7-Day Trip from Tokyo to Kyoto: Episode 1 | Japan's New Golden Route | japan-guide.com

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In this three part mini-series we will be taking a seven day trip starting in Tokyo and ending Kyoto along Japan's New Golden Route. In this video, episode one, we will depart from Tokyo, see a railway museum in Saitama, spend a night at charming Ikaho Onsen, and visit the legendary bathing monkeys in Nagano.
Episode three will be released on October 31, 2018.
- Video Credits -
Host and Narrator: Sam Evans
Videographer: Charles Sabas
Producers: Sam Evans, Stefan Schauwecker & Export Japan

[@q.taylor2921]

What an astonishingly beautiful country. I live in Canada, where we have some of the most breathtaking sights on the earth's surface. But...it's huge. To experience it all takes months. Japan is the perfect size where a 3 week trip can garner just as many breathtaking views...in far less time.

[@TokyoNerd]

I'm not a big fan of these touristy travel videos about Japan, but I must say, these Japan-Guide videos provide a lot of really useful and informative information about Japan. They're also beautifully shot. With the Coronavirus hitting the world as hard as it has, it's difficult to travel across the 'Land of the Rising Sun' right now. But once this period is all behind us, I look forward to more videos from you guys! Please, keep them coming!

[@japanguide]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@bellybell542]

So much in-love with Japan!!! What a lovely country

[@happy-xu9pe]

what a beautiful country...

[@Philson]

My favorite country. Awesome route.

[@takashi1800]

このビデオの素晴らしいところは日本人の私でさえとても参考になるという事です。 Kono bideo no subarashī tokoro wa nihonjin no watashide sae totemo sankōninaru to iu kotodesu. The great thing about this video is that even Japanese people can be very helpful.（google translation）

[@calvinzhang3899]

Japan never disappoints.

[@nhr3107]

Thanks you. I can't wait to visit Japan, my favorite country ever! I love Japan!

[@DFNR]

A great way to explore unpopular side of Japan, many people rush to Kyoto leaving aside some interesting prefectures

[@robertwing7974]

This is really neat. I've been to Japan twice and both times have followed the traditional route from Tokyo to Kyoto. I think next time I'm around I'm going to give this a shot!

[@wagneroliveira9875]

Congratulations on the video. Amazing video.

[@japanguide]

Thank you very much!

[@NoahIII]

This is awesome thank you for this. My girlfriend and I are going to Japan in April for 3 weeks, our plan is to go to Tokyo, Hakone, Osaka and Kyoto. We were going to just go straight there via train or flight but now that you’ve shown a new way to get there I’m going to plan to go this route! Thank you!

[@adampilot8275]

Thank you Sam. This clip is a gem a great alternative to the usual beeline between the new and old capitals.

[@bumblebee5926]

Beautiful. I know my adventure in Japan is not over yet.

[@ivantirtakusuma]

I demand a 15 minutes version of this video 😄. You've done amazing job japan-guide!

[@japanguide]

Thank you so much!

[@spun_01]

Fantastic quality video. Really well done. Can't help but feel that the episodes could be a bit longer though. Surely cutting each one down to 8ish minutes means throwing out lots of great footage?

[@japanguide]

Indeed, it would be great to make longer episodes. Each location has so much of interest we want to talk about. Perhaps in the future we will make longer videos.

[@MajorAddiction]

longer videos yay

[@hakeemsleman4554]

I love Japan so much....

[@gl9139]

I like the details you show in going from each of the destinations and, also, great shots of the locations.

[@qbdp]

日本を紹介してくれてThank You！！

[@boxerblake1]

Very excited to visit again. Interesting route you took. Thank you for the video!

[@everforward8651]

This is a well done and fantastic video. I would recommend stopping the video in places in order to savor for at least a little bit longer the beauty of the scenes. Japan is such a beautiful, civilized, and technologically-advanced country.

[@ponyrang]

Wow, That's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

[@JasonSputnik]

Excellent stuff, there are always new ideas popping up when watching your videos. In the next 12 months I'll come over 2 times so I could give a try to some of these places, can't wait!

[@japanguide]

We hope you will enjoy your trip!

[@kaioliverbohnke7294]

I discovered your channel just now. I did not know of many of these places, although long ago I lived in Japan for several years. Very well done, and concise. Thats good for an overview, but I wish a longer episode.

[@Taira-no-Atsumori]

自分も海外をここまで満喫したい

[@MiguelAlves1]

This is AMAZING

[@shermich90]

Wow that was great! Looking forward to the next 2 episodes!

[@mattcy6591]

Amazing video presentation. I need to do this route next time. In mere seconds you make places seem more interesting that other videos showcasing the same places over tens of minutes.

[@Itami95]

Looking forward to the following episodes.

[@user-nk9rd2xe2v]

This is the first time I get to know about Tokyo, Japan.

[@marinhoramone]

Amazing video! Now I want to do this route, with all the stops included.

