchagas5273]

Hello beautiful your smile is priceless

[@sunainasherchan9302]

I LOVED Miyajima. The deer there are more polite than the Nara deer too! :D

[@shubhamgoyal977]

In Naruto, Shikamaru killed Hidan and had deer there to make sure he didn't regenerate. His surname is Nara!

[@jwlim01]

Surprised Hokkaido didn't make the list!

[@chigasaki06]

Hokkaido is a winter wonderland.

[@Christian988.]

I've been to Hokkaido it was a wonderful place.

[@alalcoolj216]

I want to go to Sapporo and say hi to Hatsune Miku.

[@ash.0ki]

japan sounds so beautiful, i want to visit it in my lifetime. Hopefully i will

[@anncamfin]

Thank you for your laid back way of presenting this! It really makes me want to visit these places.

[@natalycruz6026]

I def recommend visiting Sendai and Kesennuma in Tohoku. Sendai gives you chill city vibes and their beef tongue dish is a staple to try. And Kesennuma is an amazing seaside town that has such a resilient community and Hotel Boyo is a staple to stay at!

[@TheRickoblitz]

How about Osaka? I love beautiful Japan, my favourite country to visit!

[@Busha69]

Osaka is like the seediest place in Japan....

[@NicholasMahabeer]

Really dope recommendations...probably could do a follow up with Ehime, Kamakura (Yes i know it's practically Tokyo), Yokohama, Nikko and some other very scenic spots from up north. Hokkaido definitely!!! How could you not include beer capital Sapporo in a feature like this. You guys could absolutely do a whole series on this topic. You don't have to focus solely on prefectures...dial in a little bit more.

[@daniellealexandramariano2594]

Would highly recommend yall going to Nagoya because, the food is great and the iconic Nagoya Castle is a must visit! You can even have a kimono experience there too and there's also food carts/stalls within the vicinity so you can eat after you've explored ✨✊

[@berrykage]

I’m going to Japan in 2 weeks! I’m soooooo excited! Hiroshima and Miyajima is on my list!

[@bobbimiller4944]

My favorite is Motomachi, Yokohama, Kanagawa. My mother grew up there.

[@vnxmzni]

nikko was the most magical place i've ever been.

[@edovandeest2137]

Thank you, The last one was a big new thing for me! thank you for it

[@eloised.2546]

So blessed to have gone to Naoshima and Okinawa for freeeeee (thanks to ryugaku and my school)!

[@britjay2615]

Never see it on lists, but I recommend visiting the the upper western part of Japan too! I've lived in Shimane prefecture for the past two 1/2 years and I absolutely love the location! Izumo Taisha shrine, Oki Islands, the sand dunes in Tottori are just a few examples of things to visit! More people need to know about this area! And, it's only a few hours north of Hiroshima by bus, so it's relatively easy to get to!

[@indiramoitra2295]

Best one in Asia.....will definitely go to Japan.

[@thejokerisme1978]

I immidiately click this vid cuz I will fly to Japan for Olympic Tokyo 2020. Thanks for your tips Rie. Your Top 5 definitely will be put in my travel list. Cant wait for this trip🔥🔥🔥💪💯👍❤❤❤

[@millasuini8307]

You should also watch PaolofromTokyo then!

[@lousy7916]

Oof I’m so sorry

[@dave8310]

Anyone feel very homesick when they leave from Japan cause I do ;-;

[@phoenessetee8767]

I've been wanting to go back since I left huhu

[@tashajournal]

Me! I wanna go back there again. Thinking for a next trip there😭😭😭

[@kawagoejapan]

thank you for nice information!

[@lichemnn]

Yakushima has to be my favourite of all time

[@dianagalindo2359]

Osaka, Enoshima and Nara are a must!!

[@Kuro_kon]

eat, play, love...got it!

[@pgplaysvidya]

yay finally! now to do hong kong

[@frankspilotro6017]

Brave decision by Japan to help slow the spread of COVID. Let's all pledge to reward them for their selfless behavior in the coming year by buying Japanese products and planning trips to Tokyo and other Japanese destinations. #thankyoujapan#domoarigatojapan #domoarigatotokyo.

[@chigasaki06]

So, the hike to the tree, what do you do when you get there? Do you wait the night to hike back or is there a place mid-way to stay? Sounds cool.

[@silvian.4040]

Awaji island looks amazing also. Definitely on my list when I visit Japan. Rural Japan has the best scenery I wouldn't waste time exploring Tokyo when there is so much to do elsewhere. Just an opinion.

[@RLRPhotography]

Oriase Stream in Aomori. It’s near Towadako. Great hike! Akita Nairiku in fall. Near Kakunodate in Akita. Perfect scenic train to look at fall colors.

