6 Days in GIFU - Japans Best Countryside Towns: Takayama, Shirakawago, Gero, Shinhotaka Ropewalk

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

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[@padrearoy]

My wife and I hope to go this winter to Takayama and the surrounding Alps… was wondering if you know if we can email a reservation to Sakurajaya as my Japanese is limited to ‘dai jo bu,’ ‘ogenki des ka,’ and ‘nijongo skoshi skoshi wakarimasu’. We would love to delve into Chef Hiroshi’s culinary delights!! 😊😊😊

[@user-us6ce7me8k]

I had no idea Japan's countryside towns had so much to offer! 🤍❤

[@titoubangalito3215]

All Japan is like this...with a so rich and differents cultural and traditional things to discover différent in every prefecture

[@cutiekins]

Love your videos. I'm actually travelling to Takayama in the coming months. I've been looking for places to go while there. Sakurajaya Takayama seems like an ideal place to dine. Can you let me know how you made reservations for it? thanks and always appreciate your videos

[@mareetorres286]

Beautiful videos thanks so much infos sooo helpful specially for a first timer like me to Japan

[@stevencassidy6982]

"Ju was the Japanese version of Bear Grylls" ha ha ha. Your spoiling us with these videos

[@palonskymiranda2521]

Beautiful pictures and the panorama was spectacular! Love the high pick toma, the clearenest of the camare cacht the beauty of the mountain, real beautiful thanks for sharing🥰

[@popuri6826]

Love how you enjoyed your time in Japan ✨✨ so envy😁

[@purpleangelwings6579]

Lol i just love all your videos ..lol...your humor is fantastic !! Lol

[@VoylinsLife]

Ise-Shima is also quite a worthy place to visit ;)

[@chami5609]

Planning a trip in Nov 22 hoping Japan opens up for travel. Watched your videos several times. Very helpful thank you

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you. You’re welcome ☺️

[@barunsarkar709]

LoL at the "oh my god" of your lady when she was embarrassed by you in the ryokan haha Loved the Shirakawa bit!

[@helenvictoria8880]

What an absolutely wonderful vid, I just love your work, so much so that I feel that I’m travelling with you 💖

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you. That means a lot. 😀

[@sunnystar1815]

No one can beat you amazing

[@edphi]

Aewsome I will be heading there as per your suggestion

[@paramvirs7937]

Hey, thanks so much for the amazing video. What month did you travel for this video? I see the video was uploaded in October, but I'm noticing a lot of the trees already lost their leaves.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Hey thank you. It was April

[@raxq]

Awesome. So refreshing to watch something else than Kyoto of Tokyo. It seems that enyire Japan is 1 big anime/Cosplay, which we known is isn't. Nice work!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Well said!

[@raxq]

@@SuitcaseMonkey excuse my typos. Thx for replying. Keep them vids coming

[@risetizzer6504]

Is it a 2017 video?

[@Sciayam]

My compliments for making such beatiful videos !!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you!

[@HawaiiJapan808]

great video, so where is the bike on the train track ride at the :18 second mark. I love going on those.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Hey thank you. On google maps it’s called Rail Mountain Bike Gattan Go!! It was really fun and a good stop over between Takayama and Okuhida.

[@HawaiiJapan808]

@@SuitcaseMonkey do i need a car to get to it. I need to do that. Thx from Hawaii

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

To my knowledge yes you do

[@Its_just_me_again]

Iv always said he loves a good foot spa. My fav line was the takayama old town comment about stepping back in time with a bunch of other strangers wearing futuristic clothing lol :)

[@stupidthing9171]

thanks for sharing the wonderful countryside of Japan 🗾

[@earthtrippersuz]

Hi nicely done video! Love the dry humors--are you brit?;)We are planning to stay one night in Shira in Dec do you think its feasible? And we don't drive, can we book a bus there from Takayama instread?Thanks!

[@florenceyamada4303]

What u see is not what u get. Is boring... i came and regret.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Care to elaborate?

[@郑猩猩]

Did Chiakiさん grow up in Japan or England?

[@andrewlim222]

Hi. Can I ask what exact date did you visit shinhotaka ropeway? We are travelling in April first week and we hope to see snow. Thank you.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

It was around that time

[@gonnabeok]

0:48 I would dispute here... How about Iceland? Land saturated with hot springs to the fullest...