[@japanguide]

Hopefully you can!

[@Muffincaek]

Great video! Its giving me awesome motivation to go on my third trip there! Looking forward to episode 2!

[@explore9036]

Great video - I'm all fired up now for my return visit in November.

[@SahanTheMighty]

Excellent. What a great start to the journey 🧡🌸

[@hakeemsleman4554]

I am planning to visit Japan during the winter season....

[@hakeemsleman4554]

Thanks a lot for you my dear friend about your sweet comment....

[@honpainekong2630]

You are always welcome here.

[@SatishKumar41]

Thank you for such an amazing video and all the places covered so far are wonderful. I appreciate out of the box thinking and the new golden route truly stands by its name. Arigato Gozaimasu Japan🙏🥰

[@nowrd2xpln]

Great job on the video editing! Very short, concise, and really easy to digest. Plus it's not the typical Tourist route

[@japanguide]

Thanks! Hopefully people watch the video and can copy the route.

[@0arjun077]

Wow. So much content, details and very informative.

[@GilGoldshlager]

Nice! waiting for the next episodes :)

[@lordvader89a]

I have thought about taking this route (except tokyo) for my trip next year…perfect timing :'D

[@MsSayaB]

i really love this video. this golden route is amazing and something different. looking forward to the next episode.

[@peiyihuang2218]

wonderful trip

[@ramonspringer]

Thanks for this great tip! Just booked the pass. Now, please release the next episode ;)

[@user-eb9zm9nx4b]

This video teaches many good places in Japan !

[@gdaydila2737]

im in japan now it help me

[@SpookyGhostist]

Thanks for video

[@bibanbhattaraiofficial9435]

This is fantastic

[@jonash.assmann1574]

Love your videos! Can’t wait for the next. Keep up the amazing work guys. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany

[@RajawatOfficial]

Wow! really informative video. I 've been to Japan twice and visiting soon again. I am gonna follow this new route :)

[@japanguide]

We hope you will enjoy your trip!

[@LPDani123]

Is it called golden route, Cause you need lots of gold to afford this trip? 😂

[@ChairmanZhongXiNa]

Not if you sleep in capsule hotels and eat from vending machines ;)

[@melfihasan1920]

Thought so

[@GaryLeeJune]

Thank you. I can't wait for episode II.

[@loverkorean9729]

beautiful video 👍

[@dlb3441]

Great content guys!!!!

[@littlekingking]

I just booked my flight for late October early November. It has been a dream of mine to visit for 25+ years. Finally making it happen. Watching these videos brought me great joy and my husband and I decided to use this route because of you and these gorgeous and informative videos. Thank you so so much. I may be missing something but is there a written-out itinerary that I could have access to?

[@japanguide]

That's great! Hope you will have a wonderful trip. If this can help, here is the article related to this trip, with a map showing the itinerary we did: www.japan-guide.com/ad/new-golden-route/

[@yhmsf5235]

Hi, I'm new to your channel. i love how you take the video and edit. Really understandable and breath taking. Thank you for showing the beauty of japan.😍 I hope to see a lot of videos from this channel.

[@japanguide]

Thank you so much for the nice comment, and welcome to the channel!

[@jbranaway]

another route to try.. always been a fan of you Sam. this vlog from Japan guide is really one of those I always view when I plan to have my first solo travel :-) looking forward to another adventure suggested by you :-)

[@elaineosborne4177]

Great video and information, I’d really love to do this trip one day!

[@yekssyg.5865]

Great video!!! Thanks so much!!!! You have gave us great ideas for our trip!

[@colourmycamera]

I love the editing and footages of your videos :)

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

The videos are so good and beautiful it's like there is a full NHK team with you to shoot them :) A bit too polished and promotional for my taste (are these vids sponsored?) but great info nonetheless. Excellent job. +

[@japanguide]

That's a flattering comparison. Yes, we often collaborate with tourism related organizations who help fund the projects and get permissions to film, otherwise it would be difficult to make the videos.

[@ivancapuz9471]

I love your evangelion shoes 2:16 😀

[@sudhiachar1611]

excellent video, buddy! great explanation and visualization!

[@robertfung6674]

Great info,

[@nimay13]

If only I knew this earlier.

[@MariaM-du6rl]

Que lindo video👍y que belleza de ver las calles de Japón muy limpias ojala el resto del mundo tomara el ejemplo de japon....los más limpios del planeta que no se ve ni siquiera una colita de cigarro que maravilla de pais😍😍

[@shi21227]

日本人ですが、次の旅の参考にさせて頂きます！ 私の知る限り豚肉が日本一美味しい街は伊香保へ行く場合の新幹線乗換駅の「TAKASAKI CITY」です。 次回は是非寄り道して下さい！ また近いうちに旅行を楽しめる日が必ず訪れます！

[@hoanly7064]

Amazing. Looking forward to your next video. Thank you

[@LiquidFlower]

It looks great! Although I’m wondering how you’re not exhausted from those full itineraries

[@dardavdan]

Can't wait for the next episode! Great Series!