[@JJames666male]

I walked the entirety of the oirase gorge under the rain. It was beautiful and traumatic

[@geoffreyjalexandeify]

Fukuoka is my personal favorite. Dazaifu Tenmangu in Dazaifu is so beautiful!

[@mariahbulivou5529]

THIS WAS SUCH AN AMAZING VIDEO love it!!

[@ianchang8124]

lmao when they said frog but put up a picture of a deer

[@swschilke]

I would love to go to Okinawa! You have to see the art of the artist Bokunen Naka (he has an own Museum / shop) !

[@fareeda5650]

I live how I know 4/5 of these places because of anime. I would love to visit Japan one day

[@shaunkamakea-young9672]

Thank you for mentioning the occupied history of Okinawa and Hawai’i.

[@KK-si6kt]

Such a great contents. I love this.

[@krissp8712]

Let's make it fancy fancy

[@toskapucat9456]

Cool! I live in Japan but never heard about Naoshima Island and Teshima Island!どうもありがとう for your suggestions Rie san! If there any chance I would visit both places!

[@msmorena]

Wow beautiful places 🥰

[@ZhnYe]

Kyushu all the way!!!! There’s so many fun things to do there!

[@tashajournal]

Is it convenient to travel around Kyushu with public transportation? I would love to go to Hitoyoshi and Mt. Aso but cant drive car and I dont think I will go with travel agency. Travelling alone is better in my case😅

[@joezerchagas5273]

Hello beautiful your smile is priceless

[@mariebookish4625]

Okinawa! I'm part Okinawan, so I want to visit someday.

[@vic5611]

do check out yokohama! i love it there it's so peaceful, and very convenient to travel from tokyo

[@りっきくん]

I highly suggest going to Kumamoto's Kamishikimi-kumano Shrine. Its located near Mount Aso and was even fetured in an anime movie "Hotarubi No Mori E". It lush greenery and tall trees make you feel like youve travelled to different world and you can feel the energy around you

[@Christian988.]

I went to miyajima Island as as part of my Grand Tour of Japan holiday it was one of my favourite parts of my holiday I liked the deer.

[@chigasaki06]

Hiroshima has a huge warehouse where they sell okonomiyaki. My FAVORITE Japanese food!

[@rmannayr2129]

I WANNA GO TO JAPAN!

[@JinNani224]

Make sure to visit Yokohama and the diamond princess!

[@yoshiyoshi8578]

My hometown is Hiroshima and all of people in Hiroshima love Okonomiyaki. You should eat Okonomiyaki. But you can eat Okonomiyaki in Tokyo and there are good Okonomiyaki restaurants in Tokyo if you don’t have time to travel to Hiroshima.

[@rmannayr2129]

I Love Japan!

[@kattheshrink]

Miyajima and Hiroshima are amazing and should not be skipped. While there, I recommend a side trip to Iwakuni to see the Kintai Bridge. I am biased, because I live in this area though. 😉

[@pietrodragan]

I am a Swedish guy who has been to Kyoto and really loves the city and highly recommend a visit. Unfortunately in your map you have placed this important city where Osaka is located ??

[@Pascua_bunch]

If you want to see a big torii gate that is on the water that is not too far from Tokyo go to Hakone.

[@doorran]

I lived in Japam for years. avoided Tokyo.. I lived on Kyushu.

[@HICARO]

I just stayed 2 days on Miyajima a little over a week ago and it was my favorite place. I visited Tokyo, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Kamakura, and Himeji. It is magical even though the famous Itsukushima Shrine was covered up as it is being renovated. I can’t wait to go back to see it renovated.

[@martinafuhrmannaoyagi1059]

Do you know when the renovations ends?

[@HICARO]

Hopefully later this year.

[@kattheshrink]

Martina Fuhrmann Aoyagi Last I heard, late summer 2020. I live about 30 minutes from there.

[@RadicalWaff]

I've been to osaka castle in 2016!

[@samuraidog50]

Okinawa is the best place on earth! And this is coming from a person who comes from Hawaii! 😷🤙

[@utsubyonomonita4867]

I’m going to Japan when I college high school and there are few place’s that I want to explore

[@proffeserian219]

I'm going to japan in a year and thanks

[@YanKuang]

for winter, we visited Guma, specifically Kusatsu for Onsen, it was great!

[@kates7277]

Love Japan! Want to go to Sapporo next...

[@herms16]

You should do what veg can eat in Japan

[@zeromonz8154]

I love japan so much 🥰🥰🥰

[@theparodychannel3930]

Great video

[@alanisventura5602]

We love Rie ❤️

[@therealmonalina]

Hokkaido in tokachi I believe they have a bakery called ryugetsu with amazing baked goods and upstairs you can see everything getting made and packaged

[@therealmonalina]

Edit: my grandparents live in Hokkaido the city where the bakery is in the city tokachi this bakery is extremely popular in Japan and even tourists from other asian countries come to this bakery all the time

[@Emess_902]

Highkey wanna go to a cherry blossom park

[@matthewg223]

Definitely would add hakone to the list

[@xCupidPanda]

yes especially if you like hot springs...hakone is your place to go

[@terrif1263]

My favorite country. I love Japan. I think I was Japanese in another life.

[@chigasaki06]

I honestly think the same thing sometimes, lol. I lived in Japan, and I caught myself saying "we Japanese," as if I'm Japanese, LOL!

[@joezerchagas5273]

Hello beautiful your smile is priceless

[@valerietan9304]

I ended up in the tombstone area when I went to fushimi inari shrine.

[@RobWalter2008]

The red dot on the map at 1:45 is Osaka, not Kyoto, if I am not mistaking.

[@buthmeefernando9489]

I'm going to live in Saitama, this Fall. How is it?

[@wildreams]

When I went to Nara in 2010, they weren't bowing yet.

[@firexx78]

9 hour hike hahaha sorry that's not gonna make my list. My joints are very bad

[@pandaonsteroids5154]

I just have to go to Yakushima. It looks like a fairytale.

[@wee-senchoo7025]

I recommend Tohoku!

[@Animegirl1135]

is there a place where we can go that Kono played? I jus heard the music that it produces and me and my mom would to to go concert in Japan. Where should I go.

[@fearlessfarley4765]

Kyoto is where I want to go, I want to see the Kifune Shrine, The tengu and the Sojobo statues

[@joezerchagas5273]

Hello beautiful your smile is priceless

[@myadontforget]

To see the Jomon Suji, we must hike to it for 9h. To get back do I need to hike 9h back? or is it like 4.5h to and fro??

[@em-ms9gs]

Yakushima is my dream place to go..

[@Dani-ie8dw]

I have a question did the monkeys bite u like r they rabid or r they calm

[@ptd92]

I don't know why but when Sean was describing the Jomon Sugi I was tearing up. I really want to go there. T_T

[@nisaardhikapertiwi9329]

Just realised these facts, Kyo-To moved to To-Kyo (Japan) Karta-Sura moved to Sura-Karta (Indonesia) Any others suggestions?

[@finnkyle5552]

i wanna see the tree now

[@asdfghjkl1032723]

I feel like rie could’ve done this video by her self

[@pinkelephantsandlemonades4011]

TOTALLY. why was the guy there for? it says "from locals". he isn't.

[@ronaldlemus7120]

I felt like she was being slightly rude and dismissive about what the guy was saying.

[@sarahbarabe8470]

@@ronaldlemus7120 she was probably like, "bruh I fucking grew up there and you visit sometimes you don't fucking know what you're talking about"

[@ianianianianian5]

List#6, yakushima is known for the Princess Mononoke.

[@Catso9000]

I wish that I can vist japan

[@scuddaScudda]

I just got back from Shibuya yesterday. It is racist. But don’t let bother you. The younger crowd will embrace you.

[@Vaypes]

Racist? I'm going in April I've been there for 2 weeks and backpacked in 2015 and had a friggin blast with the young crowd. Never had a problem, what was your experience like?

[@OverdoseOnRice]

@@Vaypes I mean the guy above you said the young embrace you, and you had a blast with the young crowd. Anyway I’ve got no place to speak, I’ve never been there. But I’m Asian so I guess I got nothing to worry about when I go there after this pandemic ends

[@anaghaachakrapani1510]

osakaaa!!

[@vickyc8964]

Tsuruga-jō in Aizu Wakamatsu! You can see where the last stand of the samurai was held, visit the grave of the 47 Ronin, and eat some sauce katsu!

[@dinoso8266]

I love Kyoto.

[@Whateverboo]

Nikko and Kanazawa! I am so happy that you shared many of my favorite places. Arigato Rie San

[@joezerchagas5273]

Hello beautiful your smile is priceless

[@kimifb1871]

Okinawa!!! ✌🏻😁

[@kristymatsuuchi2520]

My dads dad use to have a samurai sword with armor

[@davidstair9657]

Okinawa is where Karate born!

[@mrstardhi6420]

What i also know about Hiroshima is being abandoned because of tsunami hit the power plant..is it only few part of Hiroshima?

[@yeungemilie7183]

I love Kyoto and Nara. However, I am a hot spring person, I strongly recommend Beppu as a visit place if you are into hot spring.

[@leonardodavinci277]

Yeung Emilie I recommend hakone. It’s beautiful scenery and also lot of onsen there

[@yeungemilie7183]

@@leonardodavinci277 Been there, I enjoy it a lot too. Beppu also got the sand onsen, something not commonly found. I highly recommend it.

[@carlalopez6104]

I love thier accents though ❤️❤️❤️

[@joezerchagas5273]

Hello Carla

[@mpabriaga]

Sean ❤️