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

It’s true though. Japan is more than 3 times the size of Iceland which helps.

[@zakwanarif]

Man I wanna visit Japan so bad

[@fredgan8433]

Hi, noticed in the comments that it was in April that you visited Okuhida and there was still snow. I know there aren't so many snowy days in April but from your experience would you know if the ground would still be icy and the trees covered with icicles? Also, would it be a good idea to make Okuhida the home-base (thinking ryokan) and then make day trips by hired car to Takayama and to Shirakawago.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Hey there. It depends how much you are happy driving in a day. Takayama is about an hour each way and Shir 90 mins each way. Maybe you could do both in one trip to reduce the extra distance? But if you're happy with that, then yeah, if you have a really nice home you want to not always be moving from. We stayed in 2 different places because we wanted to be close in Takayama and then move on. Also, because our ryokan was quite expensive, it was easier to justify the expense over 2 nights as opposed to 4, if that makes sense. On the roads side of things, there a whole chunk I skipped out of this video for time sake, but we actually got stranded with the snow for a day and had to take the bus. You HAVE to get snow tyres, etc with your car to be able to drive, in case the weather gets bad. We didnt and couldn't leave our hotel. Even if we had the tyres I wouldn't have been confident driving on the winding cliffs to be honest so just be aware of that in advance.

[@CrunchyrollUSA]

Having trouble deciding between Gifu and Hokkaido. My trip will be in late February!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Gifu May be very snowy in Feb. Check how that compares and how that might affect your time there. In a good and bad way.

[@阿羽-t7m]

what's your iphone to video ?iphone11?

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

This video was XS

[@peacevkw]

Which month?

[@kenmiller3927]

Is it still forbidden to go to an onsen if you have a tattoo or has it changed?

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

I think generally it still is yes. But google around. There probably are some places where it is ok.

[@jasg771]

Where did you come from prior to Gero? Tokyo or Osaka?

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Kyoto. Check out my 14 more days in Japan which is where this clip was taken from. That video is the full trip.

[@Tc3972a]

Which ryokan was that in Okuhida? Thank you

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

It’s linked in the description. Thanks

[@mum_with_the_peacock_tattoo]

Hi I've just found your videos and love them. I spotted you guys riding bikes along a rail in this video and was wondering where this was?

[@mum_with_the_peacock_tattoo]

At the 16 second-22second mark.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

On Google maps it’s called Rail Mountain Bike Gattan Go!! Not sure if it’s still open

[@이유빈-z6l2o]

카트라이더 러쉬

[@sunurainy2675]

😄😲👌👌👍

[@balwa999]

How do i get to Gifu, what's closest airport and can i hire a car to do my country side trip?

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

You can hire a car. Go to Japan-guide.com and search Gifu there. It has all the travel details you’ll nees

[@mommyzee6695]

Closest airport is Chubu centrair in Nagoya.

[@bengoodgion]

Great video! Can you tell me the name of the waterfall at 2:50? Or the name of the trail its on? I can't find any pictures of it on their website. Planing on doing this in late April.

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Hey. I don’t know unfortunately. It was all organised through the company we went with so I didn’t have to think about things. I believe I linked them in the description if you wanna book the same trip

[@bengoodgion]

@@SuitcaseMonkey thats the site I went to. They offer many different hikes, which vary greatly. And unfortunately are not described with very many pictures. This could be the reason people have such mixed reviews about hiking that area. I hope I pick the one you went on. Looks amazing!

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Ah ok I see. If you are booking through them though I reckon if you contact them and ask they will defo be able to help. Or send them the link and ask?

[@bengoodgion]

@@SuitcaseMonkey will do! thanks so much for helping

[@tamboyistheman]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@loifloif]

naol

[@vincentloegiono5488]

hi.. what month is in the video?

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Hi. April.

[@vincentloegiono5488]

@@SuitcaseMonkey thanks for the reply, keep it up !

[@royery]

The most important question for me tho. How much money do you need for this kind of trip?

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Good job I’ve made this exact video then! It’s on the channel 😀

[@alexandraharrisonforbes5415]

Love your vlogs! What month did you visit Japan?

[@SuitcaseMonkey]

Thank you! April