[@TheMartindigo]

What a beautiful video,!

[@nocturnalblack8462]

Nice video man, i love japan. But don’t have chance and time to go there right now. Someday i will go there... 😬

[@mufaddalenayathhussain6444]

Amazing! it would be nice if you could include an estimate of the cost of things too.. like transport and lodging

[@Tolmekian]

I hope you visited the aquarium in Niigata, absolutely loved it, had few people compared to Okinawa's so you can really take your time and enjoy everything.

[@Bingungmakan]

Nice video i like it nice tips if you want to visit japan. I just traveled to japan for 7 days, and i can visit Osaka,Kyoto,Nara,Tokyo cheaply. I visit all famous place like Fushimi-inari,Nara park and etc. You can traveled with train to visit Osaka,Kyoto,and nara,but for tokyo if you want cheap you can use a JR Bus from Kyoto to Tokyo,and i go back to Osaka with the bus from tokyo and take a train to back to the Kansai Airport.

[@momoblossom]

How much does it costs?

[@Bingungmakan]

@@momoblossom 700$ usd include airplane ticket

[@momoblossom]

@@Bingungmakan ty ..

[@Sa-fd7ih]

Your videos make me so emotional! IIRC the last time I was in Japan was about 20 years ago, and I miss that beautiful country so much. Really wish your videos were much longer! This video for example could have been 20 minutes long. And I would gladly watch hour-long videos with all the behind-the-scene stuff (as I have done with other Japan channels). Thank you and looking forward to more! 💖💖💖

[@japanguide]

Thanks very much!

[@ivansenjaya3306]

Heaven on earth

[@tanujSE]

Japan's ambitious bridge will flyover great Chinese wall and cart travelling will only contain commodities

[@JDELOU]

Fantastic video! When will you released the next episodes??

[@japanguide]

Thank you very much! Part 2 is scheduled to be published on October 1, and part 3 on October 31.

[@MzCHriz]

I wish i found this information before i booked my hotels in Osaka and Kyoto. I would've used the itinerary from the series. :(

[@topgearsgear]

Great as always, only thing missing is Andrews amazing voice :p

[@alexdakool]

Japan-Guide, This video really inspired me to plan a trip to Japan, integrating this route along the way of my 3 week trip! Would you have anything that breaks down where Sam is staying and the costs involved?

[@joaoypsilon]

Excelente, faltou um pouco mostrar as estradas, a paisagem

[@1houroflove186]

Sam spent the night at a _"Rio Con"_ . 7 & a half years spent in Japan.

[@ProjectOne91]

Superb

[@frawldog]

I’m doing this!!

[@freddie_video]

Ikaho and Shibu, both is historical famous Onsen area.

[@YuNi-lj1wb]

早く黒部峡谷がみたい！

[@Luzangelicaolguin]

Amazing country 😍😍😍😍😍

[@tourwithjeong9102]

good, , I will try~

[@sebastianflores4479]

I was just around that area last year and didn’t know any of the places.😓😓😓

[@user-qn4rk6qp4w]

Love it ^^

[@inggaralfinda6720]

please make a video trip around japan from tokyo with only use JR pass

[@ShigekiNakayama1126]

really nice ! :)

[@debdssssss6329]

its been an urge to meet or know few japanese daily ....follow me at morebettereasycheesy ins

[@randyv8232]

Curious about How much this whole trip was. Just came from Japan and did the whole tourist route of Tokyo-Osaka-kyoto-Nara😊

[@lucianoarrieta5786]

Well I'm two months off from my first trip to japan and this itinerary is part of my plan starting from Itoigawa :) I have so many questions (!!) but the first and main one is if it is worth to buy the Hokuriku Arch Pass if you have the regular JR Pass? What is the difference aside from the HAP limited to the new golden route? Btw when was this filmed?

[@adama4791]

Hi, thank you so much for this amazing itinerary, very much what I wanted to see in Japan as I want a more relaxing trip rather than hustle and bustle trip. My only thing is I would like to shorten this by one day so I can head back to tokyo because I fly out of Tokyo. Would the JR pass cover all of these same areas? I don't mind the extra price since I want to be able to take the short route from Kyoto to Tokyo. Thank you

[@twj2000twj]

May i know the rough estimate for the cost of this planned trip?.e.g hotel cost,food expense , train pass and etc

[@aleksandarrusinov9974]

tokyo to kyoto - 'tokyo'[2:] + 'tokyo'[:2] !

[@wilsonmoran9539]

Also, I would like to know when is the best season to go to Japan? Wanna see the cherry blossoms too.

[@japanguide]

Each season has their own highlights, but to see cherry blossoms your best bet to visit during late March through mid April. Of course, the timing also depends which area of Japan you visit. Here's much more information about the timing of cherry blossoms: www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_when.html

[@kalsvlog]

Ur new subscriber from the Phils.!